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Chairman of the Romanian MEP delegation of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), at rule in a ruling coalition, Adrian Severin on Wednesday was elected deputy chairman in charge with international affairs and defence of the MEP Group of the Progressi ...

President Traian Basescu on Wednesday declared himself one of the promoters of the idea that a deep‑going reform of the state is needed, although Romania is already a EU and NATO member. 'EU accession is no certification that you're ...

Romanians run the risk of becoming a nation of socially assisted people because of a lack of coherence and responsibility in allocating public resources aimed for social policies, President Traian Basescu said Wednesday at a conference called ' ...

The Romanian Government at its meeting on Wednesday approved several normative acts on infrastructure aimed at setting certain technical‑economic indicators and starting or continuing the expropriation procedures and it also made a range of ...

Romanias Competition Council is investigating whether local banks have agreed on fixing interest rates, the councils president Bogdan Chiritoiu said Tuesday. The investigation was launched in October 2008, ex officio. At that time, the competiti ...

A Bucharest court on Tuesday upheld a travel ban on Romanian MEP George Becali, who is facing police inquiry in a kidnapping case. The judges rejected as groundless Becalis request to be allowed to leave Romania in order to take his seat in the E ...

Romanian deputies on Tuesday rejected, with 116 "pros," 100 "cons" and 10 abstentions, the prosecutor generals request that deputies resume voting on the start of prosecution of former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase. The sole a ...

Romanian Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday approved setting up an inquiry committee to probe allegations of fund misappropriation against Youth and Sports Minister Monica Iacob Ridzi. The allegations of fund misappropriation were forwarded by libera ...

Romanias Foreign Ministry spokesperson Alin Serbanescu on Tuesday said 42 Romanian citizens in Belfast have been repatriated so far, adding they are among nearly 140 Romanians who said they wish to return to Romania. Romanian foreign affairs mini ...

Romanian petty‑officer Floricel Achim and Bulgarian citizen Zikolov Peter Marinov, under arrest in a case of espionage, have been indicted along six others. Achim and Zikolov, along officers Petrisor Fragos, Baba Mihai Ovidiu, Mihai Ferchel ...

Romanian unionists urged the government to put off taking responsibility for unitary and single wage law in the public sector until September to allow more debates on the issue, and the unionists proposal was backed by the countrys labor minister ...

Three dead dolphin bodies have been discovered on the beaches of the Romanian Black Sea resorts of Eforie and Olimp, bringing at 26 the total of dolphins dead because of fishing nets in 2009. Constanta Oceanic Club Coordinating Manager Razvan Pop ...

The Bucharest District 1 Court on Tuesday decided that Gigi Becali cannot leave the country, decliing his request on the lifting of the judicial control. Against the decision Becali can appeal to the Tribunal of Bucharest. At the end of the meet ...

The Romanian dailies on Wednesday report that the deputies decided not to hold a fresh vote on launching a criminal case against former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase; independent MEP Elena Basescu has been accepted in the European People's Par ...

The shareholders of Romanias investment fund Fondul Proprietatea will discuss on July 27 the approval of the final offer filed by US‑based Franklin Templeton Investments, according to a funds release. Franklin Templeton Investments won the ...

The five Romanian sailors part of the crew of Italian ship Buccaneer, seized by Somali pirates on April 11, have been transferred to shore but are still held hostage, said the father of one of the sailors, cited by Italian daily La Stampa in its o ...

Romanias Foreign Ministry said in a press release that Romanian passports are issued for Romanian citizens only, while travel visas granted by Romanian authorities allow holders to travel in Romania and no other European Union member states. The ...

The Romanian Liberal Partys complaint accusing youth minister Monica Iacob Ridzi of embezzlement has been forwarded by the High Court of Justice to the National Anticorruption Department (DNA). On June 19, Liberal Party president Crin Antonescu s ...

Romanian Journalist Sorin Rosca Stanescu on Monday said he filed legal action against President Traian Basescu over slander. Basescu said in a television show on June 16 that Rosca asked him to intervene and stop the investigations against busine ...

The Emergency Situations Center with the Romanian Environment Ministry on Monday issued a Yellow Code warning for 30 counties and the capital Bucharest and Orange Code advisory for other five counties. Heavy rain, strong wind and hail are expecte ...