Social/Politics
Finance Ministry: 153,000 Public Sector Employees Laid Off In 2008-2011
Almost 153,000 public sector employees were laid off from December 2008 through late April 2011, according to Finance Ministry data.
Pilots Follow Physicians Out Of Romania
Low salaries and few employment opportunities are the main factors prompting Romanian pilots to seek work abroad, where an aircraft captain can earn as much as EUR10,000 per month and an ent...
Romania Might Lift Statute Of Limitations On Murder
The Romanian Senate's committee for legal matters on Wednesday endorsed a bill lifting the statute of limitations on murder.
Romanians Among EU Citizens Most Dissatisfied With Rail Transport - Survey
Romanians, Poles and Bulgarians are the EU citizens most dissatisfied with the rail services in their country, especially unhappy with the length of a journey and lack of cleanliness and pun...
President May Be Impeached Only By Majority Of Registered Voters - Draft
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies committee for legal matters on Wednesday adopted a bill by the Democratic Liberal Party, amending the referendum law, so that the President of Romania could...
Self-Employed Romanians May Hire Up To Nine Employees - Senate
Romania's Senate on Wednesday adopted a law allowing self-employed people to hire up to nine employees, on individual work contracts.
PwC: Romania Needs Private Investors To Upgrade Public Heating System
The Romanian district heating system needs EUR5 billion investment over the next 10 years in order to increase its efficiency, but local authorities cannot cover this amount, which means pri...
Constitutional Court Upholds Government Decree Regulating Maternity Leave, Child Rearing Benefits
Romania’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a claim by opposition lawmakers that the Government emergency decree regulating maternity leave and child rearing benefits was unconstitu...
Israeli Air Force To Return To Romania For Training In August - Report
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) will return to Romania for joint maneuvers in August, a year after six Israeli servicemen were killed in a helicopter crash in the Carpathian Mountains, the Jerus...