Social/Politics
Senator Verestoy Sells EUR4M Worth Of Fondul Proprietatea Shares
Attila Verestoy, UDMR (Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania) senator, one of the richest members of the Romanian Parliament, has sold almost two thirds of the shares he bought last y...
EU Cuts Local Infrastructure Funding For Romania Over Procurement Problems
The European Commission has suspended financing for Romania through axis 2 of the regional operational program (Improving regional and local transport infrastructure) and asked Romanian auth...
European Parliament Committee Unanimously Supports Lifting MEP Adrian Severin's Immunity
The European Parliament's committee for legal matters on Monday unanimously decided to lift the immunity of Romanian MEP Adrian Severin.
Union Leader Marius Petcu Released From Preventive Arrest
Romanian union leader Marius Petcu, indicted on charges of taking bribes, will be released from preventive arrest Monday evening, after the Bucharest Court of Appeals admitted his provisiona...
PDL Proposes Former Allianz-Tiriac CEO Cristian Constantinescu As Head Of CSA
Romania's Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) has nominated Cristian Constantinescu, head of insurers' organization UNSAR and former general manager of Allianz-Tiriac Asigurari, for president of...
Development Ministry Launches Auction To Build 84 Kindergartens For RON69M
Romania's Regional Development Ministry has launched an open auction for the design and construction of 84 day care centers and kindergartens, for an estimated total of 69 million lei (EUR16...
Boc: 469,830 New Work Contracts Registered Since May 1
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc announced Saturday that 469,830 new work contracts were signed between May 1 and June 16, 67% of them for indefinite periods.
New Car Pollution Tax Up In The Air
The new bill on Romania's car pollution tax no longer mentions July 1, 2011 as the date for the new tax's implementation and, with the upcoming parliamentary summer recess, cannot be adopted...
Interior Ministry Proposes Staff Cuts At State Reserve, National Archives
Romania's Interior Ministry wants to reduce the number of jobs in the State Reserves Administration and in the National Archives by 180 and 451, respectively, to meet its personnel expenses...