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Romanian President Wants Workgroups For Priorities Of Strategic Partnership With USA

12:38, 18 Sept. 2011
Romanian President Traian Basescu told private television ProTV he will hold talks with the Government next week regarding the creation of workgroups to focus on the priorities of the Strategic Partnership for the 21st Century between the United States and Romania.

Romania To Use Significant Share Of EU Funds For Building Thermal Rehabilitation – PM

19:40, 16 Sept. 2011
Romania's Government plans to use a significant part of EU funds to support the building thermal rehabilitation program and will ask the authorities involved to better publicize the incentives for homeowners who begin such projects, said Prime Minister Emil Boc.

Romanian PM Sends Proposition For European Affairs Minister To Parliament

15:56, 14 Sept. 2011
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has sent the Parliament the proposition to set up the Ministry for European Affairs, the Government said in a press release Wednesday.

Romanian Govt Might Approve Letter Of Intent To IMF Next Week

21:12, 07 Sept. 2011
Romania's Government plans to convene a meeting for the beginning of next week, to approve the final draft of the letter of intent agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund, European Commission and World Bank in this summer's evaluation mission, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Govt Decides Health Ministry Will Coordinate Health Insurance House

18:45, 07 Sept. 2011
Romania's Health Ministry will coordinate the National Health Insurance House, but the House will remain autonomous and in charge of the healthcare budget, the Government decided Wednesday through an emergency ordinance.

Romanian Govt Wants 2012 Unitary Wage Law Approved By November

19:34, 01 Sept. 2011
The Romanian Government wants the Parliament to adopt by November the bill on wages in the public sector in 2012, according to the Executive’s list of legislative priorities for this year’s second parliamentary session.

Romania To Eliminate Incentives In The Public Sector Starting January 2012

17:01, 01 Sept. 2011
The Romanian Government decided to eliminate incentives in the public sector starting January 1, 2012, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Thursday.

Romanian Govt Approves New Heating Aid Income Caps

18:02, 31 Aug. 2011
Romania's Government on Wednesday approved the new income ceilings, according to which heating subsidies will be provided from the state budget during the winter.

Romanian PM Appoints New Head Of Environment Protection Agency

17:38, 29 Aug. 2011
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Monday appointed Gabriel Abos head of the National Environment Protection Agency (ANPM), replacing Iosif Nagy, who resigned after Romania was barred from trading green certificates.

Romanian PM Asks Ministries Outside Fiscal Strategy For 2012 Expense Estimates

20:37, 24 Aug. 2011
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Wednesday asked the ministries not included in the 2012-2014 fiscal strategy to present their own expense estimates for 2012, which will be used in drafting the state budget for next year, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romania To Adopt Clawback Tax, Allot RON150M For Healthcare Next Week – PM

17:24, 24 Aug. 2011
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Wednesday asked the new Health Minister, Ladislau Ritli, to present a bill on the clawback tax next week and complete the C2 list of generic drugs, after which the Government will allot the ministry 150 million lei (EUR35 million) from the reserve fund.

Romanian PM Wants Govt Resources Directed Mainly To Quick Investments

19:59, 17 Aug. 2011
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc asked the ministers to prioritize investment projects that can be implemented quickly and that have a multiplier effect, in order for the gross domestic product to grow by 1.5% this year, the target agreed upon with the IMF and European Commission.

Romanian PM Says Chinese Investors May Get State Aid If Investments Are Big Enough

14:58, 15 Aug. 2011
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc told Chinese investors Monday Romania would grant state aid if their investments in the country are large enough and create jobs.

Chinese Investors Vow To Bid For Romanian Projects

14:03, 13 Aug. 2011
Chinese investors have assured the Romanian Government they will bid for major investment projects in Romania and will offer low prices for works and also inquired about state aid options.

Romania To Wait Until 2014 To Finance Education System By 6% Of GDP

16:06, 11 Aug. 2011
Romania's Government will extend the deadline by which it must provide at least 6% of the GDP to the education system by two years, until 2014, arguing that it would entail an additional budgetary burden of more than 46 billion lei (over EUR10 billion) in 2012 and 2013.

Romania To Increase Budget Earnings Through New Building, Land, Vehicle Tax System

16:01, 11 Aug. 2011
Romania's Government will change the building, land and vehicle tax system, introducing a new calculation method that will allow earnings from this source to increase by more than 1 billion lei (EUR233 million) over the next three years.

Romania To Keep Public Sector Hiring Frozen, Halt Bonuses, Overtime Until 2014

15:47, 11 Aug. 2011
Romanian public sector employees will receive no vacation, gift or meal vouchers until 2014, no bonuses until 2013 and will be rewarded for overtime with free hours only, according to the Government's fiscal-budgetary strategy for 2012-2014.

Romania Halts Certain Pension Raises Until 2014, Over High Additional Expenses

15:46, 11 Aug. 2011
Romania's Government will block certain pension raises, which would have taken effect next year, until 2014, arguing that the lack of a "sustainable framework" for the pension law's application will increase the social security budget deficit.

Romanian Govt To Keep Public Sector Hiring Frozen In 2012 – PM

17:16, 07 Aug. 2011
The Romanian Government will keep public sector hiring frozen in 2012 and only one in seven vacant positions will be filled, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Sunday.

Romanian Govt Sees GDP Up 0.3-0.4% In 2Q, Inflation At 4.8% In 2011

15:17, 31 Iul. 2011
Romania's Government estimates a 0.3-0.4% growth of the gross domestic product in the second quarter, compared to the first, and an inflation rate of 4.8% this year, below the central bank's forecast, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Romania To Provide Pensioners With Basic Food Products For Lowest Price Each Month

14:47, 27 Iul. 2011
The Romanian "solidarity basket" program, approved by the Government, will provide pensioners each month with a package comprising basic food products, like flour, sugar, oil, corn and rice, for the "lowest price possible."

Romanian Govt Starts Procedures To Sack 1,300 People In State-Owned Energy Cos

13:41, 27 Iul. 2011
Romania’s Government on Wednesday decided the start of procedures to lay off 1,300 employees of several state-owned energy companies this year, and laid off workers will get severance pay and unemployment aid until 2014.

Romanian Govt Wants Fair Drug Prices, Revised Purchase System – PM

16:57, 26 Iul. 2011
Romania's Government must put an end to public fund waste in healthcare and ensure fair drug prices, a strategy that can be implemented by supplying mostly generic drugs and restructuring the entire purchase system, said Prime Minister Emil Boc on Tuesday.

Romanian PM: All EU-Funded Projects Awarded Through Public Auctions Will Be Checked

20:40, 20 Iul. 2011
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday that he has ordered check-ups at every ministry regarding auctions for EU-funded projects, almost all of them run by local authorities, to make sure there will be no problems with the invoices to be sent to Brussels.

Romanian Revolutionaries Call On Govt To Keep Their State Allowances

12:01, 18 Iul. 2011
Representatives of several organizations of Romanian revolutionaries assembled Monday outside the Government building calling on Prime Minister Emil Boc to clarify plans regarding their state allowances.

PM: Romania Supports Latest EC Proposition On Reducing Roaming Charges

18:53, 11 Iul. 2011
Romania supports the latest proposition of the European Commission on lowering roaming charges, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Monday during talks with Neelie Kroes, EU Commissioner for Digital Agenda.

Romanian Companies Charged EUR200 For EU Ecolabel, No Yearly Fee

13:37, 10 Iul. 2011
Romanian companies requesting a European Union Ecolabel, to promote their "green" products and services, will pay a one-time EUR200 per product as an application processing fee and will not be required to pay a yearly fee.

Romania’s New Ministry To Manage EU Fund Coordination, Audit Authorities – Sources

21:46, 07 Iul. 2011
Romania's proposed Ministry of European Affairs will manage the Structural Instrument Coordination Authority (ACIS) and, probably, the Audit Authority attached to the Court of Accounts, but not the individual ministries' project management authorities.

Romanian Govt Approves Act Introducing Extended Confiscation Of Wealth

19:13, 06 Iul. 2011
Romania's Government has approved a bill introducing extended confiscation, an act that will be sent to the Parliament for adoption.

Romanian Govt To Focus On New SME Support Program – PM

15:23, 02 Iul. 2011
Romanian Prime minister Emil Boc on Saturday said the Government will focus in the upcoming period on implementing a new program to support small and medium-sized businesses.

Romanian Govt Postpones Elimination Of Heating Subsidy

17:26, 29 Iun. 2011
Romania's Government has decided to hold back the ordinance eliminating state heating subsidies, which will lead to higher heating bills, until it completes a state aid scheme for low-income households.

Romanian City Halls Must Ensure Heating Subsidy From Local Budget

13:00, 26 Iun. 2011
The Romanian Government will no longer set reference prices of thermal energy for households and will allow mayors to approve, based on their own strategy, prices lower than those charged by thermal energy suppliers, provided they cover the difference from local budgets.

Romania To Lease, Close Over 2000 Km Of Railroad, To Save Money

20:42, 22 Iun. 2011
Romania's Government has decided to lease 1,000 km of public railroad and close another 1,000 km, in an effort to save 109 million lei (EUR25.6 million) from the railway company budgets, as per a previous agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

Romania Keeps Higher Taxes On Multiple Homes Into Next Year

08:26, 17 Iun. 2011
Romania's Government has decided to keep charging higher taxes from owners of multiple houses and cars with engines larger than 2000 cc, after the Parliament decided that the higher taxes would only be applied this year.

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Govt To Freeze Hiring Of Police Academy Graduates This Year

16:14, 09 Iun. 2011
Romania's Government will freeze the hiring of police academy graduates by the Interior Ministry until next year and will also cut jobs in the ministry's structures.

Romanian President Warns Ministers About Poor EU Fund Absorption

17:26, 08 Iun. 2011
Romanian President Traian Basescu asked the ministers to think whether they can still be members of the Cabinet after June 30, in case data on the first half of the year indicates poor EU fund absorption and low investments in the fields they manage.

Romanian Govt To Send Parliament Bill Banning Hallucinogenic Plants

10:50, 02 Iun. 2011
Romania's Government will send the Parliament an "extremely tough" bill banning products made from hallucinogenic plants, which allows authorities to seize merchandise and makes obtaining sale authorization very difficult.

Romanian Govt Postpones Decision On Car Tax To Analyze Legal Implications – Sources

19:46, 01 Iun. 2011
Romania's Government has postponed a decision on the car tax again, for next week, in order to analyze the legal implications of future amendments, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX on Wednesday.

Romania’s Draft Constitution: Govt May Seek Confidence Vote Once In Parliamentary Session

17:48, 01 Iun. 2011
The Romanian Government may seek lawmakers’ confidence vote only once in a parliamentary session, except when the state budget and the social security budget laws are concerned, says the draft revised Constitution, published Wednesday by the Presidential Administration.

Romanian Govt OKs Applying Reverse Taxation On Cereal For Two Years

18:49, 31 Mai 2011
The Romanian Government on Tuesday approved a draft emergency ordinance whereby the country will apply reverse taxation on cereal and plants with industrial use for about two years staring June 1, 2011, after it received approval from the European Union.