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EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Legislative Council Urges Govt To Reconsider Repealing Acts Before Enforcement

13:37, 11 Iun. 2009
The Romanian Legislative Council has urged the Government to reconsider its proposal that normative acts be amended or repealed before they enter force, explaining that such procedures cannot be found in the laws of other European states and they should be reserved for exceptions, such as the Codes.

Outdoor Shows On Romanian Coast May Take Place After 1 AM, Respecting Noise Limit

20:48, 10 Iun. 2009
Outdoor shows or film broadcasts may take place in open theatres or tents on the beach in Romanian resorts between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m., provided maximum noise limits are respected, according to a Government decision.

Romanian Govt Starts Procedures To Assume Codes In Parl – Sources

20:09, 10 Iun. 2009
The Romanian Justice Ministry said Wednesday the government has decided to assume responsibility in parliament for the criminal and civil Codes, which together with the draft criminal and civil procedure Codes aim to create a coherent and modern legislative framework.

Romanian Normative Acts To Be Amended, Annulled Before Coming Into Effect – Decree

11:07, 10 Iun. 2009
Normative acts can also be amended or annulled upon adoption and prior to their coming into effect, but only based on solid grounds, according to an emergency ordinance approved by the Romanian government.

Over 50% Of Romanian Govt Acts Are Emergency Ordinances, New High

14:51, 04 Iun. 2009
Over half of the acts approved by the Government in the first five months of the year were emergency ordinances, in numbers higher than those of similar ordinances issued between January and May, 2005 by the former Government.

Romania’s Schengen Area, Eurozone Accession Conditioned By EC Justice Report

13:16, 04 Iun. 2009
Romania still risks sanctions from the European Commission over its justice system, which, according to procedure, can entail the suspension of the country’s voting rights in the Council, amid a growing tendency to condition Romania’s Schengen area and Eurozone accession by the EC justice report.

Romania Govt To Assume Criminal, Civic Codes In Parliament – PM

19:05, 03 Iun. 2009
Romanian government is to assume responsibilities for the criminal and civil Codes following a new meeting of the governing coalition next week and a final meet with representatives of the civil society, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday.

Romanians To Benefit From Free Wi-Fi Access In 345 New Hotspots Countrywide

16:11, 03 Iun. 2009
Romanian citizens will benefit by end August from free wireless access to Internet in some 345 new hotspots nationwide, following a government program in partnership with local authorities, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday.

Romanian Notaries To Cut Fees By 30% For „First Home” Participants

16:39, 28 Mai 2009
Romanian notaries will cut by 30% the duties perceived for contracts for sale and purchase and for authenticate mortgages in the case of individuals who buy dwellings through the “First Home” program, the National Union of Public Notaries UNNPR said Thursday.

Romanians Buying Dwellings In „First Home” Program To Pay Reduced VAT, Of 5%

16:35, 28 Mai 2009
Romanians who will buy a dwelling through the “First Home” loan guarantee program will pay a reduced value added tax, of 5%, and the program will be operational as of July, the government said Thursday.

Romania’s Govt Extends SMEs Guarantee Fund’s Object Of Activity For „First Home” Proj

09:43, 28 Mai 2009
Romania’s Government extended object of activity for the National Fund Guaranteeing Loans of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises’ by emergency ordinance, so that it may also guarantee mortgage loans for the “First Home” project, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday.

Legal Conflict Between Romanian High Court And Parliament & Govt Recognized By CC

15:51, 27 Mai 2009
The Romanian Constitutional Court has taken notice of a Constitutional conflict between the High Court of Justice and the Parliament and Government, regarding the judicial power overstepping its duties by ruling on wage bonuses for magistrates and court staff.

Romanian SMEs Min To Discuss “First House” Program”, Interests Still High

13:48, 25 Mai 2009
Romanian SMEs minister Constantin Nita Tuesday will have public talks with the factors interested in the “First House” program, as the interests are still very high, deputy Prime Minister Dan Nica said Monday.

Romania Govt To Pull Initial Draft Legal Codes From Parliament

20:52, 20 Mai 2009
The Romanian Government decided to withdraw from the Parliament the initial draft Criminal and Civil Codes, in order to take responsibility for the new texts, and the Secretariat General of the Government will send to Senate a request in this respect, according to talks in today’s Government meeting

Romanian Government Approved Unitary Pension Law Principles

20:44, 20 Mai 2009
The Romanian Government has approved the principles which will be the base of the new unitary public pension system, deciding that the principle of mandatory occupational pensions be regulated by the Private Pension Supervision Commission (CSPP).

Romania To Increase State Aid Ceiling For SMEs – PM

16:33, 20 Mai 2009
Romania will increase the ceiling for state aid granted to small and medium-sized companies, or SMEs, Prime Minister Emil Boc told government members at the beginning of the Cabinet meeting Wednesday.

Romanian Govt Signed EUR900M Financing Contracts For EU-funded Projects

20:11, 19 Mai 2009
The Romanian government signed financing contracts worth EUR900 million, since it was installed in December 2008, which target projects also financed from European Union funds and it will assign this year over EUR770 million for rural development projects, Romanian Premier Emil Boc said Tuesday.

Romanian Govt To Take Responsibility For Criminal, Civil Codes Early June

11:22, 18 Mai 2009
The Romanian government will take responsibility in Parliament for the Criminal and Civil Codes at the beginning of June, democrat liberal vice-president Gheorghe Flutur said Monday after a governing coalition meeting.

Romanian PM Upbeat On Govt’s Ability To Revive Ailing Economy

16:38, 16 Mai 2009
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Saturday in northwestern city of Cluj-Napoca, at the launch of democrat liberal candidates for EP elections, that the government managed to curb the effects of the economic crisis, adding "Romania’s economy is likely to revive in the second and third quarters."

Romania Won’t Exempt Reinvested Pft From Taxation In ’09

17:15, 14 Mai 2009
Romania’s Government will not exempt this year the tax on reinvested profit, and the fiscal incentive will be introduced in 2010 only for "certain activities," according to the revised version of the Convergence Program, obtained by MEDIAFAX.

Romania’s Govt Plans New Budget Revision This Summer

16:21, 14 Mai 2009
Romania’s Government plans to revise again in the summer the state budget and the state social insurance budget for 2009, during the parliamentary vacation, according to a normative act drafted by the government.

Contesting Public Procurement Auctions, Romania’s New National Sport – Transport Min

12:26, 12 Mai 2009
Contesting public procurement contract awarding has become a national sport in Romania, where contenders challenge auctions just to stop the auction winner from starting works and block the use of national and EU funds, Romanian transport minister Radu Berceanu said Tuesday.

Mins At Odds With Govt Acts Should Resign – Democrat Liberal VP

13:32, 11 Mai 2009
Romanian Democratic Liberal Party vice-president Theodor Stolojan said Monday after the party’s National Standing Office meeting that the members of the government coalition need to show solidarity in the decisions made, and those who feel otherwise can resign.

Romanian Govt To Analyze Decentralization In Education, Agriculture, Culture

16:32, 10 Mai 2009
The Romanian Government will analyze, within ten days, the draft laws regarding decentralization in Education, Agriculture, Culture and Labor, after laws were approved on Sunday transferring the duties in Health, Police and Sports to local authorities, Prime Minister Emil Boc said.

Romanian Hospitals To Be Managed By Local Authorities As Of 2010

14:50, 10 Mai 2009
Romanian hospitals and public health offices will be converted to Medical Assistance Offices and transferred to the management of local authorities as of January 1, 2010, through a law package which will enter force on September 1, Health Minister Ion Bazac said.

Romanian Opposition’s No-Confidence Motion To Be Debated Monday

16:12, 05 Mai 2009
The no-confidence motion "The great PDL-PSD hoax" will be presented Monday in a plenary Parliament meeting and it will be debated and voted Wednesday, according to a decision rendered by the leaders of the two chambers of Parliament.

EC Experts Say Romanian Govt Should Direct Investments To Workforce

13:36, 05 Mai 2009
European Commission experts present in Bucharest to carry out an evaluation and prepare July’s country report took part in the ministers’ meeting on the topic of Communitarian funds and suggested the Romanian Government should direct investments to the development of human resources.

Romania To Pay EUR100M For Microsoft Licenses

15:44, 01 Mai 2009
Romanian government has empowered the Communications Ministry to pay some EUR100 million to use Microsoft licenses in administration between 2009 and 2012, the executive said in a decision.

Romania Deems Flu Pandemic Probable; Scarce Resources Revealed

14:36, 01 Mai 2009
Romanian authorities are taking stock of existing antiviral medicine as the swine flu pandemic seems increasingly probable, but the country’s response may be too weak compared to France’s, for example, which has enough doses for everybody.

Romania To Draft New Pension Law Principles Until May 15

13:16, 29 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government recently decided to set up an inter-ministry workgroup, which will draft until May 15, following talks with social partners, the principles of the country’s future pension law, which will also target the special retirement laws.

Romania Freezes Public Sector Wages Until Yearend

09:25, 29 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government approved the draft emergency act freezing public sector wages between May 1 and December 31, which actually extends a recent government decision to postpone wage hikes, which expires end April.

Romanian Govt Mulls Selling 12,843 ANL Houses To Tenants

19:43, 28 Apr. 2009
Romanian government will ask the local councils to change the legal status of 12,843 houses rented to youngsters by the National Housing Agency in order to sell them to the tenants, Housing Minister Vasile Blaga said Tuesday.

Romania Considers Freezing Salaries Until Dec 31 – Sources

18:42, 28 Apr. 2009
Romanian government will discuss Tuesday a draft emergency act that freezes salaries in the public sector, including in the education, government sources said.

Romanian Govt To Let Local Authorities Manage Ports, Airports, Hospitals, Auto Registry Departments

13:54, 26 Apr. 2009
Romania’s decentralization process will allow local authorities to manage local departments and units of central government structures, such as farming departments, local auto registry departments, hospitals, ports, airports and will imply amending the country’s main administrative laws.

Romanian Govt Accounts For Recent Public Service Decentralization Measures

15:18, 24 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government said failure to adopt urgent measures aiming to eliminate managing positions of decentralized services would seriously affect public administration and management proceedings, and stressed its recent act on the matter is based on EC recommendations aiming to cut spending.

Romanian Government Might Take Responsibility For Unitary Wage Law – PM

18:50, 22 Apr. 2009
The Romanian Government considers taking responsibility before Parliament for the unitary wage law in the public sector, Prime Minister Emil Boc stated Wednesday.

Romanian Govt To Check Public Procurement Proceedings Quarterly

16:11, 20 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government will request public institutions to draft reports on the assignment of public procurement contracts on a quarterly basis, in an attempt to closely monitor public procurement proceedings.

The Liberal Govt Spent All The Money, Left Us Penniless – Romanian PM

19:03, 16 Apr. 2009
The liberals have spent EUR4 billion in the last quarter of governing, money that could have covered the budget deficit in 2009 without loans from the European Commission, and have depleted the funds obtained from the sale of BCR, but they are still the ones to comment, said prime minister Emil Boc.

Romania Govt Calls For Annulment Of ‘Spiteful’ MPs Pension Law

14:45, 16 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government wants to have the Law allowing MPs to collect special pensions annulled, considering the act spiteful toward the population in times of crisis, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday.

Romania Simplifies Citizenship Proceedings

20:05, 15 Apr. 2009
Romanian government decided to simplify proceedings for acquiring and reacquiring Romanian citizenship, due to the high number of ongoing applications, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday.