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Romania Govt To Approve Draft Pension Law Next Week, Send It To Parliament For Adoption

Romania’s government on Friday analyzed the final form of the draft law on the unitary public pensions and decided to approve it in its meeting next Wednesday in order to send it to the Parliament for adoption immediately, people present at the talks told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Romania’s Govt Approves Decree To Set Up Citizenship Special Agency

Romania’s Government approved Friday the decree setting up the National Agency for Citizenship to grant Romanian citizenship to those who lost it.

Romanian Govt Plans To Strengthen Social Protection Measures For Low-Income Families

Romania's government plans to introduce a package of laws to reform the social protection system and laws will target to ban social benefits, such as trousseaus for newborns, for people holding "Mercedes cars and villas" and grant it to low-income families, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday.

Romanian Govt To Issue Law Allowing Furlough Come Feb 1

The Romanian Government will approve early February a draft law regulating furlough measures to protect employees, starting with February 1, 2010, in a fashion similar to the system applied last year, said Prime Minister Emil Boc, after talks with unions and employers.

EU Ambassadors Urge Romania To Tackle Abusive Public Auction Proceedings -Sources

Ambassadors to Bucharest of European Union members states told Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc that foreign companies operating in Romania keep complaining about trials pending in court way too long and about abusive auction proceedings, by cancelling auctions based on no solid grounds.

Romanian Govt OKs Pwr Producers To Use Coal, Fuel Oil From State Reserve

The Romanian Government authorized 21 power producers to borrow 1.9 billion tons of coal and 172.9 million tons of fuel oil from the state reserve until October 21.

Romanian Prime Minister Boc Announced Draft Education Law To Be Approved By End Of March

Romania's draft law on national education will be approved by the Government by the end of March and sent to Parliament for adoption, Prime Minister Emil Boc announced Monday, after a discussion with ambassadors of EU states.

Romania’s Govt Urges Industrial Consumers To Reduce Natural Gas Consumption

Romania’s Government urged the country’s big industrial consumers to reduce their natural gas consumption at this time of the year, and asked thermal power plants to use crude oil to avoid gas imports.

Romania’s Pension Law To Be Approved By Govt In February – PM

Romania’s Government will approve the draft pension law at the beginning of February, so that it can be sent to Parliament for debates, Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Sunday.

Ford To Use EIB Loan To Produce Eco-Friendly Car At Romanian Plant

Ford Romania will use a EUR400 million loan from the European Investment Bank to finance current operations at its Craiova plant and manufacture an environmentally friendly small car, Ford Europe’s vice-president for legal affairs Wolfgang Schneider said Thursday.

Romanian Unions, Employers Call On Govt To Allow Extended Furlough

Romania’s union confederation Cartel Alfa and employers’ association UGIR-1903 will send a letter to Prime Minister Emil Boc Thursday calling for a government emergency decree extending the allowed period for furlough from the current three months.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.