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 Targoviste, former capital hosting Dracula Tower
 Better known as the site of the trial and execution of the Ceausescus in December 1989, the town of Targoviste is one of Romania’s foremost historic locations. The capital of Wallachia for approx. three centuries, Tagoviste also hosted the residence [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  30-April-2007

 Orange Romania customer base 8.2 million
 The customer base of the mobile telephone operator Orange Romania rose by 16.4 per cent in the first quarter, to 8.26 million from 7 million customers in the year-earlier period, the company’s owner, France Telecom, announced Thursday.

On [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  30-April-2007

 Fight for Credibility
 One can hardly imagine a political scene more restive than the Romanian one is nowadays. Let’s make a brief re-cap and say that the D.A. Alliance disbanded, with one of the two member parties, the Democratic Party (PD), outside the government arch, a [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  30-April-2007

 Romanian film festival in London
 The fourth year of the Romanian Film Festival in London, due April 26 – 29, will be opened by Corneliu Porumboiu’s “A fost sau n-a fost?” (“12:08 East of Bucharest”). Also presented will be another short and feature-length films.

A novelty t [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  12-April-2007

 CEC profit up 60 pc in Q1
 BUCHAREST – The National Savings House (CEC) reported for the first quarter of the year gross profits of RON 24 M, up 60 per cent as compared to the corresponding period of 2006, against the background of a 60 per cent increase in credits granted to [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  12-April-2007

 Basescu: There is no way for me to reconcile with Tariceanu
 Bucharest – During an interview, to be published in the daily newspaper “Cotidianul” tomorrow, and previously presented on Realitatea TV yesterday, the head of the state said he sees no chance of reconciliation with Premier Calin Popescu Tariceanu. < [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  12-April-2007

 World Theatre Day under the motto of peace
 The World Theatre Day message that is celebrated on March 27 has been written this year by Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Quasimi, member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates, having been invited to do that by the International Theatre I [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  28-March-2007

 BNR: Average annual inflation rate to go down to 5 pc
 attained last year.

“Statistic evaluations indicate a strengthening of the disinflation process, which is to reflect in the reduction of the average annual inflation rate to a 5 per cent level,” shows a press release submitted to our editor [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  28-March-2007

 The Bluff Game
 Until recently, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) had been in crisis, a leadership crisis, an ideology and message crisis, and a popularity crisis. Although the party’s new president, Mircea Geoana, managed to get re-elected after a two-year term, he [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  28-March-2007

 Romgaz says privatisation not appropriate right now
 Bucharest – Romgaz general manager, Jakob Alexa said on Thursday within the hearings at the Parliamentarian commission responsible for investigating MEC activities, that Romgaz privatisation was not appropriate at this moment.

“It is pointle [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  09-March-2007

 Blue Air counts on 800,000 passengers this year
 How would you best describe 2006? Was it a profitable year for Blue Air?

The year 2006 went ahead of our original forecast thanks to the improved service we worked on for the entire duration of 2006. Now we have our own passenger and luggage [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  09-March-2007

 Extravagance with public money
 The financial situation at the Romanian Television Broadcasting Corporation (SRTv) is a new wake up call over the way in which public money is spent. The scandal called for a parliamentary investigation commission being set up to look into the matter [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  09-March-2007

 PNL goes on alongside PD in restructured cabinet
 The Tariceanu Government might face a motion of censure after Liberals said yesterday they could not imagine a restructured executive without Democrats being part of it. The vice president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) Teodor Melescanu, said ye [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  27-February-2007

 Exceptional concert of the ensemble Scaligero at Sibiu
 The first concert of the musical ensemble Scaligero of the famous La Scala di Milano, given on Sunday at Sibiu, enchanted the over 300 people present in Thalia Hall, Rompres reports. For over one hour, the 14 maestros of Scaligero ensemble delighted [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  27-February-2007

 Adrian Mutu, the fourth best scorer in Serie A
 The striker of AC Fiorentina, Adrian Mutu is the fourth best scorer in Serie A, succeeding his 11th goal in the match played at home with Empoli, score 2-0, within Italian championship’s 25th leg, Datasport agency announced. Mutu, who scored a penalt [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  27-February-2007

 Bucharest needs to be promoted internationally
 How did Hilton’s business evolve last year in financial terms?

In general, 2006 was the best year ever this hotel had. As in 2005, last year was a strong year in terms of demand. We had the highest revenues and the highest profits. In revenu [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  23-February-2007

 Insurance market may reach EUR 2 bln in 2007
 The Romanian insurance market will have an approx. 25-30 per cent increase rate this year, similar to the one in 2006, when gross underwritten premiums exceeded EUR 1.6 bln, head of the Insurance Overseeing Commission (CSA) Angela Toncescu stated in [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  23-February-2007

 Basescu: We will deliver on commitments to our allies
 BUCHAREST - Romania must keep its existing commitments, keep its word given at a certain point in time when it needed the American support really badly to join NATO, stated President Basescu when back from his visit to Egypt. The head of the state an [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  23-February-2007

 Kelly Osbourne says family member has HIV
 LONDON- Reality television star Kelly Osbourne has revealed that a member of her family is HIV positive, according to British media reports yesterday.

Osbourne shot to fame in “The Osbournes,” a fly-on-the-wall look at life with her father [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  20-February-2007

 Richard Clayderman in Romania
 BUCHAREST – Highly acclaimed French pianist Richard Clayderman - the world’s most popular instrumentalist will be on a small tour in Romania. The organisers - Sport Business & Show – inform that the tour that kicked off at the Cluj Opera yesterday wi [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  20-February-2007

 Traian Basescu denounces media moguls
 President Traian Basescu informed on the public radio yesterday that the current situation in the country and the so-called scandals were in fact a media war generated and maintained by the moguls of the mass-media and politicians.

The head [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  20-February-2007

 Adrian Cioroianu nominated for Foreign Ministry
 BUCHAREST - Liberal Vice-President Adrian Cioroianu was yesterday nominated by the PNL leadership for the Foreign Minister position, vacant after Mihai Razvan Ungureanu’s resignation. Cioroianu himself announced the nomination, adding that the vote w [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  20-February-2007

 Gala of the Japanese Film in Bucharest
 Bucharest - The Embassy of Japan to Bucharest and Japan Foundation organise together with the National Film Archives, during February 15-21, the Gala of the Japanese Film where the films of some of the most representative Japanese film-makers will be [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  13-February-2007

 The Social-Democrats tabled with Parliament the indictment against President Basescu
 BUCHAREST - PSD submitted yesterday to Parliament the indictment against President Basescu which, the Social-Democrat leaders hope, will conduct to his impeachment. PSD specialists in Constitutional Law have been working for weeks to the 25 pages doc [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  13-February-2007

 Referendum on Szecklers County autonomy illegal
 At the end of the meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Laszlo Solyom, the Head of the Romanian State warned that the territorial autonomy referendum was illegal. “This referendum is claimed to be a measure to test people’s wishes. I can tell you th [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  13-February-2007

 One more year with King RON”
 The RON was internationally acknowledged in 2006 as the “king of currencies,” as it witnessed the most substantial appreciation against major world currencies, the US Dollar in particular. The RON went up by approx. one-fifth against the USD. In othe [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  31-January-2007

 150 tickets for La Scala Milan concert in Sibiu
 Only 150 tickets will be up for sale for each of the Sibiu concerts February 25 and 26 by the instrumental ensemble of La Scala Opera Milan. The tickets for the concert February 26 will be up for sale from February 1, for RON 100 each. The 380-seat T [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  31-January-2007

 Barroso avoids the word crisis in regard to Romania
 In full scandal of the Coalition, the President of Romania, Traian Basescu, is for two days in Brussels, on his first visit to the European institutions after the accession of Romania to EU. He said from Brussels that Romania is not in a political cr [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  31-January-2007

 Romania contributes to enriching Europe
 Officials with the Romanian Orthodox Church (BOR) believe that the nation joins European Union “especially with the value of its faith rather than economic values,” contributing through its Christian culture and tradition to enriching Europe spiritua [...]
 Sursa: nine oclock  02-January-2007

 Thinking of the first year of integration
 Regardless of the concrete events that have occurred or will take place soon, 2006 will remain in the modern history of Romania as the last year of the post-communist transition, while 2007 will appear as the first year as an EU member. Therefore, an [...]
 Sursa: nine oclock  02-January-2007

 Stolojans party breaks D.A. Alliance unity
 Bucharest - The new Liberal formation of Theodor Stolojan breaks the connection between PNL and PD, the parties founding the D.A. Alliance, and projects its future only by the side of Emil Boc’s Democrats. In retort, PNL chief, Calin Popescu Taricean [...]
 Sursa: nine oclock  02-January-2007

 Orange brings e-mails
 Orange Mail Enterprise is offering the businesspeople and those who spend a lot of time travelling the opportunity to read their e-mail received on the office mail account on the mobile phone. Orange devised this service for the companies of which em [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  20-December-2006

 Competition watchdog
 Bucharest - Mihai Berinde, president of the Competition Council, replied yesterday to the voices that urged the institution to take a stand over the privatisations made by MEC and the Ministry of Communications (MCTI). He stressed the fact that it is [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  20-December-2006

 Citigroup: EUR 478 M
 Bucharest - Erste Bank, owner of the Romanian Commercial Bank (BCR) - the largest bank in the domestic system, with assets in excess of EUR 11 bln - will make EUR 27 M profits before taxes from the sale of own stock that it had redeemed from BCR empl [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  20-December-2006

 Book of the Year
 BUCHAREST – Historian Florin Turcanu’s monograph titled “Mircea Eliade. Prisoner of History” was selected the best book of the year. The award, amounting to RON 10,000, is granted by “Romania literara” magazine, with support from Anonimul Foundation. [...]
 Sursa: nine oclock  16-December-2006

 About Russia, with calm
 Whenever something happens between Romania’s relations with Russia, more exactly whenever Moscow has something to reproach to Bucharest through its officials, a large historical dossier opens in a major part of the Romanian media. The key words in th [...]
 Sursa: nine oclock  16-December-2006

 European Union warmly welcomes Romania
 Romania and Bulgaria yesterday received the warm “welcome” of the European Union at a less usual ceremony in the morning, preceding the opening of the winter European Council marking the end of the Finnish EU Presidency.

Organised outdoor i [...]
 Sursa: nine oclock  16-December-2006

 Dinamo vs. Tottenham
 Dinamo Bucuresti left yesterday to England, for the match with Tottenham Hotspur in the last leg of the UEFA Cup Groups stage.

At Baneasa Airport, Ionel Ganea was among the most relaxed players. In his opinion, the match with Tottenham is n [...]
 Sursa: nine oclock  14-December-2006

 Napoletan Presepio exhibition in Bucharest
 Bucharest – Italy’s Embassy in Bucharest, together with the “Vito Grasso” Italian Institute of Culture opened Tuesday evening the exhibition “Il Presepe napoletano in monstra a Bucarest.”

The exhibition precedes the celebration of the bir [...]
 Sursa: nine oclock  14-December-2006

 Romania in Europe
 There is no question about the fact that, to Romania and Bulgaria, the principal attraction of the EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday and Friday, underlying the ending of the Finnish Presidency and the beginning of the German one, will be the confirmati [...]
 Sursa: nine oclock  14-December-2006

 Wedding priest to fine non-virgins
 A Romanian priest has decreed that women will have to pay a 'white dress fine' if they are not virgins when they walk up the aisle to get married.

Father Petrica Bratu, 37, from Valea Sarii in central Romania said he wanted to introduce t [...]
 Sursa: Metro.co.uk  10-December-2006

 BRD reached two million clients
 Bucharest - BRD Groupe Societe Generale was the first bank privatised in Romania seven years ago. In 1998, the year when the bank was bought by the French banking group, BRD has approximately 450,000 clients, most of which have deposits with the bank [...]
 Sursa: nine oclock  10-December-2006

 Zapp enters satellite television market
 Telemobil, the operator of the mobile telephony operator Zapp, will crack the digital television market in September 2007 and will supply telecommunications under the 3G license in Bucharest by the end of next year. The area covered will extend to 24 [...]
 Sursa: nine oclock  10-December-2006

 Europe wants polluting companies out
 BUCHAREST – More than 5,000 employees, in the chemical industry, energy sector, cattle farms and mining, risk being made redundant. Because from the very first day of 2007, with the European Union accession, over 40 business operators will either ter [...]
 Sursa: nine oclock  10-December-2006

 Petrom price, EUR 4 bln, not EUR 600 M
 Minister Radu Berceanu, holder of the Ministry of Economy portfolio between 1998 and 2000, thinks the price cashed by the Romanian state from Petrom privatisation is very low, price estimations made at that time being USD 2 bln. “Those who handled th [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  06-December-2006

 Saint Nicholas celebrated today
 BUCHAREST – The entire Christian world celebrates today the most revered Saint for the past 16 centuries: Saint Nicholas. Commonly identified in many cultures today with Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas is not an imaginary character but was a real person. [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  06-December-2006

 Fuel prices might go up
 BUCHAREST – The authorities are planning to levy an environment tax on fuels that is to be introduced in two phases – July 2007 and January 2008, each of 10 Euro cents/litre of fuel. That will increase retail fuel prices by around 20 per cent in the [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  05-December-2006

 Abba Magic Live In Bucharest
 Bucharest – The Palace Hall of Bucharest will be tomorrow night the host of a music event that will surely move the hearts of ABBA fans. For this year’s winter holiday, Events company organises a concert performed by Abba Magic, which will include th [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  05-December-2006

 USD hits lowest exchange rate
 The American Dollar reached the lowest quotation in the last six years on Monday. The USD dropped below the threshold of RON 2.6, exceeding the pessimistic forecast of the commentators who were expecting a depreciation of the USD to RON 2.6. The Roma [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  05-December-2006

 Privatisation contracts made public
 Bucharest - The privatisation contracts of seven energy companies - Petrom, Distrigaz Nord, Distrigaz Sud, Electrica Banat, Electrica Dobrogea, Electrica Moldova and Electrica Muntenia - were published yesterday on the site of the Ministry of Economy [...]
 Sursa: nine oclock  03-December-2006

 Gaudeamus Fair 2006 92.000 visitors
 BUCHAREST – 92,000 visitors came to this year’s Gaudeamus Fair, which was hosted by Romexpo between November 22 and 26, according to organisers’ estimations. Thus, the 13th edition had approx 5,000 more visitors than the previous year, however it did [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  28-November-2006

 BRD withdraws from the race for CEC
 Groupe Societe Generale gave up the privatisation of the National Savings Bank (CEC) as 70 per cent of the institution’s activity is carried on in cities where BRD is already present, stated yesterday in Paris Jean Louis Mattei (photo), the Manager o [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  28-November-2006

 Privatisation scandal moves to political sphere
 BUCHAREST – The scandal around privatisation procedures in the Romanian energy sector grows from one day to the next, with increasingly tough accusations and commensurate replies, as new names are summoned for hearings at the National Anti-corruption [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  28-November-2006

 PM Tariceanu underwent surgery in France, feels well
 Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu was feeling well after the two-and-a-half-hour surgery he underwent on his left knee in a French clinic yesterday morning, a government Spokeswoman said.

Spokeswoman Oana Marinescu told a press conferen [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  24-November-2006

 Tariceanu Cabinet might get helping hand from PSD
 Bucharest – The Social-Democrat leader Mircea Geoana (photo) took over the Liberals’ issue claiming Traian Basescu is behind the political crisis, as he wants PM Tariceanu removed and organisation of early elections.

The Pro-Tariceanu state [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  24-November-2006

 New surprises as Petrom privatisation clauses are disclosed
 BUCHAREST – The privatisation contract of the National Petroleum Corporation (SNP) Petrom, published in ‘Ziua’ daily’s issue on Thursday, reveals that the Romanian State transferred to the Austrian shareholder OMV all its attributions with respect to [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  24-November-2006

 Romania defeats Spanish bull in its own arena
 Cadiz -Romania’s national team defeated Spain away, in a friendly game played at Cadiz’s “Ramon de Caranza” field, through a goal scored by forward Ciprian Marica on 60 minutes. A prestigious victory for Victor Piturca-coached team, although it is fa [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  19-November-2006

 Lower revenues for TAROM after decrease in domestic tariffs
 BUCHAREST – TAROM receipts decreased after tariffs for domestic flights were cut down by 50 per cent in mid-October, although the company counted on a boost in sales by attracting more passengers, land operations manager Doru Columb told Mediafax. “P [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  19-November-2006

 Corina Dragotescu leaves Adevarul
 Corina Dragotescu resigns from the position of editorial manager of the daily “Adevarul”, TV channel Antena 3 informed yesterday evening. The reason - the irreconcilable difference of vision between the journalist and the employer. Corina Dragotescu [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  19-November-2006

 First Airbus A 318 join TAROM fleet
 The first Airbus A 318 of TAROM carrier, called Aurel Vlaicu, and worth around USD 47 M, too off from Germany heading to Romania yesterday, after she had been given the Romanian nationality, Rompres reports. TAROM has ordered four such aircraft the f [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  16-November-2006

 2007 to register highest budget investments ever
 BUCHAREST – PM Calin Popescu Tariceanu presented yesterday, in a joint meeting of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate, the draft laws on the 2007 State budget and social insurance budget, and MPs are to begin today debates by articles.

Accord [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  16-November-2006

 Basescu-Kadhafi talks in Tripoli, traditional relations to be re-launched
 President Traian Basescu had yesterday official discussions with his Libyan counterpart Mouammar Kadhafi, in the first visit of a Romanian head of state after 1990.

Traian Basescu declared after the meeting that the discussion was very good [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  16-November-2006

 Poultry breeding sector: EUR 700 M investments for introducing European norms
 BUCHAREST – During 2008 – 2009, the poultry sector of Romania will have to invest 70 per cent of the value of the whole market estimated for next year, with the purpose of aligning to the European norms in the field.

According to the preside [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  13-November-2006

 Nadia Comaneci turned 45 years old
 On the 12th of November 1961, gymnast Nadia Comaneci was born in Onesti, Bacau county. She was to become the ‘Fair from Montreal’ multiple Olympic, world and European champion. Nadia started gymnastics at the age of six, in her hometown, where she ha [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  13-November-2006

 Italians give Orban a helping hand in Brussels
 Leonard Orban will have an Italian spokesman – Pietro Petrucini, tasked by the Commission to work for the Romanian representative until officially appointed as European commissioner. Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Justice, Franco Frattini, will help [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  13-November-2006

 High Court asks for graphology test results in Hayssam case
 A Bucharest Court of Appeals panel asked prosecutors yesterday to provide the results of a graphology test run on several notes allegedly written by Syrian businessman Omar Hayssam, who is probed for terrorism for orchestrating the kidnapping of thre [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  12-November-2006

 France: Romanian workers, equal rights with those from EU member states as of 2004
 Bucharest – Romanian workers from constructions, public works, restaurants, hotels and medical field will have the same rights on the labour market from France, just like the employees from the states that joined the European Union in 2004, stated ye [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  12-November-2006

 Adrian Nastase unveils PSD secrets
 Bucharest - Adrian Nastase stated that he had proposed, at the beginning of 2004, a PSD-PD alliance to Traian Basescu, at that time general mayor and leader of the Democrat Party. The declaration was made by the former PM, Wednesday evening, in a TV [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  12-November-2006

 Ericsson started the most comprehensive consumer research on the Romanian telecommunications market
 Swedish company Ericsson initiated the largest and most comprehensive ever research on the Romanian telecom consumers. The survey is under way for over a month now and is being undertaken simultaneously with similar researches in Greece, Bulgaria and [...]
 Sursa: nine oclock  08-November-2006

 Romanian MPs dilemma: Brussels or Bucharest?
 BUCHAREST – Chamber of Deputies Speaker Bogdan Olteanu asked for clarifications from European Parliament President Josep Borell Fontelles with respect to the status of European parliamentarians, given that Romanian laws regulating the Senator and Dep [...]
 Sursa: nineoclock  08-November-2006

 CNSAS: Mona Musca still considered collaborator of former Securitate
 Bucharest - CNSAS College turned down yesterday Mona Musca’s (photo) contestation. Thus, the first decision of the College, through which it established that the Deputy had done political policing, remains valid. According to sources from CNSAS Colle [...]
 Sursa: nineoclock  08-November-2006

 Steauas owner Gigi Becali, charged with tax evasion
 The financier of Steaua, together with other persons from the management of the football club Steaua Bucharest, are charged by the Prosecutior’s Office of the High Court of Appeals and Justice with tax evasion, being left free for the investigation.< [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  05-November-2006

 Bad weather stuns Europe
 Ten people, most of them children, were killed and four were reported missing in floods overnight in the city of Batman in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast, officials said Thursday. The latest deaths brought to 37 the toll in the impoverished region [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  05-November-2006

 BitDefender sales in US put at over USD 10 M in 2006
 Bucharest – The data security division of Softwin, BitDefender, estimates for this year sales of IT security products and services of approx. USD 10 M in the United States market. “BitDefender’s North-American branch signed this year 134 new partners [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  02-November-2006

 Paris Opera Ballet Stars dancing in Bucharest
 Bucharest - The ‘Paris Opera Ballet Stars’ show at Sala Palatului in Bucharest, on Sunday, is introduced by the organizers as the artistic event of the year in Romania, starring 17 of the most acclaimed European ballet dancers. “It is a show that pre [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  02-November-2006

 RAFO blast kills three
 ONESTI – Three people lost their lives yesterday in a blast at the RAFO Onesti refinery. The explosion occurred in at the oven of a catalytic cracking plant. The three workers were crushed under a 6-7 meters portion of the metallic ceiling of the ove [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  02-November-2006

 Rainy, cold weather
 Bucharest - Starting today, the meteorologists announce the abrupt cooling of the weather. Today, the weather cools off throughout the country, and in the afternoon it will rain on extended areas in Banat, Crisana, Maramures, Transilvania and Moldavi [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  30-October-2006

 Romanian gang plot to kidnap Fiona Swarovski foiled
 A 39 year-old Romanian serving time in Austria for attempted murder, hatched the kidnap plan. A fellow inmate betrayed him in exchange for freedom.
VIENA - Argint and another Romanian, Marin E. devised their plan in an Austrian prison, recruiting [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  30-October-2006

 Attacked from all sides over his past, the Liberal requested Premier Tariceanu to accept his withdrawal from the race for the position of European commissioner Leonard Orban is most probably the new nominee for European Executive
 Bucharest - The secretary of state in the European Integration Ministry (MIE), Leonard Orban (photo), is most probably the new nomination made by PM Calin Popescu Tariceanu for the office of European commissioner. Actually, according to a press relea [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  30-October-2006

 German chancellor, press salute Schumacher’s brilliant career
 BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday paid tribute to seven times Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, saying he was one of the biggest German sports stars of all times and had “brought a bit of genius” to racing.

“You are on the [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  24-October-2006

 Germany to restrict Romanians’ access to labour market
 Germany will restrict Romanian citizens’ access to the labour market for two years, in a first stage, Secretary of State with the German Labour Ministry Gerd Andres stated yesterday.

According to Mediafax, the German official told members of [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  24-October-2006

 Are the international adoptions necessary?
 The attention of the Romanian public opinion has been recently captured by the designation of the representative of Romania, with the rank of minister, in the European Commission.

A long discussion has been carried over the decision making p [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  24-October-2006

 Traffic to Baneasa Airport, resumed
 Road traffic between Casa Presei Libere and Baneasa Airport was resumed on Sunday, at 4 PM, after two weeks of works in the railway bridge near Miorita Fountain. At the same time, the road that crosses the bridge was widened to four lanes.

[...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  23-October-2006

 Cosmote, SNR challenge 3 G call for bids
 BUCHAREST – Cosmote Romania and National Society for Radio-communications (SNR) submitted, at the end of last week, with General Inspectorate for Communications and IT (IGCTI), two complaints related to the outcome of the call for bids for the award [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  23-October-2006

 Britain to close door on Romanian, Bulgarian migrants
 LONDON - Britain is to announce plans next week to restrict immigration from Romania and Bulgaria when the two eastern European countries join the EU on January 1, newspapers said Sunday. The Observer said Home Secretary John Reid was to announce tim [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  23-October-2006

 A Bregovic "Carmen" staged "as the gypsies would have liked it" in Bucharest
 Serbian composer Goran Bregovic returned to Romania after three years to present the public with his own variant of Bizet's opera "Carmen," which he transformed into what he called "a true gypsy opera" with a happy ending.
"I started with a real [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  21-October-2006

 The law project regarding the general consolidated budget for 2007 was approved by the government yesterday and will be submitted to Parliament for approval.
 The project is based on a budgetary deficit of 2.8 percent of the gross domestic product, an economic increase of 6.4 percent, a 4.5 percent rate of inflation and a 12.4 percent increase of the medium gross salary.
One of the domains that will r [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  21-October-2006

 The waste of scientific research
 Only two weeks before the country report, according to which Romania will join the EU on January 1, 2007, the European Commissioner for science and research, Janez Potocnik, made his first official visit to our country. He went to two research centre [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  18-October-2006

 International calls tariffs through Vodafone prepaid card, reduced
 Bucharest – Vodafone Romania has reduced almost three times, for prepaid cards users, the tariff for international calls to 27 operators and Vodafone partner networks in Europe, to USD 0.3/minute (without VAT), as compared to standard variant of USD [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  18-October-2006

 Minister Ungureanu in the cards for the European commissioner position
 BUCHAREST – Sources from the PNL-PD Alliance quoted by Mediafax say that the Premier has to choose the candidate for the position of European commissioner from among Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, Leonard Orban, Cristian David, Varujan Vosganian (all from P [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  18-October-2006

 Basescu denies plans for presidential party
 The president said he does need a new party to gather votes.
President Traian Basescu said yesterday he will discuss "very soon" with his adviser Theodor Stolojan the latter's involvement in politics. When asked if he intends to fire Stolojan, a [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  15-October-2006

 A Bregovic "Carmen" staged "as the gypsies would have liked it" in Bucharest
 Serbian composer Goran Bregovic returned to Romania after three years to present the public with his own variant of Bizet's opera "Carmen," which he transformed into what he called "a true gypsy opera" with a happy ending.
"I started with a real [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  15-October-2006

 The law project regarding the general consolidated budget for 2007 was approved by the government yesterday and will be submitted to Parliament for approval.
 The project is based on a budgetary deficit of 2.8 percent of the gross domestic product, an economic increase of 6.4 percent, a 4.5 percent rate of inflation and a 12.4 percent increase of the medium gross salary.
One of the domains that will re [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  15-October-2006

 Le Gentilhomme Bourgeois opens Bucharest theater festival
 This year's edition of the National Theater Festival, which will take place between November 4 and 15, will open with Moliere's "Le Gentilhomme Bourgeois," directed by Petrica Ionescu, and will also include a series of foreign shows.
The festival [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  05-October-2006

 OMV prepares to sell Petrom to MOL
 The president of the National Initiative Party (PIN), Cozmin Gusa, affirmed Thursday that Austrian group OMV intends to sell Petrom to the Hungarian company MOL at four times the price it paid to acquire it from the Romanian state.
The PIN leade [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  05-October-2006

 New general prosecutor sworn in
 The new Romanian general prosecutor, Laura Codruta Kovesi, officially took up her position yesterday in the presence of Justice Minister Monica Macovei and the head of the National Anti-Corruption Department, Daniel Morar.
Kovesi, a leading prose [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  05-October-2006

 Logan Break revealed at the Paris Motor Show
 Automobile Dacia Thursday unveiled at the Paris Motor Show the Logan MCV (Multi Convivial Vehicle), with an estate-type body-shell and up to seven seats, which will be released on the Romanian market on October 4, and early next year in the main Euro [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  29-September-2006

 Dismissed opposition local leader hangs on to county council leadership
 Vrancea County Councilor Eduard Lambrino, a member of the Liberal Party, said yesterday that he will take over the post of president of the County Council today after the dismissal of Social Democrat Marian Oprisan from the position.
Oprisan was [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  29-September-2006

 Chirac: disagreement inside the francophone family is intolerable
 Leaders from French-speaking countries across the globe gathered yesterday at the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest for the summit, which focuses on promoting the French language, education and new technologies.

The 11th summit of the 63-me [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  29-September-2006

 Quebec Prime Minister: "The world opens for Romania"
 Romania's progress in a short period of time from the dark days of the communist regime and the advantages the Romanian economy has, mainly a highly qualified labor force, caused Quebec Prime Minister Jean Charest say that "the entire world is openin [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  28-September-2006

 Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barosso yesterday came to Bucharest to offer their congratulations on Romanias achievement, but urged for reforms to continue
 In the past 20 months, Rehn said he has seen Romania change completely, which led to the success noted in the European Commission's report.
"This is the result of Romania's own achievements and merits and I want to thank Prime Minister Tariceanu [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  28-September-2006

 Francophone Summit opens Bucharest's gates to 60 heads of state
 
The 11th Francophone Summit presently underway in Romania has transformed Bucharest into the global capital of the Francophone world, with over 400 officials from 63 French-speaking countries across the world arriving in the capital for the bigg [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  28-September-2006

 Map of roads closed during the Francophone Summit
 To help you cope with the road closings and restrictions imposed during the Francophone Summit, Bucharest Daily News has provided you the maps of boulevards that will be totally or partially closed starting tomorrow. The map will be available on the [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  27-September-2006

 Liberals upset with president's nominations for top intelligence posts
 President Traian Basescu's decision to name an opposition lawmaker and one of his closest allies as the new leaders of intelligence agencies continues to sow discontent in the ruling coalition and harsh criticism from Liberals.
"By making these [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  27-September-2006

 President: Romania obtained EU accession certificate
 The European Commission green lighted Romania's accession, but warned of the need for reform to continue, especially in the justice, agriculture and sanitary-veterinary fields. The EU will continue to keep a close eye on Romania and might apply tough [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  27-September-2006

 Officials skeptical of bin Laden report
 By Elaine Ganley

A leaked French intelligence document raises the possibility Osama bin Laden died of typhoid, but President Jacques Chirac said Saturday the report was "in no way whatsoever confirmed" and officials from Kabul to Washington [...]
 Sursa: ap  25-September-2006

 EU to endorse Jan. 1, 2007, accession date for Romania, Bulgaria
 European Commission is endorsing the Jan. 1, 2007, EU entry date for Romania and Bulgaria, with some possibility of punishment if they violate EU rules in several areas of governance, diplomats said.
Two diplomats accredited to the European Unio [...]
 Sursa: ap  25-September-2006

 Payments for Bucharest-Pitesti highway stopped because of low quality works
 Minister of Transportation Radu Berceanu said the payments to the construction company that repairs the Bucharest-Pitesti Highway were stopped because of the poor work quality.
"I am not satisfied with the works on the Bucharest-Pitesti Highway [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  21-September-2006

 Romanian prime minister confident of full EU membership on Jan. 1
 Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said talks with senior EU officials yesterday left him confident Romania would join the European Union on January 1, without any restrictions on membership.
The European Commission is to release a crucial r [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  21-September-2006

 18 customs workers from Henri Coanda International Airport detained for corruption
 
Eighteen customs workers from the Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport were detained yesterday by anti-corruption prosecutors and taken under strict security to the National Anti-corruption Department (DNA) for hearings.
The identity [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  21-September-2006

 Steaua and Rapid draw in first derby of the season
 The First League derby that took place Sunday ended with a 1-1 draw, after Steaua was led by the white-maroon team for 60 minutes and one of the team's players was sent off in the first half of the confrontation.
Steaua, which ended their first [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  19-September-2006

 New German ambassador wants to contribute to Romania's EU integration
 Roland Lohkamp, the new German ambassador to Romania, began his mandate Monday, replacing Wilfried Gruber.
"I am happy that I am the German ambassador here, at such an important period in the country's development," he said yesterday.
The new [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  19-September-2006

 PSD leader: Nastase must decide whether he stays inside party
 The Social Democrats are planning to strip their former leader, Adrian Nastase, of political support over unpaid debts and comments in violation of the party's rules. Nastase underlined he has no plans to leave the party.
Former Prime Minister a [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  19-September-2006

 Austrian tennis player wins BCR Open Romania
 Jurgen Melzer won the BCR Open Romania Tournament on Sunday after defeating Italian Filippo Volandri in the final, in what is his first victory in a tournament within the ATP circuit.
The Austrian player won in front of Volandri with a score of [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  18-September-2006

 New intelligence heads could be appointed in one month
 
During the weekend, the prime minister made several statements regarding hot political issues, such as the intelligence interims and the National Integrity Agency.
Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said during the weekend that it is hig [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  18-September-2006

 Prince Charles to buy farm in Transylvania
 Prince Charles will acquire a farm in a Transylvanian village hoping to pump new life in the location that is listed as a world heritage site and thus give an impulse to tourism, according to the Sunday Times electronic edition.
Prince Charles is [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  18-September-2006

 New traffic regulations in Bucharest during Francophone Summit
 The much anticipated Francophone Summit, which will take place in Bucharest on September 27-29, is expected to add new challenges to the city's traffic according to news reports yesterday.

All the main traffic arteries in the city will be s [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  13-September-2006

 Top names in animation presented in Bucharest festival
 The most recent films by some of the biggest names in international animation - "Life in Transition" by John Dilworth and "Guide Dog" by Bill Plympton - will be screened in Bucharest for the first edition of the Anim'est International Animation Film [...]
 Sursa: bucharest daily news  13-September-2006

 Romania included in the Meinl future investment map
 The Meinl European Land real estate company based in the United Kingdom has entered into a co-operation agreement with the Acteeum Group company for the purpose developing shopping centres in Ukraine and Turkey, as well as in Romania and Bulgaria, th [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  13-September-2006

 CEC forwards final KPMG report to privatisation commission
 Bucharest – KPMG finalised the audit on the financial results in the first six months of the National Savings Bank (CEC). The document was approved by the bank Board and forwarded on Tuesday to the privatisation commission.

“According to Int [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  13-September-2006

 Over 120 writers expected at the “Days and Nights” international literature festival
 The international festival “Days and Nights of Literature” that will take place between 15-19 September on the Romanian sea shore, will rally an impressive number of around 120 writers from Romania and abroad.

The event which is at its fift [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  06-September-2006

 Average net salary reached 842 RON in July
 BUCHAREST - The average net pay stood at 842 RON in July, up 0.2 pc from the previous month, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) announced.

The average gross salary was of 1,222 RON, according to a INS release. The real salary gain [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  06-September-2006

 Materazzi breaks silence over Zidane head-butt
 ROME - Italy defender Marco Materazzi has broken his silence over the verbal exchange that led to his violent World Cup final clash with French star Zinedine Zidane. In an interview with the Gazzetta dello Sport Tuesday, Materazzi revealed it was a r [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  06-September-2006

 Moscow and Bucharest should listen to each other
 In-coming Russian Ambassador to Bucharest Aleksandr Ciurilin has made a call for reciprocity in the Romanian-Russian relations, in the context where our country holds an extremely important position in Russia’s foreign policy outlook, according to Ro [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  06-September-2006

 Arch-Bishop of Tomis ‘confesses’ having signed a commitment to former Securitate
 Two politicians who went to CNSAS yesterday deny any collaboration with the Securitate. Political party representatives believe that the exposure of collaborating athletes should be a priority to CNSAS.

BUCHAREST – Two other politicians with [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  02-September-2006

 Until accession, Romanians will know in what EU countries they can work
 The authorities will have to notify EC over the decision made in the case of the countries which restrict the access of the Romanian workers.

BUCHAREST - The access of the Romanian workers on the markets of the 25 members countries will take [...]
 Sursa: nine o'clock  02-September-2006

 Securities Commission leadership questioned in Rompetrol case
 The president and vice president of the National Securities Commission (CNVM) revealed prosecutory details about an alleged issue of bonds converted into shares.
CNVM President Gabriela Anghelache and Irina Mihaela Popovici, vice president of the [...]
 Sursa: Bucharest Daily News  30-August-2006

 Politics, bugs slow tsunami alarm system
 Within weeks of the devastating 2004 quake and tsunami, governments across the Indian Ocean vowed to establish a warning system that would protect their coastal residents from another disaster.
But progress has been slowed by bickering over whic [...]
 Sursa: Bucharest Daily News  29-August-2006

 Realitatea TV - News Coverage
 The Democratic Party has accused their Alliance partners of lack of fair play following the vote the latter had in Parliament regarding the Romanian intelligence services directors. The secretary General of the Democratic Party Vasile Blaga speaks of [...]
 Sursa: Bucharest Daily News  29-August-2006

 Solar power runs world's largest laundry
 One of Tom Benson's claims to fame, proclaimed in five-foot-high letters across his storefront, is that he owns the "world's largest laundromat" - complete with 153 washers, 148 dryers and 15 flat-screen TVs.
But that's not the claim that excite [...]
 Sursa: Bucharest Daily News  29-August-2006

 EU has received Microsoft documents, says no decision yet on further fines
 European Union's regulators said they had received more documents from Microsoft Corp. by a Monday deadline but had not yet made any decision to levy new fines.
The European Union fined Microsoft 280.5 million euros on July 12 and threatened new [...]
 Sursa: Bucharest Daily News  28-August-2006


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