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Code Yellow alert of sleet, blizzard, snowfall for 28 counties, Bucharest included as of Sunday evening
The National Meteorology Administration (ANM) on Sunday issued Code Yellow alerts of blizzard, snowfall and sleet for 28 counties, Bucharest included in place starting 10 p.m. on Sunday till Tuesday at the same hour.
Cinteza (BNR): Banking system in Romania will end 2014 with over 2 billion lei loss
The banking system in Romania registered a 1.6 billion lei loss after the first nine months of this year and overall in 2014 the loss will easily exceed two billion lei, National Bank of Romania (BNR) Supervision Department Director Nicolae Cinteza said on Saturday in the seminar EU-COFILE, organised by BNR, the Romanian Banking Association (ARB) and Alpha Bank.
Gymnastics: World Cup - Gold for Larisa Iordache in Suttgart competition
Romanian gymnast Larisa Iordache conquered the gold medal in the competition of Stuttgart, within the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup 2014-2015 edition, with a total of 59.766 points.
Weightlifting: Andreea Aanei wins tree silver medals in European Junior and U23 Championships of Limassol
Romanian woman athlete Andreea Aanei, with Olimpia Bucharest Sports Club, on Saturday won three silver medals in the European Junior and Under 23 Weightlifting Championship of Limassol, Cyprus, in the U23 +75 kg bodyweight category.
Royal House unveils December 1 events: Trip by royal train, reception for the diplomatic corps
Princess Margareta and Prince Radu, accompanied by Princess Maria and Prince Nicolae, will go on a symbolic trip by the royal train on December 1, Romania's National Day, to pay homage to the sovereigns of the Greater Romania, King Ferdinand and Queen Maria of Romania, the Royal House reports in a press release.
Daniel Mitov: Bulgarians Don't Syphon Off UK Benefits
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov expressed his concern with David Cameron's proposals aimed at restricting the flow of immigrants of other EU member states to the UK.
Junior Partner Leaves Romania Govt Coalition, PM Vows to Carry On
UDMR ethnic Hungarian party, a junior partner in Romania's government coalition, has decided to leave it following the defeat of Social Democrat Prime Minister Victor Ponta in presidential elections.
Yet, Ponta's centre-left coalition will stay in power as its remaining members - the Social Democrats and two junior partners - together control 332 of the 579 seats in Parliament.
President Timofti hails President-elect Iohannis's decision to be in Chisinau in first visit abroad
The President of the Republic of Moldova, Nicolae Timofti on Friday hailed the decision of the President-elect of Romania, Klaus Iohannis to pay his first visit abroad to Chisinau, after the November 16 presidential runoff, a press release by the presidential Administration of the Republic of Moldova says.
MEPs Question Commission On Violated Rights of Bulgarian Immigrants
Bulgarian MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk, and fellow members from his parliamentary group ALDE, posed an enquiry to the European Commission on the effective application of the principle of free access to the labour market in the EU.
Romania's President-elect Iohannis meets Moldova's president Timofti, in Chisinau
Romania's President-elect, Klaus Iohannis on Friday has had a meeting with the President of the Republic of Moldova, Nicolae Timofti, on his first visit abroad after the November 16 presidential runoff.
Head of Lukoil Romania Refinery Charged with Tax Evasion, Money Laundering
Andrey Bogdanov, Petrotel Lukoil's chief executive, has been charged with tax evasion and money laundering worth an estimated EUR 230 M.
Bogdanov, CEO of the Romanian-based refinery, is currently under a recognizance order and cannot leave the country, Russian business website RBC Daily reports.
Filat: Parliamentary elections this Sunday, Moldova's most important since declaration of independence
Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (LDPM) and former Prime Minister Vlad Filat considers that the parliamentary elections taking place on Sunday in the Republic of Moldova are the most important voting event since the country's obtaining independence in 1991.
Iohannis: Romania's undeniable duty towards Rep. of Moldova - establishing common space of democracy
President-elect Klaus Iohannis said on Friday that Romania backs the Republic of Moldova's European Union membership by permanently supporting the interests of this country, adding that Romania has an "undeniable duty" towards Chisinau, specifically the establishment of a common space of democracy, stability and prosperity.
PM Ponta: If Iohannis guarantees he will appoint a prime minister from current coalition, I could give up my mandate
Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Friday said that he could give up his mandate as chief of Government if the President-elect, Klaus Iohannis, guaranteed that he would appoint a prime minister from among the current ruling coalition made up of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) - the National Union for Romania's Progress (UNPR) - the Conservative Party (PC) - the Liberal Reformist Par
INS: More than half of Romania's households have Internet access; most connections in urban areas
More than half of Romania's households have home access to the Internet, with over 70 percent of them being in the urban areas, according to a 2014 statistical research of the population's access to information and communications technology released on Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INS).