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- Romania seeks access to statements (The Malaysian Insider)
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March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Romania?s inflation rate probably fell in February as a stronger currency pushed down prices of imports and other items sold in euros, according to a survey.
- Ambassador of Romania Simona Miculescu to Speak at Adelphi University (dBusinessNews.com)
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- Romania lingers under flood warnings (UPI)
BUCHAREST, Romania, March 8 (UPI) -- Hydrologists watching the levels of the Danube River in Romania extended flash-flood warnings through the end of the week, officials said.
- Seminar on Juche Philosophy Held in Romania (Korean Central News Agency)
Pyongyang, March 8 (KCNA) -- A seminar under the subject of "The Juche philosophy and Kim Jong Il" took place at the building of the Socialist Party of Romania on Feb. 27.
- Davis Cup: Romania to face Ukraine (Nine O'Clock)
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- What the newspapers say: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The fight against discrimination has been forgotten on a piece if paper after the EU integration. Elsewhere in the news, the mutant potato was refused by Romania. Last but not least, Romanian police have discovered tens of people arrested in several farms from Constanta county, where they have allegedly been forced to work in terrible conditions.
- Prosecutors demand access to the file regarding the accident in Singapore
Prosecutors demanded authorities in Singapore access to the procedural acts they have in the accident provoked in December last year by a car pertaining to Romania's Embassy there when a man died, Romanian news agency Mediafax informs.
- Synovate study: Romanians' trust in banks dropped / 18 of 100 Romanians have a positive attitude towards financial institutions
The global financial crisis affected the trust of the population in banks and their opinion about the banking sector but clients in Central and Eastern countries display a strong loyalty to financial institutions, a Synovate survey concludes. Romania registers the smallest rates related to trust in banks: only 18 Romanians of 100.
- The government decided to declassify the last documents in the 1989 Romanian Revolution
I decided to declassify the last documents in the 1989 Revolution, PM Emil Boc announced after the government's meeting on Tuesday. He said that the documents will be published in the Official Journal.
- Reuters demands insolvency procedure for Realitatea TV and NewsIn
The International news agency Reuters demanded the insolvency procedure for Realitatea TV and NewsIn, held by Realitatea - Catavencu, controlled by Romanian businessman Sorin Ovidiu Vantu, Romanian newspaper Romania libera reads, in its online edition. Requests were submitted on March 5 and the first trial date set is June 3rd.
- Turkish businessmen plan to double their investments in Romania
Turkish businessmen plan to double their investments in Romania in the next two years to 8 billion euro, President of the Turkish Business Association Omer Susli declared. Commercial exchanges between Romania and Turkey registered last year about 4 billion euro, a 41% decrease compared to 2008. For 2010 we plan to have a 20% increase, Susli explained.
- Dacia Duster launches in Romania on March 18
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Anti graft prosecutors forwarded to the Justice minister Catalin Predoiu, their request to the Senate to arrest Social Democratic senator Catalin Voicu. Voicu is accused of corruption acts, trading in influence and false documents under hand, a press release of the institution reads.
- What the newspapers say: March 9, 2010
The Democrat Liberals received the support of the Hungarian Democrats to replace ex PSD leader Mircea Geoana as Senate's Speaker. Elsewhere in the news, one newspaper reveals the billionaires behind Romania and Moldova's improving bilateral relations. Bucharest mayor Oprescu plans to increase with a third the price of water utilities in Bucharest and invest 35 million in artificial fountains and tourism. On a lighter tone, Romanian Daniela Dodean is the best table tennis player in Romania.
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"These are shocking, unfair and unacceptable statements. They come from a Danish secondary zone and have been redrawn by Mr. Ove Dahl, spokesperson and chief investigator for the Copenhagen Police", Romanian Foreign Affairs minister Teodor Baconschi declared in the HotNews.ro-RFI discussion on Monday, discussing with journalist Dan Tapalaga. This is the first time that the Romanian Foreign Office (MAE) takes a stand after chief investigator from Copenhagen Police declared last week, after Romanian citizen Marian Clita murder suspect in the case of a dead stewardess, that "Romanians don't have scruples" and that they would kill even for a few euros. His statements have set the Danish press on fire, which read "Romanians are top criminals".
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Romanian President Traian Basescu has addressed an invitation to parliamentary parties regarding participation to consultations on changing the Constitution and this year's legislative priorities, the Presidential Administration confirmed on Monday, quoted by Romanian press agency Agerpres.
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The unemployment rate in Romania went up to 8.3% in February, after recording 8.1% in the first month of the year, according to the Romanian National Agency for Employment (ANOFM). The same time last year the unemployment rate read 5.3%.
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Russia opposes the American missile shield in Romania because it wants Romania to belong to its sphere of influence, National security and defence Heritage Foundation specialist Baker Spring believes. heritage Foundation is a conservative think-tank from Washington. In this way, "the ball will be in the Romanian and US court: they need to say if the accept Russia's demands".
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PDL and UDMR have decided in the governing coalition's Monday session to back the request to dismiss the Senate's Speaker Mircea Geoana (PSD) from his role, a petition signed last week by 57 Lib Dem senators. Also today, Mircea Geoana was quoted by Romanian press agency Agerpress to express his conviction that the law and Constitution will win against the dismissal request proposed by PD-L and independent senators.
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Romania is one of the countries with a high level risk regarding the exposure to Greece, considering that approximately 12% of the banking system is controlled by Greek banks warns Fitch ratings and Capital Economics, quoted by Bloomberg. They indicate that the situation is worse in Bulgaria, where approximately one third of the banking sector is owned by Greek crediting institutions.
- Romanian Finance minister and Central Bank vice-governor meet foreign investors in Finance 1st road-show day. The pot: 1 billion euros worth of Eurobonds
Romanian Central Bank (BNR) vice-governor Cristian Popa and Finance minister Sebastian Vladescu have stared on Monday, March 8 2010, a promotion tour: Romania will launch a Eurobonds issue on foreign markets. "Technically speaking, these road-shows used to be meetings between Romania's reps with foreign investors - banks, risk funds s.a.
- Romanian ambassador in Chisinau: I will always oppose the trivialisation of Romanian citizenship, its transformation into a mere instrument granting freedom of movement
Moldavians citizens getting the Romanian citizenship is an undisputed right, but it cannot be trivialised and transformed in a mere tool of granting freedom of movement, the new Romanian ambassador in Chisinau, Marius Lazurca, believes. "It is not sufficient to wish to travel in order to be a potential Romanian citizen", the diplomat said in an interview for HotNews.ro reporter Anne-Marie Blajan.
- EBRD: Romania's response to crisis - stimulus, more imaginary than real, with negligible effects
The "stimuli" included in the 13 bln euros funds package programme announced by the Romanian Government have so far been "more imaginary than real", because very few projects were launched, Peter Sanfey writes in the "South-eastern Europe: lessons from the global economic crisis" EBRD study.
- What the newspapers say: Monday, March 8, 2010
Romania becomes the target of xenophobic attacks after a Romanian kills a stewardess in Copenhagen. Elsewhere in the news, Leukaemia patients from Romania are constraint to national treatment. Last but not least, ex-Romanian president Ion Iliescu (PSD) called the Soviet army to intervene in the 1989 Revolution, a Polish document reveals.
- Over 10,300 employees in the railway system will be laid off
A number of 10,301 employees in 14 societies in the railway system will be laid off in the upcoming period, according to a government's decision published on Friday in the Official Journal. According to the normative act, more than half of them will be laid off by CFR Marfa.
- Romania MP to Face Charges in Corruption Case
Pieter Feith, the head of the International Civilian Office in Kosovo, said that the opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence could help alleviate tense relations between Belgrade and Pristina.
- Is yet another loan in store for Romania?
President Traian Basescu sparked new fears in the business and banking circles about the already gloomy economic outlook after suggesting that by the end of the year the country might get in the position to ask for a new financial aid.
- Romanian Rock Festival Scrapped
The 2010 B'estFest was due to be held in the capital city of Bucharest in July , but organisers announced this summer's three-day event woul d not be going ahead because of a lack of funds.
- Romania wants to buy uranium for its NPPs - President Basescu
March 2 - Romania wishes to buy uranium fuel for its nuclear power plants from Kazakhstan, said Romanian President Traian Basescu.
- Romanians to Cut Leisure Expenses in 2010
Bucharest Romanian Currency As their financial situation worsened during the last year due to the global financial crisis, many Romanians will likely spend less on leisure products, while food budgets will not be reduced, according to a survey published on Thursday.
- Romanian mayor arrested for bribery
Craiova Mayor Antonie Solomon was arrested on Wednesday on forgery and accepting bribes.
- Romanian Mayor Detained on Bribery Charges
Two Requests for Batko's Extradition The Ministries of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro will request the extradition of Veselin Vlahovic, known as Batko, on the basis of investigations against him conducted in the two countries.
- Sumgait Tragedy Victims Commemorated In Romania
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- Economy Minister: Bulgaria Top Destination for Romanians
Bulgaria's Economy Minister Traicho Traikov and his Romanian counterpart Adrian Videanu met in Sofia on Friday.
- Romania Press Review a " February 22
Skopje Prepares for Fresh Round of Name Talks Sinisa-Jakov Marusic Macedonian leaders are to hold consultations Monday ahead of tomorrow's arrival of the UN mediator in the Athens-Skopje "name" row, US diplomat Matthew Nimetz.
- Romania, Bulgaria to ask for EC extension on Danube Bridge 2 funds
About 42 per cent of the bridge and 30 per cent of the adjacent infrastructure have been completed, Borissov was quoted as saying.
- Liverpool rocked by Skrtel blow
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has suffered another injury blow after it was confirmed defender Martin Skrtel has broken his foot.
- Russia fumes at U.S. defense plan
Russia has serious concerns about U.S. plans to deploy missile interceptors in Romania, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.
- Aerosmith Is Back
So much for all the speculation that Steven Tyler was leaving Aerosmith and the band was over.
- Bulgaria, Romania to Be Linked by New Danube Ferry in April
A new ferry line connecting Bulgaria and Romania across the Danube River will be launched officially on April 2, 2010.
- France state railway sparks racism fury with warning on Romanians
The French state railway network has been accused of racism after asking passengers to report Romanians to security staff following a spate of thefts.
- Romanian soldier killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A Romanian soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday , and another was injured when their vehicle struck an explosive device in the Zabul province.
- Geoana replaced as leader of Romania's PSD
BUCHAREST, Romania -- Former Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana lost the leadership post of the Social Democratic Party at a party congress that ended early Sunday .
- Nice bottle, smells fishy: French designer sues Romanian firm for $1 million over fake perfume
It might have looked like French perfume, but something smelled fishy. A Romanian official says French designer Jean Paul Gaultier is seeking damages of C760,000 from a Romanian company for importing thousands of bottles of fake scent.
- Romania, Moldova start talks on U.S. anti-missile shield plans
Romania and Moldova began bilateral talks on U.S. missile defense plans in Europe in the Moldavian capital on Thursday, Moldova's Foreign Minister said.
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