Social/Politics
Romania To Contribute EUR7.4M To European Space Agency’s 2012 Budget
Romania will contribute about EUR7.4 million this year to the budget of the European Space Agency (ESA), as the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) has become an ESA member.
Hotels Required To Join Tourist Tracking System
Romanian hotels and B&Bs will be required to register with an electronic tourist record system, which will log who is staying where, or face fines of up to 20,000 lei (EUR4600), according to...
Romania To Grant University Scholarships For Five Years To Afghan Youths
Romania's Government will grant ten scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate studies to young people from Afghanistan, for five years starting in the 2011-2012 university year.
Romanian Labor Ministry To Borrow RON650M From Treasury For EU-Funded Projects
The Romanian Government allowed the Labor Ministry to borrow 650 million lei (EUR149.5 million) from state funds obtained from privatization and deposited in the Treasury, to make payments w...
Spencer Stuart, Egon Zehnder File Bids To Conduct CEO Search For Romanian State Companies
Recruiting firms Spencer Stuart and Egon Zehnder International have filed bids to search executives for Romanian state-run companies Hidroelectrica, Oltchim (OLT.RO), Electrica Furnizare and...
Shattered Confidence Of Romania's Young Generation: Number Of Weddings At Record Low
Romanians have lost their confidence in the economy and about their future in the Eastern European country, statistics show: only 105,000 marriages were registered in 2011, almost half of th...
Opposition Raises Temperature Of Protests. President Remains Silent
Several thousand people rallied by an Opposition demonstration Thursday brought reinforcements to the University Square protest in Bucharest.
Economy Ministry Requests Budget Revisions For Almost 50 State Companies
Romania's Economy Ministry has asked the Government to revise the 2011 budgets of almost 50 state-owned companies, to include higher costs, and complained that the Finance Ministry has not a...
Romania Wants To Reduce Number Of Combat Troops Deployed In Afghanistan
President Traian Basescu told ambassadors Thursday Romania wants to gradually reduce the number of combat troops stationed in Afghanistan as the process transferring security responsibility...