01.24.2012

The Romanian Government will not amend a law that cut state allowances for revolutionaries, the institution said in a press release Tuesday. more

01.23.2012

The Romanian Parliament meets Monday in an extraordinary session to analyze the situation in the country, while the prime minister admitted for the first time that early elections could be organized. more

01.21.2012

Hundreds of Romanian protesters have gathered in Bucharest’s University Square Saturday for the ninth straight day, giving voice to their anger at the head of state and the government, and urging more

01.20.2012

Several thousand people rallied by an Opposition demonstration Thursday brought reinforcements to the University Square protest in Bucharest. more

01.18.2012

Romanian government Wednesday approved the legal framework that will allow the central bank to create a bridge bank to manage and insulate financially troubled lenders. more

01.18.2012

The Bucharest City Hall has authorized the organization of an anti-government protest rally and march by the opposition Social Liberal Union on Thursday afternoon, general mayor Sorin Oprescu said more

01.18.2012

Romania's Government will carry out flood prevention projects worth a total 451.7 million (over EUR100 million) in six counties: Arges, Bihor, Cluj, Covasna, Dambovita and Maramures. more

01.17.2012

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Tuesday said the Government will ease procedures to set up a firm, will ensure extra financing for young entrepreneurs and will grant state aid to enterprises that more

01.16.2012

Romania’s health minister will set up a team tasked with drafting a new healthcare bill, with input from social partners, associations of patients and doctors, Prime Minister Emil Boc told a news more

01.13.2012

Romanian Health Minister Ladislau Ritli has pulled the healthcare bill out of public debate, on the request of Prime Minister Emil Boc, the Government announced Friday. more

01.12.2012

The Romanian authority that administers government real estate properties, or RA-APPS, has started procedures to sell 130 realties, including apartments in central Bucharest, shopping centers, land, more

01.11.2012

Romania's Government estimates the total value of car pollution tax refunds, resulting from the difference between the old tax and the new tax, will not exceed 200 million lei (EUR45.8 million), said more

01.09.2012

Romania's Government is only now trying to recover the funds allotted by the EU in 2009 to counter the damage created by the 2008 floods and spent illegally, as revealed by an audit of the Court of more

01.06.2012

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has asked the ministers of Finance and of the Interior to take action against tax evasion, focusing on "high evasion," as well as step up controls using teams made up more

01.05.2012

The funds disbursed to Romania by the European Commission by the end of last year amounted to only EUR700 million, and the country stands to lose EU money unless it increases the fund absorption rate more

01.04.2012

The Romanian Government decided to extend in 2012 a measure cutting the salaries of state-owned company managers to 4,800 lei (EUR1,110) from RON20,000-RON28,000 (EUR4,628-EUR6,478), Government more

12.29.2011

Romania's Government has decided to limit the number of work permits for foreigners to 5,500 in 2012 (the same as this year), and has reduced the number of authorizations for permanent and more

12.29.2011

Private investors who will build homes for Romania's Housing Agency (ANL) in partnership with the Government will receive 30% of the rents, but the construction contracts will be signed only after more

12.28.2011

Romanians receiving social aid, such as children's allowance, child-rearing stipends, minimum guaranteed income and family support allowance, will lose these benefits for five months if they fail to more

12.28.2011

The Romanian Government will set social benefits considering the national reference social indicator, which is currently 500 lei (about EUR117), and not indicators with a higher value, such as the more

12.28.2011

The Romanian Government approved a memorandum whereby state companies will transfer 85% of their profit to the state budget, Finance Minister Gheorghe Ialomitianu said Tuesday evening. more

12.27.2011

Romania's Government might double the royalties on gold, silver and platinum extraction, from 4% to 8% of the value of production, and increase royalties on other mineral products, such as coal and more

12.27.2011

Romanian local authorities might be allowed to increase annual taxes by up to 50% or eliminate the current 20% increase cap and raise local taxes depending on contributors’ purchasing power. more

12.23.2011

Authorities and the International Monetary Fund agreed to remove electricity distributor Electrica SA from the list of companies to receive private management. more

12.22.2011

The Romanian Government wants to force state companies and autonomous departments again to transfer 90% of their profit to the state budget, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Thursday. more