Romanian Labour Minister Social-Democrat Lia Olguta Vasilescu this summer presented a bill for a new public pension system, benefiting some five million pensioners in Romania
The High Court of Cassation and Justice started trying the case concerning the June 1990 miners riots, in which ex-president Ion Iliescu and former PM Petre Roman are charged with crimes against humanity.
A simple motion against the Labour Minister has been debated upon in the Chamber of Deputies with a final vote to be cast on Wednesday.
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One of the big trade union organizations in Romania, Cartel Alfa, has asked for the resignation of the labor minister, Lia Olguţa Vasilescu
Several categories of public sector employees that have not seen any pay rises this year will get more money as of next month
Pay rises in the healthcare and education systems in Romania are to be put off by 2 months as compared to the initial version of the unified pay bill.
Once it has been discussed and endorsed in Parliament, the unified pay scale law will take effect on July 1.
High-profile politicians, whether members of Parliament or of local administration, are probed into for corruption in Romania.
Romanias President Klaus Iohannis is attending the nuclear security summit in Washington/As of April 1, 2016, the Romanian nationals who want to vote in the future parliamentary elections can request to be enlisted in the Electoral Register
