7 iun 2011

Romanian President Traian Basescu said he is optimistic about Romania’s and Bulgaria’s chances to join the Schengen area by the end of this year, despite objections from France and Germany, the more

7 iun 2011

It may be years, not months, before Romania and Bulgaria can join the passport-free Schengen area, mainly because of lack of trust in the two countries’ judicial institutions, the Financial Times more

6 iun 2011

Romania’s opposition Social Liberal Union will forward the parliament Wednesday three bills lowering the number of lawmakers to 300 from 471, banning political migration and regulating parliamentary more

6 iun 2011

Renault Mais, the Turkish producer and distributor of the French auto giant, sold 8,625 Dacia cars during the first five months of the year, up 71% from the same period the year before, said Ibrahim more

5 iun 2011

Registrations of Renault and Dacia cars in Germany increased 11.5% in January-May, to 67,180 units, slower than the overall market, which grew 13%, to 1.33 million cars. more

5 iun 2011

Renault Romania has signed deals with power supplier Electrica, Schneider Electric and Siemens to develop the infrastructure necessary for the use of electrical vehicles in Romania, the four companies more

5 iun 2011

Romania’s Agriculture Ministry has asked the European Commission for solutions to reimburse local cucumber producers following a halt in exports to the Czech Republic and Germany due to an E.coli more

3 iun 2011

Applying reverse taxation on cereal and plants with industrial use in Romania might halve the local cereal black market, estimated at EUR1.4 billion, if the move is followed by a set of other more

3 iun 2011

Roads administrator CNADNR has launched an auction to award a new contract for the design and construction of the Cernavoda-Medgidia highway section, in southeastern Romania. more

3 iun 2011

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Friday proposed democrat liberal MP Sulfina Barbu as labor minister and an official announcement is expected in the afternoon, said people familiar with the matter. more

3 iun 2011

Private hospitals with emergency rooms in Romania will be fined 10,000 to 30,000 lei (EUR2,400 – EUR7,250) if they refuse to stabilize patients in critical condition who have no money to pay for the more

2 iun 2011

The Tourism Ministry asked the European Commission to allow for projects regarding the thermal rehabilitation of buildings to be financed with European funds, Minister Elena Udrea told a news more

2 iun 2011

Tire sales in Romania will increase 11-12% this year, to some 3.4 million units, and the local market has the biggest growth potential in the region, above the European average, said Thursday Eric more

2 iun 2011

Mark Gitenstein, the U.S. Ambassador to Romania, said Thursday that President Obama supports changing the Visa Waiver Program to focus on the overstay rate, rather than the refusal rate, therefore to more

2 iun 2011

Police unionists on Thursday threatened they will stage protests over the Interior Ministry’s decision to reduce their food benefits to 130 lei (about EUR30) from RON720. more

2 iun 2011

The National Integrity Agency (ANI) on Thursday notified prosecutors regarding former Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu’s incompatibility with the position held, as she was also a manager of a more

1 iun 2011

The budgets of Romania's public hospitals will be increased by 500 million lei (EUR121 million) in this summer's budget revision, said Health Minister Attila Cseke on Wednesday. more

1 iun 2011

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Wednesday sent the bill revising the Constitution to the Legislative Council for endorsement, the Presidency said in a press release. more

1 iun 2011

Registrations of new Dacia cars in France have declined 16.7% in the first five months, to 40,980 units, while the local car market grew 4.4%, according to data released Wednesday by the French more

1 iun 2011

Romanian Health Minister Attila Cseke said Wednesday the hospital classification process has been completed and seven healthcare units were classed in category 1, the highest ranking. more

1 iun 2011

Romanian telecom operator Romtelecom has signed a deal to take over the clients and assets of digital television Boom TV, Transylvania Insolvency House, the legal administrator of the television more

1 iun 2011

Over half of employers in Romania (53%) have difficulties filling vacant positions mainly because of candidates’ lack of experience, and skilled workers, engineers and managers are the hardest to more

31 mai 2011

Romanians paid over 46 million lei (EUR11 million) in taxes online and using bank cards at POSs in the first four months of the year, in 140,000 transactions, as the number of local authorities more

31 mai 2011

Romania's car tax, in its future form, will be paid by the buyer upon the first sale of any car for which the tax has not already been paid, said an Environment Ministry press release on Tuesday, more

31 mai 2011

The Romanian Tourism Ministry has started a campaign to promote Romania as a tourist destination on three international television channels, CNN, Euronews and Eurosport, which will broadcast for one more