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Former Labor Minister: Transport Ministry Will Be Blocked Starting Tommorow

Romania’s former labor minister, Lia Olguta Vasilescu, said on Wednesday that the country’s Transport Ministry is in danger of a deadlock, as resigning minister Lucian Sova will end his term and President Klaus Iohannis has not answered the ruling party’s replacement proposal.

Romanian Transp Min To Implement European Train Categories

Romania’s Transport Ministry will replace the four train types operated by state-run passenger railway company CFR Calatori with European train categories by the end of the year.

Romania Risks EU Sanctions Unless It Transfers Railway Supervision Body From Transport Ministry

Romania’s Government will transfer a railway sector supervision body to the Competition Council from the Transport Ministry to avoid an infringement procedure from the European Union.

Romanian Drivers Without Snow Tires May Be Fined RON2500-4000 – Draft

Romanian drivers will be required to use winter tires between November 1 and March 31, or pay a fine between 2,500 and 4,000 lei (EUR1=RON4.2967), in addition to the damage done to the road if they have no insurance.

Romanian Transp Min, Railway Unions To Continue Talks, Layoffs Possible

Romanian Transport Minister Anca Boagiu met Tuesday with railway sector union leaders and the two parties agreed to continue talks towards raising the efficiency of the state-owned railway companies, through layoffs, European fund absorption and cost cuts.

Romanian Transport Ministry Plans To Sack About 8,300 Railway Sector Employees

Romania’s Transport Ministry plans to sack between 7,100 and 8,300 employees of state-owned railway companies, and layoffs mainly target employees with freight railway company CFR Marfa (between 3,400 and 4,600 people).

Talks With Railway Transport Unionists To Follow Cost Cutting Solutions – Romanian Transp Min

Romanian Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said Wednesday that railway transport unionists will be summoned for discussions after railway companies come up with solutions to increase revenues and cut expenses and after these solutions are approved by the ministry.

Romanian Railway Transport Unionists Protested Outside Transp Min HQ Over Planned Layoffs

About 100 railway transport unionists protested Wednesday outside the Transport Ministry headquarters, displeased with the restructuring program at state-owned railway company CFR and the authorities’ decision to put CFR employees on furlough.

Romania Opens Air Space As Volcanic Ash Cloud Disperses

Romania reopened its air space Monday evening and international airports in Targu Mures, Bacau, Iasi, Suceava, Constanta and Tulcea resumed operations, Transport Ministry secretary of state Marin Anton said Monday.

Romanian Transport Min Introduces Crossing Passes On Two Bridges Over Danube

Romania’s Transport Ministry Friday introduced annual passes including 50 or 100 crossings on Danube bridges Giurgeni-Vadul Oii and Fetesti-Cernavoda, and the passes prices range from 160 lei to 4,760 lei (EUR1=RON4.2778), depending on vehicle type.

NW Romanian International Airport Wants To Built 3,500-Meter Runway, Needs EU Funds

Romania’s International Airport Cluj-Napoca submitted to the Transport Ministry the documents needed to access European funds within the sector operational program to build a 3,500-meter runway, and the project requires a seven-kilometer deviation of river Somes’course.

Romania’s Transport Min Drafts Railroad Accident Investigation Regulation

Romania's Transport Ministry drew up regulations setting investigation procedures for railroad and subway accidents and the document is to be approved by the Government.

Romania’s Transport Min Could Take Over Maritime Transport Co CFR Ferry-Boat

Romania’s Transport Ministry plans to take over the stake owned by the freight division of the national railroad company CFR Marfa in maritime and coast transport company CFR Ferry-Boat and allot the company subsidies worth 13.12 million lei (EUR1=RON 4.2894) next year.

Romania’s Railroad Company CFR Marfa Prolongs Technical Unemployment By 3 Months

Romania’s freight division of the national railroad company CFR Marfa extended technical unemployment by three months and the activity of the division will not be disturbed, Gheorghe Popa, secretary of state with the Transport Ministry told MEDIAFAX Sunday.

Romanian Transport Min Wants 3.5% of GDP For Railway Infrastructure In 2010

Romanian Transport Minister Radu Berceanu asked the Finance Ministry to assign 3.5% of gross domestic product next year to upgrade the country’s railway infrastructure, from 0.3% of GDP assigned this year.

Romanian Transp Ministry To Regulate Railway Accidents Investigations

Romania's Transport Ministry will draft a government decision regulating the investigation and the prevention of railway accidents, after three trins went off the rails in the country just in the past week.

Laid Off Staff In Romania’s Railway Sector To Get Only Three Wages For Starters – Min

Employees of Romania's state-owned railway companies might get three wages as severance in a first stage and another three wages after the unemployment period of nine months, unless they manage to find some other job, Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said Thursday.

Romanian Railway Employees To Resume Talks With Transport Minister Next Week

Romanian unionists with the state-owned railway company CFR will resume talks with transport minister Radu Berceanu in about a week and new protests may take place depending on the result of talks.

Romania’s Transport Ministry Makes Highways Its Top Priority

Romania’s democrat liberal transport minister Radu Berceanu said Saturday, at the meeting of the party’s legislative groups, that his ministry’s top priority is to build highways.

Romanian Transport Min Mulls Upgrading Cap City’s Rail Beltway By 2011

Romanian transport ministry mulls upgrading the rail beltway of the country’s capital city Bucharest in the next three years, transport minister Ludovic Orban said Monday.