Social/Politics
Romania's Uncultivated Farmland May Be Larger, Possibly Cheaper Next Year – Former Minister
Romania's uncultivated farmland may be larger next year, because 2012 was a tough year for agriculture, and the price of land may go down by as much as 30-40%, said former Agriculture Minist...
Romania Enhances Security At Airports, Railway Stations
Romania’s Interior Ministry said Friday the country’s key airports and railway stations will be patrolled by mixed police and gendarmerie squads, after a 20-year-old Japanese student, accost...
Romania’s 100 Largest Cities Lost 1.5 Million Inhabitants In Nine Years
In the last nine years, the population of Romania’s 100 largest cities fell by around 16% from 9.6 million inhabitants in 2002 to 8.1 million inhabitants in 2011, according to data centraliz...
Cold Winter And Hot Summer Boost Electricity Consumption
Electricity consumption, which generally signals the evolution of the whole economy, saw a slight decline between January and July, and the only period when the indicator was significantly h...
Japan Embassy: We Asked The Government For Enhanced Security At Airport
Natsuo Ameniya, ambassador of Japan to Romania, told Ziarul Financiar on Thursday that incidents such as the murder of the Japanese young woman, who was first accosted in Bucharest’s Otopeni...
Romania Lost Over 400,000 Jobs, 100,000 Firms During Crisis – Union
Romania lost over 400,000 jobs and some 100,000 firms during the crisis, when the unemployment rate hit an 8-year high of 7.4%, according to a survey presented Thursday by the National Union...
EU Survey: Romania Economic Sentiment Dips In August For Fourth Straight Month
Romania’s economic sentiment index fell 2.1 points to 94 in August, due to investor pessimism in most sectors except industry, a European Commission monthly survey showed Thursday.
Local Authorities Must Cut Arrears To Further Receive State Budget Funds - Draft
Romanian local authorities will have to reduce arrears monthly by at least 5% or they will no longer receive state budget funds, as per a draft emergency decree drawn up by the Finance Minis...
BCR: Romanian Government May Overshoot 2012 Deficit Goal
The Romanian government may overshoot its budget deficit target by around 0.8 percentage points because of the upcoming parliamentary elections this fall, according to estimates from the cou...