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Radu Bostan
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- Fields
- Social/Politics, Automotive, Banks-Insurance
- Writing for ZF since
- 2011
- Articles
- 2.182
Beer Sales Down 2% In First Quarter
Sales of beer in Romania dropped by 2% in the first quarter compared to the same period of last year, and by 25% compared to the first quarter of 2008, which was the best year for the indust...
Basescu Invites Parties To Talks On Constitution, Reorganization
Romanian President Traian Basescu has invited the political parties to a discussion on the revised Constitution and the country's administrative reorganization, in the latter part of June.
Government To Seek Confidence Vote On Administrative Reorganization Act
Romania's Government will seek a confidence vote in Parliament to adopt the act on the country's administrative reorganization, Democratic Liberal Party general secretary Ioan Oltean announc...
Court Suspends Fine Against Orange, Vodafone
The Bucharest Court of Appeals on May 19 suspended the execution of a decision by the Competition Council, whereby mobile operators Orange Romania and Vodafone Romania, are to pay fines in t...
Basescu Sends Draft Constitution To Constitutional Court For Evaluation
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday sent the Constitutional Court the draft revised Constitution, together with the Legislative Council's endorsement.
EU Council To Discuss Romania's Schengen Accession In September
The Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union on Thursday adopted the conclusions on the full application of the Schengen acquis by Romania and Bulgaria, noting that the issue w...
Romania's Media Market Down 9% In 2010, Slides Below 2006 Level
The value of Romania's media market dropped 9% last year compared to 2009, to below 2006 figures, according to the Media Fact Book published Thursday by Initiative, which estimates the marke...
Private Health Insurance Market Could Grow To EUR5B Through Radical Reforms
Romania's private health insurance market could grow to EUR4-5 billion in a few years, from under EUR10 million at the moment, if authorities adopted the Dutch model, whereby almost the enti...
Romania Could Reduce Taxes For Doctors To Encourage Retention
Romanian authorities could encourage doctors to stay in the country by reducing taxes, like they do for IT specialists, private healthcare provider Regina Maria suggests.
GfK: Only 4% Of Romanians Use Internet Banking
Romania has one of the lowest penetration rates of Internet banking services in Central and Eastern Europe, just 4%, compared to 42% in the Czech Republic, 34% in Austria or 13% in Croatia,...
CFR SA Denies Access To Rail To Four Private Operators, Over Debts
Romanian railway administrator CFR SA on Tuesday denied access to the railway infrastructure to four private transporters, over combined debts of 36.6 million lei (EUR8.77 million).
Romanian President Warns Ministers About Poor EU Fund Absorption
Romanian President Traian Basescu asked the ministers to think whether they can still be members of the Cabinet after June 30, in case data on the first half of the year indicates poor EU fu...