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Romania’s President Traian Basescu will be attending today a summit meeting in Vienna of the European People’s Party (EPP), according to a press release issued by the Presidential Administration. ‘Included on the agenda of the enlarged summit in Vienna of the EPP are the continuation of the consolidation of the EU’s Economic and Monetary Union, identifying innovative solutions to fund the economy, combatting youth unemployment, the EU’s enlargement policy as well as the start of EU accession negotiations by Serbia,’ reads the release. EU and non-EU heads of state or government and opposition leaders of the European People’s Party, will
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The Romanian Government on Wednesday passed a draft piece of legislation concerning the acquisition by Romania of multi-role aircraft that will submitted it to Parliament for final approval, the Press Office of the Government reports. The piece of legislation is aimed at Romania achieving operational air capabilities included in the first phase of the initial transition time in the design and gradual achievement of Romania’s air defence capabilities under the Multi-Role Aircraft of the Romanian Air Forces programme. Romania’s estimated commitment appropriations for the purchase of F-16 aircraft from Portugal in 2013-2017 are standing at 628 million euros, while the
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Radio play Suzana produced by the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation (SRR) has been declared the Bronze Radio Winner at this year’s edition of the New York International Radio Festival. SRR reports in a press release issued on Tuesday that the jury, made up of 20 personalities, had to choose from among the productions registered by 35 countries and for the first round it selected eight titles: one from Germany; one from Hong Kong; two from Ireland; one from Mexico; two from the UK and one form Romania. Representing Romania at the awards gala on June 17 at the Manhattan Penthouse
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Private labels have gained ground at an accelerated pace in recent years, coming to account for 12 percent of the total value of the consumer goods market, compared to 2% in 2007, shows a GfK survey sent to Agerpres. The number of households that bought at least once a private label from any retail format has reached the maximum as early as in 2011 – with more than 9 out of 10 Romanian households having bought private labels. The increase compared to 2011 was 3%, with the market share advancing from 9% to 12%. Thus, whereas so far the segment
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Romanian and Bulgarian PMs, Commissioner Hahn attending The Calafat-Vidin bridge, the second across the Danube to connect Romania and Bulgaria, was inaugurated today in the presence of Prime Minister Victor Ponta, his Bulgarian counterpart Plamen Oresharski and European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn. The ribbon was cut by the Romanian and Bulgarian constructors who participated in building the cable-stayed bridge. Two children wearing traditional costumes – the boy in Bulgarian folk garments, the girl – in Romanian national clothing, held the ribbon in the colors of the flags of Romania, Bulgaria and the European Union. The only other bridge
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Prime Minister Victor Ponta said, during the inauguration of the works of construction of the laser project at Magurele, that this is a historic project and he wishes, in the coming years, to see here an area that is exceptionally developed, a true “Laser Valley”. The Prime Minister expressed his belief that many foreign researchers are to come to work on this “absolutely special” project, together with Romanians. “There are many things to do in order for this project to be completed and to develop. Things can happen in Romania that we did not think possible. Yes, we can have
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Minister Delegate for Infrastructure Projects of National Interest and Foreign Investments, Dan Sova, had a meeting with a group of Austrian investors interested in projects to be developed under a public-private partnership (PPP) in Romania. According to a release of the Department for Infrastructure Projects of National Interest and Foreign Investments (DPIIS), the Austrian delegation was made up of representatives of a group operating internationally specialized in financial services and of a company interested in developing projects under a public-private partnership in the field of healthcare. Dan Sova presented to the Austrian delegation the projects that are about to be
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Austerity measures are a must when, as a result of political mistakes or out of political demagoguery, a government destroys a country’s macroeconomic balance, but the big concern now is the social problem generated by the crisis, specifically unemployment, President Traian Basescu declared in Bratislava. “One thing that seemed extremely important to me is that we all agreed that we are now in a post-crisis situation and that we need to find solutions for growth. I find it is highly important to make this point about the crisis, austerity, growth, and job creation. The theory emerged lately at European level
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A student of the Radu Greceanu National College, in Slatina (southwestern Romania) Adrian Vulpe- Grigorasi winner, in May of the second prize of an international contest for projects on the development of an international space station organized by NASA wants to achieve a robotic arm controlled by brain waves. Adrian Vulpe Grigorasi, a 11 form student, told Agerpres that although in May he had won two prizes in international informatics contests, he wants to stay and study in Romania, and attend the Military Technical Academy, and go on developing his projects. He also won the gold medal in InfoMatrix international
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