Weather Authorities Announce Average Temperatures For This Period
Meteorologists on Monday issued a weather forecast for the next two weeks (April 18 – May 1), including the period around Easter, which says the weather will get colder across the county starting April 19.
Maximum will reach 20 degrees Celsius, being lower even by 15 degrees than those registered on April 18, but they will gradually increase.
According to weather authorities, precipitations are expected on April 19 and between April 24 and 26. (Adevarul)
Several Hundred Teachers Protested In Bucharest Monday
Several hundred employees in the education sector protested outside the government building in Bucharest on Monday and pledged to continue protests on Tuesday.
Besides decent wages, teachers also want existing salary inequities to be scrapped.
Unionists said the salary grids proposed by the government show the proposed wages for certain categories of employees and for the auxiliary staff are 7% lower than current wages.
Protesters say the Ciolos Cabinet ought to step down if a net wage of RON1,100 for a beginning teacher is considered too high. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Mihut Craciun Named CFR Marfa Private Manager
Romanian state-owned railway freight carrier CFR Marfa appointed Mihut Craciun as private CEO of the company, CFR Marfa said in a statement on Monday.
Craciun is a counselor on economy and transport issues with the Prime Minister’s Chancellery and former general manager of Kandia and Red Bull Romania.
In 2014, CFR Marfa reported a turnover of EUR208 million, similar with the previous year, and losses of EUR6.1 million, although the company officials expected the company to switch to profit. (Adevarul)
Competition Council Looks Into Possible Price Fixing By Travel Agencies
Romania’s Competition Council has started an investigation into possible breach of antitrust rules on the market of tourist products and tourist services packages.
The antitrust body suspects travel agencies colluded to set a minimum sale price of tourist products and/or tourist services packages and to keep a status-quo on the market, starting 2013.
The watchdog ran unexpected checkups at the headquarters and working points of several companies active on the tourist services market and will further analyze the documents it picked up. (Puterea)
Dragos Pislaru Appointed Labor Minister
President Klaus Iohannis on Monday signed the decree appointing Dragos-Nicolae Pislaru as Labor Minister.
Pislaru takes the helm of the Labor Ministry in a period marred by a general dissatisfaction of trade unions regarding various bills.
Over the last months, Pislaru had been state adviser on economic issues at the prime minister chancellery since December 2015. (Evenimentul Zilei)