Social/Politics
Romanian Transport Ministry’s EU Fund Absorption Rate Reached 11% In 2011
The EU fund absorption rate registered by the Romanian Transport Ministry reached 11% this year, up about 10 percentage points compared with 2010, when payments stood at EUR16 million.
Romanian Revolutionaries Protest Outside Government Building Over Allowance Cut
Several hundred veterans of the Romanian anticommunist revolution of December 1989 are protesting Tuesday outside the Government building calling for a law that cuts their state allowances t...
Senate Adopts Bill Introducing Extended Confiscation Of Wealth
The Romanian Senate on Monday adopted with 80 to three votes and eleven abstentions a bill introducing extended confiscation of wealth.
Opposition Reads Out No-Confidence Motion Over Government's Plan To Merge 2012 Elections
The Romanian opposition Social Liberal Union read out a no-confidence motion in Parliament Monday in an attempt to overthrow the Government, which wants to merge next year’s local and genera...
Work Inspection: Fines For Illegal Working Amounted To RON100M In January-November
Over 27,000 people were working illegally in Romania in the first eleven months of the year and 9,426 employers were fined over 100 million lei (EUR23.1 million), Work Inspection head Dantes...
Cigarette Black Market In Romania Increased To 15% In November
The black market of cigarettes in Romania increased to 15% in November from 11.8% in September, according to research company Novel.
Competition Council Probes Meal Voucher Market For Collusion Among Top Players
Romanian competition authorities performed inspections at three meal voucher issuers--Edenred, Sodexo Pass and Cheque Dejeuner--following suspicions of agreement between the three.
Drought Might Cut Farm Production By 50%, Harm GDP Growth In 2012
Low rainfall in the next months will reduce Romania’s production of vegetables by 50%, which will affect the economic growth estimated for next year.
Advice For Foreigners Coming To Bucharest
SAFETY ADVICE • We strongly recommend that you only withdrew money from banks, or from cash machines within banks or hotels. There are plenty of banks in the city center and around the confe...