Social/Politics
About 200 Interior Ministry Unionists Picket Parliament Over Layoff Bill
About 200 police officers on Tuesday are picketing the Parliament, calling on lawmakers to reject the Interior Ministry layoff bill.
Crinuta Dumitrean Decides Who Gets EUR640M In Proprietatea Fund Shares
The chairperson of the Property Restitution Authority (ANRP), Crinuta Dumitrean, decides who will receive the 36% of the shares of Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) that the Finance Ministry still...
The Day Laborer Law Won't Reduce Informal Employment
Informal employment for seasonal activities will not dwindle after the law on day laborers came into effect early this month with the new Labor Code, which has gone almost unnoticed.
Senate Adopts Food Content Dot Bill
The Romanian Senate on Monday adopted with 54 to 42 votes and three abstentions a bill whereby food products will have a colored dot on their packaging to signal their healthy or harmful con...
Senate Adopts Letter Of Intent To IMF, Of September 2010
Romania's Senate on Monday adopted the bill ratifying the letter of intent to the International Monetary Fund, of September 2010, through which Romania drew the final tranche of the loan, wo...
Over 177,000 Work Contracts Signed In Romania Over Past Two Weeks
Over 177,000 individual work contracts were signed in Romania between May 2 and May 15, after authorities started checkups aimed to eliminate illegal jobs, the Work Inspection said Monday.
Otopeni To Auction Off Infrastructure Works For EUR173M
The local authorities of Otopeni, Ilfov County, want to contract an infrastructure project worth an estimated 710.8 million lei (EUR173 million) for road modernization and the extension of t...
Police To Picket Parliament Calling For Thumbs Down On Layoff Bill
The National Union of Police and Contracted Personnel (SNNPC) will picket the Parliament on Tuesday, in an effort to get the Interior Ministry layoff bill rejected, the union said in a press...
Ruling Coalition May Discuss Replacing PM - Sources
Romania’s ruling coalition will hold a meeting Tuesday and might discuss whether to replace Emil Boc as prime minister following his reelection as head of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party...