National Consumer Protection Agency
PM Citu: No political leader has come to ask for extraordinary session for vulnerable consumer law
Prime Minister Florin Citu said on Tuesday that "all sorts of brave people" from all parties come up with solutions regarding the vulnerable consumer law, but no political leader proposed an extraordinary session for the faster adoption of this piece of legislation. "We have the law of the vulnerable consumer and here again we have to call a spade a spade.
PM Citu: Gov't will not step in to cap energy prices; Romania needs energy independence
Prime Minister Florin Citu said on Tuesday that energy prices will not be capped in Romania, insisting that Romania needs energy independence. "There is growing public concern over energy prices, especially because the winter season is coming - the payment of energy bills - and so we have to come up with solutions. Of course, the solution to prices cannot come from the prime minister.
Over half million people checked for COVID-19 compliance in Romania in one week
The Interior Ministry (MAI) last week checked 545,000 people and 65,000 places of interest - most of them food establishments as part of COVID-19 containment measures. "Almost 36,000 fines amounting to six million lei were issued for non-compliance with health safety protection measures.