Social/Politics
French Interior Ministry: France Is Convinced Romania Must Join Schengen Area
France is convinced Romania must join the Schengen Area and French authorities are prepared to help Romania meet all the technical requirements, French Interior Minister Claude Gueant said M...
Education Ministry Needs Extra RON2.5B To Complete Current Investments
Romania’s Education Ministry wants all pre-university education units to obtain sanitary authorization in the next four years, according to the Government’s fiscal strategy for 2012-2014 obt...
Opposition To Submit Two Simple Motions On Healthcare, Agriculture Next Week
Romania’s opposition Social Liberal Union will submit two simple motions in Parliament next week, targeting the ministries of Health and Agriculture, Social Democratic Party leader Victor Po...
Romanian President On Two-Day State Visit To Azerbaijan
Romanian President Traian Basescu is on a two-day official visit to Azerbaijan and has arrived in Baku Monday, where he will hold private talks with Azeri President Ilham Aliyev.
Economy Minstry To Install Private Management In 25% Of Its Companies
Romania's Ministry of Economy this month will begin procedures to install private management in a quarter of the companies under its authority.
Romanian Health Min: Converted Hospitals To Save Budget RON175M
The conversion of 67 hospitals to nursing homes for the elderly will save the state budget 175 million lei (EUR1=RON4.0966), but one of the goals of this move was curbing their inefficiency,...
Health Ministry Postpones Fast-Food Tax Introduction
Romanian Health Minister Attila Cseke on Sunday told the ProTV station that the fast-food tax's introduction has been postponed, because the time is not right and Romania is not ready.
Romania Mulls Cutting Budget Gap In 2012-2014 Through Layoffs
Romania's Government will reduce the budget deficit over the next three years through layoffs, suspending payment of the 13th salary and holiday bonuses, as well as freezing the hierarchical...
Government Says Romania Might Be Affected By New Recession, Caused By Japan Quake
Economic recovery is difficult and overdue, while the effects of the earthquake in Japan raise new concerns about the global recession that can affect Romania, given the "climate of psychosi...