PM Grindeanu: ”Vaccination, An Emergency”
Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu on Monday said vaccination has become an emergency, adding he is determined to solve this problem, together with vaccine producers.
Grindeanu on Monday proposed large vaccine producer on the Romanian market a series of lines of action to ensure predictability throughout the vaccine supply process and to prevent potential; vaccine crises in e future.
Grindeanu and Health Minister Florian Bodog met with representatives of Pfizer, MSD Romania, GSK Romania and Sanofi, at the government headquarters, in the context of the European Immunization Week 2017, which promotes the core message that immunization of every child is vital to prevent diseases and protect life. (Puterea)
Weather Forecast For Next Two Weeks
Meteorologists have good news for the upcoming period. Temperatures will continue to rise this week and the weather will be extremely hot at the middle of the week, with temperatures reaching even 27 degrees Celsius.
On the last days of April, the weather will become unstable and temperatures will decrease. There will be significant precipitation amounts on extended areas, mainly on April 28 and 29.(Adevarul)
OMV Starts Arbitration Proceedings Against Romanian State To Recover EUR34M Environmental Costs
Austria’s OMV, owner of OMV Petrom (SNP.RO), initiated arbitration proceedings against the Romanian state at International Court of Arbitration in Paris for recovering environmental costs worth EUR34 million, OMV said in its 2016 annual report.
As part of the privatization agreement regarding OMV Petrom, OMV is entitled to the reimbursement by the Romanian state of part of wells abandonment (decommissioning) and environmental costs incurred to restore and clean up areas pertaining to activities prior to privatization in 2004.
“Other sundry receivables include a claim amounting to EUR542 mn (2015: EUR 568 mn) against the Romanian State related to obligations for decommissioning and restoration costs in OMV Petrom SA. The receivables consist of EUR72 mn (2015: EUR 53 mn) for costs relating to environmental cleanup and EUR469 mn (2015: EUR 515 mn) for costs relating to decommissioning.
In April 2016, OMV submitted to the Romanian State a notice of dispute regarding certain notices of claims unpaid by the Romanian State in relation to certain well decommissioning and environmental restoration obligations amounting to approximately EUR 34 mn. Starting with the serving of the notice of dispute, based on the Privatization Agreement, OMV and the Romanian State had 180 days to amicably resolve this dispute. This deadline expired on October 19, 2016 and on March 7, 2017, OMV initiated arbitration proceedings against the Romanian State, in accordance with the ICC Rules,” OMV group said. (Adevarul)
Lia Olguta Vasilescu Says Liviu Dragnea Likely To Run For President
Labor Minister Lia Olguta Vasilescu said she would back social democrat head Liviu Dragnea if the latter ran for president at the future presidential elections, because he is the one who had actually won the parliamentary elections for the Social Democratic Party (PSD).
Olguta Vasilescu said Dragnea is the one who had won the parliamentary elections with a governing program for which he had been working hard.
Olguta Vasilescu added she was convinced that all election promises would be implemented and that Romanians would appreciate it. (Evenimentul Zilei)