Social/Politics
Parliament Adopts Development Ministry’s 2012 Budget
The Romanian Parliament on Tuesday adopted with 170 to 71 votes the 2012 budget of the Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism.
Parliament OKs Foreign Affairs Ministry’s 2012 Budget
The Romanian Parliament on Tuesday adopted with 170 to 82 votes the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s 2012 budget, in the format proposed by the Government.
Parliament Adopts Senate, Lower House’s 2012 Budgets
The Romanian Parliament on Tuesday adopted the budgets for 2012 of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, in the format proposed by the Government.
Parliament Adopts Articles Of Draft 2012 State Budget, Starts Debates On Ministries’ Budgets
The Romanian Parliament on Tuesday adopted all the 48 articles of the draft state budget for 2012, and will start debates on the draft budgets of ministries.
Romania’s Schengen Entry To Be Discussed Wednesday, Vote To Be Again Put Off - Sources
The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) will discuss Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to border-free Schengen Area Wednesday, but the matter will not be put to the vote, people close t...
Senate Committee Approves Bill Introducing Extended Confiscation Of Wealth
The Romanian Senate’s committee for legal matters unanimously adopted Tuesday two bills, one introducing extended confiscation of wealth and another regarding disciplinary liability of magis...
Romania Might Soon Issue Key Permit For Rosia Montana Mining Project
The Romanian committee that carries out technical examinations into the Rosia Montana gold mining project needs one or two more meetings before making a decision on issuing an environmental...
Romanian Supreme Court Overrules Recalculation Of Special Pensions
Romania’s High Court of Justice on Tuesday overruled an appeal in the interest of the law put forth by the general prosecutor and rejected the recalculation of special pensions.
Romania, Bulgaria Schengen Entry Dropped Of EU Agenda For 2011 - Diplomat
The potential accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen Area may not be discussed during the upcoming Justice and Home Affairs Council sitting, according to a high-level EU diplomat,...