President Klaus Iohannis Invited To Attend EPP Summit
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis was invited by European People’s Party president, Joseph Daul, to attend the EPP summit in Brussels on February 12, ahead of the informal meeting of the European Council, taking place in the same day.
According to EPP, the European Commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, and European Council president, Donald Tusk, are also expected to attend the summit.
Klaus Iohannis is among 11 EU leaders invited to the summit, jointly with Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy, Polish PM Ewa Kopacz, Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban, Latvian PM Laimdota Straujuma, Irish PM Enda Kenny, Finnish PM Alexander Stubb, Portuguese PM Pedro Passos Coelho and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades. (Adevarul)
Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport Ranks Fourth In ACI Europe Top
Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport ranks fourth in the top of air traffic growth in 2014 conducted by Airports Council International-Europe (ACI Europe), in Group 3 (airports welcoming between 5 and 10 million passengers).
The top three airports in this category are Basel, Lanzarote (Canary Islands) and Naples, while Bucharest ranked fourth, followed by Porto, according to a statement of Bucharest National Airport Company (CNAB).
Traffic on the two Bucharest airports, Henri Coanda and Baneasa-Aurel Vlaicu, increased 8.8% in 2014, to the record level of 8.32 million passengers, while aircraft movements rose 6.3% to 102,048.
Currently, a total 31 airlines operate on the Henri Coanda airport, transporting passengers to 70 destinations. (Puterea)
Romania Can Become “Europe’s Granary” Again Via Clear Farming Policies
Farmers say that Romania can become “Europe’s granary” again if the farming sector gets proper legislative and financial support.
According to farmers’ representatives, authorities should get more involved in supporting agriculture in order to fructify its growth potential. Farming production has registered an upward trend for the past few years, despite numerous obstacles, such as the lack of proper equipment. Thus, Romania was among the top wheat and maize producers in the European Union. (Curierul National)
ARPIM Companies Donated EUR1M To State Hospitals In 2014
Companies members of the Romanian Association of International Drug Manufacturers (ARPIM) donated approximately EUR1 million, representing 504 donations, to state hospitals in 2014.
APRIM representatives said the association will also publish this year’s donations in 2016.
Mihail Briciu, APRIM vice-president, stated that there are certain drugmakers which are not ARPIM members and that authorities should make sure that certain physicians are not issuing “dedicated” medical prescriptions. (Curierul National)
National Geographic: Top 10 Things To Do in Bucharest
National Geographic magazine presents a top 10 “Things to do in Bucharest”, naming the main attractions of the Romanian capital.
The top includes the Palace of Parliament, the Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Herastrau Park, Cismigiu Gardens, historic churches, Revolution Square, the replica of the Arc de Triomphe, the National Museum of Art, and the old town area, among others. (Evenimentul Zilei)