Social/Politics
Government Prepares Incentive For Firms Hiring Youths Under 25
Romanian firms that hire unemployed people aged under 25 will be exempted from paying social security contributions for the latter for one year, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said late Friday.
EC: Romania’s EU Fund Absorption Plan Failed, Authorities Refuse Assistance
European Commission officials told the Romanian ambassador to the EU that Romania’s plan targeting to increase the country’s European fund absorption rate has failed and authorities refuse a...
Basic Healthcare Package Won't Cover Minor Illness
The basic package under Romania's new healthcare law will no longer cover minor illnesses, but mainly major risks and serious disease, and the system will receive extra funding from mandator...
Parliament To Hold Extraordinary Session Next Week For Talks On Referendum Law
The Romanian Senate and the Chamber of Deputies will hold an extraordinary session next week to discuss the referendum law, which has already been amended twice this year.
Ponta Says He Will Ask EC President To Send Experts To Bucharest To Analyze Situation
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Thursday he will ask European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to send experts to Bucharest to analyze the situation, following the measures...
Agriculture Minister Says Bread Prices Won’t Go Up In Upcoming Period
Romania’s Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin on Thursday said the representatives of employers’ associations in the bread industry assured him that bread prices will not go up in the upc...
ANAF Must Pay Penalties Of RON6M To Refinery For Failing To Refund VAT
The Romanian High Court of Justice decided at the beginning of July that tax authority ANAF must pay interest of about 6 million lei (EUR1.3 million) to refinery Steaua Romana as penalty for...
EC Report On Romania, Bulgaria To Be Published July 18
The reports on Romania and Bulgaria's justice systems and internal affairs of the European Commission's under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism will be published on July 18, the Bul...
EC Mulls Separating Monitoring of Romania, Bulgaria In Justice, Home Affairs – Sources
The European Union is considering separating Romania and Bulgaria in the monitoring of the countries' judicial system and home affairs, according to Bulgarian daily Trud cited by news websit...