Mothers Adopting Children Older Than 2 Years Of Age May Get RON1,700 Allowance
The amendments brought to the adoption law sets that mothers who adopt children older than two years of age might receive an allowance of approximately RON1,700 and a one- year adaptation period.
Moreover, mothers adopting children younger than two years of age will receive child-rearing benefits.
Lawmakers in the committee for labor and social protection amended the bill amending and completing Law no. 273/2004 regarding adoption procedures, initiated by the government, at the proposition of the National Liberal Party (PNL). (Puterea)
Burn Clinic Of Floreasca Emergency Hospital May Receive Patients In Less Than 2 Months
The burn clinic of the Floreasca Emergency Hospital in Bucharest will be officially inaugurated in less than two months, according to Doctor Ioan Lascar, head of the hospital’s Plastic Surgery Unit.
Works on the burn clinic were completed in 2010, and the center was opened in April 2015, but it could not be used so far.
Lascar said the burn clinic will start receiving patients in less than two months and the next step is to properly train the staff, considering that it is a new sanitary structure in Romania.
He added that staff training will get financing from the Health Ministry which will pay all related costs for their training in France. (Adevarul)
Romania’s Future 3rd And 4th Nuclear Reactors “To Be Moved” To Hunedoara County
The future third and fourth reactors at Romania’s sole nuclear power plant in Cernavoda are said to be constructed in Hunedoara County, on the site of the Mintia-Deva thermal power plant.
The two new reactors are supposed to be built by China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC).
Teodor Atanasiu, vice-president of the National Liberal Party (PNL), said Deva, in Hunedoara, has the infrastructure needed for the construction of the two new reactors, due, among others, to the the Mures River whose flow is sufficient to cool off the two energy groups.
In November 2015, Nuclearelectrica signed a memorandum of understanding with China General Nuclear for the construction of two nuclear reactors in a EUR6.4 billion investment. (Puterea)
Several Banks Started To Increase Downpayment On Mortgage Loans
Several banks in Romania have started to increase the downpayment on mortgage loans, while others warn the lending will be limited.
Bankers announced an increase of 35-40% in the downpayment of mortgage loans, which is expected to trigger a smaller number of transactions.
BCR president, Sergiu Manea, on Tuesday said the amended version of the bill on giving in payment, after being sent back to the Parliament by President Klaus Iohannis, will restrict the lending and financial intermediation market.
Romanian central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said in January that when re-examining the bill on giving in payment, the Parliament ought to consider the recommendations of the European Central Bank (ECB) as well, so that the bill can protect only those holding mortgage loans and no other persons. (Adevarul)
President Iohannis Says Romania Took Important Steps Regarding Its Justice System
President Klaus Iohannis said Romania took important steps regarding its justice system, adding that magistrates play an essential role in the fight against corruption and are obliged to enforce the law equally.
“Last year, Romania took major steps regarding its justice system, in what concerns the consolidation of the rule of law, the fight against corruption, and, above all, its objective to become a stronger democracy to the benefit of citizens. Magistrates’ activity has been and will always be of utmost importance in this respect,” said Iohannis. (Evenimentul Zilei)