Social/Politics
Opposition Hopes To Raise 5.2 Million Signatures To Impeach Romanian President
Romania’s opposition Social Liberal Union hopes to raise 5.2 million signatures supporting impeachment procedures against President Traian Basescu, which is the number of votes that got him...
SNLO To Lay Off 300 People By Yearend
Romanian state-owned mining company SNLO, one of the main coal suppliers for thermal power plants, will lay off 300 employees by the end of the year.
Romanian Parliament Ratifies Antimissile Shield Agreement
Romanian senators on Tuesday unanimously voted to ratify the agreement between the United States and Romania on the deployment of a U.S. ballistic missile defense system in the Eastern Europ...
Parliament Committees Approve 2012 Transport Ministry Budget
Romania’s Parliament committees on Tuesday approved the 2012 draft budget for the Ministry of Transports and Infrastructure.
Romanian Parliament Committees Approve 2011 Second Budget Revision
The Romanian Parliament’s committees for budget and finance on Tuesday approved this year’s second budget revision, which the Government decided on November 16.
Ministry Budgets Worth Billions Of Euros Passed, No Questions Asked
Specialized committees of the Parliament endorsed budgets of billions of euros of various ministries, no questions asked. Why is the agriculture getting EUR3.5 billion, while food is more ex...
Parliament Committees Approve Budget Of Ministry Of EU Affairs
The 2012 budget of Romania's Ministry of European Affairs, amounting to 86.7 million lei (EUR20 million), was approved Monday by the specialty Parliament committees.
Parliament Committees Approve 2012 Budget Of Foreign Intelligence Service
The Romanian Parliament's committees for the supervision of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE) on Monday approved the service's budget of 194 million lei (EUR44.5 million), which is 3.4%...
Deputies Raise Minimum Age For Possession Of Lethal Weapons To 25
Romania's Chamber of Deputies has adopted a bill raising the minimum age requirement for possession of lethal weapons to 25, from the current 18.