Romanian healthcare workers stage first nationwide strike in a decade
Romanian healthcare workers have launched their first nationwide strike in a decade, protesting a public pay reform tied to EU recovery funds amid a three-month political deadlock.
Thousands of Romanian healthcare workers participated in a nationwide general strike, marking the sector's first such full-scale walkout in ten years. Protesters are rallying against a proposed public sector wage reform intended to align national policy with requirements needed to release European Union recovery funding. The industrial action comes as political parties in Bucharest remain entangled in a three-month coalition deadlock, leaving the country without a fully functioning government. Labor unions warn that the planned wage legislation could adversely affect earnings for medical personnel. The nationwide protest adds significant urgency to ongoing political negotiations to resolve the cabinet stalemate and secure pending financial transfers from Brussels.
Sources: Bloomberg.