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Romanian PM Rejects Amendment Hiking Wages For Public Servants Within Parliament

18:37, 13 Sept. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Sunday rejected the lawmakers’ amendment to the unitary pay law, which stipulated an increase in wage quotients for several public servants within the Parliament, after the Government accepted it earlier Sunday for further debates, government sources said Sunday.

Romania To Set Up Govt-Unions Committee For Further Amendments To Unitary Pay Law

17:38, 13 Sept. 2009
The Romanian government decided Sunday to introduce a distinct article in the draft unitary pay law that stipulates the setting up of an inter-ministry committee, to include ministry experts and a representative of each national union confederation, which will bring further amendments to the law.

Schools In Romania To Be Run By Parents, Teachers, Local Authorities – Official

17:04, 13 Sept. 2009
Romanian democrat liberal lawmaker, Mircea Toader, on Sunday said the country’s ruling coalition decided, it its meeting on Saturday evening, that schools will be run by a managing board, which will equally include parents, teachers and representatives of the local administration.

Romanian Govt Accepts Over 70 Amendments To Unitary Pay, Restructuring Laws

16:25, 13 Sept. 2009
Romania’s Government accepted 34 of the 300 amendments proposed to the law restructuring government agencies and 39, of nearly 780 amendments proposed to the unitary pay law in the public sector, and decided to resume talks on the law pack in education on September 14, official sources said Sunday.

Romanian Govt To Accept Only Law Pack Amendments Compliant With Budget Provisions – PM

14:36, 13 Sept. 2009
Romania’s Government will analyze the amendments to the laws for which it plans to take responsibility in Parliament and it will accept only those compliant with the principles of laws, the established macroeconomic limits, the governing agenda and the budget provisions, Premier Emil Boc said Sunday.

Romania’s Ruling Coalition Reps To Discuss Unitary Pay Law Amendments At Govt HQ – Sources

18:44, 12 Sept. 2009
The representatives of Romania’s ruling coalition will meet Saturday evening, at the Government headquarters, after 6 p.m., in order to discuss all amendments to the draft law regulating wages in the public sector, political sources told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Lawmakers Submit Unitary Pay Law Amendments To Govt

18:14, 12 Sept. 2009
Several amendments to the unitary pay law, submitted to the Romanian Government on Saturday, target to hike wage quotients for lawmakers and parliamentary advisers, eliminate restrictions on filling vacancies, by cumulating positions, introduce the management indemnity in the basic wage and pay overtime.

Romania PM: Disbanded Govt-Run Agencies Only Perpetuated A Communist Mentality

16:53, 12 Sept. 2009
Romanian Premier Emil Boc said Saturday that several government agencies, recently disbanded, only "perpetuated a system of connections and kinship relations inherited from the communist era," arguing the unitary pay law in the public sector replaces 39 laws that kept alive a communist mentality.

Romanian Police, Customs Officers Set To Protest Through “Excessive Work And Dedication”

15:42, 12 Sept. 2009
Romania’s "Pro Lex" union representing police and customs officers said police officers banned by the law from going on strike will protest, as of Sept 15, through “excessive work and dedication,” while community police officers and customs staff will join the general strike planned for October 5.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Voice Out Support For Christian Democrats

13:52, 12 Sept. 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc, head of the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL), said Saturday, at the congress of the National Christian-Democratic Peasants' Party (PNTCD), that his party will endorse PNTCD in its endeavor to rejoin the Romanian Parliament.

Romanian Social Democrats Oust Party Member For Backing Acting President

16:01, 11 Sept. 2009
The leader of the County Council Iasi, eastern Romania, Constantin Simirad, was ousted from the Social Democratic Party on Friday after saying last week that he would back acting president Traian Basescu in the upcoming presidential election campaign.

Romanian Health Min Wants Police To Verify Medical Leave Claims

15:26, 11 Sept. 2009
Romanian Health Minister Ion Bazac said Friday he wants to introduce next year the “Italian system", to have police check whether people on medical leave are really ill, unless they are not mentioned in hospital records.

Romanian Airline Operator Blue Air Abandons Suceava Airport Routes

15:01, 11 Sept. 2009
The president of the Suceava County Council (NE Romania), Gheorghe Flutur, said he held talks with several companies that would take over the flights already formed on the Suceava Airport, following airline operator Blue Air’s announcement that come September 16 it will stop using this airport.

Romania’s Govt To Reorganize State-Owned Cos, Self-Governing Institutions

14:36, 11 Sept. 2009
Romania’s Government will reorganize, merge or disband state-owned companies and self-governing state bodies, as it did with government agencies, to cut their losses estimated at RON4.8 billion (1EUR=RON4.2552) at the end of 2008.

Romania’s Competition Council Investigates Alleged Infringements On Drug Mkt

12:54, 11 Sept. 2009
Romania’s Competition Council initiated four investigations on possible infringements of competition laws on the local wholesale drug market, searching for mutual agreements between producers and distributors.

Romania’s Jan-Jul Curr Acct Gap Narrows 73.8% YY To EUR2.7B

12:03, 11 Sept. 2009
Romania's current account deficit tightened 73.8% in the first seven months of 2009 to EUR2.72 billion, from almost EUR10.37 billion in the same period a year earlier, due largely to the narrower trade deficit, the central bank said in a statement Friday.

Taxi Drivers Operating On Romanian Otopeni Airport To Charge RON3.5/Km Tops

12:01, 11 Sept. 2009
Taxi drivers operating in the area of Romanian international airport “Henri Coanda” Otopeni are not allowed to charge more than 3.5 lei per km (EUR1=RON4.2495), more than RON3.5 as starting tariff for the trip and RON35/hour as stationing tariff, the airport said in a press release Friday.

Romania 7-Mo FDI Dn 47.9% YY To EUR3.09B

11:42, 11 Sept. 2009
Foreign direct investments, or FDI, in Romania fell 47.9% on the year to EUR3.097 billion in the first seven months from EUR5.948 billion in the corresponding period a year earlier, the central bank said Friday.

Romanian Carmaker Dacia To Make 4×4 Parts, Mulls Two New Models

10:32, 11 Sept. 2009
Romanian carmaker Dacia, the local division of France’s Renault, will extend its product line with at least two new car models and the Romanian plant will start making four by four parts, to be used for the carmaker’s future SUV, Renault’s chief operating officer Patrick Pelata said Thursday

Romanian Govt Stands By Decision To Take Responsibility Despite Unions’ Protest Plans

09:49, 11 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Government maintains its decision to take responsibility for three draft laws before Parliament by the set deadline, to avoid breaching the agreement with the International Monetary Fund and thus losing IMF funds, Prime Minister Emil Boc said late Thursday on public television.

Most Public Sector Wages To Freeze In 2010 – Romanian Fin Min

21:13, 10 Sept. 2009
Romanian finance minister Gheorghe Pogea said Thursday salaries for most public sector employees will freeze in 2010 and will be increased in 2011, while the average growth of the public sector wages will reach 56%.

Romanian Union Confederacies Partially Agree With Unitary Wage Law

20:20, 10 Sept. 2009
Representatives of Romanian union agree with the government’s intention to take responsibility for the unitary wage law on September 15, if after six months they are allowed to make corrections in the normative act.

Romanian Agr Ministry Assigns RON70M To Support Farmers

14:48, 10 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Agriculture Ministry assigned 70 million lei (EUR1=RON42495) to support farmers in the animal husbandry sector and to ensure non-reimbursable co-funding for investment projects within the SAPARD program, whose payments have to be operated next week.

Antivirus Mkr Kaspersky Puts Romania Among The World’s Top 10 Spammers

14:40, 10 Sept. 2009
Romania became, in the first half of the year, one of the top ten suppliers of unsolicited mail in the world, with a share of 3% in the total amount of spam, higher than Spain, Italy, Germany and Ukraine, according to a report by Russian antivirus maker Kaspersky Lab.

Romania New Car Sales Might Total 130,000 Units In 2009 And 2010 – APIA Official

14:38, 10 Sept. 2009
New car sales in Romania might reach nearly 130,000 units in 2009, which could be similar to next year’s level, Brent Valmar, vice-president of the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association, or APIA, told MEDIAFAX Thursday.

Romania’s Upetrom Plans To Sell Oil Drilling Installation To Iraq

13:32, 10 Sept. 2009
Romanian oilfield equipment manufacturer Upetrom 1 Mai Ploiesti (UPEX.RO), member of the Upetrom group, plans to sell a drilling installation to Iraq, the group’s spokesperson Radu Petrescu told MEDIAFAX on Thursday.

Romanian Public Sector Employees On General Strike On Oct 5

13:18, 10 Sept. 2009
Romanian public sector employees will picket the Parliament on September 15, call general strike on October 5 and will then refuse to be involved in the presidential elections due on November 22, displeased with the draft law regulating wages in the public sector.

Half Of Romanian Managers Use Software Applications To Monitor Employees

13:05, 10 Sept. 2009
Nearly half of Romanian managers (45.7%) use software applications to monitor their employees’ activity, most of them using two or more such devices, while 35.5% do not use monitoring software applications, according to a poll made by IT services company GeCAD Net.

Deloitte: 34 Romanian Companies Make It To TOP 500 CE In ‘09

12:09, 10 Sept. 2009
Romania’s business environment grew stronger in the past year, while the number of companies that made it to Deloitte’s Top 500 Central European Countries rose by four to 34 companies, the audit firm said in its survey Thursday.

Romanian President Frowns On Strike In Legal Sys, Urges Magistrates To Resume Activity ASAP

11:09, 10 Sept. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday, during the plenary meeting of the High Council of Magistrates, that the magistrates' halt of activities within courthouses translates into sheer strike, which, he stressed, is against the law.

Romania’s Aug CPI -0.19% MM, Annual Inflation Narrows To 4.96%

10:45, 10 Sept. 2009
Romania's consumer price index fell by 19 basis points in August compared with July, on lower food prices, while the annual inflation narrowed to 4.96%, the National Statistics Institute said Thursday.

Romania Jan-Aug New Car Registrations Dn 60% YY To 81,857 Units

10:34, 10 Sept. 2009
Romanian new car registrations fell 59.4% on the year to 81,857 units in the January-August interval, Interior Ministry data showed Thursday.

Romania Draws 1-1 With Austria In World Cup Qualifier

10:33, 10 Sept. 2009
Romania’s national football team held Austria to a 1-1 draw in a home match Wednesday evening, in group seven of the World Cup qualifiers.

Romanian Mothers Of Multiples To Receive Indemnity Worth RON600, Or 85% Of Avg Income

21:11, 09 Sept. 2009
Romanian mothers of multiples need to choose between an indemnity of 600 lei (EUR1=RON4.2463) per child or an indemnity worth 85% of the incomes achieved in the past 12 months plus RON600 for the second or third child.

Romanian Interior Ministry Able To Rent Houses For Police Officers, Military Staff

21:06, 09 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Government authorized the Interior Ministry to rent houses for a determined period to police officers and active military employees, as the ministry deals with problems in paying monthly rents.

Romanian Govt Could Apply Age Limit To 3rd Degree Invalidity Pensions

19:59, 09 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Government might limit granting third degree invalidity pensions depending on the person’s age and situation, so that this kind of pension will be restricted to people above 45 years of age, ministry sources told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Romanian Govt To Meet, Discuss Law Pack Amendments Sunday

16:48, 09 Sept. 2009
The Romanian Government will hold a meeting Sunday to discuss the amendments proposed to the laws for which the it plans to take responsibility in Parliament, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday.

Romanian Govt To Consider All Relevant Education Law Amendments – PM

16:19, 09 Sept. 2009
Romania’s Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday the Government will take into account the amendments brought by lawmakers to the education laws, if these amendments are in line with the National Pact on Education, the governing program and the existing budget resources.

Romanian Ctrl Bker Says Economy Will Revive As Of Q3 Or Q4

16:15, 09 Sept. 2009
The Romanian economy will return to growth in the fourth quarter, if not even in the third quarter, on a favorable base effect, central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said Wednesday.

Foreign Exchange Offices In Romania Obligated To Display Highlighted Rates, Overall Fees – Draft Law

16:12, 09 Sept. 2009
All foreign exchange offices in Romania are obligated to display the exchange rates together with all taxes involved, according to a draft law improving the Government Emergency Ordinance on consumer protection, which the Senate passed Wednesday.