Dozens Of Parents Protest Changes Brought By Emergency Decree
Dozens of parents, some accompanied by their children, staged protests on Sunday, in Victoriei Square, against the changes brought by government emergency ordinance no. 3, amending some fiscal provisions which they say lower incomes for those on maternity or sick leave.
Romanian unionists within the FSLI education trade union urge the Government to act against the new tax changes which they say they lead to lower incomes for thousands of employees within the educational system who are on maternity or sick leave.
Unionists show that employees within the education system and who are on sick leave lose approximately 20% of their income following the tax changes and unionists urge the Government to take measures in this situation.
Unionists add that mothers on maternity leave suffer twice, because both their child rearing benefits and maternity leave payments were adjusted under the new tax code. (mediafax.ro)
Government Changes Regulations On Agricultural Subsidies And Sole Payment Claims
The Romanian government approved an ordinance transposing the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/2393, which became effective on January 1, 2018, and clarified some of the existing provisions.
The changes affect the sole payment claims for 2018, which can be submitted as of March 1, according to the Agriculture Ministry.
The changes are aimed at simplifying the norms applicable to greening measures related to payments for greening and boosting the flexibility of implementing the coupled aid.
It will also be introduced the possibility of increasing the payment for young farmers from 25% to maximum 50% of the amount per hectare of the single area payment scheme, which is set through government decision. (mediafax.ro)
Agricultural Cooperative Budgets EUR9M Investments In Dairy Production
Representatives of agricultural cooperative „My country” said they will be opening a dairy factory in Barlad in the next two months, following an investment of EUR7 million, and an additional EUR2 million will be allotted for the modernization of similar factories in Berca and Arad.
With three factories located in Buzau, Arad and Ploiesti, the agricultural cooperative „My Country” produces Romanian dairy products worth EUR500,000 per month. The cooperative said in a statement posted a turnover of EUR26 million in 2017. (mediafax.ro)
PM Dancila To Be Heard By Council For Combating Discrimination Over Controversial Statements
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila will be heard Tuesday by Romania’s National Council for Combating Discrimination (CNCD), after calling those who “misinform the EU” as “autistic”.
After the hearing, Dancila will be heading towards Brussels, where she will meet European leaders. This is Dancila’s first external visit as a prime minister.
The Association for Parents of Children with Autism has sent the prime minister an open letter in which it argued that the use of the term “autistic” shows the way the condition is understood by politicians, as other officials have made “regrettable” affirmations on the topic as well.
Dancila publicly apologized for her statement and said she did not want to offend people with autism. The Council said it will take her apologies into consideration.
Dancila said Thursday evening at TV station Antena 3 that she wishes to have a transparent approach with European leaders regarding the rule of law in Romania and argued that those who criticized the stance of Bucharest authorities on European values are “autistic”. (mediafax.ro)