Thursday headlines: state to sell stake in Petrom, Decathlon opens more units, new taxes coming up

Romanian media The state is selling everything to get some money: EUR 450 million for 11% of Petrom – in Ziarul Financiar The Government doesn't just cut salaries and pensions, it also prepares new taxes – in Ziarul Financiar Decathlon opens five new units in Bucharest and looks for land North of Bucharest – in Ziarul Financiar GfK: Traditional markets revive in the first quarter – in Ziarul Financiar Edy trucks, down EUR 35 million last year – in Ziarul Financiar How does the state explain the new taxes: they affect individuals more and save 10,000 public clerks – in Gandul Unions: The tax evasion law will lead to price increases for food – in Adevarul Emil Boc: The minimum wage, the minimum pension and the minimum guaranteed revenues will not be cut – on Hotnews.ro Dragonul Rosu stores, destroyed by fire on Wednesday, were insured by Generali – on Dailybusiness.ro Isarescu: The lack of taxes on land, one of the causes for the real estate boom – on Wall-street.ro International media Apple is world’s biggest tech company by value - in the Financial Times UK and France reject EU bank plan - in the Financial Times Debt crisis is dark cloud over Europe - in the Financial Times CNN bolsters profits even as ratings slump - in the Financial Times Lehman sues JPMorgan for billions in damages - on Reuters Euro nears 4-year low versus dollar after China report - on Reuters Penguin, Amazon resolve e-book pricing for Kindle - on Reuters