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Life in the Romanian countryside: Rediscovering nature from our remote village, after 20 years in the city
Soon after moving to the countryside over a year and a half ago, after spending 20 years in Bucharest, I realized how alienated I had become from nature. In the city, nature is something that (...)
Jul 19, 2018
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EduMin Popa meets Chinese delegation, highlights excellent bilateral education co-operation
At a meeting with a delegation of the Education Department of China’s Hebei Province, Romania’s Minister of Education Valentin Popa presented the events that Romania will hold during its presidency (...)
Jul 19, 2018
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Romania’s sovereign fund law is unconstitutional
Romania’s Constitutional Court (CCR) ruled on Wednesday, July 18, that the law for setting up the Sovereign Development and Investment Fund, recently passed by the Parliament, is unconstitutional. (...)
Jul 19, 2018
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Miner dies after accident at coal mine in Romania
A 42-year old miner lost his life after a gallery of the Lupeni coal mine in Western Romania collapsed on Wednesday morning, July 18. Two miners were trapped underground as the gallery’s ceiling (...)
Jul 19, 2018
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UDMR’s Kelemen considers pardon and amnesty talks untimely, project actually non-existent
Chairman of the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) Kelemen Hunor considers the time is not right for pardon and amnesty talks. “As a principle for the Romanian society, I think the (...)
Jul 19, 2018
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PG Lazar meets Germany’s Roth, worried about changes to criminal law
Romania’s Prosecutor General Augustin Lazar had a meeting with visiting State Minister for European Affairs of the German Federal Foreign Office Michael Roth, who voiced concern over recent (...)
Jul 19, 2018
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CCR postpones debate on PNL, USR and ICCJ challenges on Criminal Procedure Code
On Wednesday, the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) postponed, for September 25, the debate on the challenges that the PNL, USR and High Court of Justice (ICCJ) have lodged against the bill (...)
Jul 19, 2018
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Three-month interbank offered rate hits 3.37 pct, a high since March 2014
Romania’s three-month interbank offered rate ROBOR, which serves as benchmark for floating-rate loans in lei, climbed 0.02 percentage points on Wednesday to 3.37 percent per annum, announced the (...)
Jul 19, 2018
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Law establishing Sovereign Fund for Development and Investments declared unconstitutional by CCR. Court says the Law breaches principle of separation of powers, Parliament role. Reactions
The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) admitted, on Wednesday, the constitutionality challenges formulated by President Klaus Iohannis, the National Liberal Party (PNL), the Save Romania Union (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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British journalist: Donald Trump would probably end up in jail for this in Romania
US President Donald Trump would probably face state prosecution and end up in jail, if he were in Romania, a British journalist wrote on Twitter commenting a news piece that reveals the US (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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PM Dancila, Austrian ForMin Kneissl reconfim joint will to cooperate in European Affairs area
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila welcomed on Wednesday at the Victoria Palace Austria's Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Karin Kneissl, who is paying a visit to (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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19th edition of “Enescu and the Music of the World” International Festival to kick off in Sinaia on July 24
Since 1999 until today, the International Festival “Enescu si muzica lumii” (“Enescu and the Music of the World” – e.n.) suggests a more and more complex program for those who spend their summer (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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AG Lazar meets Germany’s Roth, worried about changes to criminal law
Romania's Attorney General Augustin Lazar had a meeting with visiting State Minister for European Affairs of the German Federal Foreign Office Michael Roth, who voiced concern over recent (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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Karin Kneissel, Republic of Austria’s Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, pays official visit to Bucharest. ForMin Melescanu: Economic relations with Austria solid, yet have untapped potential. Austria and Romania’s successive takeover of the Presidency of the Council of the EU, on agenda of talks between President Iohannis and ForMin Karin Kneissel. PM Dancila, Austrian ForMin Kneissl reconfim joint will to cooperate in European Affairs area
Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Melescanu declared Wednesday, during his meeting with the Republic of Austria’s Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Karin Kneissel, that (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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Negrescu: Romania and Ireland support project to strengthen European design, a union closer to its citizens
Romania and Ireland support the project to strengthen the European design, focusing on a European Union that is closer to its citizens, Romania's Minister-delegate for European Affairs (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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Queen Elizabeth II to decorate Romanian hero who fought terrorists in London
Romanian baker Florin Morariu, who became Britain’s hero in the summer of 2017 after fighting the terrorists who were stabbing people in London, will be decorated by Queen Elizabeth II, local (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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Association: One in five Romanians shop at traditional markets
Only 20% of Romanians prefer to buy constantly from traditional markets, Teodor Birţ, the president of the Association of Romanian Markets Administrators (AAPR), said, quoted by Agerpres. The (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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French theater company performs at Romania’s Bran Castle
French company Procédé Zèbre will bring their new show A L’aurore des Dictateurs/In Zorii Dictatorilor at the Bran Castle in Romania, also known as Dracula’s Castle, as part of the “Nocturnele (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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Eurostat: Romania Posts Highest Annual Inflation Rate In The EU, Of 4.7%, In June 2018
Romania ranks first in the European Union regarding the annual inflation rate in June 2018, seeing an increase of 4.7% in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), Eurostat, the statistical (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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President Iohannis, Austrian ForMin discuss consolidation of bilateral cooperation
President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday welcomed Austria's Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Karin Kneissl, with whom he discussed the consolidation and (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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Constitutional Court: Same-sex spouses have the right to reside freely in Romania
Romania’s Constitutional Court (CCR) ruled on Wednesday, July 18, that the same-sex married couples have the right to move and reside freely in Romania if one of the spouses is a EU citizen. (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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Romania’s digital library project gets EUR 11 million financing
The project of Romania’s digital library has a budget of RON 53.2 million (EUR 11.4) and is financed through the Competitiveness Operational Program, the Culture Ministry announced. The digital (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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GfK: Romanians, Most Pessimistic Europeans About Domestic Economic Perspectives
Romanians are the most pessimistic Europeans about the domestic economic perspectives, as the expectations regarding the future kept falling in the second quarter of 2018, to the lowest level (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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Local publishing house brings new books by Michelle and Barack Obama to Romania
Local Litera Publishing House announced it would publish in Romanian the new books written by former US President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama. Michelle Obama’s long-awaited (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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Colliers: Real Estate Investments Up 18% To Over EUR400M In 1H/2018, Most Of Which In Bucharest
The volume of real estate investments increased 18% year-on-year in the first half of 2018, to nearly EUR400 million, with the bulk of projects being concentrated in capital Bucharest, according (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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Romanian online travel agency Vola.ro expects 30% business increase this year
Romanian online travel agency Vola.ro expects to increase its sales volume by 30% this year, to EUR 80 million. The growth will be supported by investments in marketing and technology and by the (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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Government: PM Dancila discusses with President Iohannis on Romania’s presidency of EU Council
On Wednesday, Premier Viorica Dancila and President Klaus Iohannis discussed, at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, the stage of the preparations for Romania’s takeover of the Presidency of the (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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Rescue underway after Polish tourist falls in mountain ravine in central Romania
A rescue operation is underway in central Romania’s Făgăraş mountains after a Polish tourist fell into a ravine, in between the Serbota peak and the Negoiu cabin. The tourist is a 34-year-old woman. (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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First stork nests discovered in Bucharest
Two nests of white storks were recently discovered in Bucharest, according to the Romanian Ornithological Society (SOR). It’s the first time when stork nests are found in the capital. A user of (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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Nuclearelectrica Seeks to Complete Talks with China Nuclear Power Corp This Year
Romanian nuclear power plant operator Nuclearelectrica (SNN.RO) seeks to complete negotiations with China General Nuclear Power Corporation by the end of this year and to set up a joint-venture (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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Three-Month Money Market Rate Rises Slightly To 3.37%
The 3-month money market interest rate used to calculate interests for consumer loans in lei increased slightly on Wednesday, at 3.37% a year, from 3.35% a year on Tuesday, central bank data (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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Fair at Bucharest’s Village Museum marks Saint Ilie celebration
The Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest will host on July 21 and July 22 a fair marking the Saint Ilie celebration. The saint, considered the patron of summer, among others, is celebrated (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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Eurostat: Over 38% of Romanians at risk of poverty or social exclusion
More than a third of Romania’s population (38.8%) was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2016, the share being much higher than the EU average of 23.5%, according to data from the European (...)
Jul 18, 2018
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