Prime Minister Luca Niculescu, after discussions with the trade unions: Pension indexation and cutting red tape among the measures supported by the Government

Prime Minister Luca Niculescu met on Monday at Victoria Palace with the leaders of the trade union confederations, who presented the main demands of the trade union movement. Following the discussions, the head of Government expressed support for a first set of measures, including pension indexation, reducing bureaucracy, and involving trade unions in consultations on the future European funding cycle.

Deputy Prime Minister Marian Neacșu, the ministers of Finance, Health, Education and Research, and Labour, as well as the Minister of Pre-University Education, attended the meeting. Also present were the head of the Prime Minister's Chancellery, Oleg Ungureanu, along with state secretaries from the Chancellery.

Minister of Finance Alexandru Nazare presented Romania's fiscal and budgetary situation and the measures prepared by the Government to cover its financing needs until the end of the year.

The Executive announced that dialogue with the trade unions will continue in the coming period within the framework of the National Tripartite Council.