Social/Politics
Basescu Wants Romania’s EU Funds Absorption Period Extended Until 2016
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday said he asked in the European Council that the period during which Romania is allowed to absorb European Union funds be extended until 2016 in a...
Basescu Says Country Will Not Move Backwards While He Is In Office
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday Romania will not move backwards, at least not during his term, and called on politicians to make all efforts to ensure the country will move ah...
Basescu Says Romania’s Allies And Friends Have No Reason To Oppose Its Schengen Entry
President Traian Basescu on Tuesday said Romania’s allies and friends have no reason to oppose the country’s accession to the border-free Schengen area, because state institutions did their...
INS: Average Net Wage Slightly Up To RON1,556 In July
Romanian average net salary inched up 0.3% to 1,556 lei (EUR346) in July, from RON1,552 a month earlier, the statistics institute INS said Tuesday.
Romania Pays More For Diesel Than Luxembourg Despite Eight Times Lower Wages
One liter of diesel oil in Romania was more expensive at the end of last month than in Luxembourg, despite the fact that a Luxembourger makes almost EUR2,300 per month, while an average Roma...
EU May Unfreeze Funds For Romanian Infrastructure After New Evaluation
EU funds for Romania's Transport Sector Operations Program (T-SOP), suspended pending checkups on their actual destination, might be unfrozen later in September, following a new evaluation,...
Romania Ought To Fix Flaws In HR Development Program To Avoid Halt In EU Payments
The Romanian authority managing the Sector Operational Program for Human Resource Development (AM POSDRU) has until October 6 to correct the flaws in managing the program to avoid a potentia...
Romania Might Get More Than EUR40B From EU For 2014-2020
Romania may be allotted between EUR40 billion and EUR47 billion by the European Union for the 2014-2020 period, said Razvan Cotovelea, state secretary in the Ministry of European Affairs.
Survey: Romanian Employees Under More Stress Because Of Financial Situation
Romanian employees are under more and more stress, the majority (63%) citing their personal financial situation as the cause, says a study by office supplier Regus.