Social/Politics
Boc: Number Of New Work Contracts Confirm Economy Out Of Recession
Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday that 353,339 new work contracts were signed in May, bringing the total number of employment contracts to above the 2008 level and confirming that the ec...
Igas: Interior Ministry Layoffs To Start In About 30 Days
Layoffs within the Interior Ministry will start in about a month, Interior Minister Traian Igas said Thursday.
Pollution Tax To Be Reduced By 30%, Except For Euro 5 Cars - Draft
Romania's car pollution tax will be reduced in value by 30% for every type of engine except Euro 5, says the draft ordinance amending the car tax system, obtained by MEDIAFAX.
Romania To Bring Local Transport Legislation In Line With EU Norms
The Romanian Transport Ministry will draft a new law regulating road transport by December to bring the local legislation in line with European Union norms, a ministry official said Thursday...
Development Ministry Wants EUR200M In EU Funds For Thermal Rehabilitation Projects
The Tourism Ministry asked the European Commission to allow for projects regarding the thermal rehabilitation of buildings to be financed with European funds, Minister Elena Udrea told a new...
Visa Waiver Condition Might Change To Overstay Rate - U.S. Ambassador
Mark Gitenstein, the U.S. Ambassador to Romania, said Thursday that President Obama supports changing the Visa Waiver Program to focus on the overstay rate, rather than the refusal rate, the...
Interior Ministry Cuts Employees’ Food Benefits, Unionists Threaten Protests
Police unionists on Thursday threatened they will stage protests over the Interior Ministry’s decision to reduce their food benefits to 130 lei (about EUR30) from RON720.
Integrity Agency Asks Prosecutors To Investigate Fmr Education Min
The National Integrity Agency (ANI) on Thursday notified prosecutors regarding former Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu’s incompatibility with the position held, as she was also a mana...
Temporary Work Agencies - The Employers Adding To Boc’s Contracts
More than half of the companies responsible for the most of the new employment contracts in the two weeks since the new Labor Code came into effect (May 2) are temporary work agencies, accor...