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Romanian Farmers Picket Govt HQ Tuesday Calling For Subsidies, EU Funds

13:46, 11 Mai 2010
Over 1,200 Romanian farmers picket Tuesday for two hours the Government’s headquarters, calling for payment of overdue subsidies, lower excises on fuel used in farming and access to EU funds.

Romania Slashes Child-Rearing Benefit From June 1 – PM Adviser

11:53, 11 Mai 2010
Romania’s Government will reduce child-rearing benefits starting June 1 and it will soon be decided whether the benefits will drop to a given percentage or a fixed sum, said Tuesday Andreea Paul-Vass, economic adviser to Prime Minister Emil Boc.

Romania’s Govt Pledges To Enforce Healthcare Co-Payments

20:20, 10 Mai 2010
Romania’s Government pledged that it will introduce the co-payment system for healthcare services and that exemptions from co-payment will not exceed a set cap, according to the country's agreement with the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission.

Romania Freezes Early Retirement, Limits Retirement For Incapacitated People

17:58, 10 Mai 2010
The Romanian Government will freeze early retirement starting June 1, 2010 until the country’s new pension law is enforced, and pensions for incapacitated people will be granted only if they were previously approved by Labor Ministry medical assessment teams.

Romania Restricts Investments In 2010, Carries On Only Few Projects – PM

22:53, 09 Mai 2010
Prime Minister Emil Boc said Romania will restrict investments in 2010, due to budget constraints, and will build only 4,000 homes, via the national housing agency ANL, 500 kilometers of county roads, out of 10,000 km, and maximum 1,000 homes, of a total 25,000, for specialists in rural areas.

Romanian PM To Meet With IMF Experts Saturday – Sources

20:14, 07 Mai 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc will meet with International Monetary Fund experts on Saturday, May 8, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Romanian Govt Mulls Taxing Child, Disabled Benefits By 15% – Sources

18:58, 07 Mai 2010
Romania’s Government is considering taxing several social benefits, such as allowances for children or people with disabilities, by 15%, in an attempt to reduce budget spending, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Romania’s Defense Min Gets Extra Money To Increase Presence In Afghanistan

09:37, 04 Mai 2010
Romania’s Government assigned an extra 61.5 million lei (EUR1=RON4.1275) to the Defense Ministry to ensure the sums needed in the second quarter of the year to increase the country’s number of troops to be stationed in Afghanistan in 2010 and purchase new military equipment.

Romania’s Govt Allots Over RON200M To Pay Magistrates’ Salary Rights Won In Court In ‘09

09:31, 04 Mai 2010
Romania’s Government granted extra 205.5 million lei (EUR1=RON4.1275) to the Justice Ministry, the High Court of Justice, the High Council of Magistrates and the country’s prosecution offices to pay a part of the salary rights magistrates have claimed and won in court.

Romanian Govt Sets Up Committee To Fight Illegal Employment

17:47, 30 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Government will set up an inter-ministry committee against illegal employment, which will coordinate the monitoring, prevention, evaluation and combat against undeclared activities, on the basis of information passed on by relevant bodies.

Romanian Public Servants Might Discard Full-Blown Strike If Govt Meets Their Demands

12:23, 29 Apr. 2010
Nearly 200 Romanian public servants are protesting Thursday outside the Government building and said they are willing to discard the full-blown strike planned for May 5 only if the government manages to find a way to solve their problems.

Romanian Govt Sets Up Car Pollution Tax Workgroup

13:27, 28 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Government decided Wednesday to put together an inter-ministry workgroup to analyze possible changes to the country's car pollution tax, spokeswoman Ioana Muntean said.

Romanian Union Leaders Not Required To Declare Wealth – Draft Integrity Agency Law

12:08, 28 Apr. 2010
The draft law on Romania’s National Integrity Agency, proposed by the Government, no longer compels trade union leaders to declare their wealth, a requirement which is distinctly stipulated in the current law.

Romania Ups Clunkers Program Budget To Issue 50,000 Extra Scrapping Vouchers

10:05, 28 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Government on Wednesday supplemented the budget for the country’s clunkers program and will issue 50,000 additional scrapping vouchers.

Romania’s Govt To Announce By June If Car Pollution Tax Will Be Modified

12:43, 27 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Government will announce by the end of June whether the car pollution tax will be modified and what the modification entails, Government representatives said Tuesday at the Mediafax Talks about Auto Industry conference.

Romania’s Integrity Agency To Continue Screening Public Officials’ Wealth Statements – Draft Law

19:02, 26 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Government approved Monday a draft law whereby the National Integrity Agency (ANI) is allowed to screen public officials’ wealth and interest statements, including classified data.

Romania’s Parliament Economic, Social Committee Approves Draft Education Law

13:42, 23 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Parliament’s economic and social committee approved the draft education law with 20 to eight votes, the Education Ministry said Friday.

Romanian Constitutional Court Says Govt Can’t Fix Anticorruption Body Law With Decree

14:53, 22 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Constitutional; Court said in the motivation of its ruling stripping the National Integrity Agency of its main attributions that the Government cannot pass an emergency decree to keep the agency functioning.

Romania’s Govt Pleads For Eliminating Early Loan Repayment Fees – PM

12:04, 22 Apr. 2010
Romania’s government will endorse the normative act proposed by the national authority for consumers’ protection ANPC to eliminate the fee for early repayment of bank loans, including on mortgage loans, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday.

Romanian Interim President Cannot Appoint PM – Draft Revised Constitution

20:53, 21 Apr. 2010
The draft law to revise Romania’s Constitution states that the interim president is not allowed to appoint the prime minister and confirm the Government after it was endorsed by the country’s Parliament.

Romanian Ministers’ Liability To Be Set Through Organic Law – Draft Revised Constitution

20:50, 21 Apr. 2010
The draft law revising Romania’s Constitution stipulates that the criminal liability of members of the Government will be established through an organic law, while sections concerning requests for criminal prosecution of ministers and the law of minister liability are eliminated.

Romanian PM Must Consult With President Before Cabinet Reshuffling

19:58, 21 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Government Wednesday approved a draft law to revise the country’s Constitution whereby the prime minister will be allowed to propose changes in the structure of the Government, by dismissing and appointing new ministers, only after consultations with the president.

Minorities To Be Consulted In Decisions About Identity – Govt-Revised Constitution

15:48, 21 Apr. 2010
Romanian authorities will consult with civic organizations of ethnic minorities in decisions regarding the preservation, development and expression of ethnic, cultural and religious identity, says the draft law revising the Constitution, passed by the Government on Wednesday.

Romanian Govt Gives Parliament Ten Days To Hold Confidence Vote For New Cabinet

14:45, 21 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Government decided in its weekly meeting Wednesday to impose a ten-day period during which the Parliament has to hold a confidence vote on a new Cabinet and governing program.

Romanian Govt Starts Constitution Revision Procedure

14:37, 21 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Government has decided to put forward a draft law for the revision of the Constitution, providing for a single-chamber Parliament and a maximum of 300 MPs, which will be forwarded to the head of state, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday.

EXCLUSIVE: Romania Mulls Setting Up Natl Invest Fund To Finance Ambitious Projects

14:08, 20 Apr. 2010
Romania’s government is considering setting up a national investment fund to finance larges economic projects, fueled by the state’s minority stakes in several companies and by cash contribution from state-run lender CEC Bank, according to an executive bill.

Romanian President Summons Govt For Talks On Public Spending, EU Funds, Constitution Revision

13:46, 19 Apr. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu Tuesday will hold talks with the Government on issues regarding public spending in the administrative sector, absorption of European funds, public procurement legislation, the revision of the country’s Constitution and the decentralization of state institutions.

Romania To Open Eight More Airports

11:16, 19 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Government’s committee for emergency situations decided Monday to open eight more airports, namely the two near Bucharest (Otopeni and Baneasa) and the ones in Craiova, Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, Oradea, Satu Mare and Baia Mare.

EXCLUSIVE: Romania Seeks To Raise EUR1B By Selling Stakes In OMV Petrom, Pwr Cos

18:52, 15 Apr. 2010
Romania’s government plans to raise over EUR1 billion from selling shares in some of the country’s biggest oil and energy companies, including OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), Transelectrica (TEL.RO) and Transgaz (TGN.RO).

Romanian Ministers Have Three Weeks To Propose Job Cuts, Govt Awaits IMF Approval

19:11, 14 Apr. 2010
Romanian ministers have three weeks to come up with concrete propositions to restructure institutions under their authority and the Government is also waiting for the IMF’s approval on cost standards to be applied in public administration, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Romanian President May Use Executive Power To Revise Constitution

10:48, 13 Apr. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday evening, on B1TV, that he has asked parliamentary parties to implement the result of the 2009 referendum, but that he intends to start the Constitution revision process through the executive branch.

Romanian President, Government To Discuss Public Sector Layoffs Next Week

10:08, 13 Apr. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday evening, on B1TV, that he will summon the Government to the Presidency headquarters next week to discuss public sector layoffs and funding for infrastructure projects.

Romanian Govt Passes Bill Fighting Transport Piracy

10:20, 12 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Government approved Monday an emergency decree fighting piracy in road transpiration, a bill demanded by transporters’ union COTAR, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Govt Approves Draft Education Law

09:39, 12 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Government approved in a meeting Monday the country's new education bill, which it will send to Parliament for urgent debates and approval, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Govt To Urge Parliament To Debate On Draft Education Law With Urgency

09:23, 12 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Government will urge the Parliament to debate the draft education law with urgency and adopt it by the end of its current session, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Monday, at the beginning of a Government meeting.

Romania’s Govt To Hire Extra Staff Mainly In Sectors Managing EU Funds

20:38, 07 Apr. 2010
Romanian Government decided in its meeting Wednesday meeting to hire extra public servants mainly in sectors involved in attracting and managing European funds, Government spokeswoman Ioana Muntean said.

Romanian Govt To Approve Education Bill On Monday – Sources

13:39, 07 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Government plans to hold a meeting Monday evening to approve the draft law on education, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romania Sets Off Program To Upgrade Roads, Provide Public Water Utilities Countrywide

12:50, 01 Apr. 2010
The Romanian Government decided to earmark funds for a new program meant to refurbish county roads and provide public water utilities and wastewater cleaning stations in rural areas and administrative-territorial units with high tourist potential.

Romania PM Asks Ministers To Present Concrete Restructuring Plans In Public Sector

09:29, 01 Apr. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc asked ministers to come up with concrete propositions, in maximum two weeks, meant to restructure the public institutions under their subordination, sources close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Govt Decides High Seismic Risk Homes To Be Insured After Consolidation

18:15, 31 Mart. 2010
The Romanian Government decided in a meeting Wednesday that homeowners who live in blocks of flats with high seismic risk will not come under the law regarding mandatory home insurance against natural disasters until the respective blocks of flats are consolidated.