Roads Authority Awards Snow Removal Contract To Firm Owned By Deputy PM’s Family
Romania’s roads authority CNANDR has awarded snow removal services contracts of more than RON150 million in several auctions, many of which had just one bidder.
Among the contract winners was Tel Drum Alexandria, behind which is deputy prime minister Liviu Dragnea. Since the company’s privatization in 2002, Tel Drum has done a lot of business with firms owned by Dragnea’s family.
CNANDR has awarded 18 snow removal contracts totaling RON150 million covering natiaonl roads in counties Constanta, Timisoara, Cluj, Craiova, Brasov, Teleorman, and Ilfov for the next two years. (Romania Libera)
2014 Brings Higher Prices For Romania
Although the government has postponed the introduction of a EUR0.07 tax per liter of fuel, prices in Romania will rise as of January 1 mainly due to a new way of calculating excises and higher electricity transport tariffs.
Gasoline and diesel fuel prices will increase by RON0.09 per liter as of January, despite the fact that a higher excise on fuel has been postponed for three months and will only be introduced in the second quarter of the year.
Prices will rise on all other excisable products such as alcohol, tobacco, natural gas, coal, electricity, coffee. (Romania Libera)
Bucharest School Inspectorate Investigates Gift-Soliciting Teacher
The Bucharest school inspectorate will be investigating a primary school teacher for requiring children’s parents to buy holiday gifts for school employees, inspectorate spokesman Marian Banu told MEDIAFAX.
The investigation was prompted by media reports, after a recording of the parent-teacher meeting was posted on YouTube. In the video, the teacher criticizes parents for not raising enough money to buy presents for school staff. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Britons To Welcome Hard Working Romanian, Bulgarian Migrants – Poll
The overwhelming majority of Britons are ready to welcome migrants from Romania and Bulgaria if they integrate and work hard, a new poll suggests ahead of restrictions on them being lifted, Bulgarian news website Novinite.com reported.
The Ipsos Mori poll for the think-tank British Future shows 72% of people aged 35-44 support rights of east European workers to live and work in UK.
The UK will be forced to lift work restrictions for Romanians and Bulgarians as of January 1, 2014. (Evenimentul Zilei)