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The former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan has said President George W Bush pays too little attention to financial discipline.
In a book to be published next week, Mr Greenspan says Mr Bush ignored his advice to veto “out-of-control” bills that sent the US deeper into deficit.
And Mr Bush’s Republicans deserved to lose […]

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The German television network NDR has sacked a prominent talk show host after she praised the family model promoted by the Nazis.
NDR said Eva Herman, 48, was fired after confirming quotes printed by the newspaper Bild am Sonntag.
She said “values like the family, children and motherhood, which were promoted in the Third Reich too, were […]

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Due to excessive temperatures, energy consumption in Bucharest registered historic records of 959 MW, 50% more than a usual day, Finance Minister Varujan Vosganian said in a press conference on Tuesday.
Moreover, Vosganian announced that consumption on Tuesday might be higher than the record.
Consumption grew because of the extensive use of AC systems and the Minister […]

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Romanian Economy minister Varujan Vosganian defended his government’s plans to boost pensions on Monday after serious criticism in this regard from the International Monetary Fund and the Fitch agency. He said in a press conference today that the government could find enough funds to boost pensions without further taxation and with no risk of speeding […]

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Democrats (PD) and Liberal Democrats (PLD) signed a political and parliamentary protocol containing 10 points on Monday, news agencies report.
Representatives of the two parties announced their plans for such a collaboration two weeks ago but declared that it couldn’t be approved until the DA Alliance, the former alliance between the Democrats and the Liberals made […]

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The report presented on Wednesday by the European Commission on Romania’s post-accession progress divides again the political class, both in Bucharest and in Brussels.
On one hand, representatives of the European Popular Party (EPP) informed Hotnews.ro in a press release that the formation acknowledges some progress in the anti-graft campaign and in Justice reforms, but sees […]

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Justice Minister Tudor Chiuariu publicly demanded apologies from the Reuters news agency, as well as the rectification of an article published today about the anti-corruption campaign lacking results in Romania.
The examples of poor management of the anti-graft campaign were counted the activity of Chiuariu, the stalling of the criminal file against former PM Adrian Nastase […]

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Agriculture Minister Decebal Traian Remes declared on Friday that over 1.2 million hectares of agriculture terrain were severely affected by the draught, NewsIn informs. Only very few of the farmers have insurance for their terrain and will receive compensations.
Still, Remes ensures the populace that there is no reason for the food prices to rise.
“I am […]

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A Bucharest court decided on Monday that a decision made by the main anti-discrimination body in Romania on removing religious symbols from schools was well grounded, thus giving green light to moves that would see such symbols gone from Romanian schools. The Education ministry announced it would challenge the decision at the High Court of […]

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A reviewed calculus for Romania’s controversial first registration car tax will be included in the fiscal code on January 1, 2008 or six months since its publication in the Official Gazette, Romanian Economy minister Varujan Vosganian said on Tuesday, quoted by the NewsIn news agency.
Vosganian’s statement comes as the Romanian Government has yet to receive […]

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