Romania in the international press

Teen moves from Romania, finds success

Feb

While she lacks the gymnastic wizardry of Nadia Comaneci, her Romanian country mate, Maria Luca has made some neat moves of her own.

Nine years ago, Rodica and Mike Luca and their children left Romania for the freedom and opportunities they knew they would find in the United States. While no longer under communist rule, Romania remains a challenge for young people to grow and prosper, said Maria, who is now 18.

After a brief time in Corona, the family moved to Orange County.

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Romania’s Romgaz Increases Imports by 40% on Record Consumption

Feb

Romgaz SA, Romania’s natural gas company, said it’s increased imports by 40 percent this month because of record consumption amid freezing temperatures, according to an e-mailed statement today.

Twenty-two million cubic meters of gas will be imported during the remainder of the month to cover domestic demand, the company said in the statement.

The Romanian government said on Feb.15 it will limit exports of electricity as domestic consumption reached the highest level in a decade.

(Andra Timu, Bloomberg.net)

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Romanians spend 25-30 million euros shopping abroad

Feb

The data supplied by tourist agencies show that, over January-February, a few tens of Romanians go on shopping mini-holidays either by contacting a tour operator or on their won, informs Capital publication.

Milan, Paris, Frankfurt, Istanbul or Dubai are some of the destinations in the highest demand so that agencies introduced a short trip to the shops abroad in their offer.

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Florist marks Valentine's Day as her Texas arrival

Feb

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Valentine's Day is more than red roses for florist Margaret Fratila.

It's a memory of when she started her new life.

It's the day she celebrates Corpus Christi. It's the day in 1982 when she stepped off a Greyhound bus after years in Romania and swore she found heaven.

She shares that memory through flowers.

"The love everyone has for flowers is the love I have for Corpus Christi," she said.

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Romania battles Hungary for investment spotlight

Feb

With poor infrastructure and high levels of bureaucracy and corruption, Romania is still far from being foreign investors’ top target. But, for now at least, it has several advantages over its neighbor, Hungary. Bosch, DeLonghi and Tata Motors are some of the companies that have announced their intentions to invest in Romania.

Anda Sebesi

The whole of the continent is in a stew at the moment, as many countries in both Western and Eastern Europe are facing different economic difficulties and are struggling to get through them without incurring too much damage.

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Romania Villages Buried in 13-16 Feet of Snow

Feb

The deepest snows in recent memory have buried parts of Romania under 13 to 16 feet (4-5 meters). The snow has reached the roofs of houses in some villages.

The Associated Press reports military planes delivered food to towns and villages today where thousands have been stranded by the crippling snow amounts.

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Reshuffle in Romania

Feb

The resignation of Romanian prime minister Emil Boc on February 6 did not come as a complete surprise; rumours of a cabinet reshuffle had been percolating in Romanian media in the days before the announcement.

The surprise, including for the ranking members of the Democrat-Liberal party (PDL), the senior partner in the ruling coalition, was that the reshuffle would affect all of the party's cabinet ministers, not just the unpopular ones.

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Romanian accused of hacking NASA-JPL computers

Feb

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Romanian citizen on charges he hacked into 25 climate-research computers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

Tuesday's indictment charges Robert Butyka, 25, with one count of unauthorized impairment of a protected computer, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles.

Officials said the 2010 attack made computers in the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Program unusable for two months while malicious code was removed and data restored. The program is used in climate research and weather forecasting.

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Romania's appointed government passes Parliament vote

Feb

Bucharest, Romania (CNN) -- The new Romanian government passed a confidence vote in Parliament on Thursday, with 237 votes for and two against. Opposition members of Parliament refused to vote.

The appointed Cabinet needed at least 232 votes to be approved. The new government was expected to be installed in a ceremony Thursday night.

"I hope I will not disappoint anyone. I will fulfill all the promises I have done to the Romanian citizens. I regret that the opposition didn't vote," said prime minister-designate Mihai Razvan Ungureanu shortly after the result was announced.

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Harsh IMF approach courts disaster in Romania

Feb

NEW YORK, Feb 8 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The IMF is courting disaster in Romania. The fund's draconian conditions led Bucharest to cut public sector wages by 25 percent, far more than elsewhere. Now Romania's prime minister Emil Boc has resigned and anti-reform forces have been emboldened. Excessive IMF rigour could do lasting harm.

The fund has been trying to soften its fearsome reputation. Managing Director Christine Lagarde has argued that the IMF should be less harsh, admitting that "consolidating too quickly can hurt the recovery and worsen job prospects."

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Romania in the international press

Teen moves from Romania, finds success

Romania’s Romgaz Increases Imports by 40% on Record Consumption

Romanians spend 25-30 million euros shopping abroad

Florist marks Valentine's Day as her Texas arrival

Romania battles Hungary for investment spotlight

Romania Villages Buried in 13-16 Feet of Snow

Reshuffle in Romania

Romanian accused of hacking NASA-JPL computers

Romania's appointed government passes Parliament vote

Harsh IMF approach courts disaster in Romania

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