Social/Politics
Romanian President: State, Private Sector Equally Blamable For Corruption, Lack Of Competitiveness
The state can’t be uncompetitive or corrupt by itself and it has a partner in the private sector, Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday, adding he is not blaming anyone but respon...
Romanian Parliament OKs 2012 Budgets of Ministries of Transport, Environment
Romania’s Parliament on Wednesday adopted the 2012 budgets of the ministries of Transport and Environment, rejecting all amendments submitted by the opposition.
Basescu Sends Construction Permit Bill Back To Parliament
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday he is sending back to Parliament a bill whereby construction permits are issued by default if local authorities fail to respond to permit app...
Romanian Constitutional Court Clears Welfare Law
Romania’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected the opposition’s claims against the country’s recently adopted welfare law and upheld it as constitutional.
Romania To Draw At Least EUR500M Through POR By End 2012
A further EUR500 million will go into the economy by the end of next year from repayments from the European Commission for beneficiaries of programs financed through the Regional Operational...
Agriculture Ministry Has EUR3.5B To Spend In 2012. Why Is Food Expensive Then?
The Agriculture Ministry has EUR3.5 billion available for next year and 90% of this amount should go to farmers as state aid, direct payments for farming land and as European financing.
Parliament OKs 2012 Budgets of Ministries of Finance, Justice, Defense, Interior, Labor
Romania’s Parliament on Tuesday adopted the 2012 budgets of the ministries of Finance, Justice, Defense, Interior and Labor, in the format approved by the budget and finance committees.
Parliament Adopts Agriculture Ministry’s Budget For Next Year
The Romanian Parliament on Tuesday adopted the 2012 budget of the Agriculture Ministry, amounting to 14.9 billion lei (EUR3.42 billion).
Romania Contracted Projects Worth EUR4.55B Through Regional Operational Program
Over 2,380 financing contracts were signed by December 9 through the Romanian regional operational program (POR) managed by the Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism.