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Radu Bostan

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Social/Politics, Automotive, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
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2.182
Social/Politics

Basescu Asks Parliament To Reject Law Banning Natural Gas Exports

Romanian President Traian Basescu has asked the Parliament to reject a bill amending the gas law, whereby domestic production of natural gas is used on the internal market exclusively, until...

Radu Bostan · 10.01.2012 · 21:12 · 2 min
Macroeconomics

EU Members With Low Foreign Debt May Exceed Structural Deficit Limit

Romania's Minister of European Affairs, Leonard Orban, said Tuesday that a suggestion was made in the negotiations on the future inter-government treaty, whereby states with foreign debt bel...

Radu Bostan · 10.01.2012 · 16:59 · 1 min
Automotive

Romania To Refund Car Tax Difference After Debts To Budget Are Subtracted

Romanian car owners for whom the car pollution tax paid since July 1, 2008 is higher than the tax according to the new system may request a refund of the difference, but this refund will als...

Radu Bostan · 10.01.2012 · 15:46 · 2 min
Automotive

Light Commercial Vehicles To Require Yearly Technical Inspection

Light commercial vehicles (lighter than 3.5 tons) will require a technical inspection every year, instead of every other year, according to a draft government ordinance, published by Romania...

Radu Bostan · 09.01.2012 · 20:36 · 1 min
Social/Politics

Romanian Court Of Accounts Found Cooked Books At CFR

Romania's Court of Accounts has found losses of 325.8 million lei (EUR74.8 million) at state-owned railway companies CFR SA and Electrificare CFR, while auditing the management of railway in...

Radu Bostan · 09.01.2012 · 20:24 · 2 min
Social/Politics

Romanian Court Of Accounts: Shady Contracts Caused Big Losses For Posta Romana

Romania's Court of Accounts has found a series of problems responsible for losses in the activity of state-owned postal operator Posta Romana, including prejudicial contracts with Blue Air,...

Radu Bostan · 09.01.2012 · 19:35 · 3 min
Social/Politics

Government Wants To Attract EUR6B From EU Funds In 2012

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Monday that, as regards European fund absorption, the objective for 2012 is attract EUR6 billion, from the cohesion fund and agriculture funds.

Radu Bostan · 09.01.2012 · 18:39 · 1 min
Social/Politics

Government Belatedly Tries To Recover EU Funds Spent Illegally On 2008 Floods

Romania's Government is only now trying to recover the funds allotted by the EU in 2009 to counter the damage created by the 2008 floods and spent illegally, as revealed by an audit of the C...

Radu Bostan · 09.01.2012 · 18:00 · 3 min
Social/Politics

Romanian Court Of Accounts: CFR Illegally Spent EUR13.4M From Foreign Loan

Romanian state-owned railway company CFR SA illegally spent EUR13.4 million from a foreign loan in 2010, an audit by the Court of Accounts has found.

Radu Bostan · 09.01.2012 · 16:55 · 1 min
Romanian Court Of Accounts: Authorities Paid EU Funds For Unnecessary Work, Without Contracts
Social/Politics

Romanian Court Of Accounts: Authorities Paid EU Funds For Unnecessary Work, Without Contracts

Romania paid more than EUR1 million from the European Solidarity Fund to various companies, to counter the effects of the 2008 floods, but the funds were disbursed before the contracts were...

Radu Bostan · 09.01.2012 · 15:13 · 1 min
Social/Politics

Romanian Authorities Caused Over RON3B In Losses To Budget Through Illegal Practices

Romanian central and local authorities in 2010 caused 3.2 billion lei (EUR735 million) in damage to the state budget by failing to collect certain income on time, using funds illegally, hiri...

Radu Bostan · 09.01.2012 · 15:03 · 1 min
Automotive

Targu Mures Airport Reports Record-High Traffic In 2011

The "Transilvania" Airport in Targu Mures served more than 250,000 passengers in 2011, the highest number since it was opened, and expects to set a new record for traffic in 2012.

Radu Bostan · 06.01.2012 · 19:40 · 1 min