emergency ordinance

The Romanian Government on Thursday adopted an emergency decree which freezes the hiring of police academy graduates by the Interior Ministry until January 1, 2012.

The Romanian Government will adopt in February an emergency ordinance which will enable local authorities to co-finance European projects by using Government guarantees, Prime Minister Emil Boc announced Friday.

Romanian private television and radio stations are obligated by law to grant free airtime to the candidates in the November presidential election, similar to airtime provided by public radio and TV, according to a Government Emergency Ordinance amending the presidential elections law.

Romania’s leftist opposition Social Democratic Party, or PSD, will vote against the government emergency ordinance instating the new pollution tax for cars, party president Mircea Geoana said Monday.