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Romanians Among EU Citizens Most Dissatisfied With Rail Transport – Survey

19:41, 15 Iun. 2011

Romanians, Poles and Bulgarians are the EU citizens most dissatisfied with the rail services in their country, especially unhappy with the length of a journey and lack of cleanliness and punctuality, says a Eurobarometer survey on railway passenger satisfaction in member states.

EU Asks Romania To Implement Directive On Railway Safety

15:35, 19 Mai 2011

The European Commission (EC) has sent a reasoned opinion to nine member states, including Romania, formally asking them to fully implement the railway safety directive.

Romania To Modernize 16 Train Stations For EUR280M

09:01, 12 Mai 2011

Romania will modernize 16 train stations within a program worth a total EUR283 million, the Government decided Wednesday.

Romania’s Bucharest Railway Co Manager Sacked

13:23, 30 Apr. 2011

The head of the Bucharest division of state-owned railway company CFR, Gavrila Manaila, has been sacked Saturday for defective management, the company said in a statement.

Romanian Rail Co CFR Marfa To Lay Off 3,000 Employees As Of June 1 – Union Leader

17:52, 11 Apr. 2011

Romanian state-run rail cargo carrier CFR Marfa has informed the labor unions and the Labor Inspection about its plan to lay off 3,000 employees as of June 1, said union leader Iulian Mantescu.

Romanian Transp Min Proposes Closing 1474 Km Of Public Railroad

14:59, 27 Mart. 2011

Romania's Transport Ministry has asked the Government to close 1474 km of unessential railway infrastructure, thereby cutting public spending on their maintenance and directing the funds to more important segments.

Romanian Railway Co CFR Infrastructura Management, Workers Sign 2011 Collective Work Contract

17:36, 24 Mart. 2011

The workers' union and management of Romanian railway infrastructure administrator CFR Infrastructura on Thursday signed the new collective work contract for 2011.

Romanian Railway Workers Call Off Strike Planned To Start Wednesday

12:48, 22 Mart. 2011

Romanian railway workers have called off a full-blown strike planned to start Wednesday as the transport minister announced the budgets of the country’s three state-owned railway companies have been approved.

Romanian Railway Workers Stopped Trains For Two-Hour Warning Strike

08:07, 16 Mart. 2011

Romanian railway workers ceased work for two hours Wednesday morning and all trains en route have been stopped in stations or on the way.

Romanian Railway Workers Threaten To Go On General Strike In March

14:55, 08 Feb. 2011

Unions in Romania’s railway sector threaten to go on full-blown strike early March and triggered a work conflict Tuesday as collective work contracts have expired for all three state-owned railway companies.

Romania Risks EU Sanctions Unless It Transfers Railway Supervision Body From Transport Ministry

15:06, 06 Feb. 2011

Romania’s Government will transfer a railway sector supervision body to the Competition Council from the Transport Ministry to avoid an infringement procedure from the European Union.

Romanian Transport Ministry Plans To Sack About 8,300 Railway Sector Employees

15:27, 23 Aug. 2010

Romania’s Transport Ministry plans to sack between 7,100 and 8,300 employees of state-owned railway companies, and layoffs mainly target employees with freight railway company CFR Marfa (between 3,400 and 4,600 people).

Talks With Railway Transport Unionists To Follow Cost Cutting Solutions – Romanian Transp Min

15:11, 18 Aug. 2010

Romanian Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said Wednesday that railway transport unionists will be summoned for discussions after railway companies come up with solutions to increase revenues and cut expenses and after these solutions are approved by the ministry.

Romanian Railway Transport Unionists Protested Outside Transp Min HQ Over Planned Layoffs

14:34, 18 Aug. 2010

About 100 railway transport unionists protested Wednesday outside the Transport Ministry headquarters, displeased with the restructuring program at state-owned railway company CFR and the authorities’ decision to put CFR employees on furlough.

Transp Min: Works On Cernavoda-Constanta Hwy, Bucharest-Constanta Railway Finalized In 2011

16:11, 15 Aug. 2010

Romanian Transport Minister Radu Berceanu on Sunday said the highway linking Cernavoda to Constanta, southeastern Romania, will be finalized until the end of 2011, but drivers might be able to use one lane as of June 2011, when upgrade works on the Bucharest-Constanta railway are also finalized.

Bucharest-Constanta Railway Upgrade To Be Finalized In July 2011 – Transport Min

16:11, 15 Iul. 2010

Romanian Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said Thursday modernization works on the railway linking capital Bucharest to southeastern Constanta will be finalized in July 2011, and a train ride on that distance will take two and a half hours.

Romanian Railway Employees Threaten To Cease Work If Affected By Wage Cuts

20:09, 31 Mai 2010

Employees of Romania’s railway company CFR will not go on solidarity strike, union leader Voicu Sala told MEDIAFAX Monday, adding that, should the Government draw up a normative act aimed at cutting their salaries by 25%, the company will immediately cease all activities.

Romanian Railway Workers Won’t Halt Trains Monday But Might Go On Solidarity Strike

16:47, 27 Mai 2010

Employees of Romania’s state-owned railway company won’t go on strike Monday, as they initially announced, because the Government’s austerity plan doesn’t mention wage cuts for them, but they might decide to go on strike out of solidarity with other public sector workers.

Romanian Railway Workers Threaten To Halt Trains Over 25% Wage Cut Plan

11:32, 13 Mai 2010

Romanian railway workers threaten to block trains if their wages are cut 25%, as Prime Minister Emil Boc announced Wednesday, union leader Iulian Mantescu said Thursday.

Truck Falls Off Bridge, Causes Railway Traffic Restrictions In Cernavoda, SE Romania

13:58, 26 Mart. 2010

A truck fell off a bridge over railway tracks in Cernavoda, southeastern Romania, and trains covering the route between Bucharest and Constanta were imposed speed restrictions which will triggers delays of maximum 20 minutes, Romanian state-owned railway company CFR said Friday.

Romanian Govt Approves 10,300 Layoffs In Railway Sector

19:56, 05 Mart. 2010

Romania’s government has approved the list of railway companies that will sack a total 10,301 employees, following recent measures to restructure the railway sector, and layoff procedures will set off in the upcoming period.

Several Trains Cancelled In Southeastern Romania Due To Snow, Frost

20:21, 24 Ian. 2010

Several trains covering Romania’s southeastern region were cancelled Sunday due to snow and low temperatures, said the passenger division of the state-owned railway company, CFR Calatori.

EC Scolds 21 EU Members Over Failed Railway Reforms

15:18, 08 Oct. 2009

The European Commission sent Thursday letters to 21 member states, Romania included, regarding their failure to open the railway transport markets and provide an adequate competition environment.

Romania’s Transport Min Has Money To Pay Railway Employees’ Wages For 2009

13:12, 06 Oct. 2009

Romania’s Transport Ministry has the money it needs to pay the railway employees' wages for 2009, deputy secretary of state within the Transport Ministry Constantin Axinia said Tuesday.

Romanian Transport Min Wants 3.5% of GDP For Railway Infrastructure In 2010

13:09, 06 Oct. 2009

Romanian Transport Minister Radu Berceanu asked the Finance Ministry to assign 3.5% of gross domestic product next year to upgrade the country’s railway infrastructure, from 0.3% of GDP assigned this year.

Romania Delays Railway Upgrade Works Six Months On Lack Of Funds

13:08, 06 Oct. 2009

Works to upgrade the railway linking Romania’s capital Bucharest to southeastern Constanta are six months lagging over lack of funds and are to be finished in August next year, Transport Ministry sub-secretary of state Constantin Axinia said Tuesday.

Romania Transp Ministry Readies Law Pack For Railway Sector

15:21, 08 Sept. 2009

Romania’s Transport Ministry is working with the Romanian Railway Authority (AFER) and the National Center for Railway Qualification and Training (CENAFER) on a draft law meant to regulate operations in the railway sector, which will be completed in October.

Romanian Railway Cos Risk Foreclosure For Pwr Debts – Transport Min

16:25, 30 Apr. 2009

The Romanian railway companies risk being foreclosed by power suppliers, who want to recover their debts totaling 1.2 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.1835), and are thus being endangered of losing railway stations or trains, Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said Thursday in a press conference.

Romanian Transport Ministry Official Denies Plans To Scrap 12,000 Jobs In Railway Sys

16:32, 28 Apr. 2009

Romanian Transport Ministry officials are “surprised” that railway employees will rally on Wednesday and said the ministry sent the railway company CFR variants to render its activity more efficient, not a plan to scrap 12,000 jobs.

Restructuring At Railroad Cos To Cause Social Disturbance – Transport Min

15:20, 14 Apr. 2009

The staff in state-owned railroad companies is oversized and receives high pay, which is why in the next two-three weeks there will be some changes that will cause social disturbance, Romanian transport and infrastructure minister Radu Berceanu said Tuesday.

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