Social/Politics
Romanian Homeowners May Pay Taxes As Individuals For Up To 5 Rooms Let To Tourists
Romanian homeowners who let between one and five rooms to tourists will be able to declare their income and pay taxes without registering as self-employed persons, according to a draft amend...
Parliament Committees OK Bill Ratifying U.S.-Romanian Antimissile Shield Agreement
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies’ committees for legal matters and defense adopted in a joint meeting Monday a favorable report on the bill ratifying the U.S.-Romanian agreement on the deplo...
Romania Hires Consultant To Improve Customs Security
Romania's Finance Ministry has hired a consultancy firm to draw up a feasibility study on improvements to the surveillance and customs control activities carried out by customs authority mob...
Romania Awaits New Applications For Ukraine, Moldova Cooperation Program
Romania's Regional Development and Tourism Ministry is awaiting project applications for the second stage of the Joint Operational Program Romania – Ukraine – Moldova 2007-2013, which has a...
Renewable Energy Support Scheme Will Not Cause Bills To Skyrocket - Ministry Official
The energy price increase caused by the Romanian support scheme for renewable energy is not a very large sum, it's "only a few lei extra," Monday said Mircea Cotosman, adviser on environment...
Romanian Opposition To File Simple Motions Targeting Transport, Interior Ministers
Romania’s opposition Social Liberal Union will submit two simple motions targeting the minister of transport, Anca Boagiu, and the minister of interior Traian Igas.
Romania’s Ruling Coalition Agrees To Merge Local, Parliamentary Elections, Cut MP Numbers
Romania’s ruling coalition decided in a meeting Monday parliamentary and local elections will be merged in November 2012 and the number of lawmakers will be lowered to 388, Hunor Kelemen, le...
Special Pension Allocations Are 17% Higher Than Before The Reform
The pension system ‘reform’ drove special pensions up by 17% in 2012 compared with 2010. The budget allocated to the Defense and Interior Ministries and the Romanian Intelligence Service (SR...
Government Bets Again On 7% Rise In Budget Revenues
The Government expects budget revenues to grow 7% next year if the flat tax remains at 16% and VAT stays at 24% under the scenario of a 2% positive economic growth and an improvement in tax...