Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Romania as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Romania: New law on employee inventions



Amendments to the Romanian Patent Law regarding inventions created by employees have now come into force …

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Romania: Cuts to social security contributions planned

The Romanian Senate has adopted a draft law that would reduce employers’ social security contributions from 20 …

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Romania: New minimum wage coming into force

As agreed last year, the national minimum wage for full-time workers in Romania will rise on July 1st 2014 from the current 850 leu (194 euros) per month to 900 leu (205 euros) per month …

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Romania: Countries not ready to join the eurozone

Following its assessment of eight countries’ readiness to join the eurozone, the European Commission has proposed that Lithuania become the 19th country to adopt the euro, on January 1st 2015 …

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Romania: Additional holiday granted

The government of Romania has officially declared May 2nd 2014 a non-working holiday following a proposal from two Romanian tourist associations …

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Romania: New internship law coming into force

A new Internship Law in Romania will come into effect in March 2014 under which interns will be employed under a contract of employment as well as a supplementary internship agreement …

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Romania: Free movement restrictions lifted

Restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian citizens’ rights to work were finally lifted on January 1st 2014 in the nine European countries where they continued to apply for the full seven-year transitional period …

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Romania/Bulgaria: Free movement restrictions lifted

 Restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian citizens’ rights to work were finally lifted on January 1st 2014 in the nine European countries where they continued to apply for the full seven-year transitional period …

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Romania: Minimum wage increase

The national minimum wage in Romania is to increase to 850 RON (190 …

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Romania: Employers fined for illegal practices

The Labour Inspectorate of Romania has reported that it imposed fines amounting to more than 2 …

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