Daily Brief - Text - Mon, Dec. 18, 2000
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On This Day in History
Dec. 18
1863 - Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, was born. His assassination in
Sarajevo in 1914 sparked a chain of events which ignited World War
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NEWS
ROMANIA AIMS SHAKE OFF LAGGARD LABEL IN EU
BUCHAREST -- Romania's incoming government aims to shake off a tag of
laggard in joining the European Union and NATO and will push for broader
integration of southeast and west Europe, Romania's next foreign minister
said on Sunday.
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3?id=230959&text
ROMANIA WANTS NEW YORK AUCTION OF BRANCUSI SCULPTURE STOPPED
BUCHAREST -- Romania has asked Christie's auction house to cancel a New
York auction on Monday of a work by sculptor Constantin Brancusi which was
taken out of the country illegally, official sources said Saturday.
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3?id=230912&text
OTHER HEADLINES
Iliescu Names Likely Presidential Aides (15Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3?id=230252
Future Premier Wants 'Romanian Program' of Governance... (15Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3?id=230286
Brother of Romania's Former Dictator Dies of Cancer (15Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3?id=230638
Romania Stresses NATO Hopes to Bush Envoy (15Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3?id=230762
Budgetary Austerity and Dismissals (15Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3?id=230290
Beavers Bite Back in Transylvania (15Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3?id=230761
Romania's Minister Says EU Summit Results Encouraging (14Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3?id=229808
Romania's Iliescu Confirmed as President-Elect (14Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3?id=230144
Nationalists Apply for Annulment of Presidential Election Result (14Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3?id=229804
Romanian OSCE Official to Tour Balkans (14Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3?id=229807
Incoming Romanian President Pledges European Integration (14Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3?id=230146
Fate of Romanian Orphan Children Has Improved -UN (14Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3?id=229789
Vacaroiu, the Second Man in State (14Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3?id=229863
IMF Expresses Concern over "Policy Slippages" in Romania (13Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3?id=229534
Romania Expels U.S. National Wanted for Money Laundering (13Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3?id=229627
For the latest news update:
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/news.php3
BUSINESS
Romania 2001 Budget Seen as Key Test for New Government (14Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/business.php3?id=229989
ING Advises Restructuring of Romania CEC Bank (14Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/business.php3?id=230148
IMF Urges Romania not to Loosen Fiscal Policy (12Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/business.php3?id=229510
Romania Approves Offshore Oil Block Concession (12Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/business.php3?id=229453
Romania Launches Sale of Steel Mill Sidex (11Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/business.php3?id=229017
Eight More Romania Firms Can Choose Power Supplier (11Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/business.php3?id=229074
Romania Monthly Inflation Stable at 2.8 Percent in November (11Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/business.php3?id=229022
Wiener Staedtische to Get Stake in Romania Insurer (8Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/business.php3?id=228338
Romania ALRO Calls Shareholders' Meeting (7Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/business.php3?id=228037
Romania Banca Transilvania 11-month Net 214 Billion Lei (6Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/business.php3?id=227664
Romania Electroaparataj to Increase Capital (5Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/business.php3?id=227368
Romania Retail Trade Rises Month-on-Month in September (5Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/business.php3?id=227243
Romania PPI Rise 3.8 Percent Month-on-Month in October (5Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/business.php3?id=227240
For the latest news update:
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/business.php3
MARKETS
Romania Policolor Swaps New Shares for Land (14Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/markets.php3?id=229979
Bucharest Bourse Lists Romania Bank BRD (12Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/markets.php3?id=229454
Romania Forex Market Posts Hard Currency Shortage (8Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/markets.php3?id=228438
Bucharest Bourse Ends Lower As ALRO Falls Sharply (7Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/markets.php3?id=228115
Bucharest Bourse Eases as Oltchim, Falls (4Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/markets.php3?id=226886
Romania FX Surplus, Money Market Rates down (4Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/markets.php3?id=226901
For the latest news update:
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/business/markets.php3
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WEBNEWS
Another Death in Ceaucescu Dynasty
CNN (15Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/frames/frames.php3?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fx13253791
E-mail Via WAP Service Launched in Romania
Europemedia.net (15Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/frames/frames.php3?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fx13256153
Romania: Analysts Say Country Must Reform Economy Or Face Debt Default
Radio Free Europe (15Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/frames/frames.php3?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fx13221088
Court: Iliescu is Romanias President
CNN (15Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/frames/frames.php3?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fx13215511
Paying Old Debt, Romania Gives U.S. Professor a Seaside Villa
New York Times (15Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/frames/frames.php3?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fx13222220
Romania: Analysts Say Country Must Reform Economy Or Face Debt Default
Radio Free Europe (15Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/frames/frames.php3?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fx13221088
Commercial Bank of Greece Launched Internet Banking Service in Romania
StockAccess (14Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/frames/frames.php3?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fx13224797
European Union May Disburse $7mn to Set up Electronic Payment System in Romania
StockAccess (14Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/frames/frames.php3?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fx13224771
Hungary: Victory for Iliescu in Romania
Budapest Sun (14Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/frames/frames.php3?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fx13232985
Splash in Romanias IT Industry
Europemedia.net (15Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/frames/frames.php3?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fx13196196
Romania: Disaster Averted
Economist Intelligence Unit (15Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/frames/frames.php3?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fx13208976
Splash in Romanias IT Industry
Europemedia.net (15Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/frames/frames.php3?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fx13196196
Iliescu Returns to Power in Romania
The Wire (15Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/frames/frames.php3?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fx13172686
Romania Confirms Iliescu Victory
CNN (15Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/frames/frames.php3?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fx13153330
Iliescu to Lead Romania Again
Electronic Telegraph (12Dec.00)
http://www.centraleurope.com/frames/frames.php3?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fx13137664
For the latest news update:
http://www.centraleurope.com/romaniatoday/webnews.php3
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