Swine Flu And Influenza AH3 Claim Five Lives In Mures County
Five people, including three women and two men, have died of swine flu and influenza AH3 in Mures county alone (central-northern Romania) over the past three months.
Flu has claimed 20 lives in Romania since the end of 2013. Most of them were victims of pandemic influenzas which affected other countries in Europe as well. (Adevarul)
FAO’s Price Index Reaches One-Year High In March 2014
Global food prices rose to their highest in almost a year in March, led by unfavorable weather for crops and political tensions over Ukraine, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday, according to Reuters.
The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) price index, which measures monthly price changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy, meat and sugar, averaged 212.8 points in March, up 4.8 points or 2.3% from February. The reading was the highest since May 2013. (Curentul)
Romania Must Attract EUR3.2B Via EU-Funded Transport Program
Romania will have to attract EUR3.2 billion through the EU-funded operational program for Transport, the country’s Transport Minister Dan Sova said an interview for Adevarul Live.
Sova said there are three categories of highways in Romania: some are financed from the Cohesion Fund, some from the Regional Development Fund and some from state budget funds.” (Adevarul)
Romania February Retail Sales Rise At 3rd Fastest Pace In EU
Romanian retail sales rose 8.7% in February from the year-earlier month, the third largest increase in the European Union, official data showed Thursday.
Overall retail trade volume in the European Union increased 1.5% on the year in February, EU’s statistics agency Eurostat said.
The highest annual increases among EU members were observed in Luxembourg (+12.8%), Bulgaria (+9.2%) and Romania, while decreases were registered in Malta (-1.4%), Slovenia and Finland (both -1%) and Spain (-0.4%). (Curierul National)
PM Ponta Appoints Four New State Secretaries
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta Wednesday appointed four new state secretaries, according to Agerpres.
Gyorgy Attila was appointed state secretary within the Finance Ministry, through decision of the prime minister, and Istvan Zoltan will hold a similar position within the Transport Ministry.
Pasztor Sandor was named state secretary with the Department for Waters, Forests and Pisciculture, while Birtalan Joszef was named president, in rank of state secretary, of the National Agency of Public Workers. (Evenimentul Zilei)