Social/Politics
Romania Average Net Wage Slightly Up To RON1,553 In April
Romanian average net salary inched up 0.6% to 1,553 lei (EUR347.8) in April, from RON1,543 a month earlier, the statistics institute INS said Wednesday.
Oil Price Falls 24% In Three Months, Gasoline Price In Romania Up 2%
No local oil company has announced plans to cut pump prices, despite the drop of the Brent oil barrel below $100 in the past week, to the January 2011 level, and despite the 24% decline reco...
Tarom In London Court Over Leased Boeing Aircraft
Romanian state-owned airline Tarom is trying to return the last of the three Boeing 737-800s it leased four years ago, but the case has gone to court in London and an unfavorable ruling will...
Drug Producers That Act Together For Revising Clawback Tax To Be Punished - Antitrust Body
Romania’s Competition Council will punish any concerted pressure on authorities from medicine producers to revise the law regulating the clawback tax in the pharmaceutical industry, and is w...
Norway To Give Romania EUR300M In Non-Refundable Aid To Reduce Pollution
The Norwegian government will give Romania non-refundable aid worth EUR306 million in 2012-2014, destined for companies using non-pollutant technologies.
Ambulance Service Might Be Financed From State Budget, Through Health Ministry
Romania’s public ambulance service might be financed from the state budget, through the Health Ministry, instead with funds from the National Health Insurance House (CNAS), Health Minister V...
Romania Under Yellow Code Alert For Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms On Tuesday-Wednesday
Romanian meteorologists have issued a yellow code warning expecting heavy rainfall and thunderstorms countrywide from Tuesday morning until Wednesday evening.
Negritoiu: Applying Additional Tax On Wages Exceeding EUR1,000 Is Counterproductive
The Romanian Government’s plan to tax public sector wages by an extra 16% for amounts that exceed 4,500 lei (EUR1,000) per month is counterproductive, Misu Negritoiu, general manager of ING...
Senator Catalin Voicu Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Corruption
Romania’s Supreme Court on Friday sentenced social democrat senator Catalin Voicu to five years in prison for corruption.