Eurasia Press & News
BCHAREST, March 1 – The Kuwaiti Embassy in Romania celebrated the 48th and 18th anniversaries of Kuwait’s National Day and Liberation Day, with Ambassador Yaqoub Al-Ateqi attending. The reception was attended by several senior Romanian officials, party leaders, businessmen, and intellectuals, as well as a large number of Arab and …
Read More »Romanian elite queues up to enter Parliament
The battle for inclusion on the EU election lists of Romania’s main political parties has reached new heights as a 28 February registration deadline approaches. The prospect of salaries five times higher than those of current Romanian MEPs appears to be an irresistible incentive. A “war of candidates” is raging …
Read More »Envoy: Romania to assist Nigeria on military training
LAGOS, – Marian Parjol, Romanian ambassador to Nigeria, has pledged his country’s readiness to assist Nigeria in the area of military training, reported the News Agency of Nigeria. Parjol made the pledge on Thursday in Abuja when he visited Nigeria’s Minister of Defense Shetimah Mustapha in his office. The envoy …
Read More »Romania Soldier Dies In Afghanistan
Romania’s Defence Ministry said a soldier serving in the country’s peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan was killed when his vehicle drove over an explosive device. The ministry said the soldiers were on patrol on Thursday on the highway between Kabul and Qalat, a town near Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. The dead …
Read More »Romania Okays Penal Codes,Wants EU Scrutiny Lifted
Romania’s centre-left government approved new judicial codes on Wednesday, hoping to align its criminal and civil proceedings to European standards and end anti-corruption monitoring by Brussels. Earlier this month, the European Commission said Romania had taken “backward steps” in fighting corruption over the last year, urging it to amend the …
Read More »US Human Rights Report Criticises Romania
The US Department of State has criticised Romania in its annual human rights report, for ‘problems in several areas’ including government corruption, prison and detention center conditions and some restrictions on the freedom of the press, Newsin news agency reports. The report concludes that the Romanian government generally respected the …
Read More »Standard & Poor’s: Bulgaria among Eastern Europe States Vulnerable to Crisis
he economies of Bulgaria and Romania are much more vulnerable to the effects of the global financial crisis compared to those of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. This becomes clear from a report of the financial analysis agency, Standard & Poor’s, cited by the Financial Times. Standard & Poor’s …
Read More »Romania Eyeing 1.8 Bln In Energy Investments
Despite the global financial turmoil, Romania expects to have around 1.5-1.8 billion euros worth of investment this year in the energy sector alone, Economy Minister Adriean Videanu said on Wednesday. “The money will come from government and private investments, and we will encourage new private initiatives,” Videanu told participants of …
Read More »La un an de la Kosovo, gândim în termenii Tiraspolului?
Dan Dungaciu d.dungaciu@gmail.com „Curat murdar, coane Fănică!” Luna aceasta se împlineşte un an de la declararea independenţei Kosovo. Printr-o coincidenţă, la Chişinău a fost organizată cea de-a treia conferinţă internaţională dedicată chestiunii transnistrene. Prilej de dezbatere şi bilanţ în dosarul transnistrean. Dosar care, anticipând, nu arată deloc bine. Sau, oricum, …
Read More »Romania doesn’t want suspects sent back from Italy
BUCHAREST, Romania: Romania’s foreign minister says his country does not want citizens suspected of committing crimes in Italy to be repatriated. Cristian Diaconescu said Romania would accept the repatriation of Romanians who have been convicted of crimes, but not suspects. Anti-Romanian sentiment in Italy has escalated after recent attacks by …
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