Romanian banknotes get binned
BUCHAREST – Romanian authorities do not merely bin banknotes withdrawn from circulation, they turn them into dustbins, a central bank official said Thursday. „The central bank processes roughly 4.5 million banknotes daily, of which 1.2 percent are deteriorated and must be withdrawn from circulation,” the official said on condition of anonymity. „These notes are shredded […]
U.S. blames fax for diplomatic gaffe over Russian
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has apologized to Russia for failing to give it prompt notice that a Russian citizen was in U.S. custody and blamed the error on an official hitting the wrong fax button, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday. The notification went to Romania instead of Russia, said U.S. officials […]
Tan Opera Chief Holender Says Goodbye to Vienna, Hello to Met: Interview
Ioan Holender, former general manager of Vienna’s Staatsoper opera company. Holender ran the company for nineteen years, the longest reign in the theater’s history. Source: Wiener Staatsoper via Bloomberg Nina Stemme as Leonora, left, and Salvatore Licitra as Alvaro, perform in Verdi’s „La forza del destino” (The Force of Destiny) at the Staatsoper in Vienna, […]
U.S. blames fax for diplomatic gaffe over Russian
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has apologized to Russia for failing to give it prompt notice that a Russian citizen was in U.S. custody and blamed the error on an official hitting the wrong fax button, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday. The notification went to Romania instead of Russia, said U.S. officials […]
Le cas GM de Strasbourg : travailler plus pour gagner moins, par Sébastien Ruaux
Billet invité Voici un exemple flagrant d’abus en période de crise. Mais avant tout pour bien comprendre faisons le point sur l’état des négociations. D’un coté, nous avons une société américaine, détenue pour plus de 60% par l’état américain, qui essaie de négocier une remise en route de son site (en le rachetant à une […]
Joint Press Release by the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund on the European Banking Coordination Initiative Meeting for Romania
European Commission and IMF welcome the reaffirmed support of parent banks to their Romanian affiliates. In a meeting of the European Bank Coordination Initiative held on July 22, 2010 in Brussels, the parent banks of the nine largest foreign-owned banks operating in Romania reaffirmed the support to their Romanian affiliates. These commitments, along with the […]
LIBERTE EGALITE TSIGANE
Liberté, film de Tony Gatlif Un hymne à la tolérance -Un hymne à la tolérance et un hommage à l’école inspirés de personnages réels- -Synopsis : Théodore, vétérinaire et maire d’un village situé en zone occupée pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, a recueilli P’tit Claude, neuf ans, dont les parents ont disparu depuis le début […]
Piocelle vers la Roumanie
Malgré une prolongation de contrat signée en juin dernier (liant le milieu de terrain jusqu’en 2012), Sébastien Piocelle va vraisemblablement quitter Arles-Avignon, a-t-on appris jeudi auprès de l’ACA. Pourtant cadre de l’équipe arlésienne, qu’il a mené brassard au bras jusqu’à la montée en Ligue 1 la saison dernière, l’ancien Nantais, 31 ans, ne devrait pas […]
AC/DC Fell Prey to Romanian Customs Officials
12 July 2010 The Australian rock band AC/DC drew 60,000 people for a spectacular concert in downtown Bucharest in May. It was by far the largest musical event held in Romania this year – but it made headlines around the world for another reason. According to a complaint the band’s managers filed with Romanian authorities, […]
Romania will not change its position on Kosovo
CHISINAU – Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi stated during his visit to Moldova that Romania will not change its opinion regarding Kosovo. Romania would not recognize Kosovo’s unilaterally proclaimed independence, despite the fact that the European Parliament (EP) has called on all EU member-states to do so. Romania is waiting for the advisory opinion of […]
