Members of a human trafficking network in temporary arrest for introducing 180 minors in Great Britain to steal and beg
Romanian prosecutors sent to court 26 members of a crime network and temporary arrested 18 of them accused of introducing 181 minors in Great Britain to steal and beg, a press release of the institution reads. The British daily Daily Mail notes on Friday that 200 Rroma children were brought illegally in Great Britain by a human...
Romania's 2009 insurance market: net loss for insurers decreased by 5.6 times
The net loss of the insurance market in 2009, calculated as the difference between losses and profits, registered by insurance companies, decreased by almost six times compared to 2008 at 102.3 million lei. Seven companies registered profit, the annual report of the committee supervising the insurance market concludes. Read More →
Romanian Sorana Cirstea misses the Istanbul semifinals
Romanian tennis player Sorana Cirstea was eliminated in the quarter finals of the Istanbul tennis tour by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The Russian player imposed in a game that lasted one hour and twenty three minutes. Read More →
Jordanian Health minister: Romania has one of the most evolved emergency systems in the world
Jordanian Health minister, Nayef Al Fayez, a doctor himself, appreciated during a meeting with officials in Mures county, Romania that Romania has one of the most evolved emergency systems in the world and Jordan would be interested to takeover the model, Romanian news agency Mediafax informs. Read More →
Finance minister Sebastian Vladescu: IMF talks do not account for tax increases in 2010 nor 2011
IMF talks do not account for tax increases in 2010 nor in 2011, for that matter, Finance minister Sebastian Vladescu said. The IMF mission does not change anything regarding taxes, Vladescu underlined for the Romanian news agency Medifax. Read More →
EC about expelling gipsy deliquents: expulsions should not be rushed
After the decision of the French government to intensify its expulsion policy of gipsy fellons in Romania and Bulgaria, the European Commission warns that in such cases, governments should act with precaution. Matthew Newman, spokesperson of the EC Commissioner for Justice Viviane Reding declared for RFI that freedom of movement...
What the newspapers say: July 30, 2010
One newspaper reads on Friday how Romanians in Greece are handling the crisis. Elsewhere in the news, the government plans to pass a normative act to compell owners of houses to rehabilitate the facades. Last but not least, when they talk about Romania, foreigners want to know about Transylvania. Read More →
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Belgian Tom Nulens designed the Tourism Ministry's logoBelgian designer Tom Nulens ceded the copyrights over the drawing on which Romania's new tourism logo is based on, to a visual...
Ozzy Osbourne to perform in Bucharest / The concert will end at 10 PMOzzy Osbourne's concert in Bucharest will take place at Zone Arena, on October 2 as initially announced even though a week ago...
Romanian Nicoleta Grasu won the silver medal at the 20th European Athletics ChampionshipsRomanian Nicoleta Grasu obtained a silver medal at the discus throw, at the 20th European Athletics Championship in Barcelona. Nicoleta...
Navodari, Mamaia and Constanta sea shores affected by dead fishHundreds of dead fish were brought to the sea shore at Navodari, Mamaia and Constanta, South East Romania and the phenomenon seems...
Daily Mail editorial: I always know who to choose between an unqualified Romanian or Bulgarian immigrant or an Indian entrepreneurI know exactly what I prefer if I am to choose between an unqualified Romanian or Bulgarian immigrant and an Indian businessman, Daily...
Romania launches its new tourism brand in Shanghai / Launch marked by controversy back homeRomania launched its new tourism brand, under the slogan Explore the Carpathian Garden, in the presence of Tourism and Regional Development...
France: Rroma camps will be destroyed / Gypsies that commit fellonies will be expelledFrench authorities announced on Wednesday that they will destroy all illegal Rroma camps and will expel all gypsies from other EU...
PM Boc's reaction to Pierre Lellouche criticism: Romania and all other European countries have a common obligation regarding the Rroma communityI believe Romania, together with all other European countries have a common obligation to resolve the Rroma problem, PM Emil Boc...
Romania might re-start pork meat exports on the EU marketRomanian authorities make pressures to re-open the EU market for Romanian pork meat and pork meat products to be able to export to...
Romanian News
The European Commission sent an official formal notice regarding possible irregularities at the public procurement procedures at the Craiova Energetic…Sources within the European Commission confirmed for HotNews.ro that the Brussels executive sent a first formal notice to Romanian authorities regarding possible irregularities in the attribution of a contract for the Craiova Energetic...
Daniel Daianu: IMF and EC conclusions need to be accompanied by concrete recommendations / There is a need for public private partnerships / Big…
The central theme of IMF and EC talks in Romania remains EU funds absorption. Recently, IMF chief of mission in Romania, Jeffrey Franks declared that the IMF worries that Romania does not use enough EU funds that are available. Economist...
Romania's tourist brand, with the new slogan Explore the Carpathian garden, that will be launched on Thursday at Shanghai invites foreigners to explore the Carpathian garden in vivid culours of green, blue, yellow and orange that...
Pierre Lellouche: It is not France that needs to integrate Romanian gypsies / The Rroma issue needs to be a condition for Romania's accession to…
French State Secretary for European Affairs, Pierre Lellouche criticizes the Romanian government for the way it acts in the Rroma community problems. In an interview for RFI, he accuses Romanian authorities that they do not fulfill...
Romania's budgetary deficit increased to 18.07 billion lei in Q1, below the target set with the IMF
Romania's general consolidated budget reached to 18.07 billion lei, representing 3.35% of GDP, below the 18.2 billion lei limit set in the IMF agreement, a press release of the Finance minister reads. According to presented data,...
Shimon Naor will be handed over to Romanian authorities
The Paris Appellate Court disposed the handing over of Simen Herscovici, also known as Shimon Naor to Romanian authorities, a press release reads. Naor, aged 60 has Romanian and Israeli citizenship and was condemned by the Bucharest...
What the newspapers say: July 28, 2010
Romanian wants a new IMF credit as the state needs about 13.5 billion euro, one newspaper reads on Wednesday. Elsewhere in the news, the President's Counsellor for National Security, Iulian Fota talks in an interview about Romania's...
