A vital area in a globalised economy, road freight
\ntransport employs many Romanians. According to statistics presented by the
\nauthorities in Bucharest, some 150,000 Romanians are employed as drivers,
\ntravelling all over Europe. Their work is not only not easy, but also full of
\nrisks. Last month, a Romanian lorry driver was killed in a parking lot in France
\nby thieves he interrupted while they were trying to steal goods from his vehicle.
\nOn 6th June, another Romanian driver was the victim of a knife attack,
\nalso in a parking lot, but managed to escape and also rescue a colleague who
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The rights of the Romanians working in this profession
\nmust be respected in keeping with national law, labour minister Raluca Turcan
\nposted on Facebook after talks in Brussels with the European commissioner for
\ntransport Adina V\u0103lean. Haulage companies, the minister
\nsays, must ensure transparent and fair payment conditions and up to the levels on
\nthe European market, as it’s a well-known fact that there are often differences
\nin terms of working conditions and salaries for eastern European workers. There
\nis no tolerance for illegal employment and discrimination, she added.
\nCommissioner V\u0103lean said the European authorities are making efforts to develop
\nsafe parking space for lorry drivers as soon as possible, with the community bloc
\ncurrently having a shortage of some 100,000 parking spaces. <\/p>\n
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While Romanian politicians are promising in Brussels
\nmeasures in support of road carriers, in Bucharest, they only managed to attract
\ntheir criticism and generate protests. This comes after the tax authorities said
\nthe daily allowance of lorry drivers working for Romanian companies abroad should
\nbe considered salary income and must be taxed. <\/p>\n
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Haulage companies are also discontent with the
\nintention of the transport ministry to change the way in which the road tax is
\ncalculated, per kilometre and pollution instead of period as is the case now. This
\nchange is laid down in the recovery and resilience plan which politicians are negotiating
\nwith the European Commission in order to be able to access the almost 30
\nbillion euros earmarked for Romania. The president of the federation of
\nRomanian transport companies Augustin Hagiu said the
\nmove would see taxes rise ten times and criticised the state of Romanian roads. (CM) <\/p>\n
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