MP Alexandru Vegh Wants Pharmaceutical Ads Banned From Radio And TV
Senator Alexandru Vegh plans to put forward a legislative initiative banning advertisements for medicines and pharmacies on radio and TV.
Without relying on surveys, analyses or studies regarding Romanians’ medicine consumption, Vegh thinks that pharmaceutical advertisements mislead people and his initiative would make people healthier, reduce medicine prices and make Romanians responsible.
The senator is convinced that his initiative is very good, works to people’s advantage and therefore lawmakers must vote for it.(Puterea)
Romania Economic Growth Slows Down In Second Quarter
Romania’s economic growth slowed down in the second quarter, with a first reading of the gross domestic product data coming much lower than analyst expectations.
The country’s GDP rose 3.2% against the same quarter of last year, while many economists predicted a growth close to 4.5% or even 5%, after a strong output in the first quarter.
In seasonally adjusted data, the GDP growth was up just 0.1% against the previous quarter, a marked slowdown from a revised 1.4% in January-March. Compared with the second quarter of 2014, Romania’s GDP was up 3.7% in adjusted data, a flash estimate from the statistics institute INS showed Friday.
In the first half, Romania’s economy grew 3.7% (3.8% in seasonally adjusted data) against the same period of 2014. (Evenimentul Zilei)
New Rural Development Program, For 2014-2020, Gets EUR9.472B
Romania’s new National Rural Development Program (PNDR) for 2014-2020 brings a series of novelties aimed at simplifying procedures used to grant funds and evaluate projects and make beneficiaries more responsible.
The budget allocated to the new program, for the 2014-2020 period, reaches EUR9.472 billion, of which EUR8.128 billion are covered by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and remainder EUR1.344 billion is covered by the Romanian Government.
The program is a system of specific measures and financing aimed at carrying out priorities and strategic objectives established by Romania and the European Commission. (Puterea)
Eric Stab: Gas Price Liberalization Will Cause Romanian Consumers To Be More Careful About Energy Consumption
The alignment of local natural gas prices to international prices will bring changes to Romanian consumers’ behavior, as they will be more careful about energy consumption, said Eric Stab, chairman and CEO of GDF SUEZ Energy Romania.
Asked to comment on the evolution of consumer behavior, Stab said prices in Romania are way below the EU average and there is room for increasing the energy efficiency. (Adevarul)
Former President Basescu Likely To Join People’s Movement Party This Fall
Romania’s former president Traian Basescu said Sunday, in Alba Iulia, that he might join the People’s Movement Party (PMP) this fall.
Basescu attended PMP’s regional conference and made the announcement at the end of his speech which received a big round of applause from the attendees.
PMP’s regional conference was attended by some 700 delegates from the counties of Alba, Brasov, Covasna, Harghita, Mures and Sibiu. (Adevarul)