Social/Politics
Upetrom 1 Mai Ploiesti To Lay Off Half Of Staff
Romanian oil machinery maker Upetrom 1 Mai Ploiesti will lay off 744 employees in September, according to data from the Prahova county employment agency.
Boc Asks Ministers To Publish Investment Report Online
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Wednesday called on ministries and state-run companies to publish on their websites by August 31 the investments that are to be finished in 2011 and the p...
Romania Issues Travel Warning For Greece, Following Malaria Reports
Romania's Health Ministry warns people planning to travel to Greece that cases of malaria infection have been reported in the Peloponnese (south), and a person who returned to Romania after...
Romania Boasts Second Highest Wheat Production Growth Among Black Sea Countries
Romania ranks second in terms of wheat production increase in 2011 among countries bordering the Black Sea.
Romanian-Foreign Partnerships Taxed According To Participation - Draft
Partnerships registered abroad and with legal personality, of Romanian and foreign companies, will pay taxes according to the distribution of income and expenses, says a draft ordinance amen...
Borbely: Rosia Montana Project Developer Must Lower Cyanide Concentration
Romanian Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely on Tuesday said he asked Rosia Montana Gold Corporation (RMGC), the company which develops the gold mining project at Rosia Montana, to further l...
Elena Udrea: Travel Operator Thomas Cook To Return To Romanian Market In 2012
Thomas Cook, one of the world's largest travel companies, will once again bring German, Swiss and Austrian tourists to Romania, starting next year, having withdrawn from the local market in...
Romania To Tax Excessive Per Diem Expenses In Public Institutions
Romania will tax excessively high expenses with per diem for public servants, but will make these expenses tax-exempt in the case of freelance activities, says a draft ordinance amending the...
Foreign Residents In Romania To Start Paying Income Tax A Year After Obtaining Residency
Foreign residents in Romania will start paying tax on income gained both locally and abroad a year after obtaining residency, according to a draft decree amending the Tax Code.