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Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1355 of 25 September 2020 granting temporary support under Regulation (EU) 2020/672 to Romania to mitigate unemployment risks in the emergency following the COVID-19 outbreakLegal instrument | implementing decision |
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Number legal act | Implementing decision 2020/1355 |
Original proposal | COM(2020)439 |
CELEX number i | 32020D1355 |
Document | 25-09-2020; Date of adoption |
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Publication in Official Journal | 29-09-2020; OJ L 314 p. 55-58 |
Effect | 28-09-2020; Takes effect Date notif. See Art 5 |
Deadline | 30-03-2021; See Art 4 |
End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
Notification | 28-09-2020 |
29.9.2020 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 314/55 |
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2020/1355
of 25 September 2020
granting temporary support under Regulation (EU) 2020/672 to Romania to mitigate unemployment risks in the emergency following the COVID-19 outbreak
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2020/672 of 19 May 2020 on the establishment of a European instrument for temporary support to mitigate unemployment risks in an emergency (SURE) following the COVID-19 outbreak (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
On 7 August 2020, Romania requested financial assistance from the Union with a view to complementing its national efforts to address the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and respond to the socioeconomic consequences of the outbreak for workers and the self-employed. |
(2) |
The COVID-19 outbreak and the extraordinary measures implemented by Romania to contain the outbreak and its socioeconomic and health-related impact are expected to have a dramatic impact on public finances. According to the Commission’s 2020 Spring forecast, Romania was expected to have a general government deficit and debt of 9,2 % and 46,2 % of gross domestic product (GDP) respectively by the end of 2020. According to the Commission’s 2020 Summer interim forecast, Romania’s GDP is projected to decrease by 6,0 % in 2020. |
(3) |
The COVID-19 outbreak has immobilised a substantial part of the labour force in Romania. This has led to a sudden and severe increase in public expenditure in Romania in respect of short-time work schemes and similar measures, as well as health-related measures, as set out in recitals (4) to (11). |
(4) |
‘Government Emergency Ordinance 30/2020’ (2), which is referred to in Romania’s request of 7 August 2020, provides a benefit to employees of employers that reduce or temporarily interrupt their activity due to the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. The benefit is capped at 75 % of those employees’ basic salary (but no more than 75 % of the average gross salary in the economy) for the duration of the state of emergency. |
(5) |
‘Government Emergency Ordinance 92/2020’ (3), which is referred to in Romania’s request of 7 August 2020, introduced a benefit for persons whose employment contract was suspended for at least 15 days during the state of emergency or alert, provided that their employment relationship is maintained until 31 December 2020. The benefit amounts to 41,5 % of those employees’ gross basic salary (but no more than 41,5 % of the average gross salary in the economy). |
(6) |
‘Government Emergency Ordinance 132/2020’ (4) introduced a short-time work scheme, under which, in the event of a temporary reduction of activity caused by the state of emergency or alert, the employer has the possibility to reduce the working hours of employees by up to 50 %. During the period of working time reduction, affected employees benefit from an indemnity of 75 % of the difference between the gross salary for normal working time and their actual salary. |
(7) |
For the self-employed and liberal professions, two measures were introduced. For those that stopped work entirely due to the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, the state provides a benefit of 75 % of the average gross salary (5). For those that reduce their working hours, the state provides a benefit of up to 41,5 % of the average gross salary. |
(8) |
For daily labourers who stop working as a result of the suspension of business activities due to the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, the authorities introduced a measure providing a support allowance of 35 % of the due... |
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