Klaus Iohannis Sworn In As Romania’s New President
Klaus Iohannis was sworn in as President of Romania on Sunday, December 21, during a ceremony in front of the plenary session of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.
Then, Iohannis and former President Traian Basescu had a glass of champagne with former and future presidential counselors. “Your mission is a little harder than the lady’s mission,“ Basescu told Iohannis at the end of the ceremony.
Iohannis won a surprise victory over Prime Minister Victor Ponta in November elections and promised to fight corruption and build a powerful nation. (Adevarul)
Fiscal Council: 2015 Budget Revenue Overestimated By RON2.35B
Romania’s Fiscal Council says the fiscal revenue is overestimated by RON2.35 billion, or 0.33% of the gross domestic product, in the 2015 budget draft, while the investment expenditure won’t probably reach the targeted growth, having in mind the previous years’ experience.
The council expects lower revenues from the value added tax, the property taxes, the corporate and personal income taxes, and pension contributions compared with the finance ministry’s estimate.
“Perhaps, the Finance Ministry bases its projection on an improved collection. But the Fiscal Council reiterates its opinion that gains from improved collection are impossible to evaluate ex ante,” the council said Friday. (Romania Libera)
Romania Exported 6.67M Tons Of Grains In January-September
Romania exported 6.67 million tons of wheat, maize and barley in January-September, up 20.6% compared with the corresponding period a year earlier.
In the first nine months of the year, the total receipts from exports of wheat, maize and barley exceeded EUR1.362 billion, representing over a third (35%) of the total amount obtained in the same period from exports of agri-food products (over EUR3.9 billion). (Adevarul)
Traian Basescu, Too Big To Join A Party – Elena Udrea
The president of People’s Movement Party (PMP), Elena Udrea, stated Sunday that Traian Basescu is too big to join a party and that he has an office with his personal stuff at the headquarters of PMP.
“It is less important whether he becomes a PMP member than his support for us. He is too big to join a political party,” Elena Udrea stated at the entrance in a beer bar where the former President was expected to celebrate the end of his presidential mandate. Udrea added that the experience gathered by Traian Basescu as head of state should be used by the entire political class. (Romania Libera)
Over 900 Children Abandoned In Hospitals In January-September
Over 900 children were abandoned in hospitals in the first nine months of the year, while 807 of them left the hospitals, according to the National Authority for Child’s Rights Protection and Adoption (ANPDCA).
Of the 925 children abandoned in January-September, 570 were left in maternity hospitals, 324 in pediatric sections and 31 in other sections of hospitals, according to Mediafax. (Adevarul)