02.01.2012

Over 1,500 miners at the seven coal mines located in the Jiu Valley, southwestern Romania, staged a spontaneous protest Wednesday and refused to go down, while others barricaded themselves more

01.24.2012

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Tuesday said he will have "a talk with the Romanians" Wednesday, which will be his first since the beginning of protests against the government and politicians in more

01.24.2012

Romanian laid off military staff have rallied Tuesday morning in Bucharest’s Victoriei square to show solidarity with the anti-government protesters who have been demonstrating countrywide for more

01.24.2012

Irrespective of where the solution for the current political tensions is found, it should come as soon as possible. Executives say business is starting to be affected. more

01.21.2012

Hundreds of Romanian protesters have gathered in Bucharest’s University Square Saturday for the ninth straight day, giving voice to their anger at the head of state and the government, and urging more

01.20.2012

Several thousand people rallied by an Opposition demonstration Thursday brought reinforcements to the University Square protest in Bucharest. more

01.18.2012

The Bucharest City Hall has authorized the organization of an anti-government protest rally and march by the opposition Social Liberal Union on Thursday afternoon, general mayor Sorin Oprescu said more

01.17.2012

The union of Romanian laid off military staff will stage protests in Bucharest between January 23 and January 31, and will rally in the Victoriei Square, outside the Government headquarters, on more

01.16.2012

Education and healthcare system unionists in the Romanian city of Iasi are planning to hold a rally on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. more

01.16.2012

Romanian police unionists on Monday threatened they will stage protests unless Interior Minister Traian Igas schedules a meeting this week to solve problems regarding salary rights and work more

01.16.2012

The tensions generated by the reform of the health system reached maximum highs, with people taking to the streets, but there is still a need to clarify the lack of transparency in the spending of more

01.15.2012

Romania was the scene of anti-government protests Saturday evening, with as many as 2,000 people occupying Bucharest's University Square, while smaller rallies of no more than a hundred people took more

12.20.2011

Several hundred veterans of the Romanian anticommunist revolution of December 1989 are protesting Tuesday outside the Government building calling for a law that cuts their state allowances to be more

12.07.2011

Over 300 Romanian revolutionaries are protesting in the University Square in capital Bucharest, calling on the Government to resign and demanding early elections. more

11.22.2011

Several hundred pensioners are protesting Tuesday outside the Government building in Bucharest over the Government’s recent announcement that it will freeze pensions next year too. more

11.09.2011

The spontaneous protest staged by Romanian teachers Wednesday at the headquarters of the Education Ministry ended after two hours and unionists threatened demonstrations will resume next week. more

11.09.2011

Dozens of Romanian teachers on Wednesday staged a spontaneous protest at the headquarters of the Education Ministry over authorities’ decision to keep wages frozen in 2012. more

11.02.2011

About Romanian 200 pensioners are protesting outside the Government building Wednesday over the Cabinet’s decision to keep pensions unchanged next year and apply a 5.5% social security contribution. more

10.27.2011

Unionists in the Romanian mining industry on Thursday threatened they will stage protests as the Government failed to take any decision to support miners. more

10.11.2011

Romanian pensioners will sue the Government at the European Court of Human rights (ECHR) for violating the pension law, and will stage ample protests if authorities tax pensions, National Federation more

10.04.2011

Dozens of guards at Nokia’s plant in Jucu, western Romania, went on a spontaneous protest Tuesday morning over the decision of the Finnish mobile company to close its local business by the end of more

09.21.2011

Over 150 unionists affiliated to the "Carte Alfa" union federation and the National Union Bloc (BNS) on Wednesday protested at the headquarters of the Labor Ministry displeased that more

08.30.2011

Over 400 employees of Romanian chemical company Oltchim (OLT.RO) protest Tuesday outside the unit’s main pavilion against the policy of German PCC SE, a minority shareholder that holds 18.2% of the more

08.12.2011

Over 400 locals and miners in Rosia Montana, western Romania, assembled Friday in the center of the commune calling for the development of the gold mining project planned for the area and protesting more

08.02.2011

Some 1,500 Romanian postal workers are picketing the Communications Ministry Tuesday morning over planned layoffs from state-owned postal company Posta Romana and threaten to go on full-blown strike more