Social/Politics
Employees At ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Galati End 15-Day Strike, To Resume Work April 17
The 182 workers of Romanian steel pipes maker ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Galati ended the full-blown strike set off on March 29 after they signed the 2012 collective labor contract and w...
Eldorado Gold Sets 2015 Start Date For Romania Gold Mine
Canadian Eldorado Gold plans to mine four tons of gold per year in Romania, starting 2015, namely an output worth $160 million per year, calculated on the average price considered in the ree...
EU Funds Sit In Brussels’ Vaults And Treasury Pays For EU-Funded Projects Instead
The Finance Ministry will request the government to allocate 2.4 billion lei (EUR550 million) for loans to the EU fund management authorities in the second quarter, after such loans from the...
Romania Would Need EUR16B To Compensate Owners Of Nationalized Properties In Cash
Romania would need to spend 70 billion lei (EUR16 billion) on financial compensation for the owners of properties nationalized by the former communist regime; more than half this amount woul...
NNDKP Partner Dragos Doros To Be Appointed State Secretary In Finance Ministry
Dragos Doros, formerly director within Romania's Finance Ministry and currently partner in the tax department of law firm Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen, returns to the Finance Mi...
Romanian Farmers Should Form Cooperatives – Minister
Romanian farmers should pool their resources and form cooperatives, bringing back to the agricultural sector part of the population that left to work abroad, said minister Stelian Fuia.
Mustea: Posta Romana Sacked 511 Workers In 2012, Has No Layoff Plans Until Yearend
Romania’s postal company laid off 511 employees in 2012 and plans no collective layoffs for the rest of the year, Communications Minister Razvan Mustea told a news conference Thursday.
Agriculture Minister Says Insurers Should Become More Flexible In Relation With Farmers
Romanian Agriculture Minister Stelian Fuia on Thursday said insurers should become more flexible in their relation with farmers and discard several absurd rules.
Romanian Farmers Are On Their Knees Before Foreign Banks – Minister
Romanian farmers and local communities are on their knees before foreign banks, so the agricultural sector needs a farmers' bank, minister Stelian Fuia told MEDIAFAX on Thursday.