Social/Politics
Romanian Parliament Committees Approve Health Ministry’s 2012 Budget
Romania’s Parliament committees for budget and finance on Thursday approved the 2012 proposed budget for the Health Ministry, which is of 5.46 billion lei (EUR1.25 billion), or 4% of the gro...
Former Union Leader Marius Petcu Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For Corruption
Marius Petcu, the former leader of union federations CNSLR-Fratia and Sanitas, has ben sentenced to seven years in prison for corruption.
Romanian Classified Information Office Says It Never Housed CIA Secret Prison
Officials with the Romanian Office for Classified Information (ORNISS) said Thursday the building has been used exclusively as a headquarters for the institution since late 2002 and has neve...
Parliament Finance Committees Approve Culture Ministry’s 2012 Budget
The Romanian Parliament budget and finance committees on Wednesday approved the 2012 budget of the Culture Ministry in the format proposed by the Government.
Parliament Finance Committees OK Agriculture Ministry’s 2012 Budget
The Romanian Parliament budget and finance committees on Wednesday approved with 24 to 12 votes and two abstentions the Agriculture Ministry’s budget for 2012, in the format proposed by the...
Education Ministry's 2012 Budget Approved By Parliament’s Finance Committees
The Romanian Parliament budget and finance committees on Wednesday approved the budget of the Education Ministry, of 19.9 billion lei (EUR4.57 billion), or 3.64% of the gross domestic produc...
U.S. Embassy Urges Romania To Ensure Right Prosecutor General, Anticorruption Head Successors
Romanian Prosecutor General Laura Codruta Kovesi and National Anticorruption Department (DNA) head Daniel Morar have registered impressive accomplishments during their terms, the U.S. Embass...
Parliament Finance Committees OK Justice Ministry’s 2012 Budget
The Romanian Parliament budget and finance committees on Wednesday approved the Justice Ministry’s budget for 2012.
Foreign Ministry's 2012 Budget Approved By Parliament Finance Committees
The Romanian Parliament budget and finance committees on Wednesday approved with 24 to 14 votes and one abstention the 2012 budget of the Foreign Affairs Ministry MAE, of 646 million lei (EU...