Social/Politics
Romania To Give Public Sector Day Off On April 30, 2012
Romania's Government will declare April 30, 2012 a non-working day for the public sector, to be recouped in a Saturday in May, so that the May Day vacation might be longer, Prime Minister Mi...
Government Plans To Revise 2012 Budget In July-August
Romania's Government has announced it plans to carry out this year's first budget revision in the second semester, during the parliamentary recess, scheduled for July-August 2012.
Why Romanian Wheat Was Eliminated From Iraq’s Purchase List
Romanian grain traders were eliminated in February and March from two tenders for wheat in Iraq worth a total of EUR20 million as a result of “faulty” deliveries made by Lebanese trader GT G...
Government To Leave One Tax Office Per County, Merge Finance, Customs, Guard Departments
Romania's tax authority ANAF will be reorganized next year into eight regional branches and, in 2015, its network will be reduced to one officer per county (20% of the current network), whil...
Two Million Pensioners, Exempt From Health Insurance Contributions, To Cost Budget EUR1B
More than two million Romanian pensioners who earn less than 740 lei (EUR170) will no longer pay the 5.5% contribution to social health insurance, leaving the state budget without roughly EU...
Romania's Senior Population To Double Over Next 50 Years, While 20-55 Segment Halves
Romania's 65 and older population will almost double and the number of people aged 20-55 will halve over the next 50 years, impacting the labor market and substantially reducing the resource...
Government Informs EU Of Plan To Raise Public Sector Wages This Year
Romania's Government has informed the European Commission that it will raise public sector salaries this year to their level before the cuts in 2010, leading to a slight increase in personne...
Basescu Passes Law Ratifying Association Agreement Between EU And Serbia
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday passed the law ratifying the Stability and Association Agreement between the European Union and Serbia, the Presidency said in a press release.
Freeze On Public Sector Hiring Kept Into Next Year, But Made More Flexible
Romania's Government will continue to downsize the public sector, by hiring only one person for each seven vacant positions, but will allow a certain amount of flexibility in order to preven...