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03. 09. 10. - 16:00

Six new ministers appointed today

Romanian Times

Six new ministers have been appointed in the Romanian government and they are going to make an official oath today (Fri).

The announced government changes finalized with six new ministers, in Economy, Transports, Labor, Communications, Agriculture and Finance.

President Traian Basescu signed today (Fri) the revocation of the former ministers (of which four resigned and two were revoked).

PM Emil Boc will have a meeting today with the new ministers, Government spokeswoman Ioana Muntean announced.

The changes in the Government were announced previous this week and they are intended to allow the continuation of reform programs and to determine Romania to have economic growth in 2011,  PM Emil Boc said last night.

The Government lost popularity as it applied harsh austerity measures to increase public budget revenue and to cut spendings. All salaries in the public sector were cut by 25 per cent starting July and a VAT hike from 19 to 24 per cent was imposed, along with new taxes.

Miserable plot
Jilted hubby Florin Dan Munteanu, 38, who allegedly tried to kill his wife with a bomb hidden inside a copy of the book 'Les Miserables' has been arrested after it blew up his mother-in-law instead, say police in Petrosan, Romania.

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).