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Romania To Draft New Pension Law Principles Until May 15

13:16, 29 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government recently decided to set up an inter-ministry workgroup, which will draft until May 15, following talks with social partners, the principles of the country’s future pension law, which will also target the special retirement laws.

Romania Freezes Public Sector Wages Until Yearend

09:25, 29 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government approved the draft emergency act freezing public sector wages between May 1 and December 31, which actually extends a recent government decision to postpone wage hikes, which expires end April.

Romanian Govt Mulls Selling 12,843 ANL Houses To Tenants

19:43, 28 Apr. 2009
Romanian government will ask the local councils to change the legal status of 12,843 houses rented to youngsters by the National Housing Agency in order to sell them to the tenants, Housing Minister Vasile Blaga said Tuesday.

Romania Considers Freezing Salaries Until Dec 31 – Sources

18:42, 28 Apr. 2009
Romanian government will discuss Tuesday a draft emergency act that freezes salaries in the public sector, including in the education, government sources said.

Romanian Govt To Let Local Authorities Manage Ports, Airports, Hospitals, Auto Registry Departments

13:54, 26 Apr. 2009
Romania’s decentralization process will allow local authorities to manage local departments and units of central government structures, such as farming departments, local auto registry departments, hospitals, ports, airports and will imply amending the country’s main administrative laws.

Romanian Govt Accounts For Recent Public Service Decentralization Measures

15:18, 24 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government said failure to adopt urgent measures aiming to eliminate managing positions of decentralized services would seriously affect public administration and management proceedings, and stressed its recent act on the matter is based on EC recommendations aiming to cut spending.

Romanian Government Might Take Responsibility For Unitary Wage Law – PM

18:50, 22 Apr. 2009
The Romanian Government considers taking responsibility before Parliament for the unitary wage law in the public sector, Prime Minister Emil Boc stated Wednesday.

Romanian Govt To Check Public Procurement Proceedings Quarterly

16:11, 20 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government will request public institutions to draft reports on the assignment of public procurement contracts on a quarterly basis, in an attempt to closely monitor public procurement proceedings.

The Liberal Govt Spent All The Money, Left Us Penniless – Romanian PM

19:03, 16 Apr. 2009
The liberals have spent EUR4 billion in the last quarter of governing, money that could have covered the budget deficit in 2009 without loans from the European Commission, and have depleted the funds obtained from the sale of BCR, but they are still the ones to comment, said prime minister Emil Boc.

Romania Govt Calls For Annulment Of ‘Spiteful’ MPs Pension Law

14:45, 16 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government wants to have the Law allowing MPs to collect special pensions annulled, considering the act spiteful toward the population in times of crisis, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday.

Romania Simplifies Citizenship Proceedings

20:05, 15 Apr. 2009
Romanian government decided to simplify proceedings for acquiring and reacquiring Romanian citizenship, due to the high number of ongoing applications, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday.

Romanian Govt Decides To Recall Five Consuls

11:41, 14 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government approved a decision recalling Romania’s consul in Turin, Italy, Iulia Buje, who said in February that Italian interior minister Roberto Maroni called the consular offices several times in 1998-2000 to intervene in favor of Romanians working illegally.

Romanian Govt Mulls Granting EUR1.5B State Guarantees

18:49, 13 Apr. 2009
Romania’s Government will grant state guarantees totaling more than EUR1.5 billion, mainly to companies in auto industry, energy sector, and petrochemical industry or to dwelling builders, government sources told MEDIAFAX Monday.

Romania Sees Public Spending Dn By RON148M On Limited Wage Bonuses – Sources

16:42, 11 Apr. 2009
Romanian government expects a RON148 million (EUR1-RON4.1189) cut in public spending following limited wage bonuses, ministry sources said Saturday.

Romanian Govt Approves Minimum Yr Tax Based On Co Turnover

16:22, 11 Apr. 2009
Romanian government on Saturday approved an emergency act under which companies are to pay a minimum yearly tax of 2,200 lei (some EUR500), computed based on turnover.

Moldovan Police Squads Attacked Pro TV Chisinau Staff

12:41, 10 Apr. 2009
Constantin Rogodantev, camera operator for Moldovan TV station Pro TV, was assaulted Thursday night by police squads protecting the headquarters of Moldovan government, Pro TV Chisinau reported.

Romania Gets IMF Agreement In Principle On EUR13B Loan – PM

19:55, 09 Apr. 2009
Romanian Government received from the International Monetary Fund the agreement in principle for the EUR12.95 billion stand-by loan, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday.

Romanian Govt Coalition Maintains Salaries In Education – Sources

17:57, 09 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government coalition decided Thursday that salaries in education will not drop, the minimum pension will be maintained and the pension point will grow to 43.3%, investments will be maintained and leasing companies will be exempt from the lump sum tax, social democrat sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Govt Plans To Reduce Staff Or Freeze Salaries In Education Sector- Union Leader

16:51, 06 Apr. 2009
Romanian education unionists rejected the government’s decision to cut back on education staff by 20,000 people or freeze salaries in the sector, Aurel Cornea, head of the Federation of Free Unions in Education (FSLI), said Monday.

Romanian Govt To Ask EU OK For VAT Deduction Ban

14:29, 05 Apr. 2009
The Romanian Government sent to the European Commission a request for derogation from EU norms and consulting the European VAT Committee, to remove the right to VAT deduction on the purchase of vehicles by companies, and to limit to 30% the VAT deduction for vehicle maintenance.

Ban On Granting Vacation Vouchers To Affect Romanian Tourism – Union Leader

12:52, 03 Apr. 2009
The ban on granting gift and vacation vouchers to public sector employees would seriously affect the country’s tourism sector, Bogdan Hossu, head of the country’s "Cartel Alfa" union confederation, said Friday in response to the government’s intention to ban these vouchers.

Romanian Govt Plans To Ban Gift, Vacation Vouchers In Public Sector Until Yearend – Sources

11:50, 03 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government plans to ban the granting of gift and vacation vouchers to public sector employees until the end of 2009, ministry sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Government To Suspend Filling Of Vacancies In Public Institutions

11:09, 03 Apr. 2009
The Romanian Government will suspend the filling of vacancies in public institutions or authorities through contest and will prohibit the purchase of new cars, furniture and office equipment, in an effort to cut budget spending, ministry sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Govt To Up Only Very Low Wages This Year, Freeze The Rest

09:59, 01 Apr. 2009
Romanian public sector employees will get wage raises this year only if their salaries are very low, while wages that are above the average wage per economy will be frozen, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said late Tuesday.

Romania Ups Pension Point 3% To RON718.4 As Of April 1

09:48, 01 Apr. 2009
Romanian pensions increase as of April 1 and the pension point will be worth 718.4 lei (EUR1=RON4.2), 3% higher than the previous RON697.5, and will further increase an additional 2%, to RON732.8, as of October 1.

Romanian Education Union Sues Govt Over Decree Regulating Public Sector Wages

13:30, 27 Mart. 2009
The Romanian Federation of National Education sued the government and required the annulment of an emergency decree regulating salaries in the public sector, which the government refused to repeal.

Romanian Social Democrats Loyal To Govt As Long As They Get Equal Say – Party Leader

11:57, 18 Mart. 2009
Romanian Social Democrat (PSD) leader Mircea Geoana stated Wednesday in the party’s National Executive Committee meeting that PSD is loyal to the Government it is part of, as long as it serves the interests of its own voters and both parties in the coalition have equal say.

Romania’s Anti-Crisis Measures To Include Tax Cuts – Deputy PM

12:30, 16 Mart. 2009
Among the anti-crisis measures proposed by the Romanian government are the introduction of preliminary financing, tax exemption for reinvested profit, cutting red tape measures for companies and the reduction of parafiscal and non-fiscal charges, deputy Prime Minister Dan Nica said Monday.

Pay Bonuses In Romanian Public Sector Limited To ‘Justified Cases’ – PM

12:24, 12 Mart. 2009
Romanian employees in the public sector are to benefit from salary bonuses only in “justified cases”, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday.

Romanian Govt To Cut Accommodation Spending For High-Officials – Sources

16:29, 08 Mart. 2009
Romanian government plans to limit accommodation spending for secretaries and undersecretaries of state, as well for heads of public agencies and to stop discounting plane tickets for high-ranking dignitaries, official sources said Sunday.

Romanian Govt To Finish Draft Laws On Decentralization By May 4 – PM

17:00, 07 Mart. 2009
Romanian government will finalize the draft laws on decentralization of the public administration by May 4, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Saturday.

Romanian Govt OKs Amendments To Public Procurement Law

16:54, 07 Mart. 2009
Romanian government on Saturday approved an emergency Ordinance aimed at simplifying public procurement proceedings.

Romanian President Calls For Stepping Up Decentralization

12:37, 07 Mart. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Saturday urged the ministers to speed up decentralization procedures and weed out bureaucracy, mentioning that the first three months since the new government took the helm showed that structural reforms seem more like a wish than a daily commitment.

Romanian Education Unions Put Off Collective Labor Contract Negotiation

15:09, 05 Mart. 2009
Romanian unions in the education sector postponed again the negotiation of the collective labor contract Thursday until the government removes provisions that affect the rights of students and teachers from its decree lowering bonuses in the public sector.

Romanian Govt Eliminates Demographic Criteria For New Drugstores

19:32, 04 Mart. 2009
Romanian government on Wednesday replaced the demographic criterion to authorize drugstores in the rural areas with a fee paid to the National Drug Agency, in a move to stimulate new openings and ensure medical services in underprivileged regions.

Romanian Govt Plans To Charge Cos Contesting Public Procurement Auctions 10% Of Proj Value

16:34, 04 Mart. 2009
The Romanian government is considering charging companies contesting public procurement auctions 10% of the value of the auctioned project G, to discourage companies that contest auctions to block procedures.

Romanian Public Servants Go On Warning Strike

10:41, 02 Mart. 2009
Members of the Romanian National Public Servants’ Union (SNFP) will go Monday on a two-hour warning strike, demanding payment of overtime and bonuses, a wage plan in accordance with the public servants’ Statute and asking for negotiations on the collective labor contract.

Romania’s EU Convergence Program Considers Higher Retirement Age, Limited Wages, Recession

16:14, 01 Mart. 2009
Romania’s convergence program to be sent to the European Commission sets, among others, to increase retirement age, grant limited wage hikes and halt new hiring in the public sector in 2010-2011 and considers the risk of recession after nine years of economic growth.

Romanian Govt OKs Drafts Of Criminal, Civil Codes

19:30, 25 Feb. 2009
Romanian government on Wednesday approved the Criminal Code draft, as well as the drafts of the Criminal Procedure Code and the Civil Procedure Code, Prime Minister Emil Boc said.

Romanian Govt Plans To Speed Up Euro Adoption

14:19, 25 Feb. 2009
The Romanian Government is currently working on a strategy to speed up Romania's euro adoption, before 2014, the established date for its eurozone entry, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday.