Social/Politics
Romanian Poet, Translator Mircea Ivanescu Dies At 80
Mircea Ivanescu, one of Romania’s most important contemporary poets, died Thursday in Sibiu, following a long and painful illness, the Cartea Romaneasca publishing house said. He was 80.
Romania’s Wheat Production Should Hit 8M Tons By 2020 - Minister
Romania’s wheat production is seen increasing 40% by 2020, from the level registered last year, to 8 million tons, half of which will be exported, according to data presented Thursday by Agr...
Tabara: Romania's Arable Land Area Down 1M Ha Over Past Eight Years
Romania's arable land area has shrunk from 9.5 million hectares in 2002 to about 8.4-8.6 million hectares last year, Agriculture Minister Valeriu Tabara said Thursday at the conference Media...
Government Halts Sending Reimbursement Bills To Brussels
President Traian Basescu has requested that the government stop sending the bills for the reimbursement of eligible expenses for European Union-funded projects to Brussels. This means that t...
Boc: All EU-Funded Projects Awarded Through Public Auctions Will Be Checked
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday that he has ordered check-ups at every ministry regarding auctions for EU-funded projects, almost all of them run by local authorities, to mak...
Basescu Doesn’t Fully Agree With EU Remarks Concerning Parliament
Romania’s President Traian Basescu said Wednesday the European Commission’s report on Romania’s justice system is correct and shows both the progress the county made to render its judiciary...
EU: Romania Should Improve Cooperation Between Integrity Agency And Other Judicial Authorities
Romania should implement measures to unify the practice of wealth investigation commissions and improve the cooperation between the National Integrity Agency (ANI) and other judicial authori...
EU Asks Romania For Norms On Parliamentary Immunity Waiver
The European Commission asks Romania to speed up the resolution of high-level corruption cases, so as to avoid prescriptions in all cases, and also suggests it adopt clear procedural rules o...
EC Report: Confiscation Of Criminal Assets Hampered By Restrictive Court Practices
A small share of illegally-obtained assets are confiscated in Romania, because of limited confiscation possibilities provided by law, restrictive court practice and a lack of proactive behav...