Government Passes Emergency Decree Amending Election Law
The government has passed an emergency decree amending the election law just three month before elections for the European Parliament.
According to the decree, local mayors are responsible for updating voter registries to eliminate people who have died and people whose right to vote has been temporarily suspended, to avoid fraud. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Social Democratic Party To Set Final List Of European Parliament Candidates Thursday
The ruling Social Democratic Party’s executive board meets Thursday to approve the party’s final list of candidates for seats in the European Parliament.
Social democrats will run for MEP seats in an electoral alliance with the Conservative Party and UNPR.
The party is counting on 13 eligible seats in the European Parliament. (Gandul)
Rising Imports From Hungary Could Lower Price Of Pork
Rising imports of pork from Hungary, which lowered its sales tax on pork from 27% to 5% starting January 1, 2014, might trigger lower pork prices in Romania in upcoming months, said Ioan Ladosi, head of the Association of Pork Producers.
Ladosi said this situation will also trigger illicit imports from the Hungarian market, which is common practice when it comes to large VAT gaps between neighboring countries.
Early 2014, the Hungarian government lowered the sales tax on pork from 27%, the highest level in the European Union, to 5%, in a move to shelter local producers from cheaper imports. (Adevarul)
Romania December Retail Sales Rise At 3rd Fastest Pace In EU
Romanian retail sales rose 5.9% in December from December 2012, the third largest increase in the European Union, Eurostat data showed.
Overall retail trade volume in the European Union inched down 0.2% on the year in December.
Compared with November, Romanian retail sales edged up 0.6%, the data showed. Sales in the European Union decreased 0.8% on the month in December. (Curentul)
Government Makes Economic Operators Use Electronic Cash Registers
Romania’s government has adopted a decision making electronic register logs mandatory for all economic operators.
Finance Minister Daniel Chitoiu said recently all economic operators will have to switch to using electronic registers be the end of June 2014, replacing current registers which use paper logs. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Bucharest Labor Authorities Found 480 People Working Illegally In January
Labor authorities in Bucharest found over 480 people working illegally in the capital city in January.
Of these, 330 were working for the same employer.
The Bucharest labor inspectorate conducted several check-ups in January targeting employers in the services and construction sectors. (Adevarul)
Former Romanian Boxing Federation Head Rudel Obreja Arrested For Corruption
The former president of the Romanian Boxing Federation Rudel Obreja has been placed under arrest for soliciting EUR1 million to intervene in favor of a defendant who was risking jail time.
Anticorruption prosecutors have detained Obreja for influence peddling. (Evenimentul Zilei)