RRI Live!

Listen to Radio Romania International Live

September 3, 2013

Click here for the latest in news and current affairs in Romania

September 3, 2013
September 3, 2013

, 03.09.2013, 12:13

Romanian prosecutors have put under criminal investigation the current minister of the economy, Varujan Vosganian, from the Liberal Party, in the ruling coalition, and the former minister, Adriean Videanu, from the Liberal Democratic Party, now in the opposition. The two are accused of facilitating preferential gas prices granted by Romgaz, the Romanian state company, to a company called InterAgro, causing the Romanian state to incur damages worth 130 million dollars. The two have denied all accusations.




88 year-old former prison commander Alexandru Visinescu was indicted on Tuesday in Bucharest for genocide, the first to be prosecuted under this accusation since the trial of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. He was warden during the communist period at the Ramnicu Sarat prison, part of the Romanian gulag. He was called in for statements by prosecutors in the case filed against him by the Institute for Investigating the Crimes of Communism, in which he is accused of being responsible for numerous deaths among political prisoners between 1956 and 1963. Many of the victims died as a result of the extreme conditions to which the warden’s policies submitted them. Visinescu is among the 35 top criminal enforcers of the communist regime singled out by the Institute for Investigating the Crimes of Communism.



Hundreds continued protests for the second day in a row in Bucharest against the controversial bill allowing gold mining at the Rosia Montana site using cyanides. The new, renegotiated bill was endorsed by the government last week, and will go to Parliament for debated. President Traian Basescu said he favored a decision by referendum, to coincide with elections for Euro MPs in 2014. Prime Minister Victor Ponta said he was in agreement with the proposal. Stay tuned for more after the news.



3,000 Romanian artists and 1,500 foreign artists will perform this entire month at the George Enescu International Festival, the most important of its kind in Romania. Monday night, on the festival’s second day, German pianist of Romanian origin Radu Lupu performed for a sold out audience, accompanied by the Staatskapelle Berlin Orchestra, conduced by Daniel Barenboim. Over 150 events are scheduled for the festival between September 1 and 28 in Bucharest and several large cities in the country. Radio Romania, a major partner in the festival since its inception in 1958, broadcasts live 63 of the concerts on the line-up, 59 of them re-broadcast by EU partner stations.




Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, 21st seed, ranking 19 in the WTA, missed the qualification for the quarter finals in the US Open, the last Grand Slam of the Year. She was defeated by Italian Flavia Pennetta, ranking 83rd in the world. Simona Halep is now at the height of her career so far, managing to win four tournaments in only a few months.


Newsflash
Newsflash Tuesday, 14 October 2025

October 14, 2025

MEETING – Germany is Romania’s top trade partner and number one investor, Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Țoiu said today, after meeting with her...

October 14, 2025
October 13, 2025 UPDATE
Newsflash Monday, 13 October 2025

October 13, 2025 UPDATE

ECOFIN The finance minister Alexandru Nazare said that Romania has a duty to support its interests firmly, with arguments and a realistic...

October 13, 2025 UPDATE
Newsflash
Newsflash Monday, 13 October 2025

October 13, 2025

Finance. Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare said that Romania has a duty to firmly support its interests with arguments and a realistic understanding...

October 13, 2025
Newsflash
Newsflash Sunday, 12 October 2025

October 12, 2025 UPDATE

BORDER– Romania, together with the other EU member states activated on Saturday a new border control mechanism for foreigners who want to enter the...

October 12, 2025 UPDATE
Newsflash Sunday, 12 October 2025

October 12, 2025

PILGRIMAGE – Over a hundred thousand people have prayed over the relics of Saint Parascheva in Iași, in eastern Romania, according to Church...

October 12, 2025
Newsflash Saturday, 11 October 2025

October 11, 2025 UPDATE

London – The Fitch financial rating agency has revised upwards its estimates regarding the evolution of Romania’s deficit, which is...

October 11, 2025 UPDATE
Newsflash Saturday, 11 October 2025

October 11, 2025

London – The Fitch financial rating agency has revised upwards its estimates regarding the evolution of Romania’s deficit, which is...

October 11, 2025
Newsflash Friday, 10 October 2025

October 10, 2025 UPDATE

Finance – The new deficit target of 8.4% of the GDP, instead of 8%, offers Romania an additional investment space of about 8 billion lei, the...

October 10, 2025 UPDATE

Partners

Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român
Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS
Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online
Institului European din România Institului European din România
Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti
Muzeul Național de Artă al României Muzeul Național de Artă al României
Le petit Journal Le petit Journal
Radio Prague International Radio Prague International
Muzeul Național de Istorie a României Muzeul Național de Istorie a României
ARCUB ARCUB
Radio Canada International Radio Canada International
Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti” Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti”
SWI swissinfo.ch SWI swissinfo.ch
UBB Radio ONLINE UBB Radio ONLINE
Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl
creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti
italradio italradio
Institutul Confucius Institutul Confucius
BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți

Affiliates

Euranet Plus Euranet Plus
AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters
Digital Radio Mondiale Digital Radio Mondiale
News and current affairs from Germany and around the world News and current affairs from Germany and around the world
Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona

Providers

RADIOCOM RADIOCOM
Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company