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Romanian Union Leaders Agree On Joint Protests Of Up To 80,000 People

16:51, 30 Sept. 2010
The leaders of Romania’s major trade union confederations decided Thursday to hold joint protests, meaning the rally planned for October 7 might be postponed to allow more time to mobilize 70,000-80,000 people.

EC Closes Infringement Against Romania On Optical Radiation

16:34, 30 Sept. 2010
The European Commission has closed legal proceedings against ten countries, including Romania, after they communicated national measures to transpose European Union rules into national law.

Romanian Road Authority To Introduce Electronic Toll System On Oct 1

15:57, 30 Sept. 2010
Romania’s public road authority CNADNR will introduce the electronic road toll system on October 1 and drivers without proof of its payment will be charged compensation between EUR28 and EUR1,210, depending on the type of vehicle, and will be fined.

Romanian Nurse Charged With Manslaughter Stays In Custody

15:53, 30 Sept. 2010
Romanian nurse Florentina Cirstea, charged with manslaughter in the deaths of six premature newborns killed in a fire at a Bucharest maternity, will remain under arrest after the Bucharest Court on Thursday admitted prosecutors’ appeal to a lower court decision to temporarily release Cirstea.

EU Asks Romania To Comply With Bird Protection Rules

14:55, 30 Sept. 2010
The European Commission has asked Romania to ensure that its bird protection legislation is fully compliant with EU law, as the Commission is concerned that hunting periods designated under Romanian law coincide with periods of special protection.

Romanian Transp Min’s Debts To Passenger Transporters Hit RON120M

13:33, 30 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Transport Ministry has a 120 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2719) debt to passenger transport firms, which represents overdue payments for ticket price subsidies granted to disadvantaged people.

Progressive Taxation Would Hike Workforce Costs – Romanian Ctrl Bk Official

13:12, 30 Sept. 2010
A return to progressive taxation would not help balance the budget deficit, since taxes collected on revenue represent some 3% of the gross domestic product, but personnel costs would surge, Thursday said Eugen Radulescu, audit manager at the central bank.

Romania Needs EUR100M To Finish Bucharest-Ploiesti Highway

11:17, 30 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Transport Ministry needs EUR100 million to finish the last segment of a highway linking capital Bucharest to the nearby city of Ploiesti, which was supposed to be finished this year but was moved to end 2011.

Four Dead, 57 Injured In Bus Accident In SE Romania

09:50, 30 Sept. 2010
Four people died and 57 were injured Thursday morning in Tulcea town, southeastern Romania, after a bus transporting tens of passengers plunged off a dam linking Tulcea to its industrial site.

Bucharest Council Adjusts Heating Price, After VAT Hike

18:57, 29 Sept. 2010
Bucharest’s General Council approved Wednesday raising the price of heating in the city, in light of the VAT hike to 24%, from 19%.

Romanian Govt To Eliminate Minimum Tax As Of Oct 1

18:51, 29 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Government decided to eliminate the minimum tax starting October 1, Prime Minister Emil Boc announced Wednesday.

Romania Could Become SE Europe’s Energy Mkt Hub – Hidroelectrica Chief

17:56, 29 Sept. 2010
Romania has the chance to become an energy market hub in southeastern Europe, but it might miss this opportunity if it fails to make clear investment decisions on the production units' upgrade, Wednesday said Mihai David, general manager of Romanian hydropower producer Hidroelectrica.

Romania Economic Sentiment Rises Slightly In September

14:40, 29 Sept. 2010
Romania’s economic sentiment index edged slightly higher to 76.7 points in September, helped by minor gains in industry and construction sectors, a widely watched European Commission monthly survey showed Wednesday.

Romania Could Join Eurozone Later Than Planned – Senator

14:26, 29 Sept. 2010
Romania could join the euro area in 2016, one year later than planned, due to a prolonged recession, said Varujan Vosganian, head of the Senate’s economic committee and former finance minister.

EU Women Earn 20% Less Than Men, 35% Of Women Older Than 65 Live In Poverty – EP

14:17, 29 Sept. 2010
Women in the European Union earn on average 20% less than men for the same work, resulting in lower pensions, while 35% of women older than 65 live in poverty, according to a Tuesday hearing in the European Parliament.

Romanian Tax Auth To Foreclose People With Overdue Health Contributions – Bill

13:45, 29 Sept. 2010
The Romanian Senate on Wednesday adopted 61 to three votes and one abstention a normative act empowering the country’s tax authority ANAF to foreclose private individuals who fail to pay contributions to the Social Health Insurance Fund in due time.

Romania’s Constitutional Court Postpones Ruling On Pension Bill For Next Week

13:39, 29 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday postponed for next week a ruling on a law reforming the country’s pension system, which has been contested by the two main opposition parties.

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

13:33, 29 Sept. 2010
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.

E.ON Romania Head Blasts Local Mkt’s Flawed Competition, Regulation

13:23, 29 Sept. 2010
Romanian gas prices are artificially kept low, and the local electricity and gas markets are not competitive, which is why investors are not really interested in Romania, according to Frank Hajdinjak, CEO of German utilities group E.ON’s Romanian unit.

Romania 8-Mo VAT Revenues Up 4.5% On Year After Tax Hike

12:54, 29 Sept. 2010
Romanian budget revenues from the value added tax rose 4.5% on the year to 23.3 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2648) in January to August, following a 5 percentage point increase in the VAT level enforced in July.

Romania Ctrl Bank Leaves Key Rate Unchanged At 6.25%

12:50, 29 Sept. 2010
Romania’s central bank Wednesday left its main interest rate at a record low of 6.25% a year for the second straight month as it continues battling rising inflation following a raise in the sales tax.

Ten Romanian Unionists Fined RON10,000 Following Unauthorized Police Rallies

12:21, 29 Sept. 2010
Romanian union leaders Bogdan Hossu, Toader Paraschiv and Sebastian Oprescu and seven other participants in the events that took place Friday at the Presidential Palace, when police unionists organized an unauthorized rally, were fined 10,000 lei (EUR1=RON4.2648) each.

Romanian Unionists Participate In Rallies In Brussels Over Austerity Measures

11:44, 29 Sept. 2010
Romanian unionists Wednesday will participate in demonstrations organized by European unionists in Brussels, where over 80,000 participants around Europe are expected to be present.

Romania’s Upcoming Pwr Giants Should Be “Rethought” – Senate Speaker

11:32, 29 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana Wednesday said authorities should rethink the creation of the two national power giants, and to find ways to cut the household consumption prices of energy and natural gas.

Romanian Govt Representatives To Continue Talks With Unionists In October

00:30, 29 Sept. 2010
Romanian Government representatives will meet with unionists in energy and agriculture sectors at the beginning of October, the Government said in a press release Tuesday, after talks with National Union Bloc leaders.

Romanian Lower Chamber’s Special Committees OK Public Sector Pension-Wage Cumulus

18:24, 28 Sept. 2010
The Romanian Chamber of Deputies’ committee for budget and finance and the labor committee on Tuesday approved the draft law proposed by opposition liberals, which eliminates the interdiction to cumulate pensions and wages in the public sector, said labor committee head Victor Paul Dobre.

Romanian PM Resorts To Police Services Again

16:37, 28 Sept. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said he decided to resort to services provided by the traffic police again, adding that his recent decision to renounce police escort was a way of showing his disapproval of the events which took place last week, during police unionists’ protests.

Romanian Unionists’ Protests Ended With No Incidents

15:58, 28 Sept. 2010
Romanian unionists’ protests on Tuesday ended with no incidents, almost one hour earlier than initially announced by organizers.

Romanian Public Sector Wages To Increase As Of Jan 2011 – Deputy PM

15:01, 28 Sept. 2010
Romanian public sector employees will have their wages hiked as of January 1, after they had to put up with a 25% wage cut measure recently implemented by the Government, and the increase level will be set soon, Romania’s deputy Prime Minister Marko Bela told a news conference Tuesday.

Pwc: Around 40% Of Private Cos In Romania Estimate An Average 6.8% Raise In Salaries In 2011

14:33, 28 Sept. 2010
Around 40% of private companies in Romania estimate an average 6.8% raise in salaries in 2011, compared with an average 4.3% salary raise in 2010, according to a PayWell Romania survey on salary and benefits, conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Three Romanian Police Officers Carrying Weapons During Recent Rallies Identified

14:22, 28 Sept. 2010
Three Romanian police officers who were carrying weapons during unauthorized protests held last week outside the Presidential Palace were identified based on video recordings provided by the Bucharest Gendarmerie and analyzed by the Interior Ministry, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Tuesday

Romanian PM Invites Union Leaders For Talks At Govt HQ

12:47, 28 Sept. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has invited union leaders at the Government’s headquarters at 4 p.m. to discuss their claims, Government spokeswoman Ioana Muntean said Tuesday.

Romanian Govt To Cut Heating Aid For Owners Of Pigs, Sheep, Goats, Chainsaws, Orchards

12:42, 28 Sept. 2010
Romanians who own more than three cattle, five pigs, 20 sheep or goats, or more than 15 bee families will no longer receive heating subsidies, according to a Government act cutting the number of beneficiaries of such aid.

Around 5,000 Romanian Unionists To March In Bucharest Against Austerity Measures

12:41, 28 Sept. 2010
Around 5,000 Romanian unionists affiliated with the National Union Bloc (BNS) have gathered in Bucharest’s Victoriei Square, from where they will march past the headquarters of several ministries, in protest to austerity measures including public sector layoffs and wage cuts.

Romanian Labor Min Calls Unions For Talks Ahead Of Protest, Unions Decline

11:31, 28 Sept. 2010
Romanian Labor Minister Ioan Botis invited union leaders to negotiations Tuesday ahead of a major rally set to start at noon outside the government building, but union leaders declined saying the protest shall take place as planned and talks may be held afterwards.

Romania Cos See Industry, Services Stable, Constr Negative In Sept-Nov

10:10, 28 Sept. 2010
Romanian managers said they have a negative outlook on the construction sector, and a relatively stable view on the industrial and services sectors for the September-November period compared with the previous three months, the National Institute for Statistics, or INS, said Tuesday.

Romanian President Passes Bill Amending Constitutional Court Law

21:02, 27 Sept. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Monday signed the decree passing the bill amending Law 47/1992 on the organization and functioning of the Constitutional Court, the Criminal Procedure Code and the Civil Procedure Code.

Romanian President Expects Govt’s Report On Unauthorized Police Protest March

20:48, 27 Sept. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday, at the swearing-in ceremony of the country’s new Interior Minister Traian Igas, that he expects the Government’s report regarding the unauthorized protest march of police workers last Friday, in front of the presidential palace.

Romania Senate: Child-Rearing Benefits To Be Paid Within 60 Days Since Submission Of Applications

20:22, 27 Sept. 2010
Romanian senators on Monday decided the payment of child-rearing benefits and state allowances for children will be made within 60 days since the submission of applications.

Romanian Supreme Defense Council To Convene Thursday, Discuss Schengen Area Accession

18:56, 27 Sept. 2010
Romania’s Supreme Defense Council will convene Thursday at the presidential palace to discuss a series of topics, including Romania's accession to the Schengen Area.