January 2013 Annual Review 2012 on Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe: Romania By Stefania Barbuceanu* Content Summary Socio-economic developments Governmental policies and legislation Industrial relations Tripartite social dialogue Forecasts Annex- Information about: Collective bargaining, social dialogue, social security, education& vocational train­ing, employment, wages Trade unions and employer organizations * Stefania Barbuceanu, Economist © Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Regional Project for Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe Tadeusa Koscuska 8/5 11000 Belgrade, Serbia E-Mail: fes@fessoe.de Internet: www.fessoe.de The text is available online: www.fessoe.de The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Friedrich-Ebert­Stiftung or of the organization for which the author works. 1. Summary Throughout the year, Romania was under the weight of economic development in the European Union. Economic growth was slower than in 2011, being envisaged to in­crease by 0.9% as compared to 2.5% last year. This was mainly due to increased ten­sions in the euro area, as Romania’s trading partners are facing economic downturn.