Social/Politics
Government Approves 2012 State Budget Draft
The Romanian Government on Friday approved the draft 2012 state budget, which will be sent to parliament for approval.
Romanian Farmers To Receive Friday EUR132.4M In Advance Payments
Romania’s Agency for Payments and Intervention in Agriculture (APIA) on Friday, November 25, will pay 577 million lei (EUR132.4 million) to 351,000 farmers within a state aid campaign (SAPS...
Former Labor Minister Seitan To Head Romania's Private Pension Guarantee Fund
Romania’s private pension system regulator CSSPP has appointed former labor minister Mihai Seitan to head the private pension guarantee fund for the next four years.
Romania To Determine No. Of State Employees To Be Laid Off In Each Sector In 2012
Romania’s Labor Minister Sulfina Barbu said Friday, referring to the 120,000 public sector employees to be laid off next year, that authorities are analyzing the matter to see how many state...
Oltchim Maintains Furlough Throughout December
Romanian chemical company Oltchim Ramnicu-Valcea (OLT.RO) will keep some 1,000 employees on furlough in December as well, for the fifth consecutive month of furlough, because of raw material...
Nokia Closes Romanian Plant Next Week, 500 Employees Laid Off As Of Friday
Five hundred of the 1830 employees in Nokia’s Romanian production unit are leaving the company Friday and the rest will be leaving gradually by Wednesday, November 30, when the plant shuts d...
Romania, Israel Sign Agreement Easing Workforce Movement
Romanian Labor Minister Sulfina Barbu and Israeli Interior Minister Eliyahu Yishai on Thursday signed an agreement to step up negotiations to allow for temporary employment of Romanians in t...
Romania Has Lowest Obesity Rate In EU - Eurostat
Romania registers the lowest obesity rate in the European Union, of 8% for women and 7.6% for men, reveals a Eurostat research published Thursday by the European Commission.
European Commission Takes Bulgaria, Romania To Court On Gas Market Transparency Flaws
The European Commission took Romania and Bulgaria to the European Court of Justice, claiming the two states do not offer backhaul at all interconnection points, which blocks newcomers to the...