Social/Politics
Finance Ministry Considers Yearly Profit Tax For Market Transactions
Romania's Finance Ministry is considering introducing a yearly tax on profitable capital market transactions, dropping the previous plan to tax each profitable transaction in turn, criticize...
Basescu Passes Law Enforcing New Civil Procedure Code
Romania’s President Traian Basescu on Thursday passed the law enforcing the country’s new Civil Procedure Code, said the Presidential Administration.
Only 10% Of Romanian Roma Worked Constantly In Last Two Years, Over 50% Did Not Work
Only 10% of the Roma in Romania have had a constant job in the last two years and, although 50% say they are self-employed, in fact 90% of them work illegally, says a study published Thursda...
Ponta Wants To Address Parliament Regarding Issues On EU Agenda
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Thursday has informed the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies in an open letter that he wants to present in Parliament a declaration regarding issues o...
Prosecutors Start Criminal Investigations Against Sorin Ovidiu Vintu In Old Fraud Case
Romanian prosecutors have started criminal investigations against businessman Sorin Ovidiu Vintu in a case regarding the collapse of the National Investment Fund (FNI).
Bucharest's Transport Authority To Be Financed With Public Money, Transfer Revenues To State Budget
Bucharest's Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMTB) will transfer to the state budget its revenues from technical assistance, authorization and consulting services, and will be financed enti...
Economy Ministry Signs Two EU-Funded Contracts For RON100M
Romania’s Economy Minister Daniel Chitoiu on Tuesday signed two contracts to upgrade the gas distribution network in Cluj-Napoca and build a cogeneration unit, the Economy Ministry said Thur...
Government Bans Local Authorities From Outsourcing Public Internal Audit Services
The Romanian Government has decided to ban local authorities from buying public internal audit services from private individuals, arguing the outsourcing of these services based on a law ado...
Government Suspends Issue Of Compensatory Certificates For Nationalized Property Until May 15, 2013
The Romanian Government has decided to extend by one year, until May 15, 2013, the period during which the issue of compensatory certificates for nationalized property is suspended, accordin...