Social/Politics
Romania To Propose Creating EU Fund For Serious Pollution Incidents
Romania, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia will request, in the Environment Council on October 10, the creation of a special EU fund for rapid intervention in serious pollution incidents, ministe...
Public Officials Owning 5% In A Firm Won’t Be Forced To Disclose Contracts - Bill
Romanian public officials who own less than 5% of a company may no longer be forced to state the respective company’s in-progress contracts, according to an amendment to the integrity agency...
Romania To Adopt Waste Management Law In One Month, Environment Minister Says
Romania will likely adopt a law on waste management within a month, Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely said Wednesday, adding infringement procedures started by the EU would then become nul...
Romania To Apply Current Car Pollution Tax Until 2013
Romania will apply the car pollution tax currently in effect until 2013, Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely said Wednesday at a conference organized by the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Romania Wants Danube Promoted Through Its Own Tourism Brand
Romania's Regional Development and Tourism Ministry wants the Danube to be promoted internationally through its own tourism brand, created through a European project.
Candidates For CSSPP Membership Fail To Win Parliament Endorsement
None of the four candidates for membership in the Council of Romania's Private Pension System Supervision Commission (CSSPP) received the number of votes necessary to be appointed, Tuesday i...
Gheorghe Iancu Elected Ombudsman By Parliament
Romania's Parliament on Tuesday elected Gheorghe Iancu to the position of Ombudsman, with 216 votes for and 18 against.
Senate Committee Approves Act Cutting State Heating Aid With Tied Vote
The Romanian Senate's committee for administration on Tuesday adopted a favorable report on the government ordinance eliminating state subsidies for household heating, although the vote was...
Tabara: Rural Development Projects To Create 100,000 Jobs
The more than 38,000 projects contracted in Romania through the National Rural Development Program will create, when completed, over 100,000 jobs in rural areas, said Agriculture Minister Va...