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Many foreign investors choose to discard their business plans in Romania over excessive deadlines for registration with the National Trade Registry Office ONRC, which can take up to one year, according to representatives of Bucharest-based law firm Enescu&Cuc.

The automated check-in process at the Romanian Airport Otopeni was resumed after the problems that were affecting the international aeronautic telecommunication system were solved, spokesperson of the airport Valentin Iordache said Wednesday.

Some 220 employees of Romanian plane maker IAR Ghimbav reentered technical unemployment Monday, and the representatives of employees plan to meet with economy minister Adriean Videanu at the end of the week.

Romanian president Traian Basescu said Monday "we cannot see the Romanian and Hungarian budgets as equal," as the neighboring country takes out loans to build highways, in public-private partnership, and some of the budget goes to the repayment of loans.

Bucharest city hall independent candidate Sorin Oprescu went, Tuesday night, at the headquarters of the City Electoral Office, which cancelled several thousands of signatures submitted for his candidacy, while the validation process for the signatures was still underway.

Romanian halfback Cristian Chivu and midfielder Banel Nicolita will not be able to perform in the last game of Romania’s national soccer team against Albania, in the 2008 European Championship qualifiers, as they are both injured.