Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Romania as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Romania: Significant increase in work permit quotas for 2019
The government has increased the total number of work permits that may be issued for non-EU workers in 2019 to 20,000 …
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Romania: Average monthly pension in fourth quarter of 2018
Over the year to Q4 2018, the average monthly pension from all sources increased by 8% to 1223 lei (US$291), of which, the average state monthly social insurance pension increased by 10 …
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Romania: Western Europe has double standards over corruption, says PM
Since the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union in 2007 they have been subject to close anti-corruption monitoring, with annual reports to the European Commission …
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Romania: Government working on granting amnesty to politicians imprisoned for corruption
The EU’s 6-month rotating Presidency is now being held by Romania amidst much controversy about capability and the rule of law …
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Romania: Government signs memorandum with Vietnam seeking to attract Vietnamese workers
The Government has signed a memorandum with Vietnam’s Labour Ministry to bring Vietnamese workers into the country …
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Romania: Government adopts emergency ordinance for differentiated minimum wage
In October, we reported that the Labour Ministry was working on a Bill to increase the minimum wage …
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Romania: Minimum wage might increase before January 1, 2019
The Labour Ministry currently is working on a draft bill to raise the minimum gross salary …
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Romania: Chamber of Deputies adopts internship contract
The Chamber of Deputies has voted through a Bill that will allow companies to employ Interns over the age of 16 …
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Romania: EU states must recognise foreign same-sex marriages – court
The European Court of Justice ruled that Romania is obliged to grant residency rights to the American husband of a Romanian national living in the country even though Romania itself does not permit same-sex marriage …
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Romania: Prevention Law
Progress is slowly being made to implement the “Prevention Law” …
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Romania: E-cigarettes could be banned in public spaces
An opposition member of parliament has submitted a draft amendment to the law preventing and combating tobacco consumption in public spaces – including indoor workspaces …
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Romania: A new Telework Law adopted
The Romanian Parliament has adopted a new Telework Law …
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Romania: Work permit quotas increase for 2018
Employers wishing to hire or transfer non-EEA personnel should make their submissions as early as possible before the annual quota is used up …
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Romania: Flat-rate income tax reduced
The reduction of the flat-rate income tax from 16% to just 10% has now come into force for this year …
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Romania: Social security and the income tax changes
The emergency ordinance, changing the structure of social security and the income tax levels, is presenting a significant challenge for Romanian employers …
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