Social/Politics
Romania Gas Consumption Hits New Record As Freezing Weather Set To Stay
Romanian natural gas consumption rose to yet another record of 72.7 million cubic meters a day Wednesday, from 71.5 million cubic meters in the previous day, while the freezing weather that...
Basescu: Romania Paid Harsh Price For Politicians’ Inconsistency
Romania has paid a harsh price during its five years of EU membership for the inconsistency of its politicians, who discredited the country’s image in the European Union through some of thei...
Romanian PM Counts Failure, Fulfillments Five Years After Country’s EU Accession
Once it joined the European Union, Romania ensured freedom of movement for its citizens and strengthened its rule of law, but also experienced disappointment, such as its low fund absorption...
Romania’s Net Financial Benefit From EU Budget Tops EUR5.6B – Minister
Romania has managed to cash EUR11.91 billion from the European Union budget, since January 1, 2007 when it joined the EU, and contribute EUR6.24 billion to the budget, which means the countr...
Romania Issues Yellow Code Alert For Snow, Blizzards Over Weekend
Romanian weather authorities have issued a new yellow code alert for heavy snowfall and blizzards expected throughout the country Friday through Sunday.
Government Listing Plans vs. Achievements
The Romanian Government has been promising the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for two years that it will sell on the stock exchange minority stakes in the main state-run companies in the...
Government Might Thaw Hiring In Authorities Running EU-Funded Projects
Romania's Government is preparing a bill to permit hiring in public institutions that run programs financed from EU funds, arguing that allowing these exceptions from the hiring restrictions...
Romania To Amend Merger Rules, Following EC Warning
Romania's Justice Ministry has developed a draft emergency ordinance to implement the simplified rules on floated company mergers and divisions, following a warning from the European Commiss...
Opposition On Parliamentary Strike Indefinitely
Romanian opposition social democrat and liberal MPs on Wednesday approved a proposition to go on parliamentary strike for an indefinite period.