PM Ciolos Says Won’t Run In Next Year’s Parliamentary Election
Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos ruled out the possibility of his running in next year’s parliamentary election.
In a televised interview on Antena 3, Ciolos also said he will not adhere to any political party. (Adevarul)
President Signs MPs Special Pensions Bill Into Law
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday signed off on a bill that reinstates special pensions for lawmakers.
The president sent the bill back to parliament in July, calling for its reexamination, but MPs re-adopted it on December 15. Under the Constitution, Iohannis was forced to sign off on the bill. (Puterea)
Second Lot Of Timisoara-Lugoj Motorway Open To Traffic
A second section of the Timisoara-Lugoj motorway in western Romania has been open to traffic starting Wednesday, December 23.
The 25.6 km stretch of motorway was open to traffic seven months ahead of plan, the national motorway company said. (Adevarul)
Romanian Unemployment Rate At 4.88% In November
Romania registered nearly 435,000 jobless people in November, an unemployment rate of 4.88%, unchanged compared with October, national employment agency data showed.
Compared with November 2014, the unemployment rate was 0.33 percentage points lower. (Adevarul)
Romanian Castle Hosts Picasso Lithograph Exhibit
The Cantacuzino Castle in Bușteni, Romania, will host an exhibit of 120 lithographs by Pablo Picasso, open to the public until March 6, 2016.
The works are lithographs created by the artist under the influence of meeting Fernand Mourlot, illustrations on texts by Romanian-French artist Tristan Tzara and director Jean Cocteau. The “Que Viva Picasso” exhibit is curated by private collector Thomas Emmerling.
Between 1945 and 1969, Picasso created more than 400 lithographs in Mourlot’s ateliers in Paris. (Evenimentul Zilei)