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Romanian Prime Minister Luca Niculescu met with union leaders to discuss increasing the minimum wage to 5,000 lei and reforming salary legislation. The unions argue that this demand aligns with EU directives and is necessary due to excessive taxation on low incomes. Ongoing negotiations will take place in the National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue, focusing on economic data and the impact of taxation on low-income workers. Niculescu expressed the government's openness to social dialogue and support for measures addressing societal issues, including pension indexing and reducing bureaucracy. The current minimum wage is set at 4,325 lei until January 2027.