Social/Politics
Government Awarded Contracts Of EUR1M For Protocol, Travel Services
Romania’s Government has concluded contracts of nearly 5 million lei (over EUR1.1 million), since the beginning of the year, for travel services, cell phone bills, cable television, services...
French Ambassador: In Business The French Trust Romanians
After four years and a half spent in Bucharest as the leading diplomatic representative of France, Ambassador Henri Paul, currently at the end of his term, will return to Paris to the French...
Romania Allots RON750,000 For Morphine For Cancer Patients
Romania's Government has allotted 750,000 lei (EUR172,000) for the urgent purchase of morphine necessary for the treatment of cancer patients.
Court Annuls Conviction Of Businessman Dinel Staicu
The Bucharest Court of Appeals has annulled the conviction of businessman Dinel Nutu, formerly known as Staicu, in the case of the fraud at the International Bank of Religions (BIR).
IMF Romania Website Hacked By Anonymous
The Romanian website of the International Monetary Fund was attacked by hackers Thursday morning, two days after a similar attack against the website of local energy regulator ANRE.
Top Two Road Builders Got EUR400 Million From CNADNR In 2011
Dorinel Umbrarescu, who owns construction company Spedition UMB, and Nelu Iordache, who controls Romstrade, collected about EUR400 million from the national company in charge of Romania’s na...
Some 80% Of Romanian Youths Surf The Internet Daily - Poll
About 80% of Romanian young people access the Internet daily and more than half of them have favorite personal care brands, according to a survey conducted by two market research companies.
Agriculture Minister: Taxing Untilled Farmland To Put Romania’s Still Unplowed Land Into Production
Romania’s Agriculture Minister Stelian Fuia supports the bill on taxing untilled land, and believes that Romania might have its entire farmland put into production through the new regulation...
EU Approves RON1.2B State Aid For Coal Mine Closures In Romania
The European Commission has authorized 1.17 billion lei (around EUR270 million) of Romanian public funding for the closure of three uncompetitive coal mining units owned by the country’s har...