President Nicusor Dan has invited trade unions Cartel Alfa, the National Trade Union Bloc, CNSLR - Brotherhood, Meridian and the Confederation of Democratic Trade Unions of Romania (CSDR) to talks on Monday at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, according to sources with the Presidential Administration.The Cartel ALFA National Trade Union Confederation protested on Thursday at Cotroceni, demanding a fair tax reform where the burden should be fairly distributed between capital and labour.At the same time, the trade unionists demand that any measures to reduce public spending start first of all with the political decision-makers (parties and lawmakers), by reducing subsidies and eliminating privileges and immediately stopping austerity measures, which hit workers and citizens.Other demands include correct resizing of the public administration, not through cuts, but through investment in human resources, and real and inclusive social dialogue, with the participation of all actors - trade unions, employers and the civil society.They also demand an active presidency that would mediate social conflicts and guarantee social justice.
President Nicusor Dan signed on Thursday the decree appointing Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan as interim Vice Prime Minister on the areas coordinated by Dragos Anastasiu, the Presidential Administration informed.On 27 July, Dragos Anastasiu announced he was stepping down from the vice prime minister office, mentioning that he could no longer accept "being denigrated and thus […]
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan continued consultations on Thursday with representatives of the Association of Communes of Romania, telling them there is a strong chance to overcome the current difficult period if the approach of "responsibility toward public funds" is maintained."The reform of local public administration will be part of the second package of government measures […]
Financing the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) projects will continue for those already initiated and will stop only in case investment has not begun, where not a single euro was spent for construction, Development minister Cseke Attila explained on Thursday. “PNRR will not stop, neither will financing investments which have already been initiated, […]
The Justice Ministry announced on Thursday having developed in cooperation with the Finance Ministry and the National Tax Administration Agency a set of proposals to amend the Insolvency Law, which will be included in the second reform package.Some of the amendments provide for a higher recovery rate of the taxes and fees owed by insolvent […]
Romania is in the antechamber of recession, with the risk that its economy will decline in the third or fourth quarter, especially amid an increase in taxes, a significant drop in sales and record inflation at European level, says business consultant Adrian Negrescu."We are currently in the antechamber of recession. It is a moment […]
The Ministry of Culture announced on Thursday that is set to adapt national legislation for enforcing the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which supports media pluralism, editorial responsibility, protects journalists from abusive surveillance and intimidation, and provides protection for sources.According to a Culture Ministry release, the implementation in Romania of Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the […]
