Plaza Romania And București Mall Launch Social Campaign During Winter Holidays
Shopping centers Plaza Romania and Bucuresti Mall will offer RON15 to the HOSPICE Casa Sperantei Foundation for each letter sent to Santa Clause.
On January 15, 2016, it will be selected, through drawing of lots, a letter for each shopping mall and the wishes mentioned in the letter will be fulfilled. The maximum value for each prize is EUR1000.
Anchor Grup, the developer of shopping centers Plaza Romania and Bucuresti Mall, regularly organizes events and supports social projects, being an active partner of many foundations.
HOSPICE Casa Sperantei, a non-profit organization founded in 1992 in Brasov, introduced the palliative care concept in Romania. HOSPICE is the largest foundation in Romania, providing specialized services free of charge. The organization operates in Brasov and capital Bucharest, providing care for children and adults diagnosed with incurable diseases. (Puterea)
Donors And People Willing To Donate Blood Can Register Online
Donors and all those who want to start donating blood can register online at the Bucharest Blood Transfusion Center, starting Thursday, December 17.
The need for blood in capital Bucharest is still high: although blood donation is at its lowest level in the capital, Bucharest is the largest blood consumer.
The number of blood donors in Bucharest saw a significant increase in November, after the tragic incident at the Colectiv night club. In November, 8,000 people showed up at the Bucharest Blood Transfusion Center to donate blood, of whom 6,600 were accepted for donation, which translates into an increase of over 50% in the usual blood donation flow.
Agriculture Ministry Readies Draft Decision For Distribution Of Aid
The Agriculture Ministry said the amount each producer will receive is calculated by the agriculture paying agency APIA according to the individual delivery quota on March 31, 2015.
The amounts producers will receive are RON240/beneficiary for producers delivering up to 20 tons of milk; EUR12/ton for producers delivering up to 200 tons; EUR2,900/beneficiary for producers delivering more than 200 tons of milk.
The ministry will also provide compensations to the pig breeding sector. (Adevarul)
Fed Raises Key Interest Rate For First Time In Almost a Decade
The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, signaling faith that the U.S. economy had largely overcome the wounds of the 2007-2009 financial crisis.
The U.S. central bank’s policy-setting committee raised the range of its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to between 0.25 percent and 0.50 percent, ending a lengthy debate about whether the economy was strong enough to withstand higher borrowing costs.
“With the economy performing well and expected to continue to do so, the committee judges that a modest increase in the federal funds rate is appropriate,” Fed Chair Janet Yellen said in a press conference after the rate decision was announced. “The economic recovery has clearly come a long way.” (Evenimentul Zilei)
Calin Popescu Tariceanu Ready To Run For Bucharest Mayor
Senate Chairman Calin Popescu Tariceanu, co-president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE), said he is ready to run for mayor of the city of Bucharest.
Tariceanu said he has the professional skills and the political and administrative experience to hold the position of Bucharest general mayor. He, added, however, that he needs to radically change his strategy if he wants to fill such a position.
He also said his party will announce its candidate in April 2016. (Puterea)