Moldova will remove the barbed wire fence at the Romanian border, some Romanian press read. Elsewhere in the news, The Romanian Government might force state staff into unpaid holidays for a number of days every month in 2010. Last but not least, Romania’s energy future shows Russian signs.
Moldova will remove the barbed wire fence at the Romanian border. According to Romania Libera, Moldavian PM Vlad Filat declared that it was shameful to have a fence between Moldova and a friendly state in the 21st century, "when the European borders need to be transparent and the people need to travel freely". The Moldovan PM is heading a pro-Occidental coalition, which wants to see Moldova joining the EU as soon as possible.
A new commandment of border forces has been given the duty to remove the barbed-wire fence. The Alliance for European Integration militates for a better relation with Romania, as opposed to the ex-governance led by the Communist Party from 2000 until recently. Under the Communist Party, Moldova's relationships with Romania got tense, the Communist Party being in favour of a close relationship with Russia.
The Romanian Government might force state staff into unpaid holidays for a number of days every month in 2010, Gandul informs. Romania needs to cut three billion euros from public spending, namely 2.5% of the GDP, to meet the IMF targets, namely a 5.9% budget deficit. The only spending cuts in 2009 were enforced towards the end of the year.
According to economic councillor designated by PM Emil Boc, Andreea Paul (Vass), the money could be saved "either by enforcing the pensions' law, the unique income scheme and by restructuring agency, or through sending state staff into an unpaid holiday for several days every month".
It is official that the state budget for salaries is 0.3% lower in 2010, that is
