Romania Wins 2014 Women’s Youth World Handball Championship
Romania has won the Women´s Youth (U18) Handball World Championship after defeating Germany 32:21 in a one-sided final in Ohrid (Macedonia).
Due to an impressive performance in defense the Romanian team played it more successful during the initial stages of this final.
Players Bianca Maria Bazaliu – 10, Lorena Ostase – 5, Cristina Laslo – 5, Daniela Corban – 3, Alexandra Carasol – 2, Alina Ilie – 2, Iulia Maria Andrei – 2, Dana Abed-Kader – 2 and Sonia Vasiliu – 1 scored for Romania.
Denmark secured the bronze medal after defeating Montenegro 20–19. (Gandul)
Over 120,000 Tourists Spent The Weekend On Romanian Black Sea Coast
Over 120,000 tourists spent the first weekend of August on the Romanian Black Sea Coast, according to the Seaside – Danube Delta Association.
The accommodation rate reached 100% in seaside resort Mamaia and over 90% in the southern resorts of the Romanian Black Sea Coast.
„Peste 120.000 de turiști au petrecut weekendul pe litoralul românesc” (Evenimentul Zilei)
FinMin: Utility Pole Tax To Be Applied As Of 2015, Most Likely At The Net Fiscal Value
The planned tax on special constructions will be applied starting 2015, most likely at the net fiscal value and not at the gross book value, as it happens now, said Romania’s Finance Minister Ioana Petrescu.
Speaking at a seminar on the Fiscal Code organized by Ziarul Financiar, Petrescu said the plan is to change the taxable base for the tax on special constructions by applying the tax quota at the net fiscal value of the respective constructions. (Curierul National)
Romania Lifts Cernavoda Bridge Toll Until September 1
The bridge toll drivers have to pay at the Fetesti-Cernavoda checkpoint on the Sun Highway will be lifted completely until September 1, and not just on the weekends.
The decision to lift the toll was made after Prime Minister Victor Ponta criticized the country’s public roads authority for failing to work on a system enabling toll payments in a timely manner to avoid queues. (Adevarul)
Minister Wants Romanians Everywhere To Give One Euro/Year To Set Up Reserve Fund
Minister delegate Bogdan Stanoevici is asking Romanians everywhere to ponder on the idea of giving one euro a year for the setting up of a reserve fund to be used for the repatriation of the deceased or for emergency situations.
The minister delegate for Romanians Everywhere announced on Facebook that a reserve fund could be set up if each Romanian from abroad was willing to deposit one euro in a special account. The fund could be used for payments needed to repatriate the deceased or for emergency situations. (Curierul National)