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. read more...

President Traian Basescu said yesterday, during the annual meeting of Romanian ambassadors, that despite appearances, economic ties with Russia are growing stronger. “We can also notice an increase in Russian investors’ interest in Romanian economic objectives. I hope that current intentions will become reality,” the president said. read more...

A number of 1,716 employees at the National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) “were sent home” as a result of layoffs, and 141 fiscal administrations have been disbanded, ANAF President Sorin Blejnar said Thurs­day, according to Mediafax. Blejnar said the streamlining will bring RON 41 M in savings to the state budget by year’s end. read more...