Romania

Romania

Article | May 15, 2012 - 1:58pm

The World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF), an international NGO conceived in 1961, published today its ‘Living planet’ 2012 report. The study is released every two years and examines the planet condition.

Comment | The World Wild Fund

The World Wild Fund

NBR to keep monetary policy rate unchanged

Article | May 13, 2012 - 10:48pm

Due significant fluctuations of investors’ risk appetite and also because of domestic developments in the electoral context, in its meeting of May 2, 2012, the Board of the National Bank of Romania (NBR) decided to keep unchanged the monetary policy rate at 5.25% per annum and to...

Comment | Technology

Technology

Romtelecom sees revenues fall by 3.7

Article | May 13, 2012 - 10:46pm

Romtelecom, part of Greek company OTE, saw its revenues fall by 3.7% in the first quarter of 2012, on the same period in 2011, to €160.2m, Business Review reported on 10 May.

Comment | telephony

telephony

Romania 'must' be part of Schengen

Article | May 10, 2012 - 12:09pm

Comment | Visas

Visas

Pharmacy chain Sensiblu buys competitor City Pharma

Article | May 6, 2012 - 10:25pm

Romanian pharmacy chain Sensiblu buys competitor City Pharma, Romania Insider reported on 3 May. The A&D Pharma group, which runs the Sensiblu network of pharmacies in Romania, will take over 90 City Pharma units from Relad.

Comment | XML

XML

Ponta suggests centre-left government for Romania

Article | May 2, 2012 - 3:50pm

Comment | Victor Ponta

Victor Ponta

Government falls in no-confidence vote

Article | April 29, 2012 - 9:40pm

On 27 April, Romania's government fell in a no-confidence vote, as opposition parties seized on widespread public anger over a belt-tightening campaign that has caused a wave of protests against International Monetary Fund (IMF)-backed reforms.

Comment | Victor Ponta

Victor Ponta

Petrom mulls new power plant after Black Sea discovery

Article | April 29, 2012 - 9:37pm

Oil and gas company Petrom is considering building a new power plant with a similar capacity to the one at Brazi, based on the recent gas discovery in the Black Sea, said Carmencita Constantin, head of the energy and environment division with the Institute of Energy Studies and Design, Romania Insider reported on 25 April.

Comment | The plant

The plant

Romanian government collapses following vote of no-confidence

Article | April 27, 2012 - 4:56pm

Comment | Romania

Romania

EU President visits Bulgaria and Romania on 7th anniversary of accession treaties

Article | April 25, 2012 - 4:33pm

The President of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, was on a one-day visit to Romania and Bulgaria.

Comment | Traian Basescu

Traian Basescu

Rutte resignation could hinder Schengen aims of Bulgaria and Romania

Article | April 24, 2012 - 12:59pm

In a statement on the Dutch prime minister's resignation, cited by the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA) and Darik News, the deputy director of the Clingendael institute for foreign relations in the Netherlands, Adriaan Schout, stated that it was unlikely that Bulgaria and Romania would receive a positive answer from the country on...

Comment | War

War

Bulgaria and Romania to work with neighbours on common airspace

Article | April 24, 2012 - 11:27am

Bulgaria and Romania have signed an agreement with four of their neighbours which allows them to share common airspace, t he Austrian newspaper Wirtschaftsblatt reported.

Comment | Bulgaria

Bulgaria