Romania’s Ruling Coalition Reps To Discuss Unitary Pay Law Amendments At Govt HQ – Sources

Prime Minister Emil Boc met Saturday with union leaders for a last round of talks on the draft unitary pay law before the government decides on the amendments to be further included in the law and for which it will take responsibility in Parliament.

Early September, the Romanian Parliament’s standing offices decided that September 15 would be the date for the assumption of responsibility for the laws on education, unitary pay and the reorganization of public institutions.

On September 10, Boc pointed out that the Government maintains its decision to take responsibility for three draft laws before Parliament by the set deadline, to avoid breaching the agreement with the International Monetary Fund and thus losing IMF funds.

Romanian public sector employees will picket the Parliament on September 15, call general strike on October 5 and will then refuse to be involved in the presidential elections due on November 22, displeased with the draft law regulating wages in the public sector.