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Interior Minister Says Romania Needs A New IMF Loan Agreement

14:04, 13 Iun. 2010
Romania’s democrat liberal Interior Minister Vasile Blaga told an interview for Pro Tv that he thinks Romania needs to conclude a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund, which implies a new loan, but stressed, however, that the issue hasn’t been discussed by Government members.

Romanian Interior Minister Says Govt Ought To Resign If Obliged To Hike Taxes

19:46, 12 Iun. 2010
Romania’s democrat liberal Interior Minister Vasile Blaga said in an interview for Pro Tv that the opposition social democrats’ no-confidence motion stands no chance to pass in Parliament and that the Government run by democrat liberal Prime Minister Emil Boc ought to resign if obliged to hike taxes.

Romanian Social Democrats Not Willing To Rule Country Before Elections – Party Leader

15:14, 11 Iun. 2010
The Romanian Social Democratic Party is not willing to govern the country before elections, if the current Government is overthrown in a no-confidence vote, and will not uphold a minority liberal Government, social democrat leader Victor Ponta told a news conference Friday.

Ford Motor Co Asks Romanian Govt For 1 Yr Extension Of Automobile Craiova Contract – Sources

18:26, 09 Iun. 2010
American carmaker Ford has asked the Romanian Government to extend its investment and production goal deadlines for Romanian car manufacturer Automobile Craiova, due in September 2011, citing recession as the reason behind the one-year postponement.

Romanian Govt Eliminates Early Repayment Fee For Variable-Rate Loans

14:03, 09 Iun. 2010
The Romanian Government decided Wednesday to eliminate the early repayment fee on variable-rate loans, and banks will have 90 days to comply with the new rule, people close to the talks told MEDIAFAX.

Romania Issues 30,000 More Scrapping Vouchers Within Cash For Clunkers Program

13:47, 09 Iun. 2010
Romania has increased the number of scrapping vouchers within its national cash for clunkers program for the third time this year, following higher than expected demand.

Romanian Govt Accepts 5 Amendments To Austerity Laws

11:48, 07 Iun. 2010
Romania’s Government decided Monday to only accept five of the 70 amendments submitted to the two laws which make up the country’s austerity plan.

Romanian PM Sabotaged By His Own Cabinet – President

23:31, 06 Iun. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu, Prime Minister Emil Boc, the finance minister and the labor minister met Sunday evening for talks with democrat liberal lawmakers on the austerity plan for which the Government will seek a confidence vote in Parliament Monday.

Romania’s Govt Rejects All Amendments To Draft Laws On Austerity Measures

21:36, 05 Iun. 2010
Romania’s Government rejected all amendments to the draft laws for which it will seek a vote of confidence in Parliament on Monday, and preserved the austerity plan that cuts pensions and state employees’ wages and eliminates luxury pensions, Government spokeswoman Ioana Muntean said Saturday.

Romanian Education Unionists Call On Lawmakers To Vote Against Wage Cut Plan

21:07, 05 Iun. 2010
The Romanian National Education Federation (FEN) addressed an open letter to the country’s lawmakers, calling on them to vote against Government’s austerity measures that cut education sector employees’ salaries.

Romanian Govt Seeks Alternative Spending Cut Solutions Not To Reduce Pensions

20:12, 05 Iun. 2010
Romania’s Prime Minister Emil Boc and the members of his Cabinet met Saturday in an attempt to find alternative spending cut solutions, so that pensions below 1,000 lei (EUR1=RON4.2051) should not be reduced by 15%, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Saturday.

Ruling Democratic Union Of Hungarians In Romania Won’t Vote To Overthrow Govt

14:23, 05 Iun. 2010
Romania’s Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely said Saturday that no Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania lawmaker will vote in favor of the no-confidence motions promised by opposition parties to oust the Government.

Romanian Opp Liberals Willing To Rule Country If Govt Falls – Leader

10:33, 05 Iun. 2010
Romanian Liberal Party leader Crin Antonescu said liberals are willing to rule the country if the current Government is overthrown and no other party assumes such responsibility.

Romanian Ruling Party VP Says Govt To Be Reshuffled Soon

12:47, 04 Iun. 2010
Romanian Democratic Liberal Party vice-president Ioan Oltean told a news conference Friday the cabinet would be reshuffled by the end of June or early July, but didn’t say which ministers would be replaced.

Romanian Opp Social Democrats To Submit Two No-Confidence Motions Against Govt

20:30, 02 Iun. 2010
Romania’s opposition social democrats will file two no-confidence motions against the Government, since the Cabinet will seek the Parliament’s confidence vote twice, both for pension cuts and for public sector wage cuts, party spokesperson Radu Moldovan told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Romania’s Decision To Reduce Pensions Meant To Avoid Short-Term Collapse, Problems Not Solved

18:05, 02 Iun. 2010
Romanian presidential adviser Sebastian Lazaroiu said Wednesday, during debates on the country’s pension system, that the authorities’ decision to reduce pensions by 15% is meant to maintain balance and avoid a short-term collapse, adding the measure does not solve pension system problems.

Romanian Govt To Reduce No Of Hospital Beds, Hospital Manager Jobs

16:14, 02 Iun. 2010
Romania’s Government decided Wednesday, by an emergency decree, to eliminate 9,200 hospital beds and reduce by 577 the number of hospital manager jobs starting July 1, when 373 hospitals will also be transferred to local authorities, Health Minister Cseke Attila said Wednesday.

Romanian Railway Employees Threaten To Cease Work If Affected By Wage Cuts

20:09, 31 Mai 2010
Employees of Romania’s railway company CFR will not go on solidarity strike, union leader Voicu Sala told MEDIAFAX Monday, adding that, should the Government draw up a normative act aimed at cutting their salaries by 25%, the company will immediately cease all activities.

Romanians Fraudulently Receiving Invalidity Pensions Could Face Prison

18:28, 31 Mai 2010
Romanians who were fraudulently declared disabled in order to receive invalidity pensions and the doctors who carried out the respective medical examinations and issued unjustified invalidity certificates will be deemed offenders and might face imprisonment.

Romanian Govt To Seek Conf Vote In Parliament For Austerity Plan Next Week – House Speaker

14:47, 31 Mai 2010
Romania’s Government plans to seek a confidence vote in Parliament to pass its austerity plan as early as next Monday, Chamber of Deputies Speaker Roberta Anastase said Monday on Realitatea TV.

Romanian Govt Adopts Ordinance Against Tax Evasion

11:34, 31 Mai 2010
Romania’s Government will introduce new measures aiming to fight tax evasion, through an emergency ordinance adopted Sunday, Prime Minister Emil Boc announced.

Romanian Govt Submits Austerity Plan To Parliament

11:11, 31 Mai 2010
Romania’s Parliament received Monday morning the draft laws for which the Government will seek a confidence vote, Chamber of Deputies Speaker Roberta Anastase told MEDIAFAX Monday.

Romania’s Govt To Guarantee Loans Of Pvt Cos For Co-Financing EU-Funded Projects – PM

20:20, 30 Mai 2010
Romania’s Government will guarantee loans contracted by private companies for the co-financing of several projects backed from European Union funds, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Sunday.

Romanian Constitution Article 53 Does Not Justify Austerity Plan – Assoc

18:13, 29 Mai 2010
Romania’s Magistrates’ Association issued a press release Saturday, according to which pension and public sector wage cuts cannot be argued for through article 53 of the country’s Constitution, as the measures actually endanger national security.

About 85% Of Bucharest’s Public Transport Vehicles To Function On Strike Day, June 1

16:11, 28 Mai 2010
Bucharest public transport unionists said Friday, after talks with mayor Sorin Oprescu, that 85% of the capital city’s public transport vehicles will function on June 1, when subway and public transport unionists decided to go on solidarity strike to protest planned wage cuts.

Romania’s Letter Of Intent To IMF No Longer Includes Shutdown Of Inefficient Hospitals

14:53, 28 Mai 2010
Romania’s letter of intent to the IMF, approved by the Government Wednesday, no longer stipulates that 150 of the country’s most inefficient hospitals will have their licenses revoked, and enables the Health Ministry to maintain a functioning healthcare system, within budget limits.

Romania To Limit 2011 Budget Expenses To Level Resulted After 2010 Spending Cuts

13:56, 27 Mai 2010
Romania will apply salary and pension cut measures until the and on the year and starting January 1, 2011 the Government will implement social and staff policies meant to keep budget expenses within the limits resulted after applying this year’s cost-cutting measures.

Romania’s Govt To Seek Parl Confidence Vote For Pension, Wage Cut Laws

15:25, 26 Mai 2010
Romania’s Government will seek a confidence vote in Parliament for two draft laws, one concerning budget expenditure cuts, and the other regulating the new contribution-based pension system and reevaluating disability pensions, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday.

Romania’s Govt Reduces Child-Rearing Benefits By 15%

15:06, 26 Mai 2010
Romania’s Government coalition leaders decided to reduce child-rearing benefits by 15% and the measure will be applied temporarily, until the country resumes economic growth, National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR) leader Marian Sarbu said Wednesday.

Romanian Govt Eyes Extra Revenues Of RON855M In 2010 By Levying New Taxes

11:09, 26 Mai 2010
The Romanian Government estimates to obtain extra revenues of 855 million lei (EUR1=RON4.1838) to the state budget in the second half of 2010, by introducing new taxes, which are seen generating RON1.76 billion in 2011, RON1.65 billion in 2012 and RON1.3 billion in 2013.

Romania’s Govt Mulls Cashing RON217M From Taxing Interests By Yearend

09:53, 26 Mai 2010
Romania’s Government plans to cash this year 217 million lei (EUR1=RON4.1838) from taxing interests by 16%, and RON145 million from applying the flat tax to stock market gains.

Romania’s Public Servants To Go On Strike On May 31

16:16, 25 Mai 2010
Romania’s public servants will go on strike on May 31, to protest against the 25% wage cut for administration servants and the Government’s failure to adopt certain laws regulating public institutions, which would help fight tax evasion, the union said in a press release Tuesday.

Two Romanian Employers’ Confederations Withdraw Support Of Letter Of Intent To IMF

17:30, 24 Mai 2010
Romanian employers’ confederations UGIR-1903 and CONPIROM decided Monday to no longer support the Government’s letter of intent to the IMF and to abstain in the Economic and Social Committee vote Tuesday, stating that employers should not decide in the matter of pension and public sector wage cuts.

Romanian Opposition Social Democrats Say Head Of State Responsible For Austerity Plan

14:42, 21 Mai 2010
Romania’s opposition Social Democratic Party head Victor Ponta on Friday said his party has nothing to say to the Government run by Prime Minister Emil Boc, stressing that the recently announced spending cut measures were not taken by the Government, but by President Traian Basescu.

Romanian Unionists To Lobby Against Adoption Of IMF Letter In Parliament

18:36, 20 Mai 2010
Romanian Cartel Alfa union federation leader Bogdan Hossu said Thursday, after talks at the Finance Ministry, that there is no hope of the cost-cutting measures included in the letter of intent with the IMF will be altered, adding unionists will lobby against the letter’s adoption in Parliament.

Romania PM Says Govt, Unions Fail To Reach Common Ground, Talks Will Continue

18:06, 20 Mai 2010
Officials of Romanian Finance and Labor Ministries will continue talks with unionists until next Wednesday when the Government is set to approve Romania's letter of intent with the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday at the end of talks with unionists.

Romanian Liberals Set To Uphold Any Upcoming No-Confidence Motions

17:39, 20 Mai 2010
Romania’s opposition Liberal Party PNL will vote in favor of the social democrats’ planned no-confidence motion, regardless of whether or not it will take part in drafting the motion, and it will also uphold any upcoming motions, liberal Ludovic Orban said Thursday.

Romanian Parents To Picket Government HQ Wednesday, Parliament HQ on June 1

17:26, 20 Mai 2010
Romanian parents will picket the Government headquarters on May 26 and will stage protests in Iasi and Brasov displeased with the Executive’s plan to cut child-rearing and other social benefits granted to children, protesters’ representatives said in a press release Thursday.

Romania PM: Govt Can Either Pay Reduced Wages, Pensions Or Stop Paying Them As of Dec

15:58, 20 Mai 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday, before a meeting with unionists for talks on the recently announced spending cut measures, that the Government has two alternatives, namely, either to pay reduced salaries and pensions or no longer pay them as of December 2010.

Romania Sets EUR100 Excise Tax On Fermented Drinks, EUR165 Tax On Intermediary Drinks

15:43, 20 Mai 2010
The Romanian Government decided to introduce an excise tax of EUR100/hectoliter per product for fermented drinks, other than beer and wine, such as cider and fruit-based fermented drinks.