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Romania to cut 53,000 government jobs [Jul 01, 2010] Romania will cut over 53,000 public jobs and slash pay in the remaining positions by 25 percent as part of a package of austerity measures aimed at reining in a ballooning deficit, officials said on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania to limit compensation to former political prisoners held by communist regime [Jul 01, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's government has decided to limit compensation for former political prisoners held by the communist regime to a maximum of 10,000 ($12,300). [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania to cut 54,000 jobs [Jul 01, 2010] BUCHAREST - ROMANIA is to cut 54,000 jobs in the public sector in a move to curb its public deficit, the centre-right government announced on Thursday. '53,432 jobs will have to be cut in local administrations,' Interior Minister Vasile Blaga said after a cabinet meeting. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Senate rejects stronger antigraft agency [Jul 01, 2010] (AP:BUCHAREST, Romania) Romanian lawmakers have voted to lessen the powers of the government's anticorruption agency, prompting criticism Thursday from civic groups who said the move jeopardized Romania's ability to fight graft. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania midfielder Nicu joins Freiburg [Jul 01, 2010] Romania midfielder Maximilian Nicu is joining Bundesliga club Freiburg on a free transfer from relegated Hertha Berlin. Freiburg gave no details Thursday of the German-born 27-year-old's contract. The club finished 14th in the 18-team top division last season. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian anticorruption agency left unchanged [Jul 01, 2010] Lawmakers have rejected proposals to make Romania's anti-corruption agency more efficient in fighting graft. The Senate's vote late Wednesday effectively lessened the National Integrity Agency's powers to monitor public officials' wealth. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ionescu trial in Romania [Jul 01, 2010] BUCHAREST - ROMANIAN diplomat Silviu Ionescu, will be tried in his native country over a hit-and-run crash in Singapore in December that killed a Malaysian national, prosecutors said on Thursday. A former charge d'affaires in Singapore, he has been indicted for homicide, causing physical injuries and false statements, a press release from the general prosecutor's office said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian diplomat to be tried over Singapore road death [Jul 01, 2010] BUCHAREST, Thursday 1 July 2010 (AFP) - A Romanian diplomat will be tried in his native country over a hit-and-run crash in Singapore in December that killed a Malaysian national, prosecutors said on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Cheek-to-cheek in Bucharest tango revival [Jul 01, 2010] In a 19th-century tea room in downtown Bucharest, young couples spin softly round to the retro rhythms of the tango, an old Romanian love affair that was all-but killed off under communism. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania to lay off 60,000 in public sector [Jul 01, 2010] Romania to lay off 60,000 in public sectorRomania to lay off 60,000 in public sector [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania to lay off 60,000 in public sector [Jul 01, 2010] Bucharest, July 1 : In a bid to cut administrative costs, the Romanian government has decided to lay off 60,000 public sector employees. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania requests for flood aid as death toll hits 20 [Jul 01, 2010] Bucharest, Jun 30 (AP) Authorities say the death toll from a week of severe flooding in Romania has risen to 20, and they are asking for aid from the European Union's Solidarity Fund to help repair damaged roads, crops and houses. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian wind energy unit starts producing electricity [Jun 30, 2010] A wind energy unit in Romania expected to become the biggest in Europe next year has begun producing electricity, an official said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Floods kill 24, Romania to seek emergency EU aid [Jun 30, 2010] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Floods and torrential rain in Romania have killed 24 people, forced 7,000 to be evacuated from homes and damaged farmlands and infrastructure in the European Union's second poorest country, officials said on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's interest rate unchanged [Jun 30, 2010] Romania's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate at 6.25 percent Wednesday, after already cutting it four times this year in an attempt to revive the country's ailing economy. Romania - Central bank - Government - Travel and Tourism - Travel Guides [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania requests flood aid as death toll hits 22 [Jun 30, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - The death toll from a week of severe flooding in Romania rose to 22, authorities said on Wednesday, as they announced they were requesting aid from the European Union's Solidarity Fund to help repair damaged roads, crops and houses. [via YahooNews] More >>

Floods kill 24, Romania to seek emergency EU aid [Jun 30, 2010] BUCHAREST, June 30 Floods and torrential rain in Romania have killed 24 people, forced 7,000 to be evacuated from homes and damaged farmlands and infrastructure in the European Unions second poorest country, officials said today. Television footage from the worst-affected north of the country showed deluged fields and damaged roads, houses ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania requests for flood aid as death toll hits 20 [Jun 30, 2010] Bucharest, Jun 30 (AP) Authorities say the death toll from a week of severe flooding in Romania has risen to 20, and they are asking for aid from the European Union's Solidarity Fund to help repair damaged roads, crops and houses. [via YahooNews] More >>

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Embassy Club Bar, Pub, Restaurant, Terace - downtown Bucharest located in no.8 Lahovari Plaza next to Howard Johnson Hotel. This location is one of the most friendly in Bucharest, it is a must to visit it. More >>

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