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Călin Georgescu visited the police on Wednesday to sign a judicial control agreement

Former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu visited the police on Wednesday to sign a judicial control agreement. He did not make any statements to the journalists present.

Galati County: Man Wanted On European Warrant Escapes Authorities Shortly After Capture

A fugitive from Galati County, wanted on an European warrant for suspected offences in Austria, managed to escape authorities shortly after he was captured on Thursday.

Romanian Traffic Police To Record Conversations With Pulled-Over Drivers

The conversations of Romanian police and drivers stopped for traffic violations will be recorded and used as evidence in case the fines are challenged in court, through a system currently in place on ten Traffic Police vehicles on roads A1 and DN7.

Romanian Police: Three People Took 22.7 Kg Of Jewels From Car At Gunpoint

A car was held up Tuesday morning on the Bucharest-Pitesti highway in southern Romania by three masked individuals, who took, at gunpoint, 22.7 kilos of jewels and the car keys, then drove off toward Pitesti, the Police said.

Romanian President Passes Amended Police Statute Law

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Monday passed the law amending Law 360/2002 on the police statute.

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Govt To Freeze Hiring Of Police Academy Graduates This Year

Romania's Government will freeze the hiring of police academy graduates by the Interior Ministry until next year and will also cut jobs in the ministry's structures.

Dozens Of Police Unionists Protest At Interior Min HQ Over Food Benefit Cut, Layoff Plans

Dozens of Romanian police officers protest Monday at the headquarters of the Interior Ministry over authorities’ decision to reduce their food benefits in June and plans to continue layoffs.

Romanian Interior Min Cuts Employees’ Food Benefits, Unionists Threaten Protests

Romanian Police unionists on Thursday threatened they will stage protests over the Interior Ministry’s decision to reduce their food benefits to 130 lei (about EUR30) from RON720.

Romanian President Says Police Layoff Bill Rejection Shows Weakness In Ruling Coalition

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday on public radio the Parliament’s failure to pass a bill laying off police officers shows weakness in the ruling coalition and comes at a bad time.

Romanian Police Protest Ends After Parliament Postpones Debate On Layoff Bill

The Romanian police protest outside the Parliament on Tuesday ended early, after lawmakers postponed the debate on the bill cutting 9500 jobs in the Interior Ministry.

Businessman Dinel Nutu Held By Romanian Police

Romanian businessman Dinel Nutu, formerly known as Staicu, was brought Thursday to the Bors customs point by Hungarian police officers and handed over to Romanian authorities, said a police press release.

Romanian PM Sacks Two Police Officials Amid Corruption Scandal – Sources

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Monday signed the decisions discharging the Romanian Police head Petre Toba and Interior Ministry state secretary Dan Valentin Fatuloiu, following two controversial corruption scandals, sources close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian PM Resorts To Police Services Again

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said he decided to resort to services provided by the traffic police again, adding that his recent decision to renounce police escort was a way of showing his disapproval of the events which took place last week, during police unionists’ protests.

Romanian President Expects Govt’s Report On Unauthorized Police Protest March

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday, at the swearing-in ceremony of the country’s new Interior Minister Traian Igas, that he expects the Government’s report regarding the unauthorized protest march of police workers last Friday, in front of the presidential palace.

Romanian PM Renounces Police Protection – Union Leader

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has chosen to refuse Police and Gendarmerie protection, informing the officers of this decision upon his return from New York City, police union leader Florian Ionita said Sunday on TV station Antena 3.

Romanian President Gives Up Police Escort After Illegal March

Romanian President Traian Basescu has requested that Interior Ministry personnel be relieved of providing his security, as of Friday 5 p.m., after ministry employees took part in an unauthorized march on the presidential palace, said the President’s spokesman, Valeriu Turcan.

Nearly 8,000 Protesters Gathered Outside Romanian Presidential Palace

Nearly 8,000 people, including thousands of police officers and prison guards, have gathered outside the presidential palace in Bucharest round noon Friday, security forces said.

Hundreds Of Police Protest Outside Romanian Govt Over Austerity Measures

A few hundred police workers are protesting outside the Government building in Bucharest, demanding a halt in layoff plans and their full wages back.

Romanian Police To Reduce Activity In Protest To Wage Cuts

Romanian police officers will reduce their activity as of Monday, September 20, in protest to the 25% wage cut imposed by the Government in July, union leader Marian Gruia said Wednesday.

Over 260 Kg Of Drugs Seized By Romanian Police In First Seven Mos ‘10

The Romanian Police seized over 260 kilograms of drugs and 32,800 drug tablets worth over EUR6 million in the first seven months of 2010, the Romanian Police said Sunday.

Romanian Police Union Threatens Protests Over Planned Layoffs

Romanian police unionists will stage protests if the bodies subordinated to the Interior Ministry are restructured, union leader Marin Gruia told MEDIAFAX Monday.

British Court Sentences Romanian Pimp To 10 Yr Jail Term

A Romanian pimp who lured a young girl to the UK, where he raped her and forced her to work as a prostitute, has been sentenced to ten years in prison, times.co.uk reported.

Romanian Intelligence Services, Police, Army Employees Also Targeted By 25% Wage Cut

Romania’s Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu on Tuesday said the wages of the employees with the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Protection and Surveillance Service, the Special Telecommunications Service, the Police and the Army will also be reduced by 25%.

Romania’s Lower Chamber Defense Committee Wants To Maintain Current Legislation On Military Pensions

Romania’s Chamber of Deputies defense committee approved the pension bill Wednesday, including one amendment which maintains the provisions of current legislation for the defense, public order and national security system.

Romania’s New Medical Leave Regulations Might Be Enforced In May

Romania’s new conditions regarding medical leaves might come into force in May, as set in an emergency decree regulating this issue.

Romanian Police Confiscated Over 700 Licenses For Right-Of-Way Violations

Romanian Traffic Police officers confiscated, on Wednesday alone, the licenses of more than 700 drivers who did not give right of way to pedestrians crossing the street in clearly marked and signaled places.

Romanian Film „Police, Adjective” Gets Six Trophies At 2010 Gopo Awards

"Police, adjective" by Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu was awarded Monday evening six trophies at the 2010 Gopo Awards, the Romanian equivalent of the U.S. Academy Awards.

Romanian Military, Police, Special Services Employees To Pay Higher Social Security Contributions

Employees of the Romanian military, police or special services will have to pay 10.5% of their gross wages as social security contributions starting with 2011, up from 5% at present, but their salaries will be increased to account for the tax hike.

Romanian Police Investigate Death Threats Received By Sibiu Mayor Johannis

Romanian police in Sibiu, central Romania, have opened a criminal investigation as the city’s mayor, Klaus Johannis, received death threats before the presidential election runoff

Romanian Police Check Nearly Ten Thousand Alleged Multiple Voting Cases In June EP Election

Romanian police said it is checking data regarding 9,959 alleged multiple voting cases in the European Parliament election held in June, which it has just received Tuesday from the country’s Standing Electoral Authority.

Romanian Police Drafted 408 Criminal Files For Multiple Voting In June ‘09 EP Elections

The Romanian Police on Saturday said it drafted 408 criminal files following investigations into 453 suspicions of multiple voting in the European Parliament elections in Romania on June 7, 2009, which were notified by the country’s election authority two weeks ago.

Romanian Police Suspects 470 People Of Multiple Voting

The Romanian Police sent Friday to the Standing Electoral Authority a list of 470 people suspected of multiple voting in the first round of the 2009 presidential elections, held Sunday, November 22.

Romania’s „Police, adjective” Gets Jury’s Special Mention At Ljubljana Film Festival

"Police, adjective" by Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu was awarded Sunday evening the jury’s special mention at the 20th edition of the Film Festival in Ljubljana (Slovenia), according to the festival’s website.

Romanian Police Caught Five Suspects In Border Police Officer Murder Case

The fifth suspect in the Friday night murder of the Romanian border police officer in Sannicolau Mare was caught Saturday around 4.45 p.m., with the help of Hungarian authorities, just as he was attempting to leave the country.

Romanian Border Police Officer Shot Dead In Western Town

Tiberiu Sarbu, an officer of the Romanian border police post in the western town of Sannicolau Mare was found dead Friday night outside a service station, possibly having been shot with his own weapon, investigators said.

Bucharest Police Arrest Nine Drug Dealers, Consumers

Nine drug dealers and consumers in Romania’s capital Bucharest were taken into custody for a month Thursday following searches in their homes, police said Friday.

Romanian Jewelry Store Robbed By Two Ski Masked Men

A jewelry store in Sebis, in the western Romanian county of Arad, was robbed Monday afternoon by two men wearing ski masks who beat the shop assistant and tied her to a pipe.

Romanian Police Use Warning Shots To Catch Fuel Theft Suspects

Romanian police in Constanta county, southeastern Romania, had to use their weapons Monday night to catch a young man caught stealing fuel from freight train wagons near a train station in the county.

Romanian Police Car Purchase Dispute To Be Retried – Court

The Court of Bucharest has decided to retry the case in which the Romanian General Police Inspectorate (IGPR) asked for the dismissal of the fine received from the country's public procurement watchdog regarding its purchase of Logan automobiles.

Man Dies In E Romania From Ricocheted Bullet Fired In Police Car Chase

A young man died in the hospital Sunday in Galati, eastern Romania, after he was injured in the head by a ricocheted bullet Saturday in neighboring Braila, when police officers fired a warning shot to force suspects to stop their car.