The violent intervention of the Romanian Gendarmerie and private bodyguards at the football game between the Romania and Uruguay shows once again how the Romanian state is \'protecting\' the rights and the freedom of it\'s citizens. The incidents happened yesterday, 29th of February, 2012 in Bucharest, Romania. During the above mentioned football game – minute 60\', three activists from the Save Rosia Montana Campaign and also supporters of the national football team, exposed a banner with the inscription \'FRF = RMGC, Same Misery\'. The message was making reference to the recent attempt of Mr. Mircea Sandu – president of the National Federation of Football (FRF) – to associate with the mining company Rosia Montana Gold Corporation (RMGC). The mining company is blamed by the Romanian civil society for it\'s project proposal that plans to destroy the area of Rosia Montana from Apuseni Mountains.
Council of Europe, a continent-wide humanitarian organization, recommends that Romania put in place a national system of monitoring racist and anti-LGBTI incidents in schools. The recommendations come as the Council of Europe’s anti-racism body, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, published several reports, including on Romania, regarding policies and practices to prevent and combat […]
France’s minister for armed forces and veterans, Catherine Vautrin, declared on Thursday, October 30, during a press conference, that the French troops in Romania will not be downsized. The French minister was in Romania to meet with Romanian counterpart Ionuț Moșteanu. The two officials analyzed the security situation in the Black Sea region, France’s contribution […]
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UMB Steel, a company controlled by the family of Romanian entrepreneur Dorinel Umbrărescu, has launched renovation works at the Oțelu Roșu steel plant in Caraș-Severin County, Profit.ro reported. The facility, one of the oldest industrial sites in Romania with a history...
Grup EM, a Romanian holding active in the field of energy infrastructure with Electromontaj among its subsidiaries, announced its firm intention to list its shares on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange despite failing to meet the 10% free float following the IPO completed recently, Ziarul...
