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25,000 members of the Police Union threaten with strike dissatisfied by salary cuts

Observator de Bacau — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:54:43 +0000

Half of about 50,000 members of the National Police Union are decided to cease their activity in the upcoming period, unsatisfied by the decrease of salaries with percents of about 40%, the union leadership announced, quoted by the Romanian news agency Mediafax.

US Embassy to Bucharest will be closed on Monday, September 6

Observator de Bacau — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:56:57 +0000

US Embassy to Bucharest will be closed on Monday, September 6 to celebrate Labor Day. The American diplomatic mission announced that it will resume activity on September 7.

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Giulesti Maternity neonatology chief Adrian Toma, under penal investigation

Observator de Bacau — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:04:08 +0000

Giulesti Maternity neonatology chief Adrian Toma is officially under investigation by the Bucharest Higher Court of Justice prosecutors, the Health ministry informed. The doctor will be investigated for negligence with severe consequences.

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Gheorghe Ialomitianu: it is a tough job in tough times, I did not expect to receive it / Ioan Botis: I hope we will be able to gather all the benefits…

Observator de Bacau — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:53:36 +0000

I did not expect this job, I thought Sebastian Vladescu will not be changed but I consider myself suited, otherwise I would not have taken this job, the new Finance minister Gheorghe Ialomitianu declared shortly after he swore in.

President Traian Basescu after the new ministers sworn in: you need to have the capacity to explain Romanians we need another year of austerity

Observator de Bacau — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:42:23 +0000

All those six ministers of the Boc excutive – Ion Ariton (Economy), Gheorghe Ialomitianu (Finances), Ioan BotisIoan Botis (Labor), Anca Boagiu (Transports), Valeriu Tabara (Agriculture) and Valerian Vreme (Communication) sworn in on Friday afternoon. The decree to dismiss former ministers were signed on Friday morning by President Traian Basescu, before the new ministers sworn in. I want to congratulate

Health Ministry: 15 cases of West Nile virus infections confirmed in Romania

Observator de Bacau — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:21:59 +0000

15 cases of infection with the West Nile virus were confirmed in Romania by Friday morning, according to data announced by the Health Ministry. Most cases were reported in the countries of Constanta (four) and Mures (two).

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New ministers sworn in on Friday following Romania government reshuffling

Observator de Bacau — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:40:53 +0000

All six new ministers selected in government reshuffling talks on Thursday were sworn in at noon on Friday: Ion Ariton (Economy minister), Gheorghe Ialomitianu (Finance minister), Ioan Botis (Labor minister), Anca Boagiu (Transport minister), Valeriu Tabara (Agriculture minister) and Valerian Vreme (Communications ministers). The ceremony took place at the presidential palace, where President Traian Basescu urged them to prove the capacity to explain Romanians another year of austerity lays ahead.

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Volksbank President will negotiate on Friday with representatives of unsatisfied forum users / More clients organized in a collective entity and hired…

Observator de Bacau — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:45:45 +0000

Volksbank Romania President, Johann Lurf will receive representatives of the unsatisfied clients today, in an attempt to counter the plans of the clients to sue the bank as a collective entity. Representatives of the clients told HotNews.ro that six people will attend the meeting, each specialized on legal, finance and IT issues.

Over 30 gypsies from Romania, on the verge of expulsion

Observator de Bacau — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:35:56 +0000

Over 30 gypsies from Romania living in illegal camps in Madrid's outskirts might be expelled if their penal files, opened by the local police, are considered. They are felons with plenty of convictions and live in harsh condition in El Gallinero, transformed into a no man's land. Gypsies come either from Braila or Tandarei, a village dominated by gypsies in Romania.

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What the newspapers say: September 3, 2010

Observator de Bacau — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:26:54 +0000

All newspapers on Friday read about the governmental reshuffling and the next steps. Newspapers also reveal more about the new ministers proposed by PM Boc. Elsewhere in the news, clients rise against banks like BCR and Volksbank, preparing a collective lawsuit. Last but not least, Romanian Ruxandra Medrea, co register of a documentary became famous after the movie was first in a Rotten Tomatoes top best 2010 movies.