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What the newspapers say: November 18, 2009
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 01:35PSD leader and presidential runner-up Mircea Geoana admitted a second unofficial visit to Moscow. Elsewhere in the news, Romanians earn a mean income of 150,000 euros in a lifetime, not enough to allow them to dream of affording their own home. Last but not least, two foreign banks active on the Romanian market are breaking a gentlemen's agreement by deciding to take their money out of the country.
Transparency International report: Romania perceived as most corrupt EU country
Tue, 11/17/2009 - 12:07Romania is perceived as the most corrupt EU country since 2009 is the first year in the seven years where no anti-corruption progress was made, a Transparency International study, Corruption perception Index reveals.
Interim Transports minister Berceanu: Railway employees are getting ready for a general strike like the subway
Tue, 11/17/2009 - 12:02Interim Transports minister Radu Berceanu declared on Tuesday in a press conference that union leaders of the national railway company (CFR) are trying to pull a similar strike like their colleagues in the subway system, Romanian news agency NewsIn informs. Berceanu added that there is no need to have chaos on the railways on the thought that this will influence elections.
Gianni Alemanno and Amnesty International fight over Romania gypsies
Tue, 11/17/2009 - 11:54Rome's mayor, Gianni Alemanno launched a massive evacuation campaign of gypsy camps in or nearby Rome. The first action targeted Romanian gypsies in the Casilino 700 camp, in South East of the capital. The campaign of the mayor triggered important protests, especially from voluntary associations and from professors who appreciate Rroma pupils who attend classes in the neighborhood.
Incumbent President Basescu urges Romanians living in Moldova to vote
Tue, 11/17/2009 - 08:45Romanian incumbent President Traian Basescu urged Romanians living in Moldova to vote on November 22, 2009, in the 13 constituencies opened there in an official letter in which lists all actions to sustain Chisinau. The letter reads that he expects them to opt for the reformation of the country and he expressed his hope that he will meet Moldova in the Union.
Romanias national currency appreciated on Tuesday to the euro to 4.2928 lei/euro
Tue, 11/17/2009 - 08:27The reference quote published by the Romanian National Bank decreased on Tuesday at 4.2928 lei for one euro. On Monday, the euro was quoted by the central bank at 4.2962 lei. The national currency depreciated to the American dollar.
Dacia confirms its first SUV Duster and publishes pictures with the competition version
Tue, 11/17/2009 - 07:52Dacia confirms that its first SUV, to be launched in spring 2010. The model presented on the company's website will participate at the renowned car competition, the Andros Troffee where Alain Prost will pilot the car.
23 old Romanian arrested in the US for ATM theft
Tue, 11/17/2009 - 04:5423 old Romanian Victor Vasile Constantin, who learned English from movies, admitted to have stolen 150,000 dollars from Bank of America ATMs with cloned cards, American newspapers read.
What the newspapers say: November 17, 2009
Tue, 11/17/2009 - 00:49Presidential candidate Social Democrat Mircea Geoana used the Army's personal data files in electoral purposes, one newspaper reveals on Tuesday. Bucharest subway employees affect 300,000 travelers today, as they organize a general strike from 5 am to 4 pm and freeze all underground transport. Elsewhere in the news, Romania's Tourism Ministry paid 100,000 euro to appear in TUI catalogs and another 40,000 euro for Dertour.
Romanian President on ex-prosecutor Ciprian Nastasius accusations: Elections are not won with dossiers stolen from DGIPI or with prosecutors rejected by Justice and recovered by parties
Mon, 11/16/2009 - 13:26Incumbent Romanian president Traian Basescu declared that "PSD is responsible that Omar Hayssam reached the level of influence which made him partner with the chief of state in official trips". He asked Mircea Geoana to "stop using his family friends to attack presidential candidates". The chief of state's statement comes after ex-DIICOT prosecutor Ciprian Nastasiu presented his book "Pradarea Romaniei" (Stealing Romania) during a press conference in Bucharest. Victor Gaetan, a Romanian-American writer, is the co-author of the book that details president Basescu's involvement in the Omar Hayssam business.
The launch of first Romanian rocket into space - delayed for next year
Mon, 11/16/2009 - 12:31The launch into space of the first Romanian rocket has been rescheduled for 2010 after having postponed it several times, due to unfavourable weather conditions, according to a Romanian Aeronautics and Cosmonautics Association (ARCA) report.
No Romanian company in the top 1,000 EU businesses investing in research
Mon, 11/16/2009 - 11:52In the top 1,000 EU companies investing in research and development in 2008, put together by the European Commission, no Romanian business is listed. The country with most companies listed in this particular ranking is Great Britain (247), followed by Germany (209).
62 new swine flu cases recorded over the last 24 hours
Mon, 11/16/2009 - 11:2662 new swine flu cases have been confirmed in Romania over the last 24 hours. The number of patients tested positive for AH1N1 in Romania has now reached 1,397, according to the latest Health Ministry report.
Romania recorded the biggest inflation rate in the EU in October
Mon, 11/16/2009 - 09:06Out of all European Union member states, Romania recorded the biggest annual inflation rate in October, namely 4.3% according to Eurostat data. On the EU level, the inflation rate was 0.5%, while in the Euro zone, there has been a 0.1% deflation.
Top Gear Brits were eventually won over by Romania, a country they imagined to be full of oxes and people throwing stones at Gypsies
Mon, 11/16/2009 - 08:50BBC broadcasted on Sunday the Top Gear edition filmed in Romania. In the opening, the Brits say they expected the country to be "full of oxex, with people "throwing stones at Gypsies". By the end of the show, they seemed to have enjoyed driving cars worth of hundreds of thousands of euros on Transfagarasan's dazzling twists and turns. Nevertheless, Romania is presented as an exotic country, fairly backward, with the standard images: Gipsies, The People's House, carts and bad roads.
Romanian ex-prosecutor: There were mandates to monitor politicians - Udrea, Stolojan, Voiculescu
Mon, 11/16/2009 - 06:46"There is an extraordinary pressure on the prosecutors in special cases in Romania", said Romanian ex-prosecutor Ciprian Nastasiu, who requested the release of Omar Hayssam. A book has been launched on the investigation Nastasiu undertook. He accused the fact that there have been mandates for monitoring some politicians while he was still a prosecutor - "Udrea, Stolojan, Verestoy, Voiculescu". Nastasiu, ex-prosecutor for the Romanian Authority for Investigation of Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), was sanctioned due to Omar Hayssam's fleeing Romania, a case which he investigated as well. He resigned from the Magistrate's Court.
Dacia, Hyundai and Alfa Romeo - top car registrations in Europe this year. SAAB and Chrysler - champion drops
Mon, 11/16/2009 - 05:28Dacia, Hyundai and Alfa Romeo are the brands to record the most registrations in Europe during the first ten months of this year. On the other pole, the most drastic drops in registrations were recorded by Saab and Chrysler, according to the European Automobiles Constructors Association (ACEA), covering 28 countries. Overall, the number of new car registrations by 11% in Europe last month. During the first ten months of the year, the market shrank by 5% against the same 2008 period.
A young Romanian, found hanging in a jail from Nice
Mon, 11/16/2009 - 04:41A Romanian aged 21, convicted to spend time in a jail from Nice, was found hanging in his cell on Sunday afternoon, NiceMatin.com informs. The French authorities came to decide that the young man committed suicide. He did not leave any note to explain his gesture.
Romanias President: Ive got nothing against Johannis, but the person designating the PM is the President, and not Felix the informer
Mon, 11/16/2009 - 03:13President Traian Basecu declared on Sunday, during an electoral round-up in Sibiu (Central), that he appreciates Klaus Johannis, but "the person designating the Prime Minister is the President" and not "Felix, the informer", Romanian news agency Mediafax informs.
What the newspapers say: November 16, 2009
Mon, 11/16/2009 - 02:00"Heroes die, fighters return to their homes and the opportunists make it to the foreground", the BBC consultant for the 1989 Revolution said in Bucharest on Sunday. Elsewhere in the news, the Romanian 1989 Revolution is still unfinished. Last but not least, the Americans publish details about the Omar Hayssam dossier in a book by Victor Gaetan.