Today in the News

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta has paid a formal visit to China, the last leg of an Asian tour aimed at bringing as much Chinese investment as possible to Romania.

On Monday, July 1, the Secretary General of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, Javad Mottaghi, visited Radio Romania.

‘Fewer promises, more results. That is the slogan of the authorities in Lithuania, the country that on July 1st took over the EUs presidency for the next six months.

The beginning of July has seen a series of price increases, higher fines but also a higher minimum wage in Romania.

Dear listeners and friends, RRI invites you to take part in yet another one of our prize winning contests, occasioned by the “George Enescu International Festival 2013.

The energy sector remains high on Prime Minister Victor Pontas agenda for his tour of Central Asia.

Romanias second stand-by agreement with the International Monetary Fund has come to a successful end.

The Nabucco gas pipeline has lost the race for carrying natural gas extracted in the Caspian Sea to Europe.

Wednesday was declared a day of national mourning in Romania in memory of the victims of the terrible bus accident in Montenegro.

The football side Steaua Bucharest are on probation for 5 years following disciplinary investigations by UEFA.

The Montenegro holiday of 47 Romanian tourists turned into a tragedy after the coach that was carrying them had fallen into a ravine north of Podgorica. Bucharest decided Romania would hold a day of national mourning on Wednesday for the victims.

Romanian officials took part in a series of talks on the European economy held in Austria.

The Government in Bucharest managed to make good on its promises by auctioning off the majority share package in CFR Marfa, the Freight Division of the Romanian Rail Company.

The Romanian Foreign Ministry says the adoption of the so-called state border law in Transdniester is an act of defiance that will attract the disapproval of the international community.

The parliamentary committee for the revision of Romanias Constitution has adopted a draft law to this aim.