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Special Elections in Romania: what we read in Romanian press (Girodivite) [Nov 20, 2008] We publish this Special on forthcoming Elections in Romania thanks to the precious support of dr. George Popescu at Csop Thursday 20 November 2008, by Emanuele G. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania undercover police recover stolen paintings (Las Cruces Sun-News) [Nov 20, 2008] BUCHAREST, Romania?Art thieves who tried to sell a Florentine painting worth 2.5 million euros ($3.15 million) to undercover officers for 5,000 euros ($6,300) have been arrested by Romanian police, officials said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-20 12:00 Romania seals deal to build two nuclear reactors (Interactive Investor) [Nov 20, 2008] BUCHAREST, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Romania signed a nuclear power deal to build two more reactors at its plant in Cernavoda, on the river Danube, by around 2015, on investment of around 4 billion euros ($5.05 billion), officials said on Thursday. Romania originally estimated its new 720 MW reactors would go on stream in 2013/14 and earlier this year it decided to retain a 51 percent stake in the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

French-Romanian carmaker Dacia halts production (San Francisco Chronicle) [Nov 20, 2008] French-Romanian carmaker Dacia temporarily halted production on Thursday after the financial crisis led to a drop in car sales. The production halt at the factory in Mioveni, some 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of Bucharest, will run until Dec. 7. During... [via YahooNews] More >>

French-Romanian carmaker Dacia temporarily halts production due to losses (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) [Nov 20, 2008] BUCHAREST, Romania - French-Romanian carmaker Dacia temporarily halted production on Thursday after the financial crisis led to a drop in car sales. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Signs EU4 Billion Nuclear Contract With Enel, CEZ, RWE (Bloomberg) [Nov 20, 2008] ``We are doubling nuclear generation capacity to keep our independence and increase energy security,'' Finance Minister Varujan Vosganian told a news conference in Bucharest today. ``This is a very good signal that Romania remains attractive to foreign investors.'' [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-20 07:13 Romanian cbanker sees 2009 growth as low as 4 pct (Interactive Investor) [Nov 20, 2008] BUCHAREST, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Romania's economic growth could slow to as little as 4 percent next year from some 9 percent expected for 2008, the central bank's deputy governor Florin Georgescu said. "Given the international context, we expect economic growth of 4 to 4.5 percent next year on the back of a slowdown or even recession among our main trading partners," Georgescu said during a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania suspends tax on new cars (Lexington Herald-Leader) [Nov 20, 2008] The Romanian government will suspend a tax on new cars to protect jobs in the auto industry, which has been hit by the world economic crisis, Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Wednesday. Tariceanu said the government will ask the European Commission to allow the measure, which he wants to run until the end of 2009. He made his announcement after meeting President Traian Basescu, ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania suspends tax on new cars (San Francisco Chronicle) [Nov 19, 2008] The Romanian government will suspend a tax on new cars to protect jobs in the auto industry, which has been hit by the world economic crisis, Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Wednesday. Tariceanu said the government will ask the European Commission... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Cabinet Approves EU10 Billion Stimulus Plan (Update1) (Bloomberg) [Nov 19, 2008] Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Romania's government approved a plan to invest more than 10 billion euros ($12.6 billion) in the economy over the next four years to stimulate growth and create jobs. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-19 16:47 Romanian govt suspends car tax to protect jobs (Interactive Investor) [Nov 19, 2008] BUCHAREST, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The Romanian government has suspended initial car registration tax for a year in a bid to protect jobs in the country's car industry. As the world financial crisis has intensified, concern has grown that Romania's economy is particularly vulnerable to an economic downturn because of a vast external trade deficit and high rates of hard currency borrowing. Bucharest ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania suspends tax on new cars (The Post-Standard) [Nov 19, 2008] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? The Romanian government will suspend a tax on new cars to protect jobs in the auto industry, which has been hit by the world economic crisis, Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian undercover police recover stolen paintings worth millions (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) [Nov 19, 2008] BUCHAREST, Romania - Art thieves who tried to sell a Florentine painting worth 2.5 million euros ($3.15 million) to undercover officers for 5,000 euros ($6,300) have been arrested by Romanian police, officials said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

ROMANIA: Carrefour expanding Romanian ops (Just Food) [Nov 19, 2008] Carrefour intends to increase its presence in the Romanian market through the opening of new hypermarkets, the French retail giant told just-food today (19 November). [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian PM calls for $12.6 billion to be injected into economy in next 4 years (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) [Nov 19, 2008] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's Prime minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu on Monday proposed lowering taxes and injecting over $12.6 billion (10 billion euros) in the economy over the next four years to support the country through the financial crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Society of Cardiology leads public campaign over heart disease risks (Nine O'Clock) [Nov 19, 2008] Professor, the National Congress of the Romanian Society of Cardiology has recently taken place in Sinaia. The event brought together notable foreign guests. What were the main conclusions of this important scientific forum? [via YahooNews] More >>

Bucharest hotel operators, 2nd in Europe at occupancy rate drops (Nine O'Clock) [Nov 19, 2008] New room supply flooding Bucharest during a year affected by the financial crisis has led to a 14.2 per cent drop in hotel occupancy to 61.2 per cent, the Romanian capital thus experiencing the second largest occupancy decline in Europe after Reykjavik (-24,9 per cent), according to the ?Hospitality Vision? Deloitte study covering the year-to-September performance. [via YahooNews] More >>

Music event at the Bucharest Operetta Theatre (Nine O'Clock) [Nov 19, 2008] This evening, the Operetta Theatre of Bucharest will host a music event entitled ?The Two Famous Romanian Violins,? featuring two great Romanian violin players, Gabriel Croitoru and Alexandru Tomescu, who will play two of the most famous music instruments of Romania, respectively their Guarnieri and Stradivarius violins. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania and U.S. reiterate support for 5+2 format of Transdniestria talks (Moldova.org) [Nov 18, 2008] Romania and the United States consider that the Transdniestria conflict settlement talks should be held in the 5+2 format. Such a position was expressed by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Euroasian Affairs David Merkel and the Secretary of State of the Romanian Foreign Ministry Raduta Matache. According to a communiqu? from the Romanian Foreign Ministry, David Merkel ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's RoEduNet Educational Network Selects Nortel Optical Solution (FiberOpticsOnline) [Nov 18, 2008] The Romanian Educational Network (RoEduNet) has chosen a Nortel(1) next-generation 10G optical solution to provide scientists and researchers with enough bandwidth and network capacity needed for major science and research projects as well as education and training [via YahooNews] More >>

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