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IMF/EU Delegation To Visit Romania Next Week – Interim Fin Min

16:37, 11 Dec. 2009
A delegation comprising representatives of the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission is scheduled to arrive in Bucharest early next week to discuss Romania’s draft budget for 2010, Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Romania Nov Economic Sentiment Drops To Lowest Level In EU

13:06, 27 Nov. 2009
Romania’s economic sentiment index dropped to 62.1 points in November, from 62.6 points the month earlier, placing the country at the bottom of an EU ranking, a widely watched European Commission monthly survey showed Friday.

Romania Gets EC Warning Over Failure To Meet Air Quality Standards

15:47, 20 Nov. 2009
Romania and seven other European Union member states received a warning with regard to their failure to improve air quality, and the main problems the European Commission referred to were emissions of tiny airborne particles known as PM 10.

EC Team Joins IMF, WB For Loan Review Mission To Romania

16:55, 23 Oct. 2009
A delegation of the European Commission will be in Bucharest October 28 through November 9 to assess Romania’s economic performance regarding a EUR1 billion disbursement from EU funds, the Commission said in a statement Friday.

Only 4% Of Romanians Shopped Online In 2008 – EC Research

16:26, 22 Oct. 2009
Romanians and Bulgarians are most distrustful about the cross border internet shopping in the European Union and only 4% of Romanian and 3% of Bulgarian consumers shopped online last year, according to a research conducted by the European Commission.

Romania’s Public Finances Among Most Affected By Population Ageing In EU

14:47, 19 Oct. 2009
Romania is among the EU member states whose public finances are most affected by ageing and has one of the most unsustainable public pension systems in Europe, according to the Romanian private pension association APAPR, which cites a report of the European Commission.

Europe’s Socialist Party Has No Say In Romania’s Govt – PM

16:54, 10 Oct. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Saturday, after the Party of European Socialists asked acting President Traian Basescu to propose a social democrat for a European Commission portfolio, the Government is not ruled by European socialists and the EC will soon receive the country’s proposition.

PES Asks Romanian President For Social Democrat Candidate In European Commissioner Negotiations

13:54, 10 Oct. 2009
The Party of European Socialists (PES) asks Romania’s President Traian Basescu to leave aside any political bias and act in the best interest of the country and of Europe by proposing a top social democrat for a European Commission portfolio.

EC Asks Romania For Different Candidates In European Commissioner Negotiations

21:08, 09 Oct. 2009
Romanian MEP social democrat Victor Bostinaru told MEDIAFAX Friday that European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso officially asked Romanian President Traian Basescu to propose another three people for an EC portfolio.

EC, Ukraine Agreement On Gas Sector Reform, Also Beneficial To Romania

18:51, 03 Aug. 2009
The agreement signed between European Commission and Ukraine on the reform of the Ukrainian gas sector can also be beneficial to Romanian consumers, as Ukraine is a key element of Europe’s energy safety, Monday said Vasile Puscas, head of Romania's European Affairs Department.

Romanian PM Designates Team Of Ministers For Talks With IMF, EC

14:05, 27 Iul. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Monday nominated the team mandated to have talks with International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Commission (EC) on the topics related to state guarantees threshold, resources for investments, tax exemption for reinvested profit and the budget deficit.

Romanian Fin Min Notifies Coalition Upon Receiving EUR1.5B From EC

13:11, 27 Iul. 2009
Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea notified the PSD-PDL ruling coalition that Monday Romania received the first tranche worth almost EUR1.5 billion from the European Commission loan, PDL vice-president Gheorghe Flutur said at the end of the coalition’s meeting.

Romanian Govt Mulls EC Approval To Cancel Debts Of Thermal Pwr Plants, Compensate Other Debts

16:16, 26 Iul. 2009
Romania’s Government wants to ask for the European Commission’s approval to cancel the debts accumulated by 35 thermal power plants until 2009, which exceed 1 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2156), and to compensate their other debts and those of local transport companies up to a limit of RON185 million.

Ec Draft Report: Romania Should Not Politicize Judicial Reform Process

20:50, 21 Iul. 2009
Romania has regained its reform momentum, but in order to be able to demonstrate sustained progress, the judicial reform process should not be politicized, the European Commission said in its draft justice report, obtained by MEDIAFAX.

EC Report Notes Local Authorities Lack Initiative In Fight Against Corruption

18:34, 21 Iul. 2009
Territorial prosecution offices and local education, healthcare and fiscal authorities show lack of initiative in detecting local corruption, but the initiative of Romania’s General Prosecutor to adopt local anticorruption strategies is appreciated in the EC’s draft report on justice.

EC Draft Report Criticizes Trial Suspension Over Unconstitutionality Exceptions

17:57, 21 Iul. 2009
The European Commission states in its draft report on Romania’s justice system, obtained by MEDIAFAX, that suspending trials over exceptions of unconstitutionality causes unacceptable delays and the procedure should be mended.

EC Draft Report: Reappointment Of Romania’s Anticorruption Chief Is Important Step For Stability

17:33, 21 Iul. 2009
The reappointment of Daniel Morar as head of Romania’s National Anticorruption Department (DNA) is an important step in ensuring stability and continuity in the fight against high level corruption, the European Commission said in its draft justice report, obtained by MEDIAFAX.

EC Draft Report: EC Continues To Monitor Romania Under MCV, Next Assessment Due In Summer 2010

16:18, 21 Iul. 2009
The European Commission notes, in a draft justice report obtained by MEDIAFAX, that Romania does not meet conditions allowing the activation of a safeguard clause and the Mechanism for Cooperation and Verification, or MCV, must continue.

EC Draft Justice Report Invites Romania To Strengthen High Court Role In Unifying Jurisprudence

15:21, 21 Iul. 2009
The European Commission’s draft report on Romania’s justice system, obtained by MEDIAFAX, "invites" Romania to strengthen the role of its High Court of Justice in unifying jurisprudence, including through streamlining appeals procedures and setting guidelines on penalties for corruption.

EC Draft Justice Report: Romanian Govt Reacted Effectively, Changes Must Produce Practical Results

15:19, 21 Iul. 2009
The Romanian government reacted effectively to the concerns expressed in the EC’s interim justice report of Feb 12, 2009, but reforms still have to produce practical results for citizens, the European Commission’s said in its draft report on Romania’s justice system, obtained by MEDIAFAX.

EC Draft Justice Report Invites Romania To Publicly Debate Procedure Codes And Adopt Them

15:15, 21 Iul. 2009
The European Commission’s draft report on Romania’s justice system, obtained by MEDIAFAX, "invites" Romania to assess the impact of the four legal codes and carry out a meaningful public debate on the procedure codes, which need to be implemented as soon as possible.

Romanian Min Deems EC Report Obsolete, Points To Prosecutors’ Silence In Ex-Sport Min Case

14:29, 21 Iul. 2009
Romanian minister for the relation with Parliament, Victor Ponta, said Tuesday that the European Commission report is an obsolete bureaucratic instrument and criticized that the document does not mention the National Anticorruption Department’s silence in the case of former youth and sports minister

Romania Reported Highest No Of Irregularities In ’08 On Pre-accession Funds

11:43, 16 Iul. 2009
Romania reported to the European Commission in 2008 the highest number of irregularities or suspicions of fraud concerning pre-accession funds, and the European Union has to recover from the Romanian authorities EUR25.5 million following the problems it found.

Romania Senate Speaker Concerned About „Hidden” Terms For EC’s EUR5B Loan

11:36, 06 Mai 2009
Romania’s Senate speaker Mircea Geoana said Wednesday, at the meeting of EU states ambassadors, that it is not at all fair that the European Commission and the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) tie the EUR5 billion loan from the EC to the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism.

EC Welcomes Lower Mobile Termination Rates In Romania

19:25, 05 Mart. 2009
The European Commission on Thursday saluted the Romanian telecom regulator’s move to cut mobile interconnection rates, while including several observations on the differentiated tariffs the regulator proposed for the five largest operators on the local market, EC said in a letter.

EC Closed Infringement Procedures Against Romania Over 112 Emergency No

16:47, 29 Ian. 2009
The European Commission decided Thursday to close the infringement procedures over the 112 single EU emergency phone call number, after Bucharest confirmed emergency services have access to caller location information, which allows them to trace rapidly the victims of the accidents for all calls.

Romanian Pres, PM To Attend Working Breakfast With EC Officials On Monday

20:27, 09 Ian. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc and President Traian Basescu will leave next week to Brussels, to talk with the President of the European Commission about the gas crisis.

Orphans, AIDS-Infected Children Form Romania’s Image On Europe’s Digital Library

18:10, 06 Ian. 2009
Photos taken in 1990 of orphans and of AIDS-infected children dominate the first page of the European digital library in the search of “Romania”, while other countries are represented by objects of their national patrimony.

EC Says Was Not Officially Informed On Romania’s Car Tax Increase Decision

15:35, 05 Dec. 2008
The car tax measures decided by the Romanian government Thursday haven’t been officially presented and the European Commission hasn’t been informed in that respect, Maria Assimakopoulou, spokeswoman for EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union Laszlo Kovacs, said Friday.

EC Analyzes Romania’s Car Tax Plans, Promises Answer As Soon As Possible

14:03, 28 Nov. 2008
The European Commission confirmed it received the Romanian government’s letter regarding plans to lift its car tax and will provide an answer as soon as possible, Maria Assimakopoulou, spokesperson for European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union Laszlo Kovacs, told MEDIAFAX Friday.

European Commission Heralds New Dawn For The Curvy Cucumber

16:51, 12 Nov. 2008
Curvy cucumbers and wonky fruit and vegetables will return to European Union markets unrestricted, according to a proposal of the European Commission to repeal standards for 26 types of fruit and vegetables in its “ongoing efforts to streamline and simplify EU rules and cut red tape".

EC Pursues Second Stage Of Infringement Against Romania Over Energy Sector

15:56, 02 Nov. 2008
The European Commission decided to pursue the second stage of the infringement procedure against Romania over the energy sector, as the Parliament in Bucharest did not adopt an emergency ordinance whose stipulations included several European directives.

EC Backs Lower Mobile Interconnection Tariffs In Romania

13:56, 21 Oct. 2008
The European Commission endorses Romania’s IT&C authority ANC in its move to lower interconnection tariffs for mobile telephony networks, spokesman of EU commissioner for Information Society and Media, Martin Selmayr, said Tuesday.

Romania Adjusts Taxation Of Dividends At 10% For Residents, Non-Residents As Of Jan 1, 2009

11:59, 25 Iun. 2008
Romania’s tax per dividends will be adjusted, starting Jan 1, 2009, at 10% for both residents and non-residents, the government decided Tuesday in an emergency ordinance amending the Fiscal Code, following a letter of formal notice from the European Commission.

Romania Still Lacks Caller Location For Mobile 112 Calls – EC

16:24, 03 Iun. 2008
Romania is still on the European Commission’s list of states lacking caller location for mobile calls to the single emergency number 112, and Romanian authorities have not yet sent data on response times, the European Commission said Tuesday.

Some EU States Pressure EC On Romania Report – Commissioner

14:27, 26 Mai 2008
European Commissioner Leonard Orban told a news conference Monday that although some Parliaments of member states are pressuring the European Commission on its Report on Romania, this is not reason for concern.

Romania Meets One Condition For Euro Adoption So Far – EC Report

17:12, 07 Mai 2008
Romania meets one sole criterion for adopting the single currency so far, namely the criterion on the government budgetary position, according to a report published Wednesday by the European Commission.

EU Trims Romania 2008 Wage Growth To 10.4% From 12.2%

15:26, 28 Apr. 2008
The European Commission on Monday estimated average wages in Romania will see a 10.4% growth in 2008, down from a previous forecast of 12.2%, the commission said in its spring report.

EU Ups Romania 2008 Forecast To 6.2% From 5.9%

14:22, 28 Apr. 2008
The European Commission Monday upped its Romanian economic growth forecast for 2008, on higher demand and wage growth.

European Commission OKs Romania’s Rural Development Plan

12:53, 20 Feb. 2008
The European Commission on Wednesday approved the National Plan for Rural Development, allowing Romania to access some EUR8 billion in EU funds by 2013, agriculture minister Dacian Ciolos said.