Romania's car tax, in its future form, will be paid by the buyer upon the first sale of any car for which the tax has not already been paid, said an Environment Ministry press release on Tuesday, following a press conference held by minister Lazlo Borbely. read more...

The Romanian Government on Tuesday approved a draft emergency ordinance whereby the country will apply reverse taxation on cereal and plants with industrial use for about two years staring June 1, 2011, after it received approval from the European Union. read more...

Romania's tourism strategy will be managed and monitored by a committee made up only of ministers and led by the Minister of Regional Development and Tourism, according to a decision by Prime Minister Emil Boc. read more...

The Romanian Chamber of Deputies on Monday adopted the articles of a bill whereby mayors will be elected in a single round of elections, unless none of the candidates receives the majority of votes. read more...

Romania's Senate on Monday rejected the bill allowing the Government to issue ordinances during the parliamentary break. read more...

District 5 court judges rejected on Monday the action of President Basescu through which he requested moral damages to deputy Mugurel Surupaceanu for his statements made on the use of light drugs, news agency Agerpres reads. read more...

Italian PM Berlusconi met his Romanian counterpart Emil Boc to lead the second inter-governmental summit at the government’s headquarters that will also tackle the issue of Romania’s adhesion to Schengen. read more...

Romania’s ruling coalition decided to allow the Government to apply a pollution tax upon the first sale of cars brought to Romania before the enforcement of this new car tax system, people familiar with the matter told Mediafax Monday. read more...

Greek group OTE will not purchase the shares of the Romanian state at Romtelecom, a decision which came after a financial evaluation of the group in Greece and the imposition of Deutsche Telekom, a majority share holder, to accumulate cash, sources close to the transaction told Hotnews.ro. read more...

Bankrupt shopping center City Mall Bucharest will be put up for sale for the fourth time on June 10, in an auction starting at EUR23.58 million, some 30% less than the initial price of EUR33 million. read more...

Romanian family doctors will not sign the new frame-contract with the National Health Insurance House unless it is adopted in the form agreed with the Health Ministry. read more...

More than one thousand doctors left Romania in the first months of 2011, 30% of them family doctors, Viorel Radulescu, general secretary of the Romanian Doctors' College (CMR), said Saturday. read more...

Higher Court of Justice magistrates decided on Friday to sentence ex Liberal deputy Dan Ilie Morega for three years of prison for acts of corruption, news agency Agerpres reads. read more...

Romania’s absence from the Central European Summit organized in Poland will not be well received in Washington, the New York Times comments Romania, Serbia and Slovakia’s decision to boycott the summit. read more...

KOREA International Nuclear KEPCO manifested its plans to attend the construction of reactors 3 and 4 of the Romanian Cernavoda plan, Economy minister informs. According to the ministry, a delegation of the consortium met with the Economy minister Ion Ariton. read more...

The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland will not reach Romania until Friday night, Environment ministry informed on Friday. The institution quotes last minute information supplied by the London Volvanic Ash Advisory. read more...

US Embassy to Bucharest will be closed on May 30 to mark the Memorial Day, dedicated to American soldiers who were killed in battle for their country, the diplomatic mission of the United States in Romania informs. read more...

The Social Liberal Union presents on Friday its economic program that might transform in the governing program of the political alliance if it will get the government strings. Social Democratic leader Victor Ponta said that there is an almost generalized perception that it cannot get worse than it is but USL wants to prove that it can get a whole lot better. read more...

Ford Romania President criticizes his own employees at the Craiova factory, accusing them of inefficiency and waste in an internal editorial, Gazeta de Sud local newspaper reads. read more...

Romania made nice progress, Ole Schroder German Interior ministry State Secretary said about the trial involving customs officers in an interview for Hotnews.ro but avoided to say whether October 1 is a realist term for Romania to join Schengen. read more...