Social/Politics
INS: Romania Housing Permits Down 2.3% On Month To 3,746 In September
Romanian housing permits fell 2.3% to 3,746 units in September, from 3,833 units a month earlier, the country’s statistics institute INS said Monday.
Government Cuts Investments To Boost Wages, Pensions And Public Procurement
September completed the picture of a budget execution centered on fulfilling the electoral campaign obligations of the Social-Liberal Union, in total disregard for the dire need for investme...
Romania Owes Green Power Producers EUR45M In Deferred Certificates
Green power producers and especially owners of wind and solar farms already have EUR45 million to recover for the three months since the government changed its support scheme. They will get...
Romania To Contribute Some EUR8.1M To ESA Programs
Romania’s Government decided Friday the country will contribute over EUR8.1 million to the operational programs carried out by the European Space Agency (ESA).
Romania To Cut Funding For All Ministries Due To Lower-Than-Expected Budget Revenues
Romania’s Government will revise down the state budget for 2013 at this year’s second revision scheduled for end-October, as revenues are 3.8 billion lei (EUR0.85 million) lower than expecte...
Government To Seek Confidence Vote For Decentralization Bill In Mid-November
Romania’s Government will seek a confidence vote in Parliament in mid-November to pass a bill on the decentralization of public administration, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Friday.
Ponta: Romania To Revise Down State Budget For 2013
Romania will revise down its state budget for 2013 at this year's second budget revision, which is scheduled for end-October, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Thursday.
ELCEN Wants To Borrow RON200M To Buy Fuel
Romanian state-run electricity and thermal power producer Electrocentrale Bucuresti (ELCEN) wants to borrow 200 million lei (EUR45 million) from banks to buy fuel for energy production betwe...
Romania Attracted EUR2.4B In EU Structural, Cohesion Funds This Year
Romania has attracted some EUR2.4 billion by October 22 in European structural and cohesion funds, the European Funds Ministry said in a press release Thursday.