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Romanian Documentary Wins Golden Dove Award At 2007 DOK Leipzig

20:23, 05 Nov. 2007
Romanian film director Adina Pintilie won the Golden Dove at this year’s edition of the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film – DOK Leipzig 2007 with the "Nu te supăra, dar.." (Don’t Get Me Wrong) documentary.

Romanian Senate OKs Draft Law On Compulsory House Insurances

20:10, 05 Nov. 2007
The Romanian Senate approved a draft law compelling owners to insure their dwellings against natural disasters for sums ranging between EUR10,000 and EUR20,000, based on house type.

Romanians Are Mistaken For Roma-Liberal MEP

20:06, 05 Nov. 2007
Graham Watson, leader of the liberal group in the European Parliament, on Monday said the Romanians in Italy should not have to pay for a single person’s mistake, adding the biggest problem is that Romanians are mistaken for Roma people.

Romanian Pensioners Outliving Their Spouses To Benefit From Monthly Aid

19:35, 05 Nov. 2007
The Romanian pensioners outliving their spouses will benefit, as of 2008, from a monthly aid based on Law 225/2007, which will come into effect after the enforcement norms are published, Bucharest’s Pension House said.

Romania Foreign Min Eyes Setting Up Additional Consulates In Italy

19:32, 05 Nov. 2007
Romanian Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu on Monday said the ministry’s short-term agenda includes setting up three new consulates in Italian cities Trieste, Bologna and Cosenza.

S&P Revises Romania’s Outlook To Negative From Stable

17:12, 05 Nov. 2007
Standard & Poor's Rating Services revised Romania’s outlook to negative from stable, on rapidly growing external imbalances, S&P announced Monday.

Anticorruption Prosecutors Indict SIF Oltenia Head For Alleged Fraud

16:46, 05 Nov. 2007
The head of regional investment fund SIF Oltenia, Dinel Staicu, was indicted by anticorruption prosecutors Monday, alongside other eight persons, in a file regarding a EUR11 million fraud on Romania's state-owned gas pipeline operator Transgaz Medias.

Romania’s Steaua Gets EUR30,000 Bonus To Beat Seville in Champions League

15:50, 05 Nov. 2007
The financer of Romania’s football team Steaua, Gigi Becali, told MEDIAFAX Monday he will give a EUR30,000 bonus to each player if the team wins the match against Seville in the fourth leg of group H of Champions League.

Romania Writes To EU Justice Commissioner On Italian Law Issue

15:36, 05 Nov. 2007
Romanian authorities sent a letter to European Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini Monday evaluating the decree on public safety issued by Italy, Romania’s foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu said.

Romania’s Econ Fin Min Says Min Salary Might Range From RON450 To RON540

15:22, 05 Nov. 2007
The minimum salary might vary between the limit set through the draft law on the 2008 state budget and the value requested by the unions, Romania’s economy and finance minister Varujan Vosganian said Monday.

Romania’s Education Ministry Determined To Crack Down Drug Consumption

14:31, 05 Nov. 2007
An anti-drug project aimed at informing teenagers aged 14 to 16 and their parents on the effects of narcotics will be unfolded during counseling and guidance classes in schools, Romania’s Ministry of Education, Research and Youth said Monday.

Romanian Govt To Deploy More Police Officers To Italy, Encourage Voluntary Repatriation

14:30, 05 Nov. 2007
The Romanian government will hike by up to 30 the number of police officers deployed in Italy and will ask for Romania’s attaches to be informed at least 24 hours before of any decision to expel Romanian citizens.

Most Of Bulgaria’s 2007 Tourists Were Romanian Neighbors

14:24, 05 Nov. 2007
The largest number of tourists, 1.3 million people, to visit Bulgaria between January and September 2007 were Romanians. The percentage is 40% up compared to the similar period a year ago.

Court Orders Becali To Pay Privatization Agency EUR88,000 In Poultry Prod Case

14:14, 05 Nov. 2007
A Bucharest court ruled Monday that controversial businessman Gigi Becali should pay penalties of EUR88,000 to the privatization agency AVAS, after he failed to make environment investments in poultry producer Avicola Iasi.

Romania’s Ctrl Bk Sees Yr-End CPI At 5.7%

13:37, 05 Nov. 2007
(ADDS governor comments on external debt)

Romania’s Ctrl Bk Sees Yr-End CPI At 5.7%

12:59, 05 Nov. 2007
Romania’s central bank sees the year-end consumer price index deteriorating to 5.7% at the end of the year, 1.8 percentage points higher against the previous projection, due to the severe drop of the agricultural output, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said in a press conference Monday.

Romania’s Rompetrol Hikes Gas, Diesel Oil Price By RON0.03/Liter

11:57, 05 Nov. 2007
Romania’s second-largest oil company, Rompetrol Group NV will hike this week the gasoline and diesel oil pump prices by 0.03 lei/liter (EUR1-RON 3.3408), which will be valid between November 5 and November 11, the company said Monday in a statement.

Romanian Sea Ports Closed Over Strong Wind

11:05, 05 Nov. 2007
Romanian sea ports Constanta Nord and Constanta Sud, southeastern Romania, were closed Monday morning due to very strong wind.

Romania’s Sep Net Avg Salary Up 1% On Mo To RON1040

10:07, 05 Nov. 2007
Romania’s net monthly average wage rose 1% in September to 1040 lei (EUR1-RON3.3408) from RON1030 the month before, the National Institute for Statistics, or INS, said Monday.

Romanian Pres Demands Fairness In Italian Policy On Immigrants

10:04, 05 Nov. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu said that the Italian and Romanian Governments have great responsibilities in the situation created regarding Romanians in Italy and he asked the Bucharest Executive to guarantee good cooperation with its Italian counterpart.

Romanian Pres Declares Stance On Romanian Immigrant Issue

19:06, 04 Nov. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu publicly condemned law violations and violent acts by Romanian citizens abroad, as well as acts of violence directed towards them.

Romanian PM Asks Italian Authorities To Protect Romanians

16:03, 04 Nov. 2007
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said he would ask the Italian Prime Minister and the Mayor of Rome to take action against xenophobe attitudes toward Romanians in Italy, adding he also discussed the matter with President Traian Basescu.

Wage Hikes Sustainable, Ctrl Bk Opinions Out Of Context – PM

19:54, 03 Nov. 2007
Romania’s planned public sector wage increases are based on the economic growth in the past few years and not populist criteria, and the central banker’s statements on the matter were taken out of context, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Saturday.

Romania PM Urges Measures To Clear Country’s Image

15:31, 03 Nov. 2007
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said he asked ministers of interior, labor and justice to come up with proposals by Monday to “balance” the deportation of Romanians from Italy, adding the government needs to react to improve Romania’s’ image

Romanian Health Min Says Is Watched By Anticorruption Authorities, Secret Services

14:37, 03 Nov. 2007
Romania’s health minister, liberal Eugen Nicolaescu, told journalists Saturday he thinks he is being followed by anticorruption prosecutors and secret services, by order of President Traian Basescu.

Romanian Foreign Min To Ask Italians To Prevent Hate Crimes

14:26, 03 Nov. 2007
Romania’s Foreign Affairs Ministry condemns the attack Friday evening on four Romanian citizens in a parking lot in Rome, and minister Adrian Cioroianu urges Italian authorities to take measure to prevent such hate crimes.

Milan Authorities Deport Four Romanians

10:45, 03 Nov. 2007
Four Romanians deported by authorities in Milan were turned over to Romanian authorities Friday night, based on the decree adopted by the Italian government which allows Italian authorities to take such measures on grounds of public safety.

Ford Could Bail On Automobile Craiova – Senate Chairman

10:31, 03 Nov. 2007
Romania granted no illegal state aid in the privatization of auto-assembly plant Automobile Craiova, and the delays in the European Commission’s investigation could get Ford to back out of the transaction, Senate chairman Nicolae Vacaroiu said Friday.

EXCLUSIVE: “There Is A ‘Rroma Problem’” – Italian Ambassador

10:08, 03 Nov. 2007
Italy’s ambassador to Bucharest, Daniele Mancini, told MEDIAFAX Friday evening that there is such a things as a “Rroma problem” and a solution needs to be found for their entire community.

Romanian Unions Trigger Labor Conflict

17:38, 02 Nov. 2007
Five Romanian labor unions triggered Friday the labor conflict as employers failed to set the minimum wage for 2008, after unionists previously rejected the RON480 offer.

Giovanna Reggiani, The Italian Woman Attacked In Rome, Died

11:27, 02 Nov. 2007
The 47-year-old Italian woman attacked and raped in Rome by a Romanian immigrant, died Thursday at 19.34 local time after a cardiac arrest, immediately after doctors acknowledged that “brain activity had ceased,” La Repubblica informed online.

Mayoralties, Tenants’ Associations Team Up To Upgrade Heating Sys- Romanian Minister

17:12, 01 Nov. 2007
Mayoralties will be able to get loans for upgrade works on the heating system of buildings if tenants’ associations cannot afford to pay the necessary sums, but the money will subsequently be recovered from owners, Romania’s minister of development and public works Laszlo Borbely said Thursday.

Romania’s Public Ministry Defends Judiciaries’ Prerogatives

17:07, 01 Nov. 2007
In the light of recent amendments to both the criminal procedure code and the criminal code, Romania’s Public Ministry informed Thursday the Ministry of Justice that these amendments simply restrain the prerogatives of the judiciaries affecting their activity.

Romanian Directors At London Film Festival

16:23, 01 Nov. 2007
The Romanian Film Festival to be held in London between November 16 and November 21 will host productions directed by Romanian directors Cristian Mungiu, Cristian Nemescu, Lucian Pintilie, Corneliu Porumboiu, Catalin Mitulescu, Cristi Puiu and Radu Muntean, London-based Romanian Cultural Institute, or ICR, said on Thursday.

Only 8% Of Romanian Homes Insured

16:19, 01 Nov. 2007
Only 8% of the some 8.4 million residences in Romania are insured, through a specific optional policy, said the president of the Romanian Insurance Surveillance Commission (CSA), Angela Toncescu, within a seminar.

Romanian Rapist Had Rap Sheet

15:28, 01 Nov. 2007
The Romanian man charged with the rape and murder, in Rome, of the wife of a military navy officer had been committed to a work and reeducation center, for a crime, then convicted, in 2006, to three years imprisonment for theft, but he was pardoned the same year.

Romania’s Public Television Grants No Air Time For Referendum Campaign

14:56, 01 Nov. 2007
Romania’s public television TVR announced Thursday it will grant no air time for the uninominal vote referendum campaign, as the regulations for this campaign have not been set.

Romanian Subway Prices Might Hike

14:28, 01 Nov. 2007
Romanian subway network operator Metrorex might hike the prices, starting with January 2008, while the prices for railway transport will remain unchanged, the Ministry of Transport announced Thursday.

FC Steaua New Coach Obtains First Victory Against Otelul

11:37, 01 Nov. 2007
Marius Lacatus won 3-1 his first game as FC Steaua Bucuresti coach in the Wednesday game played at home against FC Otelul Galati, in the XIII stage of the First League.

Italy Terrified By Crime Committed By A Romanian Citizen

10:20, 01 Nov. 2007
The Council of Ministers from Rome called for an emergency meeting to decide upon the measures to be taken after a Romanian citizen committed murder on Italian land, the Italian press reported.