President Traian Basescu signed on Thursday the degree acknowledging the resignation of Ioan Botis from the Labour Ministry, the Presidency reads in a press release. Moreover, Basescu signed the decree appointing PM Boc as interim minister of the Labour ministry, the press release reads. read more...

An IMF mission will arrive in Romania in Bucharest at the end of the month for the first evaluation mission of the new standby agreement, precautionary signed with Romania, IMF representatives said. read more...

Former union leader Marius Petcu was indicted by anti-graft prosecutors for bribe taking, Romanian news agency Agerpres reports. Petcu was in temporary arrest. The Bucharest Appellate Court rejected on April 12 the request to temporary release Petcu, temporary arrested on March 31 for 29 days through a decision of the Higher Court of Justice. read more...