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Commission Report 2002 (Romania)
A national policy for employment has been defined and approved as
scheduled in the Action Plan. Preparation for European Social Fund type
activities has started and related training is ongoing. Similarly, actions
aimed at strengthening the capacity of the National Agency for Employment
have started, in line with the Action Plan, as has the reform of the social
assistance system. Important pieces of secondary legislation have either
already been adopted or are planned for before the end of 2002. No major
progress has been made with improving the co-operation between local
employment services and local social assistance services, and despite
commitments given in the Action Plan these services remain understaffed and
staff is insufficiently trained. The Action Plan objective of strengthening
the capacity of the local employment services is due to be completed by the
end of the year. With regard to alignment and proper enforcement of EC
legislation in the fields of labour law, equal opportunity between men and
women, health and safety at work, notably through the adoption of the new
Labour Code, progress has been made in adopting legislation and preparing
legislation and the administrative capacity of the Labour Inspectorates
improved. The anti-discrimination law has not yet been implemented. In the
field of public health, the national network for surveillance and control of
the communicable diseases was reorganised but the main commitments taken in
the Action Plan aiming at strengthening the capacity to manage health sector
reform will not be completed before end of 2002. The legislation to
strengthen social partners capacity has been partially adopted and training
is being delivered, but in accordance with the Action Plan much remains to be
done in the coming years. With regard to developing a national policy for
future participation in the European strategy on social inclusion, work is
continuing in line with the commitments made in the Action Plan. A new
institutional framework is being created, and progress has been made with
implementation of the Law on guaranteed minimum income, adoption of an
anti-poverty strategy and preparation for the Joint Inclusion Memorandum. The
Accession Partnership priorities have been partially met. Implementation of
the measures under the Action Plan has started.
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