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Eurostat: Four in 10 Romanians at Risk of Poverty or Social Exclusion

18:14, 16 Oct. 2017

Nearly four in ten Romanians (38.8%) were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2016, according to a Eurostat report released Monday.

Romanian Ruling Party Leader Denies Tensions Between Him And Prime Minister

18:03, 13 Oct. 2017

Romanian social democrat leader Liviu Dragnea denied Friday the existence of tensions between him and Prime Minister Mihai Tudose, and the prime minister said that any tensions were the result of a lack of dialogue, an issue they have meanwhile solved.

PM, About Minister Ilie’s Position: It Is ALDE’s Choice, He Does Not Work Directly With Brussels

17:50, 13 Oct. 2017

Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose explained Friday why minister Viorel Ilie retained his position within the Cabinet, although ministers Sevil Shhaideh and Rovana Plumb have resigned, and said that it represents the choice of Ilie's party, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE).

Students And Resident Doctors In Iasi Request Education, Health And Transport Ministers To Resign

18:48, 12 Oct. 2017

Students and resident doctors in the Romanian city of Iasi request education minister Liviu Pop, health minister Florian Bodog and transport minister Alexandru Cuc to resign and blame them for the low level of trust Romanian youth have in the state.

ALDE President Tariceanu: We Cannot Agree With Viorel Ilie’s Potential Resignation

18:47, 12 Oct. 2017

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) president and Senate chairman Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Thursday that his party cannot agree with minister for liaison with Parliament Viorel Ilie’s potential resignation, as it already gave him political support.

PM Tudose: We Will Take Final Decisions On Reshuffle Thursday, At The National Executive Committee

19:47, 10 Oct. 2017

Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose said Tuesday after his discussions with social democrat leader Liviu Dragnea that the social democrats will take final decision regarding government reshuffle at the party’s National Executive Committee on Thursday.

Standard & Poor’s Affirms Romania At BBB-/A-3, With Stable Outlook

18:28, 09 Oct. 2017

Standard&Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its 'BBB-/A-3' long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Romania, with stable outlook, the Finance Ministry said in a statement on Monday.

Stoltenberg: Romania’s Multinational Brigade,Only Part Of NATO’s Response To A More Assertive Russia

18:05, 09 Oct. 2017

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that Romania’s Multinational Brigade is only part of NATO’s response to a more assertive Russia and that it sends a clear message from NATO that an attack against an ally, against Romania, will be perceived as an attack against the entire Alliance.

Judicial Inspection Report Shows Only Partial Information, Says Romania’s DNA

19:30, 06 Oct. 2017

Romania’s National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) said Friday that the Judicial Inspection’s report regarding the Directorate’s activities presented only partial and out-of-context information that might create false impressions.

Justice Laws Amendment Bill Must Be Assessed Only After It Meets Its Final Form, Says Minister

17:17, 06 Oct. 2017

Romanian Justice Minister Tudorel Toader said Friday that those who expressed disapproval on the justice laws amendment bill must wait until bill meets its final form before assessing it, as the piece of legislation might undergo modifications.

Romanian Unionists Say Government Conditions Wage Law To Social Contributions Transfer

17:16, 06 Oct. 2017

Romanian unionists said Friday in the aftermath of negotiations with the government that the government refused to renounce the initiative to transfer social contributions from employer to employee and even conditioned the wage law to this bill.

Romanian Government Gives Emergency Decree For Setting Up Nationwide Mobile Alert System

20:28, 05 Oct. 2017

The Romanian government has given Thursday an emergency decree for setting up the Ro-Alert system, a nationwide mobile alert system to notify the population on extreme weather phenomena and other immediate dangers.

Romanian President Meets Monday With NATO Secretary General To Discuss 2018 NATO Summit

18:34, 05 Oct. 2017

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis will meet Monday in Bucharest NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss the 2018 NATO Summit and other topics related to the organization.

Romania’s Lower Chamber Defense Committee Meets Dutch Ambassador In Bucharest

19:37, 03 Oct. 2017

Romanian officials from the Lower Chamber Defense Committee met Tuesday with Dutch Ambassador in Bucharest Stella Ronner-Grubacic and discussed bilateral collaboration within NATO, the acquisition of multifunctional corvettes and the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism.

Chief Anticorruption Prosecutor Must Go In Front Of Inquiry Committee, Says Constitutional Court

19:36, 03 Oct. 2017

Romania’s Constitutional Court has voted Tuesday that Chief Prosecutor at the National Anticorruption Directorate Laura Codruta Kovesi must go in front of the 2009 elections inquiry committee and provide the committe with all necessary information regarding its investigation.

Isarescu: Interbank Rates Grew Suddenly on Better Than Expected Tax Collection

17:09, 03 Oct. 2017

Improved tax collection contributed to the sudden rise in interbank interest rates, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Tuesday at a press briefing following the central bank's monetary policy meeting.

The Justice System Cannot Undergo Reform Against Itself, Says Romanian President

21:08, 29 Sept. 2017

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said Friday in Tallinn that representatives of the justice system have to rediscuss the justice laws amendment bill and that the justice system cannot undergo a reform against itself.

President’s Opinion On Justice Laws Amendment Bill Is Unjust, Says Romanian Ruling Party Leader

21:07, 29 Sept. 2017

Romanian ruling party leader Liviu Dragnea said Friday that he considers President Klaus Iohannis’ opinion that the justice laws amendment bill should be rejected to be unjust and that Parliament will continue to debate on the issue.

Ukraine Suggests Romanian Ethnics In Grades 1 To 4 Have 80% Of Curriculum In Mother Tongue

17:45, 28 Sept. 2017

Ukrainian representatives suggested that Romanian ethnics in grades 1 to 4 had 80 percent of their curriculum in their mother tongue, with the percentage gradually decreasing towards grade 12, in which case Romanian ethnics would have between 20 and 30 percent of their curriculum in Romanian.

Belina Case Is An Attack Aimed At Destabilizing The State Of Law, Says Romanian Minister

17:30, 28 Sept. 2017

Romanian Minister in Charge of European Funds Rovana Plumb said Thursday that the Belina corruption case in which she is allegedly involved is an attack aimed at destabilizing the state of law and the constitutional order.

Romanian Deputy Demands Withdrawal Of International Support To Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic Integration

13:51, 26 Sept. 2017

Romanian deputy Constantin Codreanu said Tuesday that his party, People’s Movement Party, will demand the withdrawal of international support given to Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic Integration, after Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko passed the new education bill.

Romania’s Kovesi And Two Other Prosecutors, Under Disciplinary Investigation By Judicial Inspectors

19:54, 25 Sept. 2017

Romanian National Anticorruption Directorate Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi, deputy prosecutor Marius Iacob and head of department Gheorghe Popovici are currently facing an investigation over disciplinary misconduct which will be performed by the Judicial Inspection.

Romanian Politician Mircea Ionescu Quintus Died Aged 100

19:26, 15 Sept. 2017

Romanian politician Mircea Ionescu Quintus died on Friday aged 100 in the city of Ploiesti, 60 kilometers north from capital Bucharest.

Romanian Chamber Of Deputies Validates Its New Standing Bureau

18:03, 01 Sept. 2017

Members of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies validated on Friday their Standing Bureau for the new Parliament session and they also elected the leaders of political groups within the Parliament.

Kaufland Romania Announces Language Courses In Aftermath Of Controversial Incident

17:02, 01 Sept. 2017

Kaufland Romania announced on Friday that the company has begun an investigation and that it will introduce Romanian courses, among other measures, in the aftermath of an incident in which a man was refused by a shop assistant from a mostly Hungarian-speaking part of Romania.

Romania And Bulgaria To Cooperate In Preparation Of Their EU Council Presidency Terms

19:33, 31 Aug. 2017

Romanian Deputy Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and Bulgarian Minister for Bulgaria’s Presidency of The European Union Council Lilyana Pavlova agreed for the two countries to cooperate in preparation of their terms for the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Romanian Prosecutors Raise Independence Concerns Over Draft Justice Laws

18:23, 31 Aug. 2017

Romania’s Public Ministry has expressed concerns on certain proposals within the draft justice laws published online by the Justice Ministry, such as a new specialized commission that would enquire magistrates.

Romanian Judicial Inspection Profoundly Affected, Says Magistrate

20:59, 30 Aug. 2017

Romanian magistrate Gabriela Baltag, a member in the High Court of Magistracy, says the Judicial Inspection will be profoundly affected in the aftermath of a checkup made at the National Anticorruption Directorate.

Romanian Education Minister Announces Changes At Baccalaureat Exam

19:38, 30 Aug. 2017

Romanian Education Minister Liviu Pop announced on Wednesday that the 2018 Baccalaureat exam will undergo significant changes.

Major Bucharest Company Asks For Substantial Money Reimbursement

19:56, 29 Aug. 2017

Unirea Shopping Center, one of the major companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, asks Carmen Palade, its former head of the Administration Board and CEO, to reimburse RON3 million to the company.

Romanian Tourists Stuck In Madrid Due To Cancelled Flight

18:33, 29 Aug. 2017

A group of Romanian tourists was stuck in Madrid after their Bucharest-bound flight was cancelled for technical reasons, and they were accommodated at hotels near the airport.

UNICEF To Help Romania Fight Against Measles Epidemic

18:32, 29 Aug. 2017

UNICEF will support the Romanian authorities in their fight against measles through awareness and information campaigns, according to the new UNICEF representative in Romania, Pieter Bult, who has met on Tuesday with Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose.

Romanian Chief-Prosecutor Says Details Make The Difference in Justice

18:27, 29 Aug. 2017

Daniel Horodniceanu, the Romanian Chief-Prosecutor that heads the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism, says that his institution will express a point of view as soon as he sees the drafted justice laws, because the details make the difference there.

Romanian Pupils Might Take Oral Examinations Within The Baccalaureate In February

18:27, 29 Aug. 2017

Pupil representatives have asked the Romanian Ministry of Education to hold the oral examinations within the Baccalaureate exam in February, so as to avoid the scorching heat during the summer months and allow candidates to prepare better for the written examinations.

Romanian Liberals VP Says Positive Budget Revision Attracts Parliamentary Inquiry Commission

19:11, 28 Aug. 2017

Vice President of Romanian National Liberal Party, Florin Citu, said on Monday that the public finances are in a "disastrous" situation and that a positive budget revision will lead to the assembly of a parliamentary inquiry commission, something that his party will demand in Parliament.

Romanian PM Explains The Dismissal of Romanian Consul in Portugal

18:59, 28 Aug. 2017

Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose said on Monday, on a Facebook post, why he dismissed the Romanian consul in Portugal and motivated his decision based on the poor assistance provided to the Romanian tourists stuck in Lisbon.

Romanian Tourists Stuck In Lisbon Return To Bucharest Monday Evening

18:08, 28 Aug. 2017

The group of 35 Romanian tourists who went on holiday through travel agency Paralela 45 and who were stuck for two days in Lisbon after TAP Portugal cancelled their Bucharest-bound flight twice are returning to the Romanian capital on Monday evening, on a flight provided by the Portuguese airline.