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Possibility of higher wages, discussed by Basescu with IMF, EC and WB joint delegation

27 aprilie 2012

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President Traian Basescu talked to the joint delegation of the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission and the World Bank on Thursday about the possibility of raising wages in the public sector, according to the Presidential Administration. According to the quoted source, the importance of Romania observing the targets and measures set in the Multilateral [...]

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Romania holds world record: Most Children Smiling in a Photo

27 aprilie 2012

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Romania is the first that holds the world record for the Most Children Smiling in a Photo, showing over 580 children. The Romania Child Helpline Association and Romelecom took the picture at the 10th anniversary of their partnership, in Oct 2011, but the record was recognized on March 28, 2012, the authors receiving the certificate [...]

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Premier Ungureanu participates in meeting of central and eastern European states’ Premiers with Chinese Premier

26 aprilie 2012

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Premier Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu on Thursday participates in the working meeting in Warsaw of his counterparts of central and eastern European countries with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. According to a Government release, the meeting takes place with the occasion of the ‘Poland-Central Europe-China’ Economic Forum. On this occasion, Premier Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu has scheduled bilateral meetings with [...]

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Premier Ungureanu: Violence and extremism are still real problems in Europe

26 aprilie 2012

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Premier Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu on Wednesday told President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy that violence and extremism were still real problems in Europe. ‘Unfortunately, both violence and political extremism are still real problems in Europe. Both you and me despise aggressiveness hidden in the political speech and think that violence, aggressiveness, incitation to extremes [...]

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Romanian ship to conduct research in Bulgarian territorial waters

26 aprilie 2012

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Steaua de Mare I research ship, under the Romanian flag, will sail in the territorial waters of Bulgaria, in the period May 1 to June 15, 2012. This ship access was allowed under the Ordinance that was adopted by the Bulgarian Government in its Tuesday meeting, reads a press release. Steaua de Mare I ship [...]

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Van Rompuy: I count on Romania’s Parliament to ratify Fiscal Governance Treaty

26 aprilie 2012

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The President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, spoke on Wednesday, in the address given in the Parliament’s plenum, about the economic crisis that affected the European countries, expressing hope that Romania will ratify the Fiscal Governance Treaty. Since the beginning of the economic crisis two years ago, it has led to a very [...]

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European Council President starts visit to Bucharest

25 aprilie 2012

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President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy started his visit to Bucharest early on Wednesday. President Traian Basescu welcomed Herman Van Rompuy at the Cotroceni Palace. The meeting of the two officials will be followed by talks also attended by the members of the two delegations and a press conference at the end of [...]

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Traian Basescu expresses hope that Protocol with Serbia will be implemented

25 aprilie 2012

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President Traian Basescu received on Tuesday, at Cotroceni Palace, the High Commissioner for national minorities of OSCE, Knut Vollebaek, on which occasion the head of Romanian state addressed thanks for the interest shown to the situation of the Romanian minority on Serbian territory, expressing hope that the Protocol between Romania and Serbia will be implemented. [...]

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Fitch: Major risks for Romania would be any slowing down of reform or privatization of public companies

25 aprilie 2012

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Major risks for Romania would be, according to Richard Hunter, Group Manging Director of Fitch Ratings Agency, the return of inflation, any slowdown of the public companies reform or delay of privatizations. “Rekindling inflation, any slowdown of the reform or public companies or of privatizations, foreign currency loans and bad loans are threats to Romania. [...]

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Romexpo stages international fairs Rommedica, Romtherm on April 24-27

25 aprilie 2012

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The company Romexpo, the leader of the Romanian industry of fairs and exhibitions, organizes the international events Rommedica and Romtherm on April 24-27, 2012. The 22nd edition of Rommedica, the fair devoted to medical and pharmaceutical experts, will provide the visitors with the opportunity to hold a dialogue with the experts waiting them at the [...]

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European Affairs Minister Leonard Orban participates in EU General Affairs Council

24 aprilie 2012

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Romanian European Affairs Minister Leonard Orban on Tuesday participates in the European Union General Affairs Council of Luxembourg, informs a press release of the European Affairs Ministry (MAEur). The agenda mainly includes a debate on the European Union’s multi-annual financial framework 2014-2020, with a focus on the cohesion policy and on the common agricultural policy. [...]

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Minister Oprea: Ground Forces can face challenges from international security environment

24 aprilie 2012

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Minister of National Defence Gabriel Oprea on Monday attended the ceremony occasioned by the celebration of the Ground Forces Day, a category of forces whose spiritual patron is St George, an event that was held at the headquarters of the Staff of the Ground Forces. In the speech he delivered on this occasion the Minister [...]

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PM Ungureanu: Culture still matters in Romania, irrespective of economic conditions

24 aprilie 2012

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The opening on the new headquarters of Romania’s National Library is proof that culture still matters, irrespective of the prevalent economic conditions, Prime Minister Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu said on Monday. ‘As you can see, this is not just a sign of optimism. People here said that at a time of austerity, good news can restore the [...]

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Romania’s budget deficit drops from 9pct of GDP in 2009 to 5.2pct of GDP in 2011

24 aprilie 2012

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Romania’s budget deficit last year stood at 5.2 percent of the GDP (30.33 billion RON), decreasing from 9 percent of the GDP in 2009 (45.13 billion RON) and to 6.8 percent of the GDP in 2010 (35.675 billion RON), reveals a study of the EU Office of Statistics (Eurostat), released on Monday. In 2008, Romania’s [...]

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Bronze, iron pieces depot found along Orastie-Sibiu motorway

24 aprilie 2012

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Experts of Romania’s National History Museum discovered a depot of bronze and iron pieces dating back to the Iron Age, and this during precautionary archeological researches along the route of the future motorway to link Orastie and Sibiu (northwest of Bucharest), Plot 1 (Orastie – Sebes) of the Pan-European Transport Corridor IV, informs Ministry of [...]

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Bucharest hosts Bologna Conference, some 500 participants from 100 countries expected

23 aprilie 2012

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About 500 participants from nearly 100 countries are expected to attend on April 26 and 27 the Bologna Conference that will take place in Bucharest. According to the Minister of Education, Research, Youth and Sports Catalin Baba, this is an event of utmost importance, the equivalent of the NATO Summit for politics. The Education Minister [...]

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Premier Ungureanu: European funds for Romania will not be suspended

23 aprilie 2012

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Premier Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu gave guarantees that the European funds for Romania would not be suspended. ‘I do not want to think of such a thing for now, because we are doing our best for this thing not to happen. Therefore, I do not presume the worst and I hope this never happens. And I assure [...]

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Corneliu Birtok-Baneasa, gold medal in Geneva for invention on fuel consumption reduction

23 aprilie 2012

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Romanian inventor Corneliu Birtok-Baneasa on Saturday received the gold medal in the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva for a device allowing the reduction in the fuel consumption in buses by up to 12 percent. The invention of the young car engineer of Deva, called ‘Universal supra-aspiring filter for large volume engines,’ was also appreciated [...]

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Minister Oprea reaffirms MApN readiness to provide expertise to Rep. of Moldova’s Ministry of Defence

21 aprilie 2012

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Minister of National Defence Gabriel Oprea reaffirmed, in Chisinau, within the meeting with his counterpart, Vitalie Marinuta, readiness on the part of the institution he heads to continue to provide expertise to the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Moldova. Bilateral military cooperation and the regional situation were the main topics on the agenda [...]

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Romania, interested in Council of Europe’s involvement in protection of Romanian minority outside country boundaries

21 aprilie 2012

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Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (MAE) Bogdan Aurescu said, during the Conference on the future of the European Court of Human Rights, held in Brighton, UK, from April 18 to 20 , that Romania is interested in the Council of Europe’s involvement in the protection of Romanian minority rights outside the boundaries. Bogdan Aurescu [...]

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Gov’t projects 2013-2015 public debt at 33.5 pct of GDP

21 aprilie 2012

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The Romanian Government has projected a 2012 debt of 33.9 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and a 2013-2015 debt of less than 33.5 percent of the GDP, which is far below the maximum 60-percent-of-the-GDP level provided for under the Maastricht Treaty. ‘In our Convergence Programme for 2012-2015, for the year 2012, we are [...]

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National Defence Minister on official visit to Republic of Moldova

20 aprilie 2012

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Romanian Minister of National Defence Gabriel Oprea is paying on Friday an official visit to the Republic of Moldova at the invitation of his counterpart Vitalie Marinuta. During official talks, the two ministers will discuss bilateral military relations, the training and preparation of military staff and aspects related to the situation in the region, informs [...]

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Paul Dicu has successful finish of Morocco’s Sand Marathon

20 aprilie 2012

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Romanian Paul Dicu successfully ended his second desert adventure at the 27th edition of the Morocco Sands Marathon where he ran to support the cause of children with a heart condition and a project of the Children’s Heart Association. Dicu’s adventure made an essential contribution to setting up a modern heart surgery department dedicated exclusively [...]

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Premier, coalition leaders discuss no-confidence motion, European Council president’s upcoming visit

20 aprilie 2012

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Prime Minister Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu announced that he and the leaders of the ruling coalition parties discussed the visit to Romania of European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, but also the no-confidence motion filed by the opposition. ‘We discussed … the upcoming visit to Bucharest, on April 25, of European Council President Herman Van Rompuy … [...]

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Leonard Orban: Romania submits to EC repayment applications for 8.36 percent absorption of cohesion funds

19 aprilie 2012

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Romania has so far submitted to the European Commission (EC) repayment applications for about 8.36 percent of the structural and cohesion funds allocated to this country during the 2007-2013 financial period. The authorities in Bucharest are to go on simplifying the processing of the repayment applications, said Minister of European Affairs Leonard Orban on Thursday. [...]

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Over 25,000 tourists expected on seashore on May 1

19 aprilie 2012

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More than 25,000 tourists will spend their May 1 mini-holiday on the Romanian seaside of the Black Sea, according to the estimations of the tourism agencies, president of the National Association of the Tourism Agencies (ANAT) Corina Martin told a press conference. “We estimated 20,000 tourists on the seaside on May 1 last year and [...]

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ForMin Diaconescu, Secretary of State Clinton discuss including Romania in Visa Waiver program

19 aprilie 2012

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Romania’s Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu on Wednesday in Brussels met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, whom he requested support from the US Administration so that the Visa Waiver Program may pass in a way that will allow including Romania therein as soon as possible. ‘Minister Diaconescu brought up for discussion the prospects for Romania [...]

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JusMin Predoiu: Ruling coalition, Opposition must hold dialogue on property restitution issue

19 aprilie 2012

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The Government agreed to prolong the public debates upon the property restitution bill, but it will have to sent it as soon as possible to the Parliament, which will have the final say on its normative content, Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu said in an interview . According to Predoiu, the nearly ten laws adopted in [...]

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Opposition tables a censure motion

19 aprilie 2012

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The leader of the parliamentary group of the PSD in the Chamber of Deputies, Mircea Dusa, has filed, on behalf of the Opposition, the censure motion called “Stop the Government that can be blackmailed. Not so, never!”, at the cabinet of the Speaker of this legislative forum. “Just as USL co-presidents had announced, we have [...]

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PNL: State only official language is Romanian

19 aprilie 2012

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The opposition National Liberal Party (PNL) leader Crin Antonescu says he supports using the minorities’ native language and preserving their cultural identity, but he underscores the only language of the state is the Romanian language. Antonescu thus commented the remarks made by Kovacs Peter, the Secretary General of the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR, [...]

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Blejnar removed from Tax Authority head

18 aprilie 2012

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The president of the National Tax Management Authority (ANAF) Sorin Blejnar was removed from the position by Prime Minister Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu. The announcement was made by Government’s spokesman Dan Suciu. The prime minister named Serban Pop as the new ANAF head, with his position being of a state secretary, Suciu added. The decisions take effect [...]

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Apple, Bank of America, Intel, Coca-Cola and Visa enter BVB trades

18 aprilie 2012

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The shares of five highly performing U.S. companies – specifically Apple Inc., Bank of America Corporation, Intel Corporation, The Coca-Cola Company and Visa Inc., will be available for trading on the alternative trading system of the Bucharest Stock Exchange beginning Wednesday, April 18. According to a release of brokerage house Tradeville, the liquidity supplier/market maker [...]

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MAE marks Global Day of Action on Military Spending on Tuesday

18 aprilie 2012

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The Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) on Tuesday marks the Global Day of Action on Military Spending, according to a MAE release remitted on Tuesday. ‘The Global Day of Action on Military Spending is marked in 35 states, where 100 actions take place. The events are carried out at the same time with the release [...]

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INS: Unemployment rate advances 0.1 percent in 2011, to 7.4 percent

18 aprilie 2012

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The unemployment rate, according to standards of the International Labour Office (ILO), was 7.4 percent in 2011, advancing 0.1 percent compared with the previous year, when it stood at 7.3 percent, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on Tuesday. By gender, the gap between the two unemployment rates stood at [...]

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Weather forecast: thunder, lightning, gales starting Tuesday morning

17 aprilie 2012

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National Meteorology Company (ANM) cautions against instable weather including showers, thunder, lightning and short gales, throughout Romania, over April 17, at 9 a.m and April 19, 9 a.m, local time. Rain falls are expected to exceed 15-20 liters per sq.m, and partially even 30 l/sq.m, in southwestern and eastern Romania, as well as in the [...]

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ForMin Diaconescu on official visit to Germany

17 aprilie 2012

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Romania’s Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu, at the invitation of his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle is paying an official visit to Germany on April 16 and 17, Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE) press release informs. ForMin Diaconescu’s visit to Berlin happens on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty between the Federal [...]

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President Basescu, Easter: May Resurrection Light help us to work together for common good

17 aprilie 2012

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President Traian Basescu’s Easter address wishes Resurrection Light may guide the Romanians in their everyday acts and deeds, and help them to work together for their common good. “For the Holy Easter, I send all Romanians my best and warmest wishes. These days, when we celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, are an [...]

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BOR Patriarch: Our human and divine Savior is life-bringing spring that heals our sins

17 aprilie 2012

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Our Saviour Jesus Christ is the life-giving spring that cures us of sins, the Romanian Orthodox Church (BOR) Patriarch HB Daniel says in his Easter Pastoral Letter. ‘It is in the human and the divine personality of Our Crucified and Resurrected Saviour Jesus Christ that is the life-giving spring which heals the sins, that cause [...]

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Romanians, expected to spend over 6 million euros on celebrating Easter at Romanian resorts

17 aprilie 2012

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Nearly 65,000 Romanians are excepted to celebrate Easter at a tourist resort in Romania, while their spending to this end should exceed 6.1 million euros, the Federation of Romanian Travel Employers (FPTR) reports in a press release issued on Friday. The number of Romanian tourists should be up 8-10 percent from 2011. ‘Rural guest houses [...]

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Travelling by Mocanita train at Easter in Vaser Valley in Maramures

13 aprilie 2012

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The Romanian and foreign tourists spending Easter in Maramures (northern Romania) have the possibility to travel by the Mocanita steam train in the pass of the Vaser Valley, the Maramures Mountains. Manager of the steam train Ioana Coman, director of the Forest Railways (CFF) at Viseu de Sus, on Thursday that the tourists wanting to [...]

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