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Basescu - Geoana - Antonescu debate on Friday 7pm: Three one on one confrontations
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:49The presidential campaign candidates' staff teams and the moderator of the debate, Robert Turcescu, decided the format of the confrontation for the show on Friday evening broadcast by Romanian TV channel Realitatea TV. Traian Basescu (PD-L), Mircea Geoana (PSD) and Crin Antonescu (PNL) will each hold a speech, followed by three one-on-one confrontations: first - Geoana-Antonescu, second - Basescu-Geoana, third - Antonescu-Basescu.
Ex-Romanian PM for RFI: Traian Basescu is to blame for Adrian Severin not being elected EUs Foreign Affairs minister
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 05:23Traian Basescu, the Romanian incumbent president, is to be blamed for the fact that Adrian Severin was not elected EU's Foreign Affairs minister. This is the statement of the Social-Democratic Party National Council president Adrian Nastase for RFI. The ex-Prime Minister claims that the European socialist did not receive support from the chief of state in order to become a High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs.
334 persons become Romanian citizens this Friday
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 04:59On Friday, 344 people, future Romanian citizens, will be the main subjects of the faith oath ceremony, according to a Justice and Citizen Liberties Ministry communiqué. The event will take place starting with 2:45 pm (local time) in the National Institute of Magistrates hall.
What the newspapers say: November 20, 2009
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 01:52Reuters analyses the Romanian public sector: lack of competition and disrespect, all in high figures. Elsewhere in the news, the Romanian Finance chief was arrested for bribe. Last but not least, Romania sells its wild horses from the Danube Delta to see them turned into salami.
Romania might donate 400,000 vaccines to Moldova
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 14:41Romania might donate 400,000 vaccines to the Republic of Moldova, a press release of the government reads on Thursday after talks between interim PM Emil Boc and several ministers called at the government.
Health ministry: 132 confirmed A/H1N1 cases in Romania on Wednesday
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 10:14Romania's Health ministry announced in a press release that there were 132 new A/H1N1 confirmed cases on Wednesday alone. Most cases were registered in Bucharest (35), Bacau 13, Dolj 12, Cluj 10 and Dambovita 8. In Romania the toll increases to 1,651.
Adriean Videanu: the economic downfall ended and there are growth perspectives in November and December
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 10:04October data reveals that the economic downfall ended and perspectives for November and December are very optimistic, Interim Economy minister Adriean Videanu declared, quoted by Romanian news agency Mediafax. He showed that the economic recovery was mainly due to the energy sector.
Tonny Lybek: the third and fourth installment from the IMF might arrive in the same time
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 10:01The next IMF installment might arrive in the same time with the fourth one, if the adoption of a credible budget for 2010 will be delayed, IMF Romania representative Tonny Lybek declared on Thursday.
IMF: the first 9 foreign banks in Romania reaffirm their support to the local economy
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 04:17The first nine foreign banks operating in Romania, which hold 70% of the banking market confirmed their engagement at Brussels to continue their support for the local economic environment in Romania, a press release of the IMF reads on Wednesday.
French press: Romania votes without hope / 20 years after Communism collapsed, the country undergoes a trust crisis
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 03:46Romanians are called to vote without hope or enthusiasm: 20 years after Communism collapsed, the country undergoes a trust crisis, French daily Ouest France reads in an article describing the political situation in Romania, before Presidential elections.
What the newspapers say: November 19, 2009
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 01:13Most newspapers today read about the failed attempt of Presidential candidates to organize a debate, a few days before elections. Elsewhere in the news, one newspaper reveals the costs of the A/H1N1 virus. On a lighter tone, citizens in Bucharest can enjoy the first IMAX cinema at the new AFI Cotroceni mall.
Paul DiAnno (ex-Iron Maiden) performs in Bucharest
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 13:26Paul Di'Anno, the first iron Maiden vocal, will perform in Bucharest, in the Club Silver Church on November 19, starting 8 pm (local time), the organisers inform. The show is part of a world tour that lists almost 30 countries. The Thunderbolt Norwegians and the R.U.S.T. Romanians will take care of the opening.
Hungarian authorities declare swine flu epidemic
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 12:49Hungarian health authorities declared swine flu epidemic at a national level on Wednesday, after the number of infections with the A (H1N1) virus increased by over 30% in one week AFP reports.
Zbigniew Brzezinski tells East Europeans: Stop whining and dont complain about Russia to Americans!
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 12:33East Europeans should stop acting like babies and should start to solve their problems alone, without complaining to the Americans about how aggressive Russia is, former national security problems in the Jimmy Carter administration Zbigniew Brzezinski said. Brzezinski is considered the "grey eminence" of U.S. politics of the American foreign policy. He made the declaration above on Tuesday, in an interview for the public Czech television, quoted by Prague Daily Monitor.
Nine out of 12 candidates signed the Pact guaranteeing the freedom of expression
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 11:57Nine out of the 12 candidates running for Romania's presidency signed the Pact for the freedom of expression guaranty. The Pact has been initiated by 14 media organisations from Romania, according to the Media Organisations Convention. The nine signed the document without objections, while candidate Eduard Manole did not show total agreement. George Becali and Corneliu Vadim Tudor did not respond to the request of signing the Pact.
US Ambassador: The US Government does not support any candidate for Romanias presidency
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 07:54The USA Government does not back any candidate for Romania's presidency. And no USA Government agency runs any activity to influence the presidential competition. This is the US Ambassador in Bucharest Mark Gitenstein's response to the articles featured in the Romanian press lately.
The Economist, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung journalists: Explanations needed on Social Democratic leader Mircea Geoanas visit to Moscow
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 06:50Two journalists covering the CEE region for The Economist and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung respectively have told HotNews.ro that it would be normal that Mircea Geoana, the Romanian Social Democratic Party leader running for presidency in elections this weekend, provide explanations on his private visits to Moscow earlier this year. HotNews.ro asked the two journalists whether Mircea Geoana, as Senate speaker and deputy head of Romania's Supreme Defense Council when he visited Moscow privately on April 27 this year, should provide public, detailed explanations on this visit considering that it was a private one.
UPDATE Industry Commission member: Sterling wants to sell its Black Sea concessions. Sterling denies
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 05:45Sterling Resources wants to sell its Black Sea concessions, a member of the Industries Commission from the Deputies' Chamber, Cristian Petrescu, declared on Tuesday for The Money Channel. The information was confirmed by the head of the Romanian National Agency for Mineral Resources (ANRM) Alexandru Patruti.
A Romanian was caught in underpants after failing to rob a store in Portugal
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 05:06A Romanian thief tried to rob a supermarket from the Portuguese town of Almancii, but he got stuck in a window for more than 11 hours before he was rescued by fire fighters, according to the web page ksdk.com. The Romanian was stuck in the small window and, in his desperate attempt to set himself free, he was left in his undies.
Nine foreign banks present on the Romanian market meet with the IMF and BNR in Brussels to discuss past agreements
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 04:49Representatives of the biggest nine foreign banks active on the Romanian market are meeting today in Brussels with officials from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Romanian Central Bank (BNR) and the European Commission to discuss about their following the engagements they took in March in Wien, namely to support their Romanian branches by keeping the financial investments in the country.