Romania

The first meeting of the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) National Standing Bureau discussed the 2015 political agenda, essential projects like changing the Constitution, the electoral system and the party financing laws, and government priorities - especially social measures.

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The promotion of the Topoloveni plum jam, a Romanian 100% product, continues at international level, and at the beginning of this year it is officially presented in the Winter Fancy Food Show San Francisco, the biggest food industry exhibition on the US West coast, on Monday announced the producer's representatives, in a press release.

The consultations between President Klaus Iohannis and the parliamentary parties on defence funding have kicked off at the presidential Cotroceni Palace early on Monday.

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Alina Gorghiu, co-chair of the National Liberal Party (PNL) says Liberals will govern sooner than incumbent Prime Minister Victor Ponta could imagine and criticizes him for trying to turn the communication with President Klaus Iohannis into an image campaign, instead of practicing real democracy.

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Romania is suffering from growing staff shortages in the health sector, as the number of doctors leaving the system remains higher than those joining the profession, according to officials.

The members of the Strategic Interministerial Group for the prevention and combat of macro-crime (GIS) and of the National Committee for Special Emergency Situations (CNSSU) agreed on Friday in a joint sitting on the need to place again the regulatory package for ensuring public safety and national security on the agenda of the Government, Parliament and the civil society, following the latest

President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday stated that Romania needs a real strategy for promoting its image in the world.

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Workers at Romania's main carmaker, Dacia, are planning strike action following failed negotiations with management over higher salaries and bonuses.

Trade unions have asked management to increase salaries by 15 per cent and want a yearly performance bonus of 2,300 lei (510 euro).

The budget deficit estimate for 2014 is 1.98 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP); the final data will be released on January 25, Finance Minister Darius Valcov announced after a visit of Prime Minister Victor Ponta at the Public Finances Ministry on Thursday.

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For the third consecutive day, dozens of Romanians who took part in the revolution that overthrew the Communist regime protested on Wednesday against a change in the law affecting their privileges.

The so-called "revolutionaries" are those accredited with having taken an active part in the demonstrations that toppled former Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in December 1989.