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Romanians protest over wage, pension cuts
By the CNN Wire Staff
June 25, 2010 -- Updated 0938 GMT (1738 HKT)
(CNN) -- Hundreds of people were protesting Friday in the Romanian capital over cuts to public wages and pensions, the spokesman for the country's president said.
Unions said there were 600 people outside the presidential palace, but the spokesman said there were about 400.
Anti-riot police had to stop about 25 or 30 people who went past the barricades, spokesman Valaureu Turan told CNN.
Prime Minister Emil Boc recently announced a 25 percent cut in public sector wages and a 15 percent cut in pensions. The Constitutional Court of Romania ruled Friday that part of the laws are not constitutional, so the government will have to decide on the next step, Turan said.
By the CNN Wire Staff
June 25, 2010 -- Updated 0938 GMT (1738 HKT)
(CNN) -- Hundreds of people were protesting Friday in the Romanian capital over cuts to public wages and pensions, the spokesman for the country's president said.
Unions said there were 600 people outside the presidential palace, but the spokesman said there were about 400.
Anti-riot police had to stop about 25 or 30 people who went past the barricades, spokesman Valaureu Turan told CNN.
Prime Minister Emil Boc recently announced a 25 percent cut in public sector wages and a 15 percent cut in pensions. The Constitutional Court of Romania ruled Friday that part of the laws are not constitutional, so the government will have to decide on the next step, Turan said.
