Romania

Romania’s government is to adopt the letter of intent to the loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund next week after finishing scheduled negotiations with unions and employers. Despite public pressure, the government will not give up the planned reductions of salaries and pensions, though it noted that reductions of …

The fifth session of the Moldovan-Romanian intergovernmental commission for economic cooperation and European integration will take place in Chisinau on May 24 and 25.

Some 20,000 public workers today gathered in the Romanian capital to protest planned government wage cuts meant to shore up the country’s ailing economy. Public workers, teachers, doctors and retirees protested outside the government offices in downtown Bucharest. The two-hour protest blocked traffic in the city center.

Romanian authorities closed off parts of central Bucharest today, preparing for protests against drastic spending cuts which unions say could attract up to 60,000 demonstrators. It marks the first serious test of the six-month-old centrist government’s determination to force through austerity measures vital to securing more international aid for its …

Labour unions on Monday (May 17th) rejected a government plan that envisions cutting salaries in the public sector by 25%, and pensions by 15%. During a meeting with government officials and business representatives, unions called for a compromise, warning that without one, about 40,000 workers will stage a general strike …

Declaratia comuna a presedintilor rus si ucrainean reactiveaza prin termenii folositi planul de federalizare a Republicii Moldova. Conform unimedia.md in declaratia comuna a presedintilor Dmitri Medvedev si Viktor Ianukovici se afirma ca Moldova si regiunea transnistreana trebuie sa fie o singura tara, cu armata si zona economica unica – exact …

Thousands of people are expected to protest in Bucharest on Wednesday against the austerity measures announced by the Romanian government. “It will be the greatest protest so far,” trade unionist leader Bogdan Hossu said, adding that “after almost ten days of demonstrations, the government has to take a closer look …

The European Union will allocated EUR 41 million for reforms in the state structures in Moldova. The agreement was signed by Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat and European Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule, who visited Moldova in the end of last week. The agreement envisages for the money to be …

Romania a preluat, pana in 2011, sefia Comisiei pentru Dezvoltare Durabila din cadrul Organizatiei Natiunilor Unite (ONU), a anuntat, duminica, intr-o conferinta de presa, Laszlo Borbely, ministrul Mediului si Padurilor. “Zilele trecute, am fost ales in cadrul sesiunii ONU pentru Dezvoltare Durabila de la New York presedintele Comisiei pentru Dezvoltare …

Romania supported a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem accepted by both sides within the UN framework, Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi reiterated on Friday. Meeting with his visiting Cypriote counterpart Markos Kyprianou, Baconschi stressed that Romania hopes that “this problem, which was imported by the European Union, will find …