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Border police stop eight asylum seekers attempting to illegally sneak into Hungary

January 3, 2017

Nadlac border police – Arad County spotted eight foreign citizens (three Pakistani, one Afghan and four Iraqis) who had all applied for asylum in Romania, as they were attempting to illegally exit the country through the “green border” heading for the Schengen Area as their end destination, the police said in a release on Tuesday. […]

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ING Romania warns fiscal consolidation will weigh on fragile growth and inflation outlook

The planned fiscal consolidation measures in Romania are likely to weigh heavily on already sub-optimal economic growth, ING Bank Romania economists Valentin Tătaru and Ștefan Posea warned in an analysis cited by CursDeGuvernare...

Romania's industrial activity shows fragile signs of recovery

Romania's seasonal and workday-adjusted industrial output increased for the second month in a row in April (+2.3% m/m), reaching the highest level in the past 12 months after having demonstrated a fragile (+1.4% per annum) and not particularly statistically relevant trend across the past year, according to data published by the statistics office. This is […]

Another round of negotiations fails to bring clarity on Romania's future PM

After another day of negotiations on June 16, the four pro-Western parties seeking a ruling majority failed to provide more clarity on the name of the future prime minister or specific elements of the fiscal consolidation plan. After various political scenarios have been explored already without gaining consensus support and the expert committee has reportedly […]

Romanian trade unions speak against the austerity measures prepared by the nascent ruling coalition  

The austerity measures that have been circulated in the media "are unacceptable," trade union Cartel Alfa leader Bogdan Hossu told president Nicușor Dan at the discussions held at Cotroceni Palace on June 16. The trade union federation Cartel Alfa argued that bonuses and salaries should not be cut without detailed analysis, because "this would lead […]

Sibiu International Theatre Festival: Performances of two Israeli dance companies canceled due to flight disruptions

The performances of the Israeli companies Vertigo Dance Company and Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, scheduled in the program of the Sibiu International Theatre Festival (FITS), have been canceled due to flight bans in Israel, the organizers of the Sibiu festival announced. The FITS president, Constantin Chiriac, said that solutions were being sought to fill the […]

Nicosia to host Romanian film festival this week

The Romanian Movie Festival, presenting a program of films reflecting “the thematic and artistic diversity of contemporary Romanian cinema,” is scheduled to take place in Nicosia between June 17 and June 20. The event, held at the headquarters of Romania’s Diplomatic Mission in Nicosia, is the first of its kind in Cyprus, the organizers said. […]