Social/Politics
Parliament Committee Adopts Bill Ratifying EU Fiscal Stability Treaty
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies’ committee for legal matters on Wednesday adopted unanimously the bill on the ratification of the European Union’s fiscal stability treaty, said MP Gabriel A...
Government Extends List Of Priority Projects To 150 Works, Raises Financing To EUR14B
Romania's Government has added expanded the list of priority investments financed by the European Union from 100 to 150 projects, and has raised the total value of financing from around EUR8...
Ungureanu Asks New Environment Minister To Step Up EU Fund Absorption, Stop Wood Theft
Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu asked the new Environment minister, Attila Korodi, to increase the ministry’s EU fund absorption rate.
Environment Minister Says Procedures For Rosia Montana Mining Project Cannot Be Sped Up
Romania’s new Environment Minister Attila Korodi told news radio station RFI that the endorsement procedures for the cyanide-based gold mining project at Rosia Montana, western Romania, cann...
Government Plans To Allot More Money To Local Authorities - Sources
The Romanian Government included on the agenda of its Tuesday meeting a new draft decision to allot funds to local authorities to finance infrastructure development projects, people close to...
Finance Ministry Admits Agriculture Is Not Taxed, So It Cannot Raise Budget Collections
After years in which the authorities and politicians have just talked about taxing agriculture, the Finance Ministry readily admits “agriculture is less taxed than the rest of economic secto...
How Do You Stop Public Procurement Waste When Watchdog Complains It Is Denied Access To Documents?
Ten billion euros spent yearly on public procurement contracts awarded through the Electronic Public Procurement System (SEAP) alone, over 80,000 procedures of awarding contracts through thi...
Basescu: Mining Revival Is Only Option For New Jobs
President Traian Basescu said Tuesday that Romania has no further options to create jobs, unless it responsibly considers a new start to mining, made attractive by the evolution in the forei...
CSA To Analyze Risk Management With Data From Auto Insurers
Romanian providers of civil auto liability insurance (RCA) may be required to send an estimate regarding the segment's indicators every year to the market regulator, CSA, to be used in a ris...