Basescu Calls On Putin To Condemn Illegal Action In Eastern Ukraine
Romania’s presidential administration issued a statement whereby President Traian Basescu calls on Russian President Vladimir Putin to “employ his authority to allow the good functioning of the OSCE mission in eastern Ukraine”.
The statement notes Basescu is concerned by the actions of pro-Russian protesters in Slaviansk (Ukraine) who detained eight western observers of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on April 25.
Romania’s president calls on Putin to firmly condemn illegal militarized actions in the Donetsk region. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Social Democrat Alliance Seen Winning Half Of Romania’s EP Seats – Poll
Romania’s PSD-UNPR-PC alliance of social democrats and conservatives could win half of Romania’s seats in the European Parliament, according to a CSCI poll cited by RomaniaTV.
The poll, conducted on April 23-26, showed the leftist alliance could score 42% of the votes in the European Parliament elections on May 25.
(Adevarul)
Romania Is EU’s Second Weakest Economy, Ipsos Poll Finds
Romania is the second weakest economy in the European Union, after Greece, and one of the least influential countries in Europe, according to a Ipsos European Pulse survey.
The poll found 38% of citizens in 12 Eu states consider Greece is Europe’s weakest economy, followed by Romania, with 10% of respondents, and Bulgaria and Lithuania, with 4% each. (Curentul)
More Than Half Of Romanian Roads Need Rebuilding
Over 52% of Romania’s asphalted roads and nearly 45% of upgraded roads have outlived their service duration and need rebuilding.
Most of the country’s roads were built and modernized in 1960-1980 and their service duration is of maximum 25 years. At least half of them, in numbers of kilometers, are expired. (Adevarul)
Anticorruption Prosecutors Call For One-Year Extension On Nastase’s Sentence
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors called for an extra year to be added to the prison sentence of former social democrat prime minster Adrian Nastase, found guilty of corruption.
The court will discuss the merging of Nastase’s two sentences, one of two and one of four years in prison, on May 8. (Romania Libera)
Number Of Students Enrolled In Private Schools Rose Nearly 70% In Past Three Years
Worried about poor exam results, more and more parents enroll their children in private schools in hopes of a higher quality of education.
If four years ago private schools in Romania had 60,000 students, their numbers now reach nearly 100,000. (Curentul)