Social/Politics
Romania Had Five Million Employees In End-October
Romania had about five million people in active employment at the end of October and more than six million active work contracts, Labor Minister Sulfina Barbu said Tuesday.
Lower House Adopts Act Freezing Pensions, Salaries In 2012
Romania's Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday adopted Government Emergency Ordinance 80/2010, which includes amendments by the Committee for budget, that stipulate public sector salaries and stat...
Social Democrat Leader Says Party Goes Ahead To Dismiss Senate Chairman
Social democratic party president Victor Ponta said Tuesday the party will go ahead with procedures to have Mircea Geoana dismissed from the position of Senate chairman.
Romanian Opposition Drops Plans To Dismiss Senate Chairman
Romanian opposition Social Democratic Party has dropped plans to dismiss Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana, a member of the party, because they wouldn’t have been allowed to name another social...
EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Ruling Party Mulls Leaving Senate Chairman Seat Vacant If Geoana Dismissed
Romania’s ruling Democratic Liberal Party is considering leaving the Senate chairman position vacant if opposition social democrats withdraw their political support for Mircea Geoana and he...
Romania Energy System Overhaul Went From Bad To Worse - Antitrust Regulator
Romania’s planned reorganization of the energy sector has gone from one failure to another, even if the authorities have not formally withdrawn any of the projects that were announced and th...
Romanian MPs To Cast Final Vote On Welfare Bill Next Tuesday
Leaders of political groups in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies have agreed a final vote on the welfare bill will be cast next Tuesday, November 15.
Romanian Parliament Committee To Draft Report On Welfare Bill By Nov 14
MPs with the Romania Chamber of Deputies’ committee for labor have until November 14 to draw up a report on the social welfare bill, that will then be put to the vote in plenary, House secre...
Businesspeople Teach Government How To Build 2012 Budget
The Government needs to cut the number of public sector employees, continue investments but not in the unprofitable state-owned companies, and ensure transparency of spending by putting peop...