Romanian Lower House Might Have 300 MPs, Plus National Minority Group Lawmakers

The Romanian Parliament committee revising the Constitution on Thursday adopted an amendment put forward by liberals and social democrats whereby the Chamber of Deputies will have 300 MPs plus national minority group lawmakers.

According to the proposition senators will represent the country’s administrative and territorial organizations.

The committee rejected a proposition to create a single-chamber Parliament. (Adevarul)

Romanian Doctors May Apply For Job In Sweden, Denmark

Romanian physicians may apply for a job in Sweden and Denmark, which are looking for 23 practitioners in various specialties.

Candidates must be fluent in English. Employers offer labor contracts on an undetermined period of time, with no mention regarding salary.

Danish employers say gross wages in the first three months range between EUR6,000 and EUR7,000 and will increase considering qualification, seniority and position.

Romania To Decide On Lowering VAT On Bread After Talks With IMF – Official

Romania will make a decision on lowering the value added tax on bread this month, after talks with the International Monetary Fund, Dan Manolescu, secretary of state with the Finance Ministry said Thursday.

According to Manolescu, Romania meets all technical requirements to apply the measure.

The Romanian government wants to lower the VAT on bread from 24% to 9% starting July 1, 2013. (Curierul National)

Romanians No Longer Required To Translate Marriage, Birth Certificates For Use In Europe

Romanian citizens will be able to use marriage and birth certificates without needing to translate or validate them in 21 European states, including France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Austria and Turkey.

The country has signed the International Commission on Civil Status’ Convention on the issue of multilingual extracts from civil status records and the document will apply in Romania starting June 5, 2013. (Adevarul)

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