Social/Politics
Finance Ministry Tries To Persuade IMF To Accept Measures To Stimulate Growth
The end of the week is expected to bring heated discussions between the Ponta government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as authorities make a last attempt to persuade foreign exp...
Transport Minister Replaces Tarom GM
Romania's Transport Minister, Ovidiu Silaghi, has appointed Sorin Georgescu, representative of Tarom in Rome, to the position of general manager of the airline.
Agriculture Ministry Plans To Grant Aid Of EUR7,500/Farm, Increase Payments Per Hectare
Romania’s Agriculture Ministry plans to counter the effects of drought by granting de minimis aid of EUR7,500 for each farm, increasing payments per hectare from EUR132 to EUR170-180 and cut...
ANOFM: Jobless Rate Up To 4.8% In July
Romania's unemployment rate rose to 4.77% in July, from 4.49% a month earlier, the country’s employment agency ANOFM said Wednesday.
Government Ups Statistics Institute’s Budget For National Census
The Romanian Government increased the budget of the National Statistic Institute, INS, with 11.2 million lei (EUR2.47 million) for processing the data collected at the last national census,...
Arad CityHall To Invest EUR10M In UTA Stadium Upgrade
Romanian cityhall of the western Arad town Tuesday said it will invest EUR10 million in upgrading Municipal Stadium "Francisc Neumann," or UTA, by 2015.
ArcelorMittal Hunedoara To Start Voluntary Leave Program
Romanian steel processor ArcelorMittal Hunedoara will carry out a voluntary leave program between August 10 and September 14, and the employees to leave the company will receive severance pa...
Prime Minister Victor Ponta Appointed Acting Justice Minister
Romania’s interim President Crin Antonescu on Tuesday appointed Prime Minister Victor Ponta to the position of acting justice minister, to replace Titus Corlatean, who recently took over the...
Lucian Isar Resigns As Romanian Minister For Business
Lucian Isar has resigned as Romanian minister-delegate for the Business Environment and will be replaced with Mihai Voicu, vice-president of the Liberal Party.