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Mayor dismissed for corruption

Romanian Times

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).

Solomon, suspected of bribe-taking and forgery, has been arrested by anti-corruption prosecutors.

He is under investigation for allegedly having accepted a 50,000-Euro bribe for issuance of a construction permit to Cornel Penescu, the owner of football club FC Arges, for construction of a store in Craiova.

The Craiova mayor has claimed all documents were issued legally.

Several high-ranked corruption cases have been on newspapers' front pages in the last few months in Romania, a country considered the European Union’s most-corrupt country, according to anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International in its 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index.

Democratic Liberal Mayor Mircia Gutau from Ramnicu Valcea was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for bribe-taking in January this year.

Nicolae Dicu, a former deputy mayor, was also sentenced to prison as an accessory to bribe-taking.

Social Democratic Senator Catalin Voicu has been investigated by anti-corruption prosecutors for influence-peddling, falsification of documents and corruption, and the justice minister has been asked to approve his arrest.

Woman's torso found in basement
The torso of a woman was found at the basement of a block of flats in Botosani, northern Romania.

Football champions stranded in snow
Nine players from Romania's football champions team - who met Manchester United in the Champions League playoffs - have been stranded for over 20 hours on a train, after they had left Galati for Bucharest on Monday, it emerged today (Tues).

New Prime Minister forms his team
The new prime minister (PM) will present his team tonight (Tues), after consultations with the political parties.

Former deputy sentenced to 5 years in jail
Former Romanian Chamber of Deputies member Emilian Cutean, from the Social Democrat Party (PSD) was sentenced definitively to five years in jail by the Court of Appeal in Bucharest today (Tues).

Seven buses caught up in snow
Seven buses with 450 passengers were stuck in the snow for more than seven hours in southeastern Romania, last night (Mon/Tues).

Central bank hikes inflation prognosis
Romania's Central Bank Governor Mugur Isarescu said today (Tues) the central bank had hiked the inflation prognosis from 3 per cent to 3.2 per cent in 2012.

Millions of Euro losses per day due to snowy roads
Losses of as much as 100 million Euros per day are estimated by the Associtation of Importers and Exporters in Romania (ANEIR), due to the weather conditions, as tens of national roads are blocked by snow and blizzards.

AA introduces new flights from Bucharest to Vienna
Austrian Airlines (AA) announced today (Tues) that it would increase the number of flights from Romania in the summer season.

Anti-corruption chief prosecutor's mandate extended
The chief of the National Anti-corruption Department (DNA), Daniel Morar, has his mandate prolonged for another six months the General Prosecutor Codruta Kovesi, said today (Tues).

Romanians warned about Syria violence
Romanians are warned against travelling to Syria, the Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) said today (Mon).