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Sacrificing the nuancesThe great Romanian historian and patriot Gheorghe I. Bratianu was born on 3 February 1898 and died on 24 April...by mihai.iordanescu on May 20th, 2013 at 9:00 PM
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The boomerang effect, or the karmaDespite the ‘nonaggression’ treaty signed with Victor Ponta days before obtaining the nomination to the office...by rodica.pricop on May 16th, 2013 at 9:00 PM
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MPs approve draft law on Nabucco constructionThe Lower Chamber adopted yesterday, with 329 votes in favor and one against, the draft law on some measures necessary...by nineoclock on May 21st, 2013 at 9:00 PM
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Auto market drops by 11 pc in first four monthsThe sales of new auto vehicles dropped by 10.9 per cent in the first four months, to 21,916 units, while the sales...by monica.apostol on May 21st, 2013 at 9:00 PM
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Vodafone earnings matched EUR 769m euro in 2012Vodafone reported total Romanian revenues equal to 769m euro in the fiscal year 2012-2013, ending March 31, down...by nineoclock on May 21st, 2013 at 9:00 PM
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Ponta cleared of plagiarism charges
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Becali, Babiuc and Cioflina, detained at Rahova Penitentiary“My conviction is that the verdict was negotiated between services and, prosecutors (…), they said it was good...by Daniela.Baragan on May 21st, 2013 at 9:00 PM
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The Right is coalescing. Popular Movement, open to alliancesIt appears Romanian rightist parties will soon forge an alliance with a Popular Movement-rooted political grouping,...by nineoclock on May 21st, 2013 at 9:00 PM
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US State Department: No reports of abuses of religious freedom in 2012 in RomaniaMinister Dan Sova, MP George Becali and MEP Corneliu Vadim Tudor are the Romanian politicians mentioned in the...by nineoclock on May 21st, 2013 at 9:00 PM
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Deputies reject “Basescu’s Constitution”The Chamber of Deputies yesterday rejected the draft revision of the Constitution which provides for a unicameral...by nineoclock on May 21st, 2013 at 9:00 PM
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EP adopts Weber report on the freedom of the mediaThe European Parliament adopted Tuesday the report of PNL EuroDeputy Renate Weber on the standard norms for securing...by nineoclock on May 21st, 2013 at 9:00 PM
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School abandonment advanced to 16 pc during 2010-2011School abandonment advanced to 16 pc during 2010-2011, from 15 pc a year ago, because during that interval the...by nineoclock on May 21st, 2013 at 9:00 PM
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Kidnapped civilians among 39 killed in rash of Iraq violenceBAGHDAD – A barrage of car bombings and shootings across Iraq left at least 32 people dead, authorities said...by nineoclock on May 20th, 2013 at 9:00 PM
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North Korea fires more projectiles into the sea off its east coastNorth Korea on Monday fired more projectiles into the sea off its east coast, South Korean officials said, urging...by nineoclock on May 20th, 2013 at 9:00 PM
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Major disaster declared in Oklahoma after tornado
20 children are among the victims. A powerful tornado has torn through a suburb of Oklahoma city in the US, leaving at least 91 people dead – including 20 children, Euronews reports. The three kilometre wide twister, with winds of up to 320 kilometres per hour, flattened large swathes of Moore – destroying everything in [...]
Gov’t worried by Mittal’s possible departure from Romania
According to Premier Victor Ponta, the authorities will try to support the steel-maker giant but they have to find a way to preserve domestic interest and observe EU norms alike. Ever since last week, when Premier Victor Ponta and ArcelorMittal owner Lakshmi Mittal discussed at the Victoria Palace proposals to optimize production costs at ArcelorMittal [...]
Ponta cleared of plagiarism charges
The prosecutors of the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) yesterday dropped all charges of plagiarism against PM Victor Ponta, sources with the Public Ministry announced, quoted by Mediafax. According to the sources, the decision was made under article 10 letter a of the Criminal Procedure Code, which stipulates that “criminal probe cannot be [...]
Becali, Babiuc and Cioflina, detained at Rahova Penitentiary
“My conviction is that the verdict was negotiated between services and, prosecutors (…), they said it was good for Schengen,” Becali said Monday evening, before he surrendered to the police. Gigi Becali, Steaua FC financier and Liberal Deputy, was sentenced to three years in prison over a land swap with the Ministry of National Defense [...]
The Right is coalescing. Popular Movement, open to alliances
It appears Romanian rightist parties will soon forge an alliance with a Popular Movement-rooted political grouping, at least this is what presidential adviser Sebastian Lazaroiu envisions, who said that a prospective such party would enter into alliances with rightist parties, including the PDL, which, in his view, might disband in 2015. “I believe we should [...]
MPs approve draft law on Nabucco construction
The Lower Chamber adopted yesterday, with 329 votes in favor and one against, the draft law on some measures necessary for the construction of the Nabucco natural gas pipeline, Mediafax informs. MPs from all Parliamentary groups appreciated that this is “a project for Romania and for Romanians.” The draft law includes, among other things, the [...]
Auto market drops by 11 pc in first four months
The sales of new auto vehicles dropped by 10.9 per cent in the first four months, to 21,916 units, while the sales of new cars dropped by 11.4 per cent to 18,137 units, according to the data that the Association of Automobile Producers and Importers (APIA) announced yesterday, Mediafax reports. “In Romania the sales continue [...]
France, guest of honour at 20th Sibiu International Theatre Festival
Over 300 events will unfold at the Sibiu International Theatre Festival (FITS), June 7-16 – theatre, street performances, conferences, seminars and book launches. Aside from France, this year’s guest of honour, theatre companies from Japan, Belgium, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Israel, Russia and the UK will be featured. At yesterday’s press conference in Bucharest, [...]
Vodafone earnings matched EUR 769m euro in 2012
Vodafone reported total Romanian revenues equal to 769m euro in the fiscal year 2012-2013, ending March 31, down 5.1 pc year on year precedent, under comparable conditions, adjusted for exchange rate variations. The drop was mainly due to lower interconnection charges, according to a Vodafone press release quoted by Mediafax. Vodafone service revenues in Romania [...]
Romania’s image promoted abroad by Prince Charles, Ivan Patzaichin and Dracula
The flat tax charged to companies will replace the 3 pc turnover tax or the 16 pc profit tax and will be thrice lower than the tax amount they are paying now, Mediafax quoted Minister Delegate for S&MEs, Tourism and Business Environment, Maria Grapini, as saying, who added it will be “the most ethical way [...]
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