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Most Banks Closed On Romanian National Day

18:49, 29 Nov. 2007
Most Romanian banking units will be closed Saturday, December 1, with the exception of offices found in commercial centers or hypermarkets, several credit institutions announced Thursday.

Romanian Ambulance Service Ignorance Results In Fatality

16:06, 29 Nov. 2007
A woman died Wednesday evening as the doctor on call with the Romanian Giurgiu town Ambulance Service left early, and the nurse reaching the patient did not have resuscitation equipment, even though she knew that the case involved someone who was suffocating, namely a zero degree emergency.

Romanian Embassy, Consulates In Italy To Offer Legal Assistance On Expulsion Decisions

12:03, 28 Nov. 2007
Romania’s Embassy in Rome and consulates in Milan and Turin offer legal assistance starting Tuesday to Romanian citizens who receive expulsion decisions issued by Italian authorities.

Final Non-Validated Results In Romanian Referendum: 20.7% Attendance, 87.3% “Yes,” 11.3% “No”

20:42, 27 Nov. 2007
Vote attendance in the Romanian referendum for the uninominal voting system – according to non-validated final data centralized by the Bucharest City Electoral Office, or BEM, for all voting sections in the capital and those abroad – was 20.7%.

Romania Is Not To Impose Free Traveling Restrictions To Own Citizens-President

19:31, 27 Nov. 2007
Romanian authorities are not to limit Romanians’ right to free traveling across the European Union at the request of another EU member, as such restrictions can only be imposed by court orders, President Traian Basescu said in Madrid on Tuesday.

Romanian Authorities To Have New Car Tax By July 1 ’08 – Sources

18:42, 27 Nov. 2007
Romanian authorities sent to the European Commission, Tuesday, one day before Brussels officials make a decision on the continuation of infringement procedures against Romania, a new letter, where they state that the amendments to the car registration tax will become effective before July 1, 2008.

Romanian Presidential Commission Is Unconstitutional

17:03, 27 Nov. 2007
The Constitutional Court dubbed unconstitutional several provisions of the Law on minister responsibility and the Ordinance on the members of the special commission within the president’s office.

Poettering Says MEPs Could Improve Vote Attendance In Romania

22:29, 26 Nov. 2007
European Parliament president Hans - Gert Poettering expressed his regret for the low vote attendance in the Romanian EP elections, and he added that the activity of Romanian MEPs would bring greater numbers to the voting sections in the next elections.

Partial Results In Romanian Referendum: Attendance – 26.46%, Pros 81.34%, Cons 16.18%

22:20, 26 Nov. 2007
Vote attendance in the Romanian referendum on the uninominal vote, according to partial results, was 26.46%, of which 81.34% voted "YES," while 16.18% voted "NO," and 2.46% of votes were voided, according to the announcement issued by the Romanian Central Electoral Office, or BEC.

Romanian Liberals Will Not Attend Presidential Consultations

20:19, 26 Nov. 2007
The members of the Romanian National liberal Party decided, Monday evening, by vote, not to attend the consultations announced by the Romanian head of state on the topic of the uninominal voting system and the pact on education.

Romania, Among The First In Tax Classification

10:59, 21 Nov. 2007
Romania ranks fourth worldwide and first in the European Union by the number of taxes a company must pay during one year alone, namely, double the taxes paid by companies in other European states, such as Poland or Slovakia, audit and consultancy company PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said.

Romania, Italy Set Up Bilateral Working Group Amid Diplomatic Scandal

11:26, 20 Nov. 2007
Romania’s Foreign Affairs Ministry state secretary Mihai Gheorghiu met on Monday with Italian deputy foreign minister Franco Danieli and agreed to the set-up of a joint working group for the Romanian communities in Italy and the Italian communities in Romania.

Code Red For Flood On Romanian River Jiu

17:15, 19 Nov. 2007
City halls in several Romanian cities neighboring the river Jiu received a code red warning on the danger of floods on the lower course of the river, starting with Monday afternoon, until Tuesday at noon, according to the National Administration "Romanian Waters."

Romania’s Former Political Prisoners To Receive Amnesty, Compensation

16:17, 19 Nov. 2007
Romanians politically convicted during the communist regime will have all criminal consequences erased and will be reinstated, and will also receive the right to moral compensation, based on court decision.

European Commission Urges Romania To Back Car Taxpayers In Taking Legal Actions

11:03, 19 Nov. 2007
The European Commission insists that Romania allow car tax payers to contest this tax, while the Romanian authorities promise to consider elaborating a catalog on the car market values depending on factors such as brand and length of service to determine the depreciation of a car’s value in time.

Chilean Winemakers Eye Romanian Mkt

16:02, 16 Nov. 2007
Winemakers in Chile, which is considered a “miracle” of the world wine market after its exports grew significantly in the past ten years, are seeking partnerships and mull investments on the Romanian wine market.

Romania, Italy To Sign Agreement On Liaison Magistrates

13:52, 16 Nov. 2007
Romania’s justice minister Tudor Chiuariu and his Italian counterpart Clemente Mastella will sign Saturday in Benevento (near Naples) the first collaboration agreement regarding liaison magistrates of the two countries.

Romanian Liberal Democrat Leader Urges Chamber Speaker To Resign

17:28, 15 Nov. 2007
The president of the Romanian Liberal Democratic Party, or PLD, Theodor Stolojan, asks Romanian Chamber Speaker Bogdan Olteanu, to immediately resign his position, because of the statements he made regarding the US Ambassador in Romania, Nicholas Taubman, said a press release issued by PLD.

Romanian Lawmakers Snap At US Ambassador Over Recent Statements

16:40, 15 Nov. 2007
Romanian lawmakers were displeased with the statements on Tuesday of US Ambassador in Romania Nicholas Taubman on the amendments brought by the Parliament to the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code.

Romanian Rahova Prison Facility Commission To Discuss Miner Leader Case

15:31, 15 Nov. 2007
The special commission within Romanian prison facility Rahova decided to meet Friday to discuss the case of miner riot leader Miron Cozma.

Hungarian PM: “Romania And Hungary Will Gradually Become One”

18:17, 14 Nov. 2007
Romania and Hungary’s destiny will become one on a long term, as both their history and territories will gradually become one, just like the Benelux states form one country, Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said Wednesday at the end of the meeting between the Romanian and Hungarian governments.

Romanians To Have Free Access To Hungary’s Work Mkt As Of 2008-Sources

15:20, 14 Nov. 2007
Romanians will be able to work in Hungary without work permits as of next year, under an agreement signed by officials of the two countries in Sibiu, central Romania, ministry sources told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Romania Granted Another Month To Fix Farm Payment Problems

14:33, 14 Nov. 2007
The European Commission granted Romania another month to fix problems with its agriculture payments agency and will decide on December 20 whether to activate the safeguard clause on the country for irregularities in the farming sector.

Romania Wishes Hungary Adopt Minorities Law For Romanians – PM

14:09, 14 Nov. 2007
The Romanian government would like the minority Romanian community in Hungary to benefit from laws similar to Romanian minorities laws, currently under debate in Parliament, Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Wednesday.

Romania, Hungary Agree To Build High-Speed Budapest-Constanta Railway Line

12:35, 14 Nov. 2007
The Romanian and Hungarian governments agreed Wednesday to jointly build a high-speed railway line, on the route Budapest-Bucharest-Constanta, ministry sources told MEDIAFAX.

Traffic Accident On Romanian Road, Fourteen Injured

11:18, 14 Nov. 2007
All fourteen people involved in the traffic accident Wednesday morning on Romanian National Road DN1, in central Romanian Prahova county, were taken to the Ploiesti County Hospital for medical tests.

Romanian Intelligence Service Has No Data On Al Qaeda Boot Camps In Romania

10:29, 14 Nov. 2007
Italian daily Il Secolo XIX said that Italian police obtained, after intercepting a telephone conversation between two terrorism suspects, indications on the existence of al-Qaeda training camps in Romania, from where terrorists might easily reach Western Europe.

Romanian Authorities Close 11 Roads Over Winter

17:53, 13 Nov. 2007
The Romanian Road Company will close, during the winter, national road sectors with low traffic and high risk of massive snowfalls, since snow removal operations in these roads would involve high costs.

Baby Found Dead In Hotel Room Ceiling E Romania

16:58, 13 Nov. 2007
Employees of a hotel in eastern Romanian city Pascani discovered, in the false ceiling of a room, the body of a baby, in advanced state of decay. The suspects in this case are a man and a woman who used the room three weeks ago.

Romanian Liberals Urge Resignation Of Leading Opposition Party Spokesman

16:56, 13 Nov. 2007
The Romanian National Liberal Party, or PNL, asks leading opposition party PSD to dismiss spokesman Cristian Diaconescu for his "lies" regarding the requests, by European leaders, for the resignation of foreign affairs minister Adrian Cioroianu.

Romania, Bulgaria To Develop Joint Tourism Strategy

16:01, 13 Nov. 2007
Romania and Bulgaria might develop a joint tourism strategy to include main destinations in both countries, Romania’s Ministry of Commerce, SMEs and Tourism said in a statement Tuesday.

TV Channel Movies 24 To Enter Romania On December 12, ’07

15:49, 13 Nov. 2007
NBC Universal will launch, on December 12, in Romania, the channel TV Movies 24, said Colin McLeod, Commercial Director within Sparrowhawk Media, part of NBC Universal Global Networks, in the opening of edition XII of the Cable Communications Convention.

Romania Could Cut VAT For Food After ’10 – Econ Fin Min

15:18, 13 Nov. 2007
The VAT cut for certain products, such as basic foods, will be possible after 2010, once inflationist pressure eases and Romania gets closer to the Euro area, said Romanian economy and finance minister Varujan Vosganian.

Romanian National Railroad Company Eyes Switch To Online Reservations

15:14, 13 Nov. 2007
Romanian train passengers will be able to purchase tickets on the train, starting with next year, after making an online reservation, while tickets for international traffic will be purchasable at any CFR Calatori desk, according to a project initiated by the Romanian Ministry of Transport.

Romania Allegedly Hosts Al-Qaeda Training Camps – Paper

13:45, 13 Nov. 2007
The Italian police has clues, from phone tappings of terrorism suspects, that al-Qaeda has training camps in Romania, from where terrorists can easily go to Western Europe.

Macedonia Hosts Romanian Cultural Week

16:25, 12 Nov. 2007
The first edition of the Romanian Cultural Week hosted by Macedonia will take place in Skopje and Bitola on November 12-19, MRT.com.mk reported.

Romania Announces Squad For Euro ’08 Qualifiers

11:23, 12 Nov. 2007
Romania coach Victor Piturca on Sunday named his squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Bulgaria away on November 17 and Albania, at home, on November 21, Romanian Football Federation, or FRF, said.

Moldovan President Says Romania Pulls Strings To Reclaim Its Eastern Neighbor

11:01, 12 Nov. 2007
The president of the Republic of Moldova, Vladimir Voronin, resumed accusations directed at neighbor Romania in an interview for daily Evenimentul Zilei, saying Romania is Europe’s last empire.

Romania Is The Largest New Car Mkt In Central, Eastern Europe – Study

17:19, 11 Nov. 2007
The number of new cars sold on the Romanian market hiked by 23.1% in the first nine months of the year, to 228,877 units, pushing Romania to the top position in the hierarchy of the largest auto markets in central and eastern Europe, according to a study compiled by the company Jato Dynamics.

Romanian Pres Says Oligarchs Block Information

17:01, 11 Nov. 2007
Romanian president Traian Basescu complained, Sunday, in the northeastern city of Iasi, where he took part in a Liberal Democratic electoral gathering, that the oligarchs do not let him explain to Romanians why they should opt for the voting system he proposed in the November 25 referendum.