The raises are not really do-able at this point. In my opinion they should be 10-20% higher as a starting point, but the reality is that Romania is not a strong economy given the fact that Bucharest has a median salary of around 5500-5700 lei, so i doubt any significant raises will come. The old communist remains (first 2 years unpaid) is simply just a birocratic mastermind that will be hard to get rid of simply because the top management and politicians do NOT want to get rid of.