Social/Politics
Udrea Resigns As Head Of Democratic Liberal Party Bucharest Branch After Losing Election
Democrat liberal vice-president Elena Udrea told MEDIAFAX she is resigning from the position of the party’s Bucharest chapter after the party lost Sunday’s local elections to the governing S...
Businesspeople Ask New Administration For Industrialization, EU Funds And Public Procurement From Romanian Companies
Votes counted at Sunday’s local elections have shown results not seen in 20 years. The number of votes obtained by the Social-Liberal Union (USL), alongside the ones obtained separately by t...
Sorin Oprescu Leads Bucharest Mayor Race With 56.19% Of Votes - Partial Results
Incumbent general mayor Sorin Oprescu is leading the race for Bucharest mayor with 56.19% of the votes, while his main rival Silviu Prigoana garnered 15.96% of the ballots, according to the...
Romania's Former PM Regains Cluj Mayor Seat – Official
Romania's former prime minister Emil Boc (PDL) will be returning as mayor of the city of Cluj-Napoca, after winning 40.03% of the ballot, while his rival Marius Nicoara (USL) got 38.97%, acc...
PwC: Romanian Tourism Industry Revenues Fell 16% In Four Years, To EUR1.5B In 2011
The Romanian tourism industry revenues decreased 16% over the past four years to EUR1.5 billion in 2011, mainly because of the declining number of foreign visitors, according to a research c...
Companies May Access RON240M For Energy Efficiency Projects
Romanian companies operating in the extractive and processing industries will be able to access structural and state budget funds amounting to 240 million lei (EUR53.7 million) for energy ef...
Romania’s Population Decreased By 8,130 People In April 2012
Romania’s population has kept its downward trend and decreased by 8,130 people on the month in April 2012, according to data released Monday by the National Statistics Institute (INS).
World Bank Discusses Romania’s EUR1B Loan On Tuesday
The World Bank has scheduled for Tuesday the meeting of the Board which will discuss granting the EUR1 billion loan to Romania, Stefan Nanu, Romania’s representative at the international fin...
Bucharest General Mayor Reelected, Close Call For Former PM – Exit Polls
Sorin Oprescu has been reelected general mayor of capital Bucharest in Sunday’s local election, with over 64% of the ballots, according to exit polls, while the ballot for the mayor of Cluj...