Social/Politics
Romania To Fund Investments Yielding Immediate Benefits
State budget funds will be prioritized and directed toward investment projects that can be carried through and bring immediate benefits, while the remaining funds will be earmarked for progr...
Government Allots Aid For Victims Of Bad Weather
The Romanian Government decided Tuesday to allot aid consisting of food, water and diesel fuel to several counties affected by bad weather.
Meteorologists Lift Bad Weather Alert Valid For S Romania
Romanian weather authorities on Tuesday morning lifted the orange code alert for heavy snowfall valid for the southern parts of the country.
Disastrous Start For EU Absorption: Not A Single Euro Drawn In January
Not one euro refunded by the EU from the structural and cohesion funds. This is what the first month of the year looked like, a year in which the Romanian authorities plan to attract EUR6 bi...
Romania's Economy Loses Hundreds Of Millions Of Euros With Every Week Of Cold Weather
Half the economy is frozen as a result of tens of roads being blocked in southern Romania, and railway disruptions, Danube transport being halted, the slowdown of construction work and the r...
Economy Minister Sacks Head Of Transelectrica
Romania's Economy Minister Lucian Bode has dismissed Horia Hahaianu, general manager of state power grid operator Transelectrica (TEL.RO), on the request of Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungur...
Basescu: Romania Must Speed Up Decision On EU Fiscal Stability Treaty
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday the fiscal stability treaty agreed upon by EU member states should be signed by March 1, and Romania can no longer delay a decision on the matte...
Transelectrica May Cease Electricity Exports During Blizzard
Romanian state-owned power grid operator Transelectrica (TEL.RO) will limit or even cease electricity exports for one month, between February 16 and March 15, 2012, since bad weather diminis...
Basescu Says Households Won’t Be Left Without Electricity
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Monday said households will not see any interruptions in the electricity supply, adding that the government might decide to cease energy exports.