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Romanian Retirees Want Pension Point Set At 45% Of Average Gross Wage

19:19, 15 Ian. 2010
The Alliance of Romanian Pensioners (APR) Friday urged the Government and the country’s lawmakers to set the pension point at 45% of the average gross wage.

Romanian Govt To Impose Faster Labor Contract Registration, On EC Request

15:42, 15 Ian. 2010
The Romanian Government has decided, on the European Commission’s request, to amend labor legislation in an effort to fight evasion, by compelling firms to register labor contracts faster - one day before work commences, instead of current 20 days from the signing of the contract.

Romania Plans To Cut Staff Spending By EUR100M Through Public Admin Layoffs

20:33, 13 Ian. 2010
Romania’s government estimates to cut staff costs paid out from local budgets by RON471.5 million (EUR114.4 million) in 2010, by sacking nearly 17,000 local administration employees, which will save nearly RON550 million over the next four years.

Romanian Lawmakers Allow Govt To Pass Decrees During Parliament Recess

09:40, 12 Ian. 2010
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies Monday adopted the draft law regulating the Government's ability to issue decrees during the Parliament’s recess.

Romanian Unions, Govt To Discuss Plan To Collect Social Security Contributions From Journalists

17:15, 09 Ian. 2010
Romanian journalists union MediaSind and Press Employers’ Association ROMEDIA announced they would meet next week with the government in order to stop its plan to remove exemptions from the payment of social security contributions for income gained from copyright and royalties.

Romania’s Govt Decides To Lay Off About 3,000 Social Workers

09:27, 07 Ian. 2010
Romania’s Government decided Wednesday to lay off about 3,000 employees in social assistance units, after applying cost standards meant to reduce costs by 37% compared to 2009 and save 350 million lei (EUR1=RON4.1620) of the state budget.

Romania’s Senate Allows Govt To Pass Decrees During Parliament Recess

13:37, 06 Ian. 2010
Romania’s Senate adopted Wednesday with 60 to ten votes and one abstention the draft law regulating government’s ability to issue decrees during the Parliament’s recess.

Romanian Govt To Reduce Variable Salaries, Layoff Employees To Limit Staff Expenses

13:38, 30 Dec. 2009
The Romanian Government may not increase public sector salaries in the last six months of its term, but variable salary rights may be decreased in order to meet the quarterly limits on staff expenses, together with layoffs.

Romania PM Calls On Lawmakers To Debate Fiscal Liability Law With Urgency

17:58, 29 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Prime Minister Emil Boc on Tuesday said the fiscal liability law will be approved by the government and sent to Parliament, and called on lawmakers to debate the draft with urgency.

Romanian Govt Counts On Recent Measures To Cut Budget Spending To 2.5% Of GDP

17:03, 29 Dec. 2009
Romania’s government estimates its recent measures to freeze pensions, scrap several social facilities and defer some of its obligations will cut public spending by 13.5 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2099), or 2.5% of GDP, and failure to adopt these measures would boost the budget deficit to 8.4% of GDP.

Romanian Clunkers Program To Continue In 2010 – PM

16:41, 29 Dec. 2009
The Romanian Government will continue the clunkers program in 2010, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday.

Romanian Self-Financed Public Institutions Exempt From Meal Voucher Ban

12:39, 29 Dec. 2009
Romanian public institutions financed entirely through their own means, such as schools and hospitals, will be allowed to grant meal vouchers to their employees, an exception to the rule imposed by the Government as of next year.

Romanian Government Approves 2010 Draft Budget

10:22, 24 Dec. 2009
Romanian government on Wednesday has approved a much-needed draft budget for 2010, which will be sent to parliament on Thursday for urgent debates and approval.

Romanian PM Gains Parliament Confidence Vote For New Cabinet

15:16, 23 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Parliament Wednesday gave a confidence vote to the 15-minister Cabinet proposed by democrat liberal Prime Minister Emil Boc, which now has to adopt the 2010 state budget and submitted to Parliament in a bid to unlock further tranches of an IMF-led EUR20 billion loan the country relies on.

Romania’s PM-Designate Seeks Parliament Confidence Vote For New Govt To Unlock Bailout Money

10:40, 23 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Prime Minister-designate Emil Boc seeks a confidence vote in Parliament Wednesday for his 15-minister cabinet, which needs to push through next year’s state budget and unlock further tranches of an IMF-led EUR20 billion loan the country relies on.

Romania’s Govt To Pay Salary Rights Won In Court By Public Sector Employees Starting July 2010

15:02, 21 Dec. 2009
Romanian public sector employees that demanded salary rights in court and won them in final rulings will receive the money starting with the second half of 2010, according to next year’s draft state budget law.

Romanian Govt Bans Meal, Gift, Vacation Vouchers To Public Sector Staff In 2010

14:11, 21 Dec. 2009
Romania’s government will ban central and local public institutions from granting meal, gift and vacation vouchers in 2010, according to the 2010 draft budget.

Romanian Liberal Lawmakers To Vote Against Future Govt – Liberal Leader

13:39, 21 Dec. 2009
Romania’s liberal leader Crin Antonescu said Monday the party decided that liberal lawmakers will not endorse the new Government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Emil Boc.

Romanian Parliament Holds Minister Hearings Tuesday, Confidence Vote Wednesday

13:28, 21 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Parliament will hold hearings of proposed ministers in special commissions all day Tuesday and a confidence vote on the proposed government and its governing program Wednesday, Chamber of Deputies vice-president Ludovic Orban told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Parliament Committees To Hear New Govt’s Designated Ministers Tuesday

19:38, 20 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Parliament will hear Tuesday the ministers designated to form the country’s future Government, and the Cabinet will be given a confidence vote Wednesday, people close to the matter said Sunday evening.

Romanian Govt To Keep VAT At 19%, Flat Tax At 16%

17:25, 20 Dec. 2009
Romania’s future government will keep the flat tax at 16% and the value added tax (VAT) at 19% in next year’s state budget, which is built on a deficit of 5.9% of gross domestic product and economic growth of 1.3%, Prime Minister-designate Emil Boc said Sunday.

Romania’s Future Govt To Approve 2010 Draft Budget On December 24

20:38, 19 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Government will approve the draft budget for 2010 on December 24, after the Parliament endorses the country’s new Cabinet, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Saturday.

Romanian Democrat Liberals, Hungarian Minority Party Completed Govt Protocol

18:05, 19 Dec. 2009
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania leader Marko Bela told MEDIAFAX Saturday he met with President Traian Basescu, Prime Minister-designate Emil Boc and the future Cabinet’s proposed ministers, adding they completed the government protocol and the government coalition’s functioning regulation.

Romania’s Ambassador To Paris Rumored As Possible Foreign Affairs Minister Nomination

15:58, 19 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Ambassador to Paris Theodor Baconschi might be nominated for the country’s foreign affairs minister, people closed to the matter told MEDIAFAX Saturday.

Romania’s PM Met With Proposed Cabinet’s Ministers To Complete Govt Program

12:53, 19 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Prime Minister-designate Emil Boc met Sunday with the ministers of the country’s proposed Government to complete the government program, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Govt To Meet For Talks On 2010 Draft Budget Saturday

10:54, 19 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Government Saturday evening will convene in an informal meeting to talk on the 2010 draft state budget, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Democrat Liberals, Hungarian Minority Party Agree On Cabinet List

14:46, 18 Dec. 2009
The Romanian Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) and the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) agreed Friday on a Cabinet list, which is to be validated by the two parties’ leadership.

Romania’s Hungarian Minority Party Likely To Get 3 Ministers, Deputy-PM In Future Govt

12:47, 18 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Hungarian minority party UDMR will likely have three ministers and one deputy-prime minister in the future government, party leader Marko Bela said Friday, but declined to say which ministries would be headed by UDMR members.

Former Romanian Fin Min Considered For Finance Portfolio In Boc Govt

20:30, 17 Dec. 2009
The name of the former finance minister, in the Tariceanu Cabinet, Sebastian Vladescu is discussed for the finance portfolio in the future Boc Cabinet, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Liberals Enter Opposition, Blast President’s Choice Of PM

14:08, 17 Dec. 2009
Romanian liberal head Crin Antonescu said Thursday democrat liberal leader Emil Boc is, as prime minister, "the poorest choice in the face of the crisis", adding the liberals will remain in opposition but the proposed Government will be instated quickly.

Romanian New Govt’s Priority Is To Ensure Country’s Stability, Continue Reforms – PM

13:20, 17 Dec. 2009
Romanian acting Prime Minister Emil Boc designated by President Traian Basescu for a new term said the new government’s priority is to adopt next year’s state budget, the fiscal liability law and the unitary pension law, continue reforms and ensure the country’s stability.

Romania’s President Asks Social Democrats To Consider Forming National Union Govt

09:38, 17 Dec. 2009
Romania’s President Traian Basescu asked social democrats Wednesday, during consultations on the country’s future government, to analyze the proposition to form a national union government, adding he would like social democrat Marian Sarbu to be appointed labor minister in the new Cabinet.

Next Romanian Government To Include Several Technocrats – Sources

20:50, 16 Dec. 2009
Bogdan Aurescu, secretary of state within the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Lucian Croitoru, adviser to the central bank governor, could join the next Government as foreign affairs minister and, respectively finance minister, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romania Should Have Govt In Place By New Year’s – President

15:08, 16 Dec. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday at the start of talks with the group of national minorities that the country’s priority is to have a government in place between Christmas and New Year’s at the latest.

Romanian Liberals Fail To Reach Agreement With Democrat Liberals On New Govt

14:42, 16 Dec. 2009
Romanian liberal leader Crin Antonescu said Wednesday, after a meeting with democrat liberals, his party failed to reach an agreement with democrat liberals as they discard the principle according to which the government should be upheld by a parliament majority.

Romania’s PM-Designate Negoita Declines Position

09:50, 16 Dec. 2009
Romania’s Prime Minister-designate Liviu Negoita Wednesday said he declined the prime minister position, citing new “political movements” in Romania.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Adopt Resolution On Right-Wing Majority, Claim PM Seat

15:22, 14 Dec. 2009
Romania’s caretaker Prime Minister and head of the Democratic Liberal Party Emil Boc said Monday the party adopted a resolution regarding the country’s future ruling power and stressed his party is politically and morally entitled to claim the prime minister seat.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Seek Solid Parliament Majority Of 290/471 Seats

12:20, 14 Dec. 2009
Romania’s caretaker Prime Minister and head of the Democratic Liberal Party Emil Boc said Monday democrat liberals want a solid majority of 280-290 seats in Parliament not just to push through a new government, but also to carry on reform.

Romania’s Govt Needs To Restore Credibility – ING Romania Official

14:47, 13 Dec. 2009
The most important thing Romania’s future government has to do is restore its credibility outside the country, which will allow it to finance the budget deficit, said ING Bank Romania general manager Misu Negritoiu, adding the future government should be political.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Stick To Choice Of Right-Winged Govt

12:25, 11 Dec. 2009
Romanian democrat liberal leader and caretaker Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday the political majority needed to form the country’s future government must include either democrat liberals, liberals and the Hungarian minority party or democrat liberals and the Hungarian minority.