Romania Registers Highest Economic Growth Rate In Europe
Romania has the highest economic growth rate in Europe (4.3% in the first quarter) and multinationals and Romanian companies are constantly looking for employees, yet almost 90,000 Romanians have applied for a job abroad in the last three months.
At a salary of EUR1,000 in gross amount per month, Romania loses about EUR1 billion for the 90,000 people seeking to leave for work abroad to get a higher pay and a quality of life to match, despite the many job openings in retail and manufacturing in Romania. Salaries are four or five times lower in Romania, which is why local investors say they are unable to fill their staffing needs.
Young people choose to go and work as taxi or truck drivers, bartenders or waiters abroad, even if they have a college degree and could find a job in their specialty area in Romania.
Romania has one of the lowest average wages in the EU, only EUR464 per month, five times lower than the EU average of more than EUR2,300. (Adevarul)
Education, Healthcare, Social Services Sectors To Get Extra Funds At Budget Revision
The same story: authorities will not be able to spend the money for infrastructure investments, so that the government will cut part of the funds at the first budget revision this year.
The budget revision draft stipulates the increase of the general consolidated budget revenue by RON2.92 billion and the increase of the expenses of the general consolidated budget also by RON2.92 billion.
The draft stipulates additional funds of RON568.8 million for healthcare sector and RON1,01 billion for education sector, as well as additional funds for implementing legislative measures to be adopted this year and funds for continuing feasible investment projects. Another RON2.8 billion will go to social services. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Romanians See Immigration And Terrorism As EU’s Major Challenges
Romanians see immigration and terrorism as the major challenges facing the EU at the moment, outranking economic situation and criminality, according to the latest Eurobarometer published by the European Commission in July.
In Romania, 42% of the respondents consider immigration as the main issue.
Immigration remains at the top of the most frequently cited issues facing the EU (48%, down 10 compared with autumn 2015), while terrorism remains the second most frequently cited item (39%) after a sharp increase since the previous survey in autumn 2015.
The Spring 2016 Standard Eurobarometer was conducted through face-to-face interviews between 21 and 31 May 2016. A total of 31,946 people were interviewed across the EU member states and in the candidate countries. (Puterea)
Liviu Dragnea Expresses Support For ALDE Co-Chair Calin Popescu Tariceanu
PSD president, Liviu Dragnea, on Sunday expressed his support for ALDE co-chair Calin Popescu Tariceanu, saying that PSD-ALDE partnership remains valid “no matter what”.
”Calin Popescu Tariceanu will remain my friend and partner no matter what happens, we have an old relation based and built on a very strong partnership, on a very good collaboration and nothing (…) can change that,” Dragnea told Antena 3 TV station.
Asked whether he believes there might be a plan for hindering PSD from winning parliamentary elections, Dragnea said he has been thinking about that lately. (Romania Libera)
Victor Ponta Says PSD Should Not Join A National Union Government After Elections
Victor Ponta told Antena 3 TV station that he does not want PSD to join a national union government after the parliamentary elections, adding that his appointing as PM is out of the question.
”No. If PSD comes up with the PM, yes. But I don’t think the others will want to. Let’s be realistic. If PSD is bringing the PM, yes. But I don’t think that anybody wants to give us the PM position,” said Victor Ponta.
The former PM of Romania added that he wants a PSD-ALDE government.
Ponta said that a former minister could be the new PM, adding that “at least ten persons in Ponta government could become PMs”. (Puterea)