Social/Politics
Sorin Ovidiu Vintu To Be Tried At Large
The Court of Bucharest on Thursday decided that Romanian businessman Sorin Ovidiu Vintu will be tried at large for blackmailing Realitatea Media manager Sebastian Ghita.
CFR Calatori, Metrorex Allowed To Hike Prices By More Than Inflation - Sources
Romania's Government has changed the way train and subway ticket prices are computed, to allow the transport operators to raise prices by more than the rate of inflation, as per the country'...
Romania Might Keep Higher Taxes On Multiple Homes Into Next Year
Romania's Government has decided to keep charging higher taxes from owners of multiple houses and cars with engines larger than 2,000 cc, after the Parliament decided that the higher taxes w...
Government Wants To Draft Law On Car Pollution Tax
The Romanian Government plans to include the new changes to the car pollution tax in a bill to be sent to Parliament for debates, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Thursday.
Romania To Close Part Of Public Railway Network
The Romanian Government on Thursday decided to start procedures to close a part of the country’s railway network managed by the Transport Ministry, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX T...
Government Freezes Hiring Of Police Academy Graduates By Interior Ministry Until 2012
The Romanian Government on Thursday adopted an emergency decree which freezes the hiring of police academy graduates by the Interior Ministry until January 1, 2012.
Proposed Plan To Reorganize Romania Changes Country’s Ethnic Map – Hungarian Official
The recently proposed administrative reorganization of Romania would represent an unacceptable change of the country’s ethnic map, said Hungarian deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen, cited by...
Gas Price Unchanged For Households By March 2012, Industrial Consumers To Pay 30% More
The price of natural gas delivered to households will remain unchanged until March 2012, while prices for some of the industrial consumers will grow by up to 30%, people close to the matter...
State-Owned Energy Companies To Lay Off 1,500 People
Six Romanian state-owned energy firms will lay off a total 1,480 employees this year, or 5% of their overall staff, in a bid to boost efficiency, according to a draft government decision of...