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• Romania president appoints prosecutors picked by PM
  By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's president appointed six chief prosecutors and deputies on Wednesday who had been handpicked by the prime minister, defying the European Union, which had called for a transparent application process. The EU, which Romania joined in 2007, has already put its justice system under special monitoring and was critical last year over attempts by the ruling ...
  
• Romania launches new rail freight sale bid
  Romania's transport ministry launched Thursday a new bid to sell a 51-percent stake in the national rail freight carrier CFR Marfa, a day after a first attempt failed. The sale of the heavily-indebted, ...
  
• "God is a gangster" play gets police protection in Romania
  TIMISOARA, Romania (AFP) - A play entitled "God is a gangster" will be performed under police protection in Romania after the theatre hosting it received threats, police said Friday.
  
• Romania, IMF talk after freight rail sale fails
  The International Monetary Fund "is discussing" with Romania's government about the future of the national rail freight carrier CFR Marfa after the privatisation process failed, the IMF said ...
  
• Spain, an important partner for Romania?s economic future
  ?The Romania-Spain Business Forum? was held on the occasion of the official visit paid by the Spanish minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo and the minister for the Development of Infrastructure, Ana Pastor, accompanied by the president of CEOE Internacional, Jesus Banegas and a Spanish business delegation.
  
• Penitent Romanian hacker aims to protect world's ATMs
  By Radu Marinas VASLUI, Romania (Reuters) - Valentin Boanta, sitting in his jail cell, proudly explains the device he has invented which, he says, could make the world's ATMs impregnable even to tech-savvy ...
  
• Romania, the country with the highest poverty levels in the EU
  World Bank (WB) Group President Jim Yong Kim concluded a two-day visit to Romania, on May 9-10th, praising the country for its inclusive growth over the past two decades.
  
• KPMG: Romania last in absorbtion EU funds
  Romania runs the risk of being unable to spend EU funds available in the 2014-2020 period if it fails to complete and implement by the end of 2016 a strategy designed to improve the performance of its public administration, Leonard Orban, former European Commissioner, said yesterday , at a BNR conference with the subject ?Romania on the EU control panel?.
  
• Vodafone Romania: 4G coverage, expanded in Bucharest
  Vodafone Romania expanded the coverage of its 4G network in Bucharest to 27 pc of the population, equivalent to more than 500,000 inhabitants, Inaki Berroeta, CEO & President Vodafone Romania announced yesterday in a press conference.
  
• Analysis: From the fringe of Europe, Romania and Bulgaria seek EU acceptance
  By Ethan Bilby BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Addressing an audience of dignitaries in Luxembourg in 2005, Bulgaria's then prime minister extolled the virtues of European Union membership, declaring his nation ready to take its place at the heart of the continent. "Bulgaria is returning politically to the family of European nations to which it has always belonged," Simeon Saxe-Coburg announced as Bulgaria ...
  

• Ministrul Justitiei, despre confiscarea masinilor: Avem in momentul de fata o procedura pentru confiscarea produsului unei infractiuni, trebuie vazut daca se poate aplica
  Ministrul Justitiei, Robert Cazanciuc, considera ca se poate discuta despre confiscarea autoturismelor in cazul soferilor care incalca legislatia rutiera, adaugand ca trebuie vazut daca procedura de confiscare a produsului infractiunii se poate aplica si in astfel de cazuri, transmite Agerpres.
  
• Ministrul Justitiei: Nu am nimic impotriva ca o parte a atributiilor mele sa treaca la Consiliul Superior al Magistraturii/ Voi avea discutii cu sefii Parchetelor si cu Basescu pentru ocuparea si celorlalte functii de conducere de la nivelul MP
  Ministrul Justitiei, Robert Cazanciuc, declara ca nu are nimic impotriva ca o parte a atributiilor sale sa treaca la Consiliul Superior al Magistraturii (CSM), precizand ca nu exista inca un proiect de act normativ in acest sens, relateaza Agerpres.
  
• Cum a commentat The Guardian pe blog prestatia lui Cezar la Eurovision: Un vampir care va iesi din televizor si ne va ucide pe toti
  The Guardian a respectat traditia si a comentat si anul acesta prestatiile de la Eurovision pe un live blog, ironizand toti concurentii, inclusiv pe Bonnie Tyler, reprezentanta Marii Britanii. Autorul i-a invitat pe comentatori sa stea alaturi de el si sa intre in "starea de spirit Eurovision", intelegand prin asta "sa ne imbatam destul de serios".
  
• Noaptea Muzeelor 2013: Mii de vizitatori au luat cu asalt muzeele din Capitala
  Mii de vizitatori au luat cu asalt muzeele Capitalei, sambata, in "Noaptea Muzeelor", la fel ca si in anii precedenti intrarea fiind gratuita in cele peste 30 de institutii si organizatii culturale din Bucuresti, relateaza Agerpres.
  
• Cezar Ouatu, dupa finala Eurovision: Eu, profesional si personal, ma simt implinit
  Cezar Ouatu, reprezentantul Romaniei la Eurovision 2013, care s-a clasat pe locul al 13-lea in finala care a avut loc sambata la Malmo, a declarat, pentru Mediafax, ca, profesional si personal, se simte implinit, desi si-ar fi dorit un loc mai bun in clasamentul final, pentru el si pentru Romania.
  Cum comentati locul pe care s-a clasat Cezar si punctajul primit de Romania de la celelalte tari?
  
• Atacul speculativ pe leu- o farsa media sau tentativa de subminare a sigurantei economice a Romaniei?
  Discutiile sunt  tehnice si mai ales, sensibile. Putini indraznesc sa intre in cercul celor care iau parte la ele, iar personajele sunt de prim rang. Pe de o parte il avem pe Guvernatorul BNR Mugur Isarescu, cu intreaga credibilitate a sa si a institutiei pe care o conduce. De cealalta parte sunt directorii unor banci- dintre care cel mai vizibil este Misu Negritoiu si fostii sefi ai Trezoreriilor, dintre care cel care a ridicat primul piatra este Lucian Isar. Unii sustin teoria atacului speculativ pe leu din toamna lui 2008, ceilalti sustin ca a fost mai degraba o farsa media si ca leul nu a fost "atacat" de nimeni.
  
• VIDEO Un hacker roman, aflat in inchisoare, a inventat un dispozitiv anti-frauda pentru bancomate
  Valentin Boanta, un roman de 33 de ani detinut intr-un penitenciar din Vaslui, fiind condamnat pentru infractiuni legate de fraudarea cardurilor bancare, a inventat un dispozitiv care, spune el, ar putea apara orice bancomat din lume de tentativele de frauda, relateaza Reuters. Inventia lui, finantata si dezvoltata de firma romaneasca MB Telecom, este brevetata si a castigat chiar si un premiu la Salonul de la Geneva in acest an.
  
• VIDEO Rezultate Eurovision: Cezar Ouatu pe locul 13, Danemarca a castigat concursul
  Emmelie de Forest din Danemarca, cu piesa "Only Teardrops", a castigat editia din acest an a concursului Eurovision Song Contest, desfasurat sambata seara la Malmo (Suedia). Cezar Ouatu, care a reprezentat Romania in finala concursului, cu piesa "It's My Life", s-a clasat pe locul al 13-lea, acumuland 65 de puncte.
  Vezi in articol cele mai importante momente ale concursului de sambata noaptea
  
• Sondaj IRES: 70% dintre romani considera ca in tara noastra lucrurile merg intr-o directie gresita
  Cei mai multi dintre romani - 70% - considera ca in Romania lucrurile merg intr-o directie gresita, potrivit unui sondaj al Institutului Roman pentru Evaluare si Strategie (IRES), realizat in zilele de 14 si 15 mai si citat de Agerpres.
  
• Rafael Nadal, in finala Masters-ului de la Roma
  Spaniolul Rafael Nadal, cap de serie numarul 5, s-a calificat sambata in finala turneului de Masters de la Roma, dupa ce l-a invins pe cehul Tomas Berdych (favoritul numarul 6), cu scorul de 6-2, 6-4.
  
• Rovana Plumb: Am dat dispozitii Garzii de Mediu sa monitorizeze decontaminarea navei Flaminia
  Ministrul Mediului si Schimbarilor Climatice, Rovana Plumb, a declarat sambata, la Antena 3, ca a dat dispozitii Garzii de Mediu sa monitorizeze procesul de decontaminare a navei Flaminia, pentru a nu exista niciun fel de risc de mediu.
  
• VIDEO Associated Press: Dracula renascut, Cezar imbina elemente pop si de opera la Eurovision 2013
  Dracula renascut cu un beat techno si efecte pirotehnice, Cezar Ouatu, un contratenor faimos pentru productiile sale de opera, va imbina elemente pop si de opera in piesa "It's My Life" la concursul muzical Eurovision 2013, a carui finala se desfasoara sambata seara, la Malmo, scrie agentia Associated Press intr-o trecere in revista a interpretarilor notabile de anul acesta, citata de Agerpres. Rezultatul: un barbat cu o voce puternica intr-un spectacol bizar.
  Radio suedez: La Eurovision, Danemarca este favorita, insa Romania este cea mai spectaculoasa
  
• Sondaj: 90% dintre romani spun ca sanatatea e principalul motiv pentru care sunt atenti la ce mananca
  Cei mai mul?i dintre români - 90% - spun c? s?n?tatea este principalul motiv pentru care sunt aten?i la ceea ce m?nânc?, în timp ce 10% consider? c? "este important s? ?tim ce mânc?m", potrivit unui sondaj IRES, realizat pe 14 ?i 15 mai, si citat de Agerpres. Sondajul relev? c? 70% dintre responden?i nu î?i permit din ra?iuni financiare s? aleag? o hran? s?n?toas?, iar 19% din lips? de timp.
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• La Hill Center, cu ambasadorul Mark Gitenstein, despre Romania de ieri, de azi, de maine
  Cum decurge viata unui ambasador american la Bucuresti? Cum se raporteaza el la situatia politica din tara? Cum vede obstacolele si oportunitatile acestui moment? Cu ce impresii a ramas despre romani, dupa un mandat de trei ani? Am fost invitat sa fiu moderatorul unui eveniment de exceptie organizat la Hill Center din Washington pe 16 mai 2013. Hill Center este o cladire din apropierea Capitoliului, renovata ca urmare a unei intiative civice, sediul unui vibrant loc de intalniri, dezbateri, evenimente artistice, un magnet al civismului veritabil.
  
• O femeie din Arabia Saudita a intrat in istorie dupa ce a cucerit varful Everest
  O femeie saudita a intrat in istorie dupa ce a cucerit varful Everest, cel mai inalt din lume. Raha Moharrak, in varsta de 25 de ani, nu este doar prima femeie saudita care incearca acest lucru, ci si cea mai tanara femeie araba care reuseste ascensiunea, relateaza BBC.
  
• Prieten imi este Negritoiu, dar mai prieten imi este adevarul
  Mi?u Negri?oiu a scris în Ziarul Financiar din data de 16 mai 2013 un articol („Atacul speculativ ?i manipularea cursului în 2008: a fost sau nu a fost?„) în care se întreab? dac? în octombrie 2008 a fost un atac speculativ sau o fug? de capital. Dou? evenimente – spune M. Negri?oiu – l-au motivat s? scrie articolul. Primul, este comunicatul Consiliului Concuren?ei, care „nu re?ine nicio manipulare”  (M. Negri?oiu) în „stabilirea indicilor de pia?? monetar?  ROBID ?i ROBOR în perioada octombrie – 2008”. Al doilea eveniment este dezbaterea de la BNR asupra c?r?ii mele intitulat? Politica monetar?: ipostaze neconvn?ionale, care are un capitol distinct intitulat ”Lichiditatea, atacul speculativ din octombrie 2008 ?i reputa?ia b?ncii centrale” (editura Curtea Veche Publishing, 2012, pp. 79-122). În cuvintele lui M. Negri?oiu, cele dou? evenimente au adus în actualitate „mult discutatele specula?ii (sublinierea îmi apar?ine) pe pia?a monetar? din România în plin? criz? finaciar?”.
  
• Coreea de Nord a lansat tiruri de racheta cu raza scurta de actiune inspre Marea Japoniei
  Coreea de Nord a lansat sambata tiruri de racheta cu raza scurta de actiune inspre Marea Japoniei, aparent in cadrul unor manevre, a anuntat Ministerul sud-coreean al Apararii, citat de AFP.
  
• Rovana Plumb: Daca transferam timbrul de mediu in benzina si motorina ar rezulta o taxa pe consum
  Transferarea timbrului de mediu in pretul carburantilor ar insemna impunerea unei taxe pe consum, ce ar duce la crestere in lant a preturilor, a declarat sambata, la Antena 3, ministrul Mediului si Schimbarilor Climatice, Rovana Plumb.
  
• Medicii vor fi obligati sa-si faca asigurare de malpraxis; in cazul unei erori medicale, se va purta o negociere
  Ministerul Sanatatii lucreaza la un proiect de lege care ii va obliga pe toti medicii sa-si faca polita de asigurare pentru malpraxis, iar in cazul producerii unei erori medicale, doctorii vor fi nevoiti sa poarte o negociere cu pacientul si asiguratorul, inainte de a apela la un mediator sau de a recurge la instanta, a precizat pentru Agerpres Petru Melinte, reprezentant al Ministerului Sanatatii.
  
• Corespondenta VIDEO de la Cannes: Despre Jimmy P., psihanaliza si cinema de calitate, pe orice vreme
  La Cannes ploua de rupe, iar umarul drept al lui Benicio Del Toro a pastrat picaturile de ploaie pana la finalul conferintei de presa cu "Jimmy P.". Hotul de bijuterii n-a fost gasit, iar ieri s-a trezit si un domn istet sa traga cu arma in aer intr-o emisiune din platoul Canal + de pe plaja. Spuneam ca viata bate filmul? Arnaud Desplechin a adus la Cannes un film ai carui eroi sunt un indian american (Benicio Del Toro) si psihanalistul francez de origine maghiara, nascut la Lugoj, Georges Devereux (Mathieu Amalric). Ca fiecare, ne cautam pe noi insine in ceilalti. Cautati-va in noi azi dar, mai ales maine, cand vom avea o surpriza.
  

• Superkombat live stream and discussion today at Bloody Elbow
  Today, Saturday May 18, join Bloody Elbow for a live stream and discussion of the latest kickboxing action from Superkombat, live from Craiova, Romania.
  
• Brasov International Film Festival & Market Holds Its First 2013 Press Conference
  The press conference was sponsored by DARIA! Magazine and Race The Oaceans, a daring global circumnavigation adventure challenge which promotes the protection of ecological resources, world peace and ... /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The press conference announcing the winner of the contest " The 'FACE' of Brasov International Film Festival & Market 2013 ... (more)
  
• 48 hours in Bucharest
  Got 48 hours to explore Romania's capital and its eclectic mix of western architectural ideas, eastern imagery, 20th century totalitarian megalomania and buzzing nightlife? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors map the city's shift from one of Europe's most progressive urban centres at the start of the 20th century to a chaotic ... (more)
  
• NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of May 16, 2013
  F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel of excess and disaffection in the roaring 1920s follows narrator Nick Carraway through the world of West Egg, N.Y., where the mysterious Jay Gatsby throws extravagant parties.
  
• Penitent Romanian hacker aims to protect world's ATMs
  Valentin Boanta, sitting in his jail cell, proudly explains the device he has invented which, he says, could make the world's ATMs impregnable even to tech-savvy criminals like himself.
  
• Blackburn YMCA group head to Romania
  Ashley O'Hara, Samantha Partington, Gabby Ashworth and Joseph Pond, with support officer Cindy Ellis, will be on the trip A GROUP of young people from Blackburn YMCA are set to travel to Romania to take part in community projects.
  
• Honey is the top export product of Bulgarian organic farmers
  Honey is the top export product of Bulgarian organic farmers, according to Stoilko Apostolov, Chair of the Bioselena Foundation for Organic Farming.
  
• Retired principal continues to educate through Campus Crusade for Christ
  After 33 years as an educator in Pocahontas County, Dunmore resident Charles Young didn't put his educating skills on the shelf - he took them on the road.
  
• FrieslandCampina has decided to close down its factory in Taga Romania
  FrieslandCampina, the majority shareholder of Romanian dairy producer Napolact, has decided to close down its factory in Taga, Cluj county, where it produced Nasal cheese, a traditional Romanian product.
  
• Foundation and Manhattan DA launch anti-slavery initiative
  Anca, a former Romanian sex slave, hides her face behind a poster in Bucharest in this December 1, 2006 file picture.
  
• Romanian artist takes his art on the street
  Romanian artist Vasile Muresan, known as Murivale, thinks art belongs on the street.
  
• Debts to the state, equal to the tax paid by 400,000 SMEs each year
  There is, in the Romanian society, the feeling that banks do not grant enough loans.
  
• Romanian embroidered blouse on display in New York
  The Romanian embroidered peasant blouses will be on display at the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York starting Friday part of an evening of events under the generic title "La Blouse Roumaine", aimed at promoting the Romanian cultural identity in North America.
  
• 'We are pleased with the cooperation with Romania and DLAF" - OLAF head says
  Giovanni Kessler, the head of the European Anti-Fraud Office , was in Romania for two days, having high-level meetings with Romanian authorities.
  
• Maersk Line CEO Visits Panama Canal Expansion
  Panama City, Panama, May 14, 2013 Maersk Line CEO Sren Skou visited the Panama Expansion construction site accompanied by Panama Canal Administrator Jorge L. Quijano during his recent trip to Panama.
  
• A State of Depression
  If we don't count the communist ruler Todor Zhivkov, then no Bulgarian prime minister since Stefan Stambolov, "the Bulgarian Bismarck" who governed in the late 19th century, has ruled for more than five years.
  
• Bulgaria 4th in Europe by Exports of Organic Honey
  Speaking Tuesday in the Danube city of Ruse, Apostolov made clear that Bulgaria was fourth in Europe by exports of organic honey, adding that the other major export goods included organic rose and lavender oil, raspberries, strawberries, and wheat.
  
• Bulgarian Border Police Detain 17 Illegal Immigrants
  Bulgarian border police at the border crossing point in Vidin has detected 15 Somalis and two Afghanistan nationals hidden in a truck.
  
• Since 1989, Romania has built a mere 400 km of motorway
  Since 1989, that is for almost 25 years, Romania has built a mere 400 km of motorway.
  
• Energy ministers from Nabucco West project`s member states to gather in Bucharest
  "Energy ministers from Nabucco West project`s member states are expected to meet late May in capital Bucharest," said Romanian State Minister for Energy Constantin Nita.
  

• Penitent Romanian hacker aims to protect world's ATMs - Reuters
  Penitent Romanian hacker aims to protect world's ATMsReutersVASLUI, Romania (Reuters) - Valentin Boanta, sitting in his jail cell, proudly explains the device he has invented which, he says, could make the world's ATMs impregnable even to tech-savvy criminals like himself. Boanta, 33, is six months into a five ...and more »
  
• On track to Romania - The Star Online
  On track to RomaniaThe Star OnlineUNIVERSITI Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and the ?1 Decembrie? University of Alba Iulia in Romania have agreed to explore various collaborative efforts including joint publications and short summer courses. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was ...
  
• Guerra eager to face Romania, Estonia - Trinidad & Tobago Express
  Guerra eager to face Romania, EstoniaTrinidad & Tobago ExpressGuerra is in the T&T line-up for the upcoming friendly internationals against Romania and Estonia on June 4 and 7, and said he is excited ahead of the two encounters. T&T last match on that continent was a friendly away to Austria in November 2006.
  
• "God is a gangster" play gets police protection in Romania - FRANCE 24
  FRANCE 24"God is a gangster" play gets police protection in RomaniaFRANCE 24Canadian actor and author Nick Mancuso is applauded at the premiere of his play "God is a gangster" in Timisoara, Romania on October 26, 2012. A play entitled "God is a gangster" will be performed under police protection in Romania after the theatre ...and more »
  
• Church work took her abroad on mission trips - Orlando Sentinel
  Church work took her abroad on mission tripsOrlando SentinelWhether working in Central Florida or across the oceans in India or Romania, Barbara "Bobbie" Strickland loved working with children and teenagers through her church. She participated in dozens of mission trips to several countries through Eastpoint ...and more »
  
• New arrivals from Romania & Bulgaria - Fact versus Fear - IBTimes.co.uk
  New arrivals from Romania & Bulgaria - Fact versus FearIBTimes.co.ukFears are developing over an influx of Europeans into Britain next year, this time from Romania and Bulgaria. The freedom of movement rules will be relaxed again for these two nations on 1 January 2014, with estimates on the number of nationals from ...and more »
  
• World Bank President Reaffirms Close Partnership with Romania - World Bank Group
  World Bank President Reaffirms Close Partnership with RomaniaWorld Bank GroupBUCHAREST, May 10, 2013 - World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today concluded a two-day visit to Romania, praising the country for its inclusive growth over the past two decades. He called on leaders to continue building a more competitive ...and more »
  
• Blackburn YMCA group head to Romania - Lancashire Telegraph
  Lancashire TelegraphBlackburn YMCA group head to RomaniaLancashire TelegraphA GROUP of young people from Blackburn YMCA are set to travel to Romania to take part in community projects. The six-strong team and two staff members will arrive in Bistrita on Tuesday, June 4 for the 10-day trip. The scheme, in partnership with RV ...
  
• Romanian artist takes his art on the street - Anchorage Daily News
  Anchorage Daily NewsRomanian artist takes his art on the streetAnchorage Daily NewsIn this photo taken on April 4, 2013, Romanian artist Vasile Muresan, known as Murivale poses on one of his paintings in a parking lot, in Bucharest, Romania. The white-bearded painter can often be seen sitting on his colorful canvasses which he ...
  
• Romania, IMF talk after freight rail sale fails - Business Recorder (blog)
  Business Recorder (blog)Romania, IMF talk after freight rail sale failsBusiness Recorder (blog)image BUCHAREST: The International Monetary Fund "is discussing" with Romania's government about the future of the national rail freight carrier CFR Marfa after the privatisation process failed, the IMF said on Thursday. "We have taken note of the fact ...
  

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