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The President of Romania had signed the agreement ABOUT the United States [Dec 17, 2011] President Traian Basescu has promulgated a law on the ratification of the agreement between Romania and the United States on missile defense elements of Romanian territory. The reported 16 December, the Romanian State News Agency Agerpres. [via YahooNews] More >>

Holland again take Romania and Bulgaria in the Schengen [Dec 15, 2011] Holland again used the veto when considering 14 December at a meeting of the Council of Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs EU accession of Romania and Bulgaria into the Schengen area. The Romanian news agency Mediafax reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania's president doesn't like Dutch vegetables [Dec 13, 2011] Romanian President Traian Basescu has called for a boycott of Dutch vegetables because of the Netherlands' decision to block Romania's entry into the Schengen open border area, news agency AP reported on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian govt approves 2012 budget [Nov 26, 2011] BUCHAREST : Romania 's centrist coalition government approved the 2012 budget bill on Friday state news agency Agerpres reported citing government sources. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Singer fined for dropping anthem line [Sep 09, 2011] A Romanian singer has been fined for omitting a line from the national anthem in protest at the politicising of the song.Agerpres news agency reported that Bucharest prefect Mihai Atanasoaei fined singer Marcel Pavel and the Romanian... [via YahooNews] More >>

Singer fined for changing Romanian national anthem [Sep 07, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania State media say a Romanian singer has been fined for omitting a line from the national anthem out of apparent disdain for the president. Agerpres news agency reported that the Bucharest prefect Mihai Atanasoaei on Wednesday fined singer Marcel Pavel and the Romanian Football Federation US$1,685 (5,000 lei) each. The dustup involved ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Singer fined for changing Romanian national anthem [Sep 07, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania State media say a Romanian singer has been fined for omitting a line from the national anthem out of apparent disdain for the president. Agerpres news agency reported that the Bucharest prefect Mihai Atanasoaei on Wednesday fined singer Marcel Pavel and the Romanian Football Federation US$1,685 (5,000 lei) each. The dustup involved ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Ambassador: Union Filat and Voronin ? ?hypothesis, which awaits confirmation? [Sep 01, 2011] Romania admits and examines all the possible scenarios of the political situation in Moldova, including scenarios of change in the ruling coalition. This was announced on August 31 in an interview with the Romanian news agency Mediafax Romanian ambassador in Chisinau, Marius Lazurca. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania wants more profit from Canadian mine project [Aug 19, 2011] Romania's president said Thursday he was favourable to the Rosia Montana gold mine project led by Canada's Gabriel Resources, provided the profit split is renegotiated, the Mediafax news agency reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Panama-registered ship on fire in Romanian port [Jul 25, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Romanian authorities are fighting a raging fire on a ship docked near the Black Sea city of Constanta. The fire started early Monday on the Panama-registered vessel that has been undergoing repairs in Midia-Navodari, a small port just north of Constanta. Port spokesman Catalin Arteni has told Agerpres news agency that there are no ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Munition Detonators Stolen in Romania Were to Be Fixed in Bulgaria - Receiving Firm [Jul 18, 2011] The Bulgaria-bound detonators that have been stolen from a train in Romania are parts of shells that were supposed to be repaired in a Bulgarian plant, the CEO of the receiving Bulgarian company Sage Consultants AD told Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency). According to Gencho Hristov, CEO of Sofia-based firm Sage Consultants AD, an arms trader, a total of 80 detonators for shells, not 64 as ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Police in Romania arrested four, seize 150 kg of cocaine [Mar 31, 2011] Bucharest - Authorities in Romania on Thursday made four arrests and seized 150 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipment of Bolivian timber, the Mediafax news agency said. [via YahooNews] More >>

US likely to make new bid to sell F16s to Romania [Mar 04, 2011] The United States will send Romania a document mapping out a possible payment in instalments for the purchase of used F16 jets, military sources told Mediafax news agency. If the Romanian side agrees to the proposal, a new official offer will be made. [via YahooNews] More >>

5 Romanian coal miners killed in explosion [Feb 05, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Officials in Romania say that five miners died Saturday in an explosion at a coal mine. The mayor of the town of Uricani, Dan Buhaescu, told Agerpres news agency the victims ranged in age from 30 to 35. [via YahooNews] More >>

5 miners missing after explosion in coal mine in western Romania [Feb 05, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Officials in Romania say that five miners are missing after an explosion in a coal mine. A labour department inspector in the western county of Hunedoara has told Agerpres news agency the five were servicing an electric transformer when the explosion occurred Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian 2010 public deficit lower than expected: report [Jan 04, 2011] (BUCHAREST ) - Romania's 2010 public deficit was lower than anticipated, standing at 6.6 percent of gross domestic product, official sources quoted by Mediafax news agency said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania and Moldova sign border agreement [Nov 08, 2010] Bucharest - Romania and the Republic of Moldova on Monday signed a cooperation agreement on their shared border, according to the news agency Mediafax. [via YahooNews] More >>

Marius Lacatus to become Steaua coach again [Sep 28, 2010] Former Romania international Marius Lacatus is to become Steaua Bucharest coach for the third time. Mediafax news agency reports that Lacatus returned to Romania Monday to take over the football team which has struggled to find a long-term manager in recent years. Steaua has been in disarray after a string of coaches came and went amid tensions with the club owner Gigi Becali. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian diplomat given 48 hours to leave Russia [Aug 17, 2010] A Romanian diplomat, who was accused of collecting Russian intelligence under diplomatic cover and has been held by Russian security service, was declared persona non-grata and must leave Russia within 48 hours, the RIA Novosti news agency reported on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian president praises expatriate workers for not coming home [Aug 05, 2010] Bucharest - Romanian President Traian Basescu has thanked expatriates working in Western Europe for not returning home, the private news agency Mediafax reported Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>