#Romania2019.eu/ Culture Minister:Romania has potential to mediate, close copyright file during its term at EU helm
Romania potentially has the necessary mediation skills for the copyright file to be closed during its term at the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Minister of Culture Valer-Daniel (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Fondul Proprietatea manager warns investors: Romania’s economy set for uncertain future
Johan Meyer, CEO Franklin Templeton Investments Bucharest Branch and Portfolio Manager of Fondul Proprietatea – the biggest investment fund in Romania, sends warning to investors in his analysis (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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English teacher, parent clash in Romanian school over pronunciation
A parent accused an English instructor from Cluj of teaching children obscenities at a class held for pupils in primary school. The parent took issue with the word foot, whose pronunciation is (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Bucharest taxi drivers protest against ridesharing services
Around 300 taxi drivers protested in Bucharest against ridesharing transport services on the evening of January 21, News.ro reported. The taxi drivers are unhappy that state institutions tolerate (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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President Iohannis: Romania, to stay close to France and Germany in strengthening European project
AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday that the French-German cooperation and integration Treaty at Aachen, whose signing he attended, (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Western Romania city hosts Museum of Illusions
A Museum of Illusions is open in Timișoara, in western Romania, between January 18 and January 31, at Casa Tineretului (Youth’s House). The exhibition covers various optical illusions, 24 (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Leu Hits New Low Of 4.7142 Vs Euro
The Romanian leu hit a new low against the euro on Tuesday, standing at 4.7142 units to euro at midday, down 0.13% from 4.7081 units to euro on Monday.
Jan 22, 2019
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Romanian investors re-open pharma plant closed by GSK in 2015
Romanian investors Attila and Nandor Santa have restarted production at the Europharm drug factory in Brasov, which was closed by British group GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in December 2015. The two (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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City Grill Group 2018 Turnover Up 11% On Year To EUR37.7M
City Grill Group, one of the leading players in the local restaurant industry, held by entrepreneur Dragos Petrescu, reported a turnover of EUR37.7 million in 2018, up 11% versus 2017. The most (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Number of non-EU workers in Romania doubles in 2018
The number of non-EU workers who received work permits in Romania was close to 10,000 in 2018, Profit.ro reported. In 2017, 4,923 permits were issued for non-EU workers, out of which 3,854 for (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Romanian Insurance Market Grows 2% in Jan-Sept 2018, to RON7.47B
Romania's insurance market reported total underwritten premiums of RON7.47 billion in the first nine months of 2018, 2% higher than in the same period the year before, an official of the (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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PwC: 38% Of Romanian Executives See Global Economic Growth Declining In Next 12 Months
Nearly 30% of business leaders believe the global economic growth will decline in the next 12 months, approximately six times the level of 5% last year – a record jump in pessimism, according to (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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CFA Romania Analysts See Leu Falling To 4.716 Units Vs Euro In Next Six Months
The Chartered Financial Analysts Association – Romania (CFA Romania) expects the Romanian leu to depreciate to 4.716 units per euro in the next six months and to 4.7883 units against the euro in (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Bucharest could host EU-Turkey summit in March
A summit of the European Union and Turkey could take place in Bucharest in March, Romania’s foreign affairs minister Teodor Meleşcanu said, Mediafax reported. Meleşcanu said Romania is supporting (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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New ordinance may lead to the annulment of final sentences issued in Romania in last five years
A few hundred members of the Romanian #Rezist anti-Govt. movement gathered on Monday evening, January 21, in Bucharest’s Victoriei Square to protest against the Government’s intention to adopt an (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Romanian president to attend signing of new France-Germany treaty
President Klaus Iohannis will attend the signing of the new treaty between France and Germany today, January 22, in the German city of Aachen. During his trip to Germany, the president will also (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Pitesti-Craiova expressway project goes ahead
Romania’s Ministry of Transport took another step toward starting the key expressway linking Craiova and Pitesti in southern Romania. The ministry published for public consultation a draft (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Unification of small Romanian opposition parties USR, PLUS faces obstacles
The unification of Save Romania Union (USR), a party that has representatives in the Parliament, with the newly-established PLUS party of former EU Commissioner and Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos, (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Eurostat: Romania posts widest Q3 budget deficit in EU
The general government budget deficit in Romania increased to 3.6% of GDP in Q3 last year from 2.8% in Q3, 2017. The country thus posted the widest fiscal gap in the entire European Union, where (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Online financial services operator Twisto enters Romanian market
Twisto fintech startup, the leader of Czech online financing instruments (buy-now-pay-later), will launch operations in Romania to compete with Revolut, which entered the Romanian market last (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Revenues of Romanian unicorn UiPath to hit USD 200 mln
The revenues of Romanian IT company UIPath, already in the “unicorn club” made up of private companies worth at least USD 1 billion, will soon reach USD 200 million, according to unofficial sources (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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USR asks PACE to notify Venice Commission about ordinances announced in justice field
The Save Romania Union (USR) asked the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to notify the Venice Commission in respect to the new emergency ordinances that the PSD-ALDE (Social (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Press Review - January 22, 2019
Jan 22, 2019
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ForMin Melescanu says EU and ASEAN share same fundamental values, deal with similar challenges
Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Melescanu tackled in Brussels the prospects of establishing a strategic partnership between the European Union and South-East Asia, highlighting the fact that the (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Cryptocurrency earnings officially taxed in Romania
The law 30/2019 amending the Fiscal Code came into force on January 20 and brings a novelty to the Romanian system, namely categorizing the earnings from bitcoin and other digital coins as “income (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Minister-delegate for European Affairs Ciamba presents Romania’s priorities at Council of EU to head of Bucharest-based WB Office
Minister-delegate for European Affairs George Ciamba on Monday presented Romania's priorities at the helm of the Council of the European Union during a meeting with the head World (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Romanian Govt. promises to invest EUR 100 mln to streamline wholesale agri market
Romania’s Government will invest, through its wholly-owned trade house Unirea, up to EUR 100 million for the development of the agri-business infrastructure with the aim of helping small farms (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Romanian central bank officials summoned by lawmakers for talks on ROBOR methodology
The head of the Senate’s expert committee for economy, Daniel Zamfir, accused the central bank BNR and the Competition Council of closing an eye on the commercial banks’ manipulation of the (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Romania’s Romgaz seeks partnership with Socar
Romanian natural gas company Romgaz aims to expand abroad by entering a partnership in international projects with Azerbaijan’s state oil company Socar, Romgaz CEO Adrian Volintiru said in a press (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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Romania’s ex-anticorruption head Kovesi runs for European Prosecutor’s office
Romania’s former head of the anticorruption directorate DNA, Laura Codruta Kovesi, has applied for head of the European Prosecutor’s Office. “The selection procedure for the European Public (...)
Jan 22, 2019
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