The first snow of the season fell in the Fagaras mountains, at Balea Lac, where it snowed for 24 hours until Thursday morning. The layer of snow reached 10 centimeters at an altitude of over 2,000 meters.

The two Romanian opposition parties, the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD) will jointly submit a no-confidence motion against the Government, during the Parliament session this fall, according to PNL head Crin Antonescu.

A Turkish ship loaded with metal sank in the Black Sea off the Romanian coast, according to the Romanian naval authority. The 17 crew members on board were rescued.

Labor contracts are often not respected by employers in Romania and the penalties for such acts are minor and rarely enforced, but the rights of employees are, for the most part, respected, says a Freedom House report on workers’ rights around the world.

The payment of the contribution to the National Sole Social Health Insurance Fund (FNUASS) is mandatory and failure to pay is deemed a crime and shall be punished accordingly, according to Romania’s National Health Insurance House.

The famous Orient Express on Monday stopped, for the first time in the latest 12 years, while traveling between Paris and Istanbul, Istanbul and Venice respectively, in the Royal Station of the Sinaia mountain resort (Prahova County, north of Bucharest), where the about 100 passengers enjoyed a red-carpet welcome.

The Romanian Government wants to amend the country’s labor legislation, introduce postal voting for Romanians living abroad, simplify privatization procedures and regulate aspects related to the checkup of public purchase contract award procedures, according to Mediafax newswire.

Two people have died from the West Nile virus in Romania, out of a total of seven people carrying the virus, according to the Romanian Health Ministry. The two people who died were 75 and 79 and had other illnesses as well.

The Romanian Journalists Federation MediaSind and the Romanian Democratic Trade Unions Confederation (CSDR) draw the attention of the European Parliament on the violation of the freedom of speech and information in Romania . The two institutions have sent the president of the European Parliament's Commission on Petitions, Erminia Mazzoni a letter denouncing changes which violate the freedom of speech in the country, according to Agerpres.

Romanian meteorologists Monday issued a code yellow rain and storm advisory for 30 counties in central, northern, eastern and western parts of the country, valid from Tuesday at 2 a.m. until Tuesday at 8 p.m.

The first snow of the season fell in the Fagaras mountains, at Balea Lac, where it snowed for 24 hours until Thursday morning. The layer of snow reached 10 centimeters at an altitude of over 2,000 meters.

The two Romanian opposition parties, the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD) will jointly submit a no-confidence motion against the Government, during the Parliament session this fall, according to PNL head Crin Antonescu.

A Turkish ship loaded with metal sank in the Black Sea off the Romanian coast, according to the Romanian naval authority. The 17 crew members on board were rescued.

Labor contracts are often not respected by employers in Romania and the penalties for such acts are minor and rarely enforced, but the rights of employees are, for the most part, respected, says a Freedom House report on workers’ rights around the world.

The payment of the contribution to the National Sole Social Health Insurance Fund (FNUASS) is mandatory and failure to pay is deemed a crime and shall be punished accordingly, according to Romania’s National Health Insurance House.

The famous Orient Express on Monday stopped, for the first time in the latest 12 years, while traveling between Paris and Istanbul, Istanbul and Venice respectively, in the Royal Station of the Sinaia mountain resort (Prahova County, north of Bucharest), where the about 100 passengers enjoyed a red-carpet welcome.

The Romanian Government wants to amend the country’s labor legislation, introduce postal voting for Romanians living abroad, simplify privatization procedures and regulate aspects related to the checkup of public purchase contract award procedures, according to Mediafax newswire.

Two people have died from the West Nile virus in Romania, out of a total of seven people carrying the virus, according to the Romanian Health Ministry. The two people who died were 75 and 79 and had other illnesses as well.

The Romanian Journalists Federation MediaSind and the Romanian Democratic Trade Unions Confederation (CSDR) draw the attention of the European Parliament on the violation of the freedom of speech and information in Romania . The two institutions have sent the president of the European Parliament's Commission on Petitions, Erminia Mazzoni a letter denouncing changes which violate the freedom of speech in the country, according to Agerpres.

Romanian meteorologists Monday issued a code yellow rain and storm advisory for 30 counties in central, northern, eastern and western parts of the country, valid from Tuesday at 2 a.m. until Tuesday at 8 p.m.