Social/Politics
Constitutional Court Rejects Bill Requiring ID For Prepaid Mobile Phone Services
Romania's Constitutional Court on Tuesday overruled a bill that required telecom operators to store identification data of users of prepaid mobile phone services.
Survey: Over 13% Of Romanian Youths With No Professional Experience Seek Jobs, Double From 2013
Over 13% of young people aged 18 to 24, who applied for jobs this year, have no professional experience, nearly double from an average 7% in 2013, according to a survey by direct marketing f...
Romania To Suspend Household Gas Price Liberalization For Undetermined Period
The Romanian government will suspend the household gas price liberalization for household consumers for an undetermined period and will extend by minimum two years and a half the gas market...
Electrica Looking For Consultant For Bid In Enel's Sale Of Romanian Assets
Electrica (EL.RO), the largest electricity distribution and supply company in Romania, which is 48.7% state-owned, is officially looking for a consultant for its bid for some of its former b...
Romanian Energy Minister, Enel Hold Talks On Units Sale
Romania’s energy minister Razvan Nicolescu will discuss Wednesday in Rome with the management of Enel the sale of the Italian group’s Romanian units.
Romania Could Manage Rough Winter Should Gazprom Halt Deliveries - Minister
Romania wouldn't have any problems during the winter period even if Russia's Gazprom were to completely halt gas deliveries and winter were extremely harsh, Romanian minister-delegate for En...
BNR: Romania FDI Down 13.8% To EUR1.3B In January-July
Romanian foreign direct investment, or FDI, fell 13.8% to EUR1.3 billion in the first seven months of the year, the central bank said Friday.
Romania Posts EUR781M Current Account Deficit In January-July
Romania's current account balance posted a deficit of EUR781 million in the first seven months of 2014, versus surplus a year earlier, mainly due to a wider income deficit, central bank data...
Opposition Submits No-Confidence Motion Against Ponta Cabinet
The opposition Christian Liberal Alliance, a political alliance of the Liberal and Democratic Liberal parties, is submitting a no-confidence motion in Parliament against Prime Minister Victo...