Romania Unemployment Rate Fell To 4.61% In May
Romania’s unemployment rate stood at 4.61% in May 2016, lower by 0.01 percentage points than in April and by 0.39 percentage points than in May 2015, according to data from the country’s employment agency ANOFM.
The total number of unemployed Romanians stood at 410,509 in May. Of these, only 73,589 received jobless claims.
The unemployment rate among men stood at 5.07% and female unemployment rate stood at 4.08%. (Adevarul)
Teaching Staff In Pre-University Education Likely To Receive Special Pensions
A bill, which was already voted by the Chamber of Deputies and is expected to be also voted by the Senate this autumn, sets significant increases in the pensions of the teaching staff in the Romanian pre-university education system.
Pensions might be calculated based on the income obtained during the last year of work, and not based on the contribution to the pension fund.
The bill stipulating the granting of specific rights to the teaching staff in the pre-university education system, has only one article. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Energy Minster: Natural Gas Prices To Stagnate At RON60/MWh Until March 31, 2017
Prices of locally produced natural gas will stagnate at the current value of RON60/megawatt hour (MWh), from July 1, 2016 until March 31, 2017, said Romanian Energy Minister Victor Grigorescu.
According to Grigorescu, market players failing to build natural gas stocks for the winter, under the obligations set by energy regulator ANRE, will be “drastically” fined,
As per the chart stipulated in government decision 488/2015, the prices of natural gas from domestic output were supposed to be raised to RON66/MWh starting July 1, 2016.
Natural gas quantities, representing the minimum stocks to be stored by each supplier, will be set annually, under transparent and non-discriminatory conditions, through a decision of ANRE president. The decision is made in accordance with ANRE regulations in order to ensure a proper level of domestic consumption, under conditions of continuity and security. (Evenimentul Zilei)
2016 Will Be Very Good For Romanian Tourism
More and more Romanian and foreign tourists choose to spend their summer vacations in seaside resorts on the Romanian Black Sea Coast.
The demand for the Romanian seaside resorts has been growing constantly, from one year to another, since 2012.
In 2016, the demand for vacations on the Romanian Black Sea Coast rose by at least 5% against 2015. Moreover, considering Romanian tourists’ appetite for the all-inclusive service, six more hotels adopted this system. Currently, there are 22 hotels providing this type of services.
A growing number of Romanians prefer to spend their vacations in Romania, and a growing number of foreign tourists choose the Romanian seaside resorts. (Puterea)
Government Changes Its Central Apparatus
The Romanian Government has approved an emergency ordinance stipulating changes to its central apparatus and to that of the ministries.
Thus, several institutions will go under the authority of the prime minister, while the Government Secretariat General and the Prime Minister’s Chancellery will be reorganized.
“The normative act creates the legal framework for the reorganization of the Prime Minister’s Chancellery and of the Government Secretariat General (SGG), a measure subscribed to the priorities of the governing program, namely, to improve the efficiency of the public administration, with focus on reforming the Government’s central apparatus. The role of the two structures will be better defined and delimited, namely, SGG will ensure the government’s technical/administrative secretariat, while the Prime Minister’s Chancellery will have a role of strategic coordination,” the Executive said in a press statement. (Evenimentul Zilei)