Bucharest General Mayor Sorin Oprescu Wants Electric Taxis
After coming up with various ideas like suspended highways and plastic palm trees, Bucharest general mayor Sorin Oprescu now wants electric taxis to travel from large hotels in capital city Bucharest to airports.
Taxis are supposed to be created with help from experts of the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest. Oprescu wants each and every hotel to have electrical outlets where electric taxis would be plugged into.
The mayor is hoping this will help reduce pollution in Bucharest. (Curentul)
Romania July Unemployment Rate Rises To 5.29%
Romania’s unemployment rate rose to 5.29% in July, from 4.96% a month earlier, according to the country’s employment agency ANOFM.
In July 2012, the jobless rate was 4.86%, ANOFM data showed.
The total number of unemployed Romanians increased to 466,932 in July, from to 438,110 people in the previous month.
Jobless claims reached 135,546, down from 139,243 in June. (Curentul)
Anticorruption Prosecutors Call On Parliament To Lift Immunity Of Former Transport Minister Silaghi
Romania’s Anticorruption Department has started procedures requesting the Parliament to lift the immunity of former transport minister Ovidiu Silaghi so he may be investigated for corruption.
Silaghi, an MP, is suspected of having used his influence and position as transport minister in 2012 in favor of businessman Nelu Iordache, owner of construction company Romstrade, currently under arrest and awaiting trial on charges of money laundering.
In July, Silaghi was nominated for transport minister, to replace Relu Fenechiu, who was sentenced to five years in prison for abuse of office. The transport minister position was taken over by Prime Minister Victor Ponta in interim capacity. Ponta may serve as interim for a 45-day period, which expires on August 25.
President Traian Basescu, who must approve minister nominations, said he would make a decision regarding Silaghi on August 23. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Rosia Montana Gold Exploitation Set To Start In November 2016
Canada’s Gabriel Resources will start exploiting gold reserves in Rosia Montana, western Romania, in November 2016, as the area’s urban plan should be approved by the end of this year, and Romania’s stake in the venture should rise 5.69%, to 25% of the shares, if all permits are issued in due time.
The investor will pay the government royalties of 6% of production value, and the Romanian state may require Rosia Montana Gold Corporation (RMGC) to pay the royalties in kind, according to a draft agreement between the Romanian Government, Gabriel Resources, and Rosia Montana Gold Corporation. (Adevarul)