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EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Govt Wants To Recover Social Benefits Cashed By Ineligible Beneficiaries

Romania's Government is considering steps to recover money provided as social assistance to fraudulent beneficiaries, such as reducing later benefits or creating a repayment schedule, and will check the applicants' real source of income before disbursing such benefits in the future.

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Govt To Reduce No Of Social Services, Beneficiaries

Romania will reduce the number of social services and beneficiaries, whose eligibility for assistance will be tied to their efforts to find work and their children's school performance, says a government paper obtained by MEDIAFAX.

Healthcare Unionists Protest Wage Cuts In NE Romania, Clash With Security

Around 300 Romanian healthcare unionists of the Sanitas federation in Iasi, northeastern Romania, have clashed with security forces Friday afternoon in their attempt to break through security lines and enter the prefect’s office, in their protest over the 25% wage cut.

Romanian Protesters Clash With Security Outside Govt Building

Demonstrators outside the Romanian Government’s headquarters in capital Bucharest clashed with security forces Wednesday afternoon in their attempt to break through security lines toward the building, prompting security to use tear gas.

Romanian Draft Unitary Public Pension Law Establishes Individual Categories, Contribution Levels

Romanian individuals with an annual income worth more than four average gross wages, including those with income from copyright, civil agreements or collaboration contracts, will have to pay social security contributions, according to the draft unitary pension law, up for public debate.

Romania President OKs ’10 State Budget, Social Security Budget

Romanian President Traian Basescu signed Monday the decrees promulgating the state budget and the social security budget for 2010, the Presidency informed.

Romania’s Parliament Passes 2010 Social Security Budget

Romania’s Parliament Thursday adopted with 176 to 147 votes the social security budget for 2010.

Armed Robbery Sends Banks Looking For Security Upgrades

Romanian banks are considering the possibility to take additional security measures, after the armed robbery of a bank in W Romania, said Romanian Banks Association president Radu Gratian Ghetea.

Romanian Parliament Committees OK ’09 Social Security Budget

The reunited committees for budget and finance in the Romanian Parliament approved Saturday the social security budget for 2009, with only seven cons, from the members of the opposition.

EXCLUSIVE: F-15s, F-16 Fighting Falcons, KC-135E Tankers As NATO Summit Air Support

The United States and NATO will unfold air patrol missions throughout the NATO summit, planes involved including F15 Strike Eagle fighters stationed in Grat Britain and F16 fighters from the Aviano base in Italy, security sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Interior Min To Use 23,000 Units In NATO Summit Security

Some 23,000 employees from the Romanian Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform will be part of the security detail in the NATO summit organized in Bucharest, early April.

Romanian PM, Security Adviser Met Taubman For Talks On NATO Summit – Sources

Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu and his security adviser, Stejarel Olaru, met US Ambassador in Bucharest Nicholas Taubman, while one if the topics covered was the NATO summit in April.

Romanian Journalist Prank Triggers Airport Security Upgrades

The Romanian Government decided Thursday, a few days after two journalists entered unchecked in the perimeter of airport Baneasa, to equip 13 airports with control and security equipment as well as systems for the detection of explosives, X-Ray devices and metal detecting gates.