No consensus on minimum wage.  Despite a new meeting earlier this week, the trade unions and representatives from the Romanian Finance Ministry haven’t reached an agreements on the minimum wage increase.  650 lei (about €155) against 600 lei (€142) currently: this was the last offer the Romanian government made to the staff representatives.  Unions asked if this was a “joke.”  It’s not the first time unions have rejected the proposals presented by the Finance Department – whose first offer was 640 lei, which was rejected on august 23rd.
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ge increase. 650 lei (about €155) against 600 lei (€142) currently: this was the last offer the Romanian government made to the staff representatives. Unions asked if this was a “joke.” It’s not the first time unions have rejected the proposals presented by the Finance Department – whose first offer was 640 lei, which was rejected on august 23rd.

Not high enough. According to the trade unions, raising minimum wage to 650 lei wouldn’t compensate this year’s inflation. Besides, they think it

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