Social/Politics
Romania’s Stake In Romtelecom Valued Between EUR300M And EUR600M – Minister
The stake owned by the Romanian state in telecom operator Romtelecom is worth between EUR300 million and EUR600 million, minister for Information Society Razvan Cotovelea told ZF Mobilio '14...
Romania Could Expect Bids For Posta Romana In June-August - Minister
Romania will resume the privatization process of its postal operator Posta Romana once the European Commission accepts a conversion of the company’s debt into shares and bids may be expected...
Romania Should Urgently Adopt New Mining Law To Allow Reopening Of Mines
Many of Romania's underground resources are trapped in closed mines which should be reopened, said Mineral Resources Agency director Sorin Gaman, adding a new mining law should be adopted wi...
Generic Medicines Producers Call For Reassessment Of New Reimbursed Medicines List
The association of generic medicines producers APMGR calls on the government to reevaluate the extended list of free and reimbursed medicines based on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) crit...
Beer Oligopoly: Ursus And Heineken Hold Over 60% Of Romanian Market
The Competition Council sees the Romanian beer industry, a market of over EUR1.8 billion annually, as an oligopoly with major entrance barriers, as Heineken and Ursus, the biggest players, h...
Treasury Notes For Population, Still On Romanian Finance Ministry’s Agenda
The Finance Ministry reaffirmed in the public debt management strategy its intention to consider the opportunity of issuing “specific securities for the population”. The objective was also i...
Government Starts Preparations To Sell 26% Stake In Petromidia
Economy Ministry’s Department for Energy will start the strategy for the sale of 26.69% in Rompetrol Rafinare (Petromidia) soon and the auction will be held only after a valuation report has...
Balcerowicz: Romania Should Be Congratulated For Keeping Its 2nd Pension Pillar
Romania and other economies that introduced and preserved the second pension pillar should be congratulated for their initiative, particularly considering that the population is aging steadi...
Romania's Road Authority Pledges To Complete 250 Km Of Highways/Year By 2020
The Ponta government promises a network of 2,440 km of highways by 2020, meaning 1,800 km overall or over 250 km per year would be added to the current network, considering that the roads au...