Social/Politics
Insurers: Private Health Insurance Deductions Should Be Clearly Stipulated In Tax Code
Insurers and providers of private healthcare in Romania think that stipulating fully deductible private health insurance in the Tax Code is key to the continuation of reform in the healthcar...
Businesspeople Urge Government To Build Highways, Back Local Companies, End Political Bickering
In the two months since being instated, Romania’s new government has mainly stood out through political disputes and failed to come up with any concrete plans to restart the economy, at a ti...
Oil Companies’ Revenue Rose In 2011 Due To 25% Higher Prices On A Nearly Frozen Market
Oil companies saw a new year of growth in 2011, mainly due to significant price hikes despite the fact that the Romanian market continued to be affected by low purchasing power.
Cancer Patients Call On Premier Ponta To Support Public Healthcare Financing
The Romanian Federation of Cancer Patients Associations, or FABC, said in a press release Sunday that it has called on Prime Minister Victor Ponta to step in and support the financing of the...
ANAT Eyes Protocol With Greek Tourism Organization To Promote Romanian Destinations
Corina Martin, head of Romania's National Association of Tour Operators (ANAT), on Saturday said the association will sign a protocol with the Greek Tourism Organization in a move to bring i...
Government To Notify Anticorruption Body Of Irregularities At Posta Romana In 2009-2011
The Romanian Government will notify the National Anticorruption Department of irregularities in the activity of state-run postal operator Posta Romana between 2009 and 2011.
Degree Certification Council: PM Victor Ponta Plagiarized PhD Thesis
Romania's National Council of Degree and Diploma Certification (CNATDCU) decided Friday that Prime Minister Victor Ponta plagiarized his PhD thesis, and asked the Education Ministry to withd...
Romania To Raise Electricity Prices By 5% On July 1
Romania’s energy regulator ANRE said Friday electricity prices for all categories of consumers will increase by an average of 5% starting July 1st.
Basescu Passes Law Ratifying Croatia’s EU Accession Treaty
Romania’s President Traian Basescu has passed the law ratifying Croatia’s Treaty of accession to the European Union, the Presidency said Friday.