In Romania an entry level dev gets 30% more than the national average and that raises quickly. In 7-8 years he's able to earn 400%+ more than national average. And still be paid less than an entry level in UK.
Regarding payments to juniors and interns, I know it from the market - I know some salaries of my colleagues. When I started in IT - in 2006, I started with about 230 euros net, which was also decent.
I am talking here about Cluj-Napoca (the second largest city in the country), not the capital, where salaries are better.
So, if you want to live in a place and earn 4-5 times the national average income while doing what you like (programming), come to Romania :))
I'm a Romanian student in Bucharest and tudorconstantin's claims seem on target. The average wage for an intern is 400 euros (based on what I hear from other students) and the starting salary after graduation is about 700 euros.
Here are some internships with posted salary:
Are those internships and jobs aimed at relatively competent students/grads? I'm asking because those salaries would have been considered quite low back in 2008 before I've emigrated.
National average net income is about 400 euros