Social/Politics
Borbely: IMF Voiced Doubt About Privatizing Romanian Health Insurance Houses
The International Monetary Fund expressed doubt about the privatization of Romanian health insurance houses, arguing that this system has not proved very successful in some of the countries...
Romanian Miners Stage Protest Displeased With Wages, Work Conditions
Over 1,500 miners at the seven coal mines located in the Jiu Valley, southwestern Romania, staged a spontaneous protest Wednesday and refused to go down, while others barricaded themselves u...
Hungarian Minority Party Asks IMF To Approve Wage, Pension Hikes In 2012
The Hungarian minority party UDMR, part of Romania’s ruling coalition, will ask the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve public wage and pension hikes in 2012 and oppose the enforcem...
Oltchim Keeps 840 Employees On Furlough Through February
Romanian chemical company Oltchim (OLT.RO) will keep 840 on furlough throughout February as well, continuing a measure taken over the past six months for lack of raw materials and working ca...
Romania Agrees To Tighter Fiscal Discipline
Heads of state and of government in the European Union have sought once again in Brussels to prove to markets that they can work together to find solutions to the debt crisis. Politicians, a...
Basescu: Even I Would Be In Trouble If Gas Prices Were Deregulated Tomorrow
Romanian President Traian Basescu met Tuesday with officials from the IMF, World Bank and European Commission, and made it plain that even he would have difficulty paying his bills, were the...
Basescu: Romania Has Lowest Per-Capita Debt In EU
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday Romania has the lowest debt per capita in the European Union, of EUR4,570.
Government To Urge Parliament To Adopt Statute Of National Minorities By End-June
The Romanian Government will call on the Parliament to approve the statute of national minorities by the end of June, according to the Government’s list of legislative priorities for 2012.
Government Wants Correspondence Voting Bill Adopted By End-April
Romania’s Government has decided to resume the issue of correspondence voting and plans to adopt the bill by end-April and send it to Parliament, according to the Cabinet’s legislative sched...