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Romanian Freelancers To Pay Over 25% Of Income For Social Security Contributions As Of 2011– Draft

Romanians who gain income from freelance activities will pay, starting with 2011, social security contributions of at least 25.36% up to 35% of their income, [... more]

New Romanian Econ Min Probed In Petrom Sibiu Case In 2003, Charges Dropped

Romania’s new Economy Minister, Ion Ariton, was investigated in 2003 for actionable negligence and forgery by current Prosecutor General Codruta Kovesi, [... more]

Twelve Arrested In Bucharest Bogus Property Sales Case

The Court of Appeals in Romania’s capital Bucharest ruled Friday in favor of placing twelve suspects in a real-estate fraud case under one-month preventive [... more]

Over 100,000 Unionists Plan To Sue Education Ministry Over 25% Cut In Vacation Bonuses

Over 100,000 unionists with the Romanian Federation of Free Unions in Education (FSLI), which mainly represents teaching staff, plan to sue the Education [... more]

Romania’s New Econ Min Pledges To Keep The Govt Agenda On Track

Romania’s new economy minister, Ion Ariton, said Friday in his first press conference as minister, that he will continue the programs started by the [... more]

Romania’s Fmr Agric Min Mihail Dumitru To Run Presidential Committee For Agric Development

Romania’s former Agriculture Minister Mihail Dumitru on Friday was appointed head of the presidential committee of public policies for the development of [... more]

New Romanian Ministers Sworn In Before President

Romania’s six new ministers were sworn in Friday before the President, with the heads of Parliament and the remaining members of the Cabinet in [... more]

Romania July Retail Sales Decline At Fastest Pace In EU

Romanian July retail sales declined at the fastest pace in the EU, namely 10.5% on the month, while throughout the EU retail sales inched up 0.1% on the month, [... more]

Romanian Prosecutors Start Criminal Investigations Against Neonatology Head In Maternity Fire Case

Romanian prosecutors Friday started criminal investigations against neonatologist Adrian Ion Toma on charges of negligence, in the case involving a fire at the [... more]

Condition Of Newborns Injured In Bucharest Maternity Hospital Fire Unchanged

The condition of the newborns injured in the August 16 fire in a Bucharest maternity hospital is unchanged from previous days, with one baby in critical state [... more]

Romania Confirms 8 New Infections With Mosquito-Borne West Nile Virus

Romania has confirmed eight new infections with the mosquito-borne West Nile virus, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 15, of which two elderly [... more]

Romanian President Signs Decrees Appointing New Ministers

Romanian President Traian Basescu Friday signed the decrees dismissing the economy, finance, labor, agriculture, communications and transport ministers, as well [... more]

Romanian PM Officially Announces Replacements For Shuffled Ministers

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Thursday announced that ministers Adriean Videanu, Sebastian Vladescu, Mihai Seitan, Mihail Dumitru, Gabriel Sandu and Radu [... more]

Romanian Communications Minister Gabriel Sandu To Step Down

Romanian Economy Minister Videanu Considers Leaving Govt

Romanian Economy Minister Adriean Videanu on Thursday told MEDIAFAX that he is considering leaving the Government in order to focus on the ruling Democratic [... more]

Romanian Labor Min Mihai Seitan To Be Replaced

Romanian Labor Minister Mihai Seitan said Thursday that Prime Minister Emil Boc informed him that he is among the ministers to be replaced, with a final [... more]

Romanian Cos To Submit Fiscal Statements Online As Of Oct 1

Romanian large and medium taxpayers will submit their fiscal statements online as of October 1, through the National Electronic System (SEN), the Ministry of [... more]

Romania August Tax Revenue Up 17% On Year To RON11B

Romania’s fiscal authority ANAF collected total taxes worth 11.12 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2616) in August, up 17.25% from August last year, on higher revenues [... more]

Romanian Democrat Liberal Lawmaker Valeriu Tabara Accepts Position Of Agriculture Minister

Romanian democrat liberal lawmaker Valeriu Tabara on Thursday told MEDIAFAX that he accepted the position of agriculture minister, following talks with Prime [... more]

Romania Rejects All Bids In 5-Yr Bonds Sale

Romania’s Finance Ministry Thursday rejected for the second straight time all bids in a 300 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2616) five-year bonds auction, citing high [... more]

Romanian PM Sacks Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu

EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Agriculture Minister Mihail Dumitru To Be Replaced

Romanian Agriculture Minister Mihail Dumitru told MEDIAFAX on Thursday that he was invited by Prime Minister Emil Boc to the Government’s headquarters and [... more]

Romania 2Q GDP Growth Fueled By Industry

Romanian second quarter gross domestic product grew by 0.3% in seasonally adjusted terms compared with the previous three months, supported by a 4.2% increase [... more]

Romanian Senate To Ask Venice Commission For Help Revising Constitution – Chairman

Romanian Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana met Tuesday with Mevlut Cavusoglu, president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and said the Senate [... more]

Romanian President Basescu Promulgates New Law On National Integrity Agency

Romanian President Traian Basescu signed Tuesday the decree promulgating the Law on the National Integrity Agency, as revised recently by the [... more]

Labor Contracts Often Violated By Employers In Romania – Report

Labor contracts are often violated by employers in Romania and the penalties for such acts are minor and rarely enforced, but the rights of employees are, for [... more]

Romania Health Insurance House: Social Health Insurance Contribution Mandatory

The payment of the contribution to the National Sole Social Health Insurance Fund (FNUASS) is mandatory and failure to pay is deemed a crime and shall be [... more]

Romania Avg Bank Rate On Euro Loans Hits 11-Mo High In July

Romanian average banking interest on new household loans in euros rose to 7.31% in July, the highest rate in 11 months, central bank data showed [... more]

Romania Ranks Last In EU By No. Of Employees With Definite Period Contracts – Report

Romania ranks last among the European Union member states by the number of employees with contracts for a definite period, as only 1% of Romanian employees [... more]

Romanian Telecoms Regulator ANCOM Cancels Tender On Digital TV Transition

Romanian telecoms regulator ANCOM announced Tuesday that it has stopped the tender to award the country’s first two digital TV operation [... more]