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Romania's Department of Defense will follow the legal procedures needed to unclassify its documents related to the violent events that led to the fall of the communist regime in December 1989.
Romanian PM Emil Boc asked the Health minister on Friday, 5th February, 2010, to draw a bill that would extend the list of illegal psychedelic plants, whether or not such plants might have European Commission's approval.
President Traian Basescu announced on Thrusday, 4th February 2010, that Romania is ready to sign an anti-missile deal proposed by US president Barack Obama.
Transylvania Highway's contractor Bechtel announced plans to cutting a number of 1933 jobs in county Cluj. National Railway company CFR, too, will leave 816 people jobless.
The economy will see a moderate growth this year, and will only reach its peak growth potential, 5 or 6%, as late as 2012, says Mihai Tanasescu, Romanian representative of International Monetary Fund.
Romanian President Traian Basescu announced that a special agency will be created for the management of citizenship applications in the case of those who have owned this right and lost it later.
Romania will have a governmet within 10 days after the presidential election result will be validated, acording to Emil Boc, intermediary chief of the government.
Close battle for the Romanian presidency. The actual president Traian Basescu, supported by the Democrat – Liberal Party, has been reelected with 50.33% of votes, while his adversary, the social – democrat Mircea Geoana, has only 49.66% of votes.
Romanian epidemiologists are afraid that the swine flu virus has suffered mutations in the cities of Moldova, the region with the largest number of patients so far.
What a strange day it is the 1st December. Ever since 1990 when it was declared the official national day, it failed to become a real celebration moment for all Romanians.
The Finnish mobile phone company Nokia has amazingly increased its Romania – based business. The company has annual sales of € 50 BN worldwide, while in Romania the incomes have almost reached € 500 M.
Romanian career orientation company Talent Gate, division of The Leadership Alliance group, plans to open in Cluj city (central Transylvania) a young people recruitment centre.
Dacian Ciolos, 40, former Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of the liberal Calin Popescu Tariceanu, has been nominated today for the European Commission's portfolio of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The video, which shows the Romanian president Traian Basescu allegedly hitting a boy during a 2004 political meeting, has devided the public oppinion: there are witnesses that confirm the incident, including the child and his family, whereas other witnesses affirm that the episode never happened.
The political fight gets dirty in Romania. A few hours after the start of the second round of the presidential campaign, Gardianul, a Romanian newspaper, published a short movie which shows the actual president Traian Basescu allegedly hitting a boy during a political meeting in 2004.
US based company Bechtel, the constructor of Transylvania highway, should finish 42 km of highway in 2010, just like this year, according to Romanian minister of transport Radu Berceanu.
Romania is the only European country not as yet seeking affiliation to the International Cricket Conference (ICC), the governing body of the sport. However, things are changing.
The movie Katalin Varga (2009, directed by Peter Strickland) tells a troubling story of love, crime, forgiveness, and revenge. Read our news about it here.
For Sale: Dracula's Transylvanian castle
You already know the myth. Now find out the facts about Bran Castle from this short Al Jazeera film. At present, a large number of old Transylvanian castles are waiting for investors pepared to buy them and restore their condition. Read more here.
Too much Krivach won't kill you
A fresh and untypical interpretation of Queen's 'Too much love will kill you' convinced the members of the jury that Razvan Krivach deservs the big trophy at Brasov's 2008 Golden Stag music festival. Read more here, or listen and watch the song below:
Afrim's Attic
They are gross and at the same time funny; they are genuine, but also bold: The characters pictured up by young director Radu Afrim tell something about our own fears, our hopes, and maybe our madness.
Mr Afrim's work has been recently acclaimed at Avignon Off 2008 festival. Find out more here, and watch this short scene from his 'Mansarde à Paris/ Les détours Cioran' recorded by an amateur:
Drama experiments in Transylvania
A walk to the fringes of the possibilities of modern theatre. It's called Man.In.Fest, and it's an international festival of the experimental, the unexplored, and the unimagined theatre.
Read more about the 2008 edition here, and watch a short film about the 2007 edition of Man.In.Fest below:
Romania's Department of Defense will follow the legal procedures needed to unclassify its documents related to the violent events that led to the fall of the communist regime in December 1989.
The federally-owned Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. has drawn a contract to assessing the viability of building two new reactors in Romania.
Unemployment rate rose in Romania in January 2010 to 8.1%, according to data by National Employment Agency (ANOFM).
Romanian PM Emil Boc asked the Health minister on Friday, 5th February, 2010, to draw a bill that would extend the list of illegal psychedelic plants, whether or not such plants might have European Commission's approval.
Bucharest city's 'Casa Poporului' (People's House), the world's second largest building, could be turned into a shopping mall under new proposals.
President Traian Basescu announced on Thrusday, 4th February 2010, that Romania is ready to sign an anti-missile deal proposed by US president Barack Obama.
Transylvania Highway's contractor Bechtel announced plans to cutting a number of 1933 jobs in county Cluj. National Railway company CFR, too, will leave 816 people jobless.
Fitch revised Romania's risk outlook to 'stable' from 'negative', on the basis of 'the improvement in external financial and economic conditions'.
The economy will see a moderate growth this year, and will only reach its peak growth potential, 5 or 6%, as late as 2012, says Mihai Tanasescu, Romanian representative of International Monetary Fund.
Romanian President Traian Basescu announced that a special agency will be created for the management of citizenship applications in the case of those who have owned this right and lost it later.
Romania will have a governmet within 10 days after the presidential election result will be validated, acording to Emil Boc, intermediary chief of the government.
Cluj ring road has been closed a couple of days after the opening. 
Close battle for the Romanian presidency. The actual president Traian Basescu, supported by the Democrat – Liberal Party, has been reelected with 50.33% of votes, while his adversary, the social – democrat Mircea Geoana, has only 49.66% of votes. 
Romanian epidemiologists are afraid that the swine flu virus has suffered mutations in the cities of Moldova, the region with the largest number of patients so far. 
Romanian authorities officially opened the first 42 km of the 415 km Transylvania highway. 
Most of the Romanians have already made plans for the winter holiday.
What a strange day it is the 1st December. Ever since 1990 when it was declared the official national day, it failed to become a real celebration moment for all Romanians. 
The Finnish mobile phone company Nokia has amazingly increased its Romania – based business. The company has annual sales of € 50 BN worldwide, while in Romania the incomes have almost reached € 500 M.
Romanian pugilist Lucian Bute has managed to keep his International Boxing Federation super middleweight world title.
Romanian career orientation company Talent Gate, division of The Leadership Alliance group, plans to open in Cluj city (central Transylvania) a young people recruitment centre.
Dacian Ciolos, 40, former Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of the liberal Calin Popescu Tariceanu, has been nominated today for the European Commission's portfolio of Agriculture and Rural Development. 
The political fight gets dirty in Romania. A few hours after the start of the second round of the presidential campaign, Gardianul, a Romanian newspaper, published a short movie which shows the actual president Traian Basescu allegedly hitting a boy during a political meeting in 2004.
Romania starts the AH1N1 vaccination campaign.
US based company Bechtel, the constructor of Transylvania highway, should finish 42 km of highway in 2010, just like this year, according to Romanian minister of transport Radu Berceanu.
Romania is the only European country not as yet seeking affiliation to the International Cricket Conference (ICC), the governing body of the sport. However, things are changing.
