welfare

Romanians To Lose Social Benefits For Five Months Over Unpaid Local Taxes

14:41, 28 Dec. 2011
Romanians receiving social aid, such as children's allowance, child-rearing stipends, minimum guaranteed income and family support allowance, will lose these benefits for five months if they fail to pay their local taxes.

Government To Cut Early Education Coupons, Limit Travel Discounts For Pensioners

19:17, 12 Nov. 2011
Romania's Government will not provide next year the new social coupons only just introduced through the new education law, destined for low-income households with preschool children, will cut indemnities for veterans of the 1989 revolution and will restrict travel discounts.

Romanian Govt Has No Plans To Seek Conf Vote For Social Assistance Law – PM

16:06, 03 Mai 2011
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday that there are no current plans to adopt the law on social assistance by seeking a confidence vote in Parliament.

Romanians Refusing Job, Training May Lose Social Benefits – Draft

16:37, 17 Mart. 2011
Welfare recipients, who turn down a job and refuse to take part in professional training classes or other programs designed to stimulate employment, may lose their benefits, according to the draft law on social assistance in Romania.

Romanians Depend Too Much On Social Welfare – President

16:13, 24 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said on Wednesday that, in 2008, half of Romania’s population received social aid, which in his opinion is wasteful and is caused by “populist” political behavior.

Romanian Govt Extends Welfare Granting Interval By 3 Months

12:18, 19 Mart. 2009
The unemployment aid granting interval will be extended by three months, while the employer and employees will be exempt from paying social security contributions, throughout the temporary cease of activity, for an interval of three months, the Romanian government decided Wednesday.

Romania Pushes For 1yr Delay On Animal Welfare Norms

20:13, 17 Dec. 2007
Romanian authorities will try to convince European Commission to accept a on-year derogation, for 2008, from EU norms on the stunning of pigs before slaughter. Talks are currently unfolding in Brussels.