Social/Politics
Labor, Finance Ministers Sign Protocol To Tally Data On Number Of Employees
Romanian Labor Minister Claudia Boghicevici and Finance Minister Bogdan Dragoi on Tuesday signed a protocol to tally data regarding the country's number of employees.
GfK Survey: 2012 Brings Feeble, Yet Encouraging Signs Of Optimism For Romanians
A recent survey by market research company GfK Romania shows that 2012 brings feeble, yet encouraging signs of restoring people's optimism, as Romanians consider their personal financial sit...
New Energy Bill Introduces Criteria For ANRE Members, Deregulation And Smart Meters
The bill on electricity and the organization and operation of the energy market watchdog, ANRE, approved by the government at the end of last week and sent to the Parliament, includes some n...
One In Four Public Sector Employees Works In A Ministry
Almost 300,000 of the 1.2 million Romanian public sector employees work in one of the 17 ministries, and most of them are employees of the Interior Ministry (134,000), the Defense Ministry (...
Bayer, Drug Wholesalers Fined EUR12M By Romania's Antitrust Body
The Romanian Competition Council said Monday it slapped several pharmaceutical companies with fines worth a total EUR12 million for sealing anti-competition agreements.
EU Approves EUR771M Financing For Romanian Railway Upgrades
The European Commission has approved total financing of EUR771 million to Romania for the upgrade of two railway segments that will cost EUR944 million, and is expected to approve financing...
Romanian Government Retains Right To Block High Pricing For Energy
The Romanian government has reserved the right to limit and even block an “excessive” growth of electricity prices, for an extendable interval of up to six months, through setting a price ce...
PDL Wants To Merge Constitutional Revision Referendum With Local Elections
Romania's Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) wants the referendum on Constitutional revision to be held at the same time as the local elections in June, so that the general elections this fall w...
Competition Council Ends Investigation On Drug Wholesale Market, Levies No Sanctions
Romania’s Competition Council has closed an investigation into local drug wholesalers without levying any sanctions although the investigation report sets fines up to 4% of turnover for the...