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Romanian Govt Approves New Heating Aid Income Caps

18:02, 31 Aug. 2011
Romania's Government on Wednesday approved the new income ceilings, according to which heating subsidies will be provided from the state budget during the winter.

Romania To Pay EUR92,000 To Send EUR12,000 Worth Of Water To Japan

09:16, 17 Iun. 2011
Romania will send Japan 50,000 lei (EUR12,000) worth of bottled water as emergency humanitarian aid, but will pay about seven times as much, 383,000 lei (EUR92,000), to transport the water from Bucharest to Tokyo.

Romanian PM Calls For Humanitarian Aid For Quake-Hit Japan – Sources

16:44, 17 Mart. 2011
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc called on Interior Minister Traian Igas and Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi to put forward a normative act granting humanitarian aid to quake- and tsunami-shattered Japan, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Thursday.

Romanian Govt Expects EUR26M Savings By Cutting Illegal Social Aid

15:04, 04 Aug. 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday that the government has managed to save EUR26 million per year by cutting social aid granted illegally, following partial investigations of files for minimum income, disability benefits and invalidity pensions.

Romania Willing To Offer Building Materials To Flood-Hit Moldova – President

14:17, 10 Iul. 2010
Romania is willing to offer construction materials to the Republic of Moldova, as part of a EUR100 million non-reimbursable aid granted to the neighboring country by Romanian authorities, Romanian President Traian Basescu told Moldovan President Mihai Ghimpu during a phone call.

Romanian Blue Air Asks EC, Govt For Aid Over EUR2.5M Loss From Airspace Closure

20:30, 22 Apr. 2010
Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air lost EUR2.48 million because of the airspace restriction and has asked for aid from the Government and European Commission, the company’s general manager, Sherif Ussama, told MEDIAFAX.

European Commission OKs Romanian Temporary State Aid Scheme

12:49, 04 Dec. 2009
The European Commission authorized Friday, in accordance with EU norms on state aid, an aid program proposed by Romania to support, with up to EUR500,000, companies hit by the crisis.

Romanian Parliament Accepts An Increase In Heating Aid Ceiling

19:33, 21 Oct. 2009
Romanian interim prime minister Emil Boc said the Parliament has already accepted to increase the ceiling for heating aid, adding he asks mayoralties to start receiving requests from people with family member incomes between 425 lei (EUR1=RON4.2930) and RON615.

Romanians Depend Too Much On Social Welfare – President

16:13, 24 Iun. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said on Wednesday that, in 2008, half of Romania’s population received social aid, which in his opinion is wasteful and is caused by “populist” political behavior.

Romanian Mine Blast Victims’ Kin To Receive Financial Aid

15:06, 20 Nov. 2008
The families of the 12 miners and rescuers who perished in the blasts occurring Saturday in Romanian mine Petrila, as well as the families of other victims of the same incident will receive financial aid ranging between 5,000 and 10,000 lei (EUR1 = RON3.8258).

Romanian Pensioners Will Still Get Heating Aid After Pension Hikes – Fin Min

16:11, 29 Sept. 2008
The Romanian government will increase ceilings for heating aid and pension increases planned as of October 1 will not prevent pensioners from receiving heating aid, finance minister Varujan Vosganian said Monday.

EC To Probe Romania’s EUR57M State Aid To Ford For Employees’ Training

15:16, 10 Sept. 2008
The European Commission has launched an investigation regarding a state aid worth EUR57 million given by Romania to Ford Motor Co. (F) for training the employees’ at Automobile Craiova, alleging it might represent a supplementary advantage than the one stipulated in the contract.

Romania To Send Aid To Georgia

19:49, 12 Aug. 2008
Romania will send humanitarian aid to Georgia, consisting mainly of medicine and sanitary equipment, in response to a request of the authorities in Tbilisi, the presidency said in a statement Tuesday.

U.S. Grants Romania $50,000 Flood Relief Aid

13:05, 05 Aug. 2008
The Government of the United States granted Romania $50,000 for immediate flood relief assistance to help Romanians recover from the recent devastating floods in the northern part of the country, the U.S. Embassy said Tuesday.

Romania Grants EUR100,000 To Palestine, Mulls Participation In EUPOL COPPS

21:04, 24 Iun. 2008
Romania will grant financial aid worth EUR100,000 to the Palestinian Territories, Foreign Minister Lazar Comanescu said Tuesday, mentioning the country is also considering a contribution to the EU Police Mission in the area – EUPOL COPPS.

Romanian Parliament May Annul Social Gas Fund

15:22, 10 Iun. 2008
The Romanian Parliament may annul the social gas fund established earlier this year based on an agreement with Romania’s gas producer Romgaz Medias and the country’s largest vertically integrated oil company Petrom, aiming to provide financial support to 850,000 families for paying gas bills.

Romanian Govt To Send Quake Aid To China

19:17, 29 Mai 2008
Romania will offer China, which was hit by a major earthquake, emergency humanitarian aid from the state reserves, consisting of 60 complete tents, worth RON400,000, without transport expenses, the aid being approved in the Government meeting held Wednesday.

Galati Local Council Fulfils Dream Of Romanian Private Killed In Afghanistan

16:21, 24 Mart. 2008
The family of Romanian second lieutenant (post-mortem) Ionut Cosmin Sandu, killed in Afghanistan last Thursday, will get a new two room- apartment from the Local Council of Galati town, southeastern Romania.

Romanian Govt To Nearly Double Indemnities For People Persecuted In Communist Era

16:48, 20 Feb. 2008
Indemnities granted to people who were persecuted on political grounds during the communist regime and those granted to war prisoners and those deported abroad, will be increased 90%, labor minister Paul Pacuraru said Wednesday.

Romanian Pensioners Outliving Their Spouses To Benefit From Monthly Aid

19:35, 05 Nov. 2007
The Romanian pensioners outliving their spouses will benefit, as of 2008, from a monthly aid based on Law 225/2007, which will come into effect after the enforcement norms are published, Bucharest’s Pension House said.