Social/Politics
Romanian Farmers Deserve Cheaper Energy – Agriculture Minister
Romania's Land Improvement Agency (ANIF) wants to become an energy supplier for the agriculture sector, with regulated prices, agriculture minister Stelian Fuia said Friday, adding that farm...
Adrian Nastase Gets Three-Year Suspended Prison Sentence For Blackmail
Romanian former social democrat prime minister Adrian Nastase on Friday received a three-year suspended prison sentence for blackmail and was acquitted of bribe-taking in a corruption case.
Agriculture Support Agency To Pay Farmers EUR277M Next Week
Romania's agriculture support agency APIA will pay farmers EUR277 million next week and will run certain controls in the country.
CEC Bank Granted Farmers Over 10,000 Loans Worth EUR20M In 2012
Romania’s state-owned lender CEC Bank granted farmers 10,294 loans worth nearly EUR20 million in the first three months of 2012, CEC Bank president Radu Ghetea said Friday at the conference...
Chevron Agreements Are Not "Blank Check" - Environment Ministry
Romania’s Environment Ministry approved the shale gas drilling agreements concluded between mineral resources authority ANRM and US giant Chevron, and the agreements include environment obli...
Agricultural Research Sector Must Be Fundamentally Changed – Agriculture Minister
Romania’s agricultural research sector does not meet farmers’ needs and must be fundamentally changed to support agriculture and absorb European Union funds, Agriculture Minister Stelian Fui...
INS: Pensioner Numbers Down 86,000 In 2011, Average Monthly Pension Up 5.2% Vs 2010
The average number of pensioners in Romania stood at 5,589,000 in 2011 down 86,000 on the year, and the average monthly pension amounted to 753 lei (EUR172), up 5.2%, the statistics institut...
Agriculture Minister Says Farmers’ Associations Is The Solution To Boost Profitability
Romania’s agricultural production cooperatives set up in the former communist era represented at that time an efficient method for land exploitation and farmers’ teaming up in associations r...
PDL Turns Former PM Boc's Chief Of Staff Into Supervisor Of EUR30B Market
Political appointments put inexperienced people in positions that entail regulation and supervision of markets worth tens of billions of euros. This week, Parliament validated new members to...