Social/Politics
U.S.-Romanian Antimissile Shield Agreement Goes Public
The U.S.-Romanian agreement on the deployment of the U.S. ballistic missile defense system in Romania has been made public in Romania Friday.
Romanian President Takes Responsibility For Schengen Entry Failure
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday he takes responsibility, as head of state, for the country not joining the border-free Schengen area, as he takes responsibility for unsolved...
Employers Want Bonuses For Private Sector Employees Earning Wages Below RON1,000
Romanian employers on Thursday met with Labor Minister Sulfina Barbu and proposed that employees in the private sector who gain monthly wages below 1,000 lei (about EUR232) should be granted...
Decision On Romania’s Schengen Entry Postponed - Sources
A decision on Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to the border-free Schengen Area has been postponed Thursday, as the matter was not put to the vote at the meeting of the Justice and Home Affa...
OMV Awaits Romanian Fiscal Frame To Complete 10-Year Strategy For Petrom
Gerhard Roiss, the head of Austrian oil group OMV, Thursday said he has informed Romanian President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Emil Boc on the group’s strategy for activities in Roman...
Belgian Postal Operator Interested In Buying Into Posta Romana
Belgium's national postal company, bpost, wants to become a minority stakeholder in Romania's postal company and railway operator SNCB is also interested in investing on the Romanian market,...
Romania, Belgium Sign Agreement To Modernize Gara de Nord
Romanian Transport Minister Anca Boagiu and Belgian state secretary for Mobility Etienne Schouppe on Thursday signed a memorandum for cooperation in transport, concerning, among others, the...
Dutch Government Confirms Opposition To Romania's Schengen Accession
The Netherlands on Thursday confirmed its opposition to the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen Area, according to AFP.
Train Engine Catches Fire In Central Romania, No Victims
The locomotive of a train heading for Bucharest from Budapest caught fire before entering the station in Orastie, central Romania, Thursday morning, and authorities are investigating the cau...