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Romanian family doctors will resume prescribing compensated medicine and specialist referrals as of Thursday, exactly one week after they stopped, over disagreements regarding the new healthcare frame-contract.

German carmaker Daimler AG has been charged with violating United States bribery laws, after it was revealed that a Turkish branch had been buying off government officials in several countries, including Romania, in order to score business deals.

Romanian union leaders told Prime Minister Emil Boc that the unitary wage law has been applied incorrectly, as teachers earning 800-900 lei (EUR1=RON4.0929) have had their salaries reduced, while judges and prosecutors “at the top of the pyramid,” enjoy pay rises.

Romania’s Agriculture Ministry is “careful” about approving the growth of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) and authorization will only be granted on the basis of a solid scientific evaluation and proof of economic advantages, minister Mihail Dumitru told MEDIAFAX on Tuesday.

Five members of the Roma Civic Alliance of Romania were escorted by security out of the conference on Roma people’s condition, attended by President Traian Basescu, after they protested against authorities’ lack of involvement in protecting this ethnic group.