Pressured by the unions, Romania's Government is about to change in the intention letter to be addressed to the IMF. Elsewhere in the news, Euro is crashing: what is happening to Romanians? Last but not least, Romanian international Olympic sells ice cream to pay for tutoring.
Pressured by the unions, the Romanian Government is about to change in the intention letter to be addressed to the IMF, Adevarul reads. Romanian politicians do not exclude a new IMF visit. The Romanian Economic Social Council (CES) sent a letter to the Government yesterday, asking for amendments to the austerity measures already announced by the chief of state.
CES failed to pass a favourable notice on the existent intention letter. After two hours of debates, representatives of unions, patronages and Government agreed to send a letter to the Executive, asking the Boc Cabinet to elaborate a new letter for the IMF, whose content should previously be discussed with the social partners.
This might bring the IMF back to Romania, after their visit has just concluded, depending on how much the letter will be altered. Romanian representative at the IMF Mihai Tanasescu said they were waiting for Romania's decision before deciding the next move. Union leaders confirmed the negotiations with the Fund will resume if the Government is not going to rush to enforce the measures already written down.
The austerity measures announced by Basescu on May 6 will not make it to the Executive's debate forum this week either. The PM Councillor says the Government wants the consent of the unions and patronages on the intention letter. According to her, they still have one week.
Euro is crashing: what is happening to Romanians?, Romania Libera asks. According to the paper, the euro has not been this weak in four years, when it almost equalled the dollar. The Ro
