Social/Politics
Romania To Cooperate With Prince Charles To Promote Tourism In Carpathians
Romania's Government will cooperate with the British Royal Family, specifically with Prince Charles' representatives, to promote tourism in the Carpathian Mountains, minister Eduard Hellvig...
EU Officials Gather In Bucharest To Sign Joint Act On EU Funding In 2014-2020
The prime ministers of European Union states, gathered Friday in Romania’s capital Bucharest for talks on EU financing for the 2014-2020 period, will sign a joint declaration aimed to mainta...
Politicians Replaced Transelectrica CEO Five Times In Three And A Half Years
All the politicians in office at the Economy Ministry over the last four years have felt they had to appoint new chief executives at Transelectrica (TEL.RO), the company that operates the na...
EC Asks Romania To Comply With EU Legislation On End-Of-Life Vehicles
The European Commission has reasoned opinions to Romania and Slovakia, urging them to bring their national legislation in line with community rules by updating the ban on the use of hazardou...
EU Asks Romania To Apply Directive On Defense Equipment Market
The European Commission has sent Romania and Italy a reasoned opinion, asking them to transpose into national rules a directive that reduces barriers on the community market of defense equip...
EC President To Meet With Basescu, Ponta In Bucharest On Friday
European Commission president José Manuel Barroso will visit Bucharest on Friday to meet with Romanian President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Victor Ponta, and attend the conference "Ch...
Opposition Challenges Bill On Single-Winner General Elections At Constitutional Court
The Romanian opposition Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) has challenged at the Constitutional Court the law introducing a single-winner first-past-the-post system in general elections, while e...
Government Won't Allot Any Money For Building Consolidation This Year
Romania's Government will not allot any money from the state budget for building consolidation this year, although experts have repeatedly warned that there is a risk of a strong earthquake...
Sterling Resources, GSP Sign Drilling Agreement For Two Black Sea Wells
Canadian Sterling Resources Thursday said its Romanian subsidiary Midia Resources has signed a drilling agreement with local oil and gas service company Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP) for tw...