Social/Politics
Three Quarters Of Public Job Cuts Done By Retirement
Three out of four public sector employees “laid off” over the last three years actually went into retirement. That is how Romania managed to get to 1.2 million employees in this sector, as t...
EC To Push For Final Decision On Romania's Schengen Accession To Be Taken By September
The European Commission will reject any attempt to link Romania's accession to the Schengen Area to the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) and will push for a final decision in Sep...
Health Minister Wants Higher Income For Family Physicians
Romanian Health Minister Ladislau Ritli on Thursday said he plans to raise family physicians’ income by increasing by nearly 15% the sums granted for each patient registered on their lists.
Romania To See 11.5% Hike In Gas Import Prices In First Half
The average price of gas imported between January and June will be $493 per thousand cubic meters, up 11.5% from $442/1,000 cbm, the annual average for 2011, according to data from energy re...
Ungureanu Wants European Council Debates On Xenophobia
The European Council should initiate technical debates on the way EU policies may be affected by xenophobic manifestations, Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu said Thursday.
Agriculture Ministry Launches National Rural Development Network
Romania’s Agriculture Ministry on Thursday launched the National Rural Development Network (RNDR) through which farmers will receive counsel on how to develop local businesses using European...
7,000 Individual Farmers Own 8% Of Romania’s Arable Land
Almost 7,000 individual farmers together exploit 700,000 hectares of land, i.e. 8% of the arable land in Romania, according to data of the Agriculture Ministry. The business done by these pe...
Basescu: Romania Targets Stronger Political Dialog With France
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday, at the event welcoming France’s new Ambassador to Romania, Philippe Gustin, that Romania wants to strengthen its political dialog with Franc...
Romania Registered 5.5 Mln Pensioners In 4Q
The average number of pensioners in Romania stood at 5.555 million in the last quarter of 2011 and the average monthly pension amounted to 760 lei (EUR174.2), up 5.4% compared with the same...