Social/Politics
Companies Participating In PPP Auctions Must Present Selected Subcontractors
The Romanian Government may ask private investors participating in public-private partnership (PPP) auctions to state in their bids the parts they plan to subcontract and the subcontractors...
Romanian Authorities Not Required To Explain Why PPP Contract Offer Was Rejected
Romanian authorities may refuse to inform companies taking part in tenders for public-private partnership contracts why their offer was rejected, if such information is considered "against t...
Firms May File Affidavit That They Are Not In Bankruptcy To Take Part In Romanian PPP Tenders
Companies that have filed for bankruptcy or have debts to Romania's state budget may not take part in public-private partnership tenders, but may declare they are not in such a situation thr...
Romania Will Neither Cut Nor Tax Pensions In 2012 - Ruling Party Official
Romanian ruling Democratic Liberal Party secretary general Ioan Oltean said Friday pensions will neither be cut nor taxed in 2012.
EC, Romania To Continue Talks On Air Transport State Aid - EU Official
The European Commission will continue discussions with Romanian authorities regarding state aid in the air transport sector, Joaquin Almunia, Vice-President of the EC and Competition Commiss...
Romanian Parliament Might Start Budget Debates After Nov 1
The Romanian Government has drafted the state budget bill and will send it to Parliament for approval by November 1, Ioan Oltean, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party, to...
EU Asks Romania For Clear Commitment On Oltchim Privatization
The European Commission has asked Romania to make “a clear commitment” and present a privatization calendar for the chemical plant Oltchim SA (OLT.RO), said Joaquin Almunia, Vice-President o...
Integrity Agency Accuses ANAF Deputy Head Of Money Laundering
Romania's National Integrity Agency has accused Nicusor Dragan, deputy general manager with fiscal regulator ANAF, of money laundering and has notified the Bucharest Prosecutor's Office.
EU Probes Hidroelectrica Over Preferential Tariffs, Almunia Says
The European Commission has launched an inquiry into several energy contracts signed by Romanian state-run hydropower producer Hidroelectrica and ArcelorMittal Galati and Alro Slatina (ALR.R...