Social/Politics
The Romanian Government's Millionaires
Defense Minister Gabriel Oprea and Regional Development and Tourism Minister Elena Udrea are the richest officials in the Boc Cabinet, with a wealth of over EUR2 million each, at least 20 ti...
Bucharest’s First Green Areas Census: Tree Numbers Up 50% In 20 Years
Bucharest has 1.7 million trees in its public spaces and 400,000 trees on private properties according to the first census on green areas conducted in Bucharest, as well as nationwide. Any r...
Communication Ministry Redrafts Data Retention Law, Ruled Unconstitutional In 2009
Romania's Communication Ministry is again sponsoring a bill, ruled unconstitutional in 2009, which requires telecom operators to store, for six months, certain data on calls, text messages a...
Health Ministry Employees To Be Evaluated Yearly - Draft
The employees of Romania's Health Ministry and the bodies under its authority will be subject to yearly evaluations, according to the Law on the public sector unitary wage system, and receiv...
City Halls Must Ensure Heating Subsidy From Local Budget
The Romanian Government will no longer set reference prices of thermal energy for households and will allow mayors to approve, based on their own strategy, prices lower than those charged by...
Petromservice Ex-General Manager Indicted For Embezzlement, Tax Evasion
Romanian prosecutors have indicted Mihai Sorin, former general manager of oil company Petromservice, on charges of fund misappropriation, tax evasion and money laundering, the Department Inv...
Cristian Constantinescu Steps Down From UNSAR After Nomination To Chair CSA
Cristian Constantinescu, head of Romanian insurers' association UNSAR, will step down on July 1, in light of his nomination as president of insurance regulator CSA.
European Parliament Lifts Romanian MEP Adrian Severin’s Immunity
The European Parliament of Thursday adopted a report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) on lifting the immunity of Romanian MEP Adrian Severin, accused of lobbying in exchange for mone...
Constitutional Court Clears New Police Officer Statute
The Romanian Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected the opposition MPs’ claim regarding the unconstitutionality of the amendments to the Statute of police officers.