Social/Politics
EU Says Romania Needs Further Improvements In Judicial Reform, Fighting Corruption
The European Commission on Wednesday published its fifth annual report on Romania, which joined the EU in 2007, under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, which states the country con...
Romanian Ministers Have Two Weeks To Present Decentralization Solutions For Institutions They Run
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc asked ministers during Wednesday’s Government meeting to present in two weeks solutions regarding the transfer of duties from the central administration to t...
Romania To Set Up Committee To Supervise Construction Of Nabucco Pipeline
The Romanian Government wants to set up an interdepartmental committee made up of representatives of seven ministries and members of several institutions to supervise the construction of the...
Romanian Authorities Detain 20 People In Cyber Crime Case
Romanian authorities on Wednesday searched 20 homes of cyber crime suspects and detained 20 people to be questioned by organized crime prosecutors over a fraud of EUR500,000, people close to...
Parliament To Debate Bill On New EU Telecom Regulations In September – Communications Ministry
Romania's Parliament will begin in September discussions on the bill transposing into national legislation the EU's new telecom regulations, whose late adoption led the European Commission t...
Tourism Ministry To Purchase Event Planning Services For Up To EUR4M
Romania's Regional Development and Tourism Ministry wants to purchase event planning services for its tourist product promotion activities, through a contract worth an estimated EUR4 million...
All Warheads Stolen From Romanian Train Recovered
Authorities recovered all warheads stolen Saturday from a Romanian train heading for Bulgaria, people close to investigations said Tuesday afternoon.
EC Will Probably Lift CVM For Bulgaria, Romania In July 2012 – Bulgarian Press
The European Commission will probably lift the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM), through which it monitors the progress of Bulgaria and Romania in the fields of justice and home...
Romania Faces Infringement On Late Implementation Of New EU Telecom Rules
The European Commission (EC) has started infringement procedures against Romania and 19 other European Union member states for delays in implementing new EU telecom regulations, the Commissi...