Social/Politics
Romania Prepares Water Management Projects Worth RON950M
Romania's Government on Wednesday decided to launch ten projects for investments into the water and environment management infrastructure, worth a total of more than 950 million lei (EUR223...
Fiscal Strategy: Government Keeps Public Sector Hiring Frozen, Halts Bonuses, Overtime Until 2014
Romanian public sector employees will receive no vacation, gift or meal vouchers until 2014, no bonuses until 2013 and will be rewarded for overtime with free hours only, according to the Go...
Romania Requires Gambling Operators To Have Local Office, Despite EU Warning
Romania's Government on Wednesday regulated gambling, deciding to keep the requirement for operators to have an office registered in Romania, arguing that it makes it easier for authorities...
Romania Postpones Social Contribution Reduction For 'Best Time'
Romania's Government has decided to postpone reducing the social security contributions paid by employers for "the best time" since it cannot afford this measure in the current economic cont...
EU May Call On Spain To Lift Labor Restrictions For Romanians Anytime - Sources
Spain will not be allowed to decide unilaterally when to lift restrictions for Romanians main workers on its labor market and the European Commission may ask for the restrictions imposed on...
Romanian Local Authorities To Sell Discounted Food Through Special Companies
Romania's Government wants to sell food products at a discount to pensioners each week through companies set up by the local authorities, which will purchase the products through auctions an...
Romania To Negotiate In China For Highway, Subway, Energy Projects
Romanian Government officials will go to China on Wednesday to negotiate a number of economic projects, including two new power station production units, a highway between Sibiu and Pitesti,...
Romania To Raise Fines For Selling Products That Can Be Mistaken For Food
Romania will raise fines for the selling, importing, exporting and production of products that can be mistaken for food to 1,000-3,000 lei (EUR400–EUR1,200) from the current RON70-RON100, ac...
Munich-Bound Flight Returns To Timisoara Airport Over Technical Problems
A flight of Romanian airliner Carpatair heading for Munich, Germany, returned to the airport in Timisoara, western Romania, Wednesday morning, ten minutes after take-off because of technical...