Transport Ministry: 23 Km Of Highway Built In 2017
The Transport Ministry said 23.78 kilometers of highway were built in Romania in 2017, but in fact, it is about the completion of works on two highway sections totalling 54 km and on which works started in 2013.More specifically, it is about 15 out of 28.6 km of Lugoj-Deva highway and 8.7 km of the Gilau-Nadaselu sector of Transylvania highway.
Works on the second section of Lugoj-Deva Highway, which covers 28.6 km, started on November 27, 2016 and were due for completion until May 27, 2016, according to official data on the website of the national roads authority CNAIR. (mediafax.ro)
EU To Give Free Interrail Train Passes To 30,000 Teens
The European Commission has set aside a sum of cash to provide young Europeans turning 18 this year with a free Interrail pass. The special ticket allows the user to travel across Europe on almost any train.
European trains may have more teenage travelers than usual this summer, if all goes according to the plan laid out by the European Commission in its 2018 budget on Thursday.
The EU’s executive branch has earmarked EUR12 million ($14.7 million) to provide between 20,000 to 30,000 young Europeans turning 18 this year with a free Interrail pass, which allows the user to travel across Europe on almost any train.
The measure is a “preparatory action” related to a proposal put forward by the European Parliament that calls for every European to get a free Interrail pass on his or her 18th birthday. (mediafax.ro)
Romania And Bulgaria Have Highest Road Fatality Rates Among EU Member States
European roads remain the safest in the world: in 2017, the EU counted 49 road fatalities per one million inhabitants, against 174 deaths per million globally. According to data from the World Health Organisation, about 1.3 million people die each year on the world’s roads, of which 25.300 lost their lives in the EU last year.
In 2017, Member States with the best road safety scores were Sweden (25) and the UK (27), followed by the Netherlands (31), Denmark (32), Ireland (33) and Estonia (36). On the other hand, Member States with the highest fatality rate were Romania (98) and Bulgaria (96). While the EU average decrease in the number of road deaths from 2016 to 2017 was only 2%, some countries made much more progress, such as Estonia with -32% and Slovenia with -20%.
In the period 2010-2017, Greece reported the biggest drop in road fatalities (-41%), followed by Estonia (-39%), Latvia (-38%) and Lithuania (-36%). During the same period, the EU average was of minus 20%. (mediafax.ro)
Students Get Back To School After Easter Vacation
Students and pre-school pupils get back to school and kindergartens on Wednesday, April 11, for the second semester of the 2017-2018 school year, after the spring/Easter vacation between March 31 and April 10.
The summer vacation, which is the next vacation, starts on June 16 and ends on September 9.
The new school year starts on September 10, 2018. (mediafax.ro)