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20. 11. 09. - 15:00

Romania warned over air quality

Romanian Times

Romania today (Fri) received a first written warning from the European Commission over failure to improve air quality.

The European Commission sent letters to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, France, Hungary, and the Slovak Republic as well as Romania over excess emissions of tiny airborne particles known as PM 10.

European legislation obliges Member States to introduce limit values for PM 10 by 2005.

Romania was warned that it had to submit a notification that it had failed to improve air quality before the end of March 2009, but failed to do so.

Romania´s outlook revised to stable by Standard & Poor´s
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has revised Romania's credit rating outlook to stable, according to its statement yesterday (Tues).

FC Timisoara awarded three points by LPF
FC Timisoara is the new leader of the Romanian first league after a decision made today (Weds) by the Discipline Commission of the Professional Football League (LPF).

Inflation down to 4.49 per cent
Annual inflation in Romania dropped to 4.49 per cent in February, down from 5.2 per cent in January, the National Statistics Institute said today (Weds).

Romanians 12 per cent of foreign doctors in France
France has become a favourite destination for Romanian doctors after the country's accession to the European Union, according to French newspaper La Croix.

Teachers announce calendar of protests
The Romanian teachers’ union will organize public protests starting on 15 March, union federation FSLI announced today (Weds).

Another 300 free internet hotspots to be available this year
Another 300 free internet wireless hotspots would be available in public areas in Romania this year, the Communications Ministry said today (Weds).

Warning for heavy snow in 21 counties
Another round of heavy snowfall and blizzards will occur in 21 counties in southern regions, meteorologists warned today (Weds).

Pink Martini concert in Bucharest
Jazz lounge band Pink Martini will perform in Bucharest at the Ciuc Summer Fest in July, local organizer Emagic said today (Weds).

Number of vouchers in clunckers programme to be increased
The clunkers programme will be supplemented with an increase in the number of vouchers to be issued from 40,000 to 50,000, Prime Minister Emil Boc said yesterday evening (Tues).

Mayor dismissed for corruption
Democratic Liberal Antonie Solomon, the mayor of the southern town of Craiova, was dismissed by county prefect Eugen Georgescu, the national government's official in the county, today (Weds).