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Romanian Govt Accepts Over 70 Amendments To Unitary Pay, Restructuring Laws

16:25, 13 Sept. 2009
Romania’s Government accepted 34 of the 300 amendments proposed to the law restructuring government agencies and 39, of nearly 780 amendments proposed to the unitary pay law in the public sector, and decided to resume talks on the law pack in education on September 14, official sources said Sunday.

Romanian Govt To Accept Only Law Pack Amendments Compliant With Budget Provisions – PM

14:36, 13 Sept. 2009
Romania’s Government will analyze the amendments to the laws for which it plans to take responsibility in Parliament and it will accept only those compliant with the principles of laws, the established macroeconomic limits, the governing agenda and the budget provisions, Premier Emil Boc said Sunday.

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

18:44, 12 Sept. 2009
The representatives of Romania’s ruling coalition will meet Saturday evening, at the Government headquarters, after 6 p.m., in order to discuss all amendments to the draft law regulating wages in the public sector, political sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Govt To Reorganize State-Owned Cos, Self-Governing Institutions

14:36, 11 Sept. 2009
Romania’s Government will reorganize, merge or disband state-owned companies and self-governing state bodies, as it did with government agencies, to cut their losses estimated at RON4.8 billion (1EUR=RON4.2552) at the end of 2008.

Romanian Govt Stands By Decision To Take Responsibility Despite Unions’ Protest Plans

09:49, 11 Sept. 2009
The Romanian 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, Prime Minister Emil Boc said late Thursday on public television.

Romanian Interior Ministry Able To Rent Houses For Police Officers, Military Staff

21:06, 09 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Government authorized the Interior Ministry to rent houses for a determined period to police officers and active military employees, as the ministry deals with problems in paying monthly rents.

Romanian Govt To Meet, Discuss Law Pack Amendments Sunday

16:48, 09 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Government will hold a meeting Sunday to discuss the amendments proposed to the laws for which the it plans to take responsibility in Parliament, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday.

Romanina Govt Mulls Continuing The Car Renewal Program In ’10

20:33, 08 Sept. 2009
Romanian Government plans to continue the car park renewal program in 2010, after it has already increased the number of scrapped cars and the scraping bonus in 2009, Government officials said after the meeting between Prime Minister Emil Boc and Renault official Patrick Pelata.

Romanian Govt Advised To Review Grammar, Logic Flaws In Law Packs

16:44, 08 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Legislative Council sent the Government a plea for added care in writing, annexing some 50 pages of corrections aimed at grammatical and logic mistakes noted in the three laws for which the Executive intends to take responsibility in Parliament.

Romania Ruling Coalition To Assume Resp For Education, Public Spending, Unitary Pay Laws Sept 15

11:41, 07 Sept. 2009
Romanian democrat liberal leader Gheorghe Flutur said Monday the country’s ruling coalition decide the Government will take responsibility before Parliament on September 15 for the laws on education, unitary pay and spending cuts in the public sector.

Romania To Save Over RON950M In 2009 Following Spending Cut Law

10:39, 07 Sept. 2009
The Romanian government estimates to save an immediate 950 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2436) with the application of the law of measures cutting spending in the public sector, which it plans to enact by assuming responsibility before Parliament.

Public Sector Employees To Take Days Off Without Pay Btw October-December ’09

10:10, 07 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Government postponed the enforcement of the measure to cut wage spending by 15.5% by making public sector employees take days off without pay in the interval October-December 2009, a month later than initially decided.

Romania Sends Unitary Pay Law To IMF, WB For Consultations

13:07, 06 Sept. 2009
The Romanian government sent the draft unitary pay law to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank for consultation and Prime Minister Emil Boc and cabinet members will have a final talk on Sunday on all the laws for which the government will take responsibility before Parliament.

Romanian Govt Sends Draft Laws It Wants Adopted To Parliament Monday

19:36, 05 Sept. 2009
The draft laws the Romanian government wants to adopt by assuming will be sent to Parliament Monday morning, Prime Minister Emil Boc and the ministers of labor, education and justice decided in a talk Saturday.

Romanian Private Radio, TV To Grant Free Airtime To Presidential Candidates

15:30, 03 Sept. 2009
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.

Romanian Parliament To Set Responsibility Assumption Calendar Monday

14:21, 03 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Government’s letter regarding its decision to assume responsibility for three packs of laws reached Parliament and the reunited Standing Offices of the legislative power will meet Monday to set up a calendar for the procedure.

Romanian Govt Decides On Ten-Yr Compulsory Educ, Sets Professors’ Retirement Age At 65

10:46, 03 Sept. 2009
Romania's Government decided education will be compulsory for ten years and one year of pre-school, discarding the plan for a 12-year compulsory education plus a pre-school year, initially proposed by education minister Ecaterina Andronescu, official sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Govt To Assume Responsibility On Ed, Unitary Pay, Restructuring Laws –PM

09:45, 03 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Government decided to assume responsibility in Parliament for the three laws on education, unitary pay in the public sector and the reorganization of Government-run agencies for further cuts in public spending, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday.

Romanian PM Not A Partisan Of Political Crisis – Social Democrat Leader

15:13, 02 Sept. 2009
Romanian leader of the Social Democratic Party Mircea Geoana said Wednesday, after a meeting with Prime Minister Emil Boc, the latter does not intend to generate a political crisis.

Romanian Govt Could Postpone Sending The Wage Law To Parliament Until Monday

23:40, 01 Sept. 2009
The president of Romanian union confederation "Cartel Alfa", Bogdan Hossu, said Tuesday evening, after the talks at the Government, that the Executive could postpone until Monday sending to Parliament the draft unitary wage law for the public system, in a bid to avoid social conflicts.

Romanian Education Unions Displeased After Talks With Govt On Unitary Wage Law

20:56, 01 Sept. 2009
Romanian education unions declared themselves displeased, after talks with the representatives of the Government on the unitary wage law in the public sector, as the executive said the decision is a political one and that nothing will change.

Romanian Govt Regulates Antifraud Dept Reorganization To Comply With Constitutional Court Ruling

14:08, 01 Sept. 2009
The Romanian government passed an emergency decree regulating the restructuring process of the country’s Antifraud Department and the Government’s control body to eliminate provisions which the Constitutional Court ruled illegal.

Romanian Govt To Take Responsibility For Law Packs In Three Stages

15:15, 31 Aug. 2009
Romanian interior minister and deputy prime minister Dan Nica said Monday the government will take responsibility in Parliament, in three stages, for three law packs: economic measures, the unitary wage law and the education laws.

Romanian Govt To Decide Law Pack Paternity Wednesday

17:07, 29 Aug. 2009
The Romanian government will decide on the assumption of responsibility for a law pack, including the restructuring of government agencies, the education system, public sector wages and public spending cuts, in the meeting held Wednesday.

Romanian Government To Hasten The Approval Of “First House” Loan Application Files

16:33, 28 Aug. 2009
The Romanian Government and the banks plan to reduce the approval intervals for the application files within the “First House” program and to propose prolonging the deadline for signing the house transaction pre-contracts by up to 20 days.

Romanian Unions Threaten To Sue Govt Over Unpaid Leave In Public Sector

15:29, 28 Aug. 2009
Romanian unionists in the public sector threatened to sue the Government if the employees in the sector are forced to take ten days off without pay.

Romania’s Govt Eyes Agreements Btw Central, Local Authorities, Unions To Avoid „Useless Conflicts”

20:56, 26 Aug. 2009
Romanian ministries will set by the end of September minimum quality and cost standards for the public decentralized services and will also identify clearly the responsibilities to avoid “useless conflicts of interest”, according to a document approved by the government.

Public Sector Low Wages To Go Up Until 2015, High Wages To Freeze – Romanian PM

12:27, 25 Aug. 2009
The unitary pay law for the public sector enables the accelerated increase of low wages until 2015 and triggers the freezing of high salaries for a certain period, until the difference between the minimum and the maximum pay will be reduced, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday.

Romanian Govt Plans To Lay Off Over 2,000 Employees In Energy Field In ’09

16:53, 24 Aug. 2009
The Romanian Government decided to lay off over 2,000 employees in the energy companies under the subordination of the Economy Ministry in 2009, who will further receive severance pays.

Romanian Govt Readies Measures To Boost Economy – Min

13:06, 24 Aug. 2009
The Romanian government is prepared to assume responsibility for several measures aimed at stimulating the country’s economy, including the tax-free reinvested profit and amendments to the law on investments, Economy Minister Adriean Videanu said Monday.

Romanian University “Spiru Haret” Among Accredited Institutions

22:21, 19 Aug. 2009
Romanian university “Spiru Haret” was introduced on the list of private accredited universities, with the clear specification that the degrees and the accredited or authorized study programs will function temporarily, government spokesperson Ioana Muntean said Wednesday.

Romanian University “Spiru Haret” Allowed To Admit Students For ’09-’10 School Year

13:45, 14 Aug. 2009
The Bucharest Court of Appeals decided Friday to suspend two articles of Government Decision 749/2009 eliminating "Spiru Haret” University from the list of acknowledged universities and banning the organization of 2009-2010 admission contests for new students looking to study at the university.

Romania Govt Agencies Restructuring Leaves Nearly 9,000 People Jobless

16:39, 13 Aug. 2009
Romanian authorities’ decision to cut the number of government agencies to 113 from a total 226 will leave 8,971 people jobless and cut budget spending by an annual EUR52 million.

Romanian Govt To Include Salary Bonus Scrapping In New Law Pack On Restructuring – Sources

10:10, 13 Aug. 2009
The Romanian government will scrap salary bonuses for risk and mental distress, confidentiality and mobility, as well as bonuses for job complexity and performance, and the new regulations will be introduced in a draft law for which the Government plans to take responsibility, official sources said.

Romanian Govt To Leave Presidential Elections Law Unchanged

19:58, 12 Aug. 2009
The Romanian Government will not amend the number of signatures needed for a candidacy in presidential elections, will not impose monetary guarantees for each candidate and will not amend other conditions for presidential candidacy, said Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc.

Romanian Culture Min To Cut 200 Jobs, Save RON2M To The Budget

19:56, 12 Aug. 2009
The Romanian Ministry of Culture, Cults and National Patrimony (MCCPN) will cut over 200 jobs, which would save RON2 million (EUR1=RON4.2239) to the state budget, culture minister Theodor Paleologu said Wednesday.

Romanian Govt To Set Salary Fund For State-Owned Cos – Act

11:17, 12 Aug. 2009
The Romanian Government must set the total salary fund for state-owned companies that receive subsidies or other financing from the state budget and the measure must be applied until the end of June 2010, according to the additional letter the government will send to the International Monetary Fund.

Romania Pledges ‘Drastic’ Spending Cuts By Yearend

19:16, 11 Aug. 2009
The Romanian government has pledged “drastic” spending cuts on goods and services in the public sector, by 0.5% of the gross domestic product, according to the additional letter to a EUR12.95 billion standby agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

Romanian Liberals Frown On Govt Taking Responsibility For Laws On Wages, Education, Pensions

15:53, 10 Aug. 2009
Romania’s opposition Liberal Party (PNL) disagrees with the government taking responsibility for the laws on pensions, education and unitary pay in the public sector, the party vice-president Ludovic Orban said Monday.

Romanian Education Min Frowns On Govt Taking Responsibility For Education Laws

13:23, 10 Aug. 2009
Romania’s education minister Ecaterina Andronescu said she would submit Monday the draft law on education to rectors, school inspectorates and unions in the sector for further public debate.