Transport Minister Mulls TAROM Fleet Renewal
Transport Minister, Sorin Buse, stated he wants to renew the aircraft fleet of Romanian state-owned airline Tarom as the planes are already old and the repairing costs are too high.
”We are talking about the large airplanes, Aibus, which are currently in a critical exploitation stage, and if we continue with them, they will trigger high repairing and maintenance costs. They are no longer new airplanes, they are not efficient in terms of fuel consumption (…). We have to find other airplanes that would comply with the current flight configuration. We started the process of reanalyzing the business model (…),” Buse stated.(Evenimentul Zilei)
Deputy Diana Tusa Resigns From PNL
Deputy Diana Tusa announced on Thursday, during the general meeting for elections of PNL district 1, that she resigns from PNL.
“The 2016 version of PNL does not need people like me, does not need ideas, projects, so that I will resign from the party,” Tusa stated.
On Wednesday, PNL prime vice-president, Adriana Saftoiu, said ironically that she would like to see the liberals who want to be on the parliamentary lists writing an essay on their reasons for running in the elections, using only their grammar, without the support of counselors or google.
Diana Tusa replied that the liberals don’t speak grammatically incorrect, are not retarded and do not live off welfare. (Adevarul)
Mihai Voicu Elected President Of PNL District 1 Bucharest
PNL vice-president Mihai Voicu was elected on Thursday as president of National Liberal Party (PNL) district 1 Bucharest.
Voicu was the only candidate and was elected president with 320 “pros” and three “cons”. PNL Bucharest president, Cristian Busoi, asked liberals to stop verbally attacking each other in public, adding that most of the meetings since he became president were connected with the management of conflicts between Bucharest branches. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Federation Of Romanian Transport Operators Sues ASF
The Federation of Romanian Transport Operators (FORT) is preparing to sue Romania’s Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) for failing to observe its responsibilities related to the supervision and control of the activity of insurance companies.
“The attack against the local transport capital is unprecedented and clearly shows that the multinationals in insurance sector want the elimination of small and medium-sized Romanian transporters by applying tariffs differentiated by up to 200% for the same type of vehicle. ASF and Competition Council should notice this aspect and penalize any attempt to destabilize free competition,” FORT said in a statement. (Puterea)
International Adoption Process Reduced To One Year
According to the new adoption law, a child will be declared eligible for international adoption one year after starting the adoption proceedings, instead of two years previously.
Of the 3250 adoptable children in Romania, 534 are internationally adoptable.
According to the law, a Romanian child can be adopted abroad under the following conditions: the adopter or spouse is a relative of the child; the adopter or spouse is Romanian; the adopter is the spouse of the child’s parent; the child could not find an adopting family in one year from the start of the adoption proceedings.(Evenimentul Zilei)