Romanian Intelligence Service Thwarted Terrorist Attacks In Romania
George Maior, head of Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), stated that the authorities have already prevented certain terrorist attacks in the country, adding that there is no major risk for the population for the time being, although Europe will continue to be subject to such attacks, according to Ziare.com.
Asked whether terrorist attacks have been forestalled in Romania so far, Maior said: “Yes, but I’m not going to provide further details. We have acted only preventively and we have accomplished our mission”.
According to SRI head, the measures included expelling individuals and banning suspects from entering the country, as well as the establishing of a clear picture on the potential risks. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Enel To Sell Assets In Romania, Slovakia This Year
Italy’s utility Enel Enel will sell its assets in Romania and Slovakia this year, according to Francesco Starace, chief executive of the group, who added that the company already has offers in this respect.
“We do have offers (…) They will be sold in 2015 so we will be much better off with debt than we had originally planned,” Starace told Financial Times.
Starace was appointed chief executive of the group, which is 30% owned by the Italian government, last May, in order to carry out organizational changes and cost cuts. Enel representative said he will unveil more details on his reorganization in March.
Romanian state-owned energy producer Nuclearelectrica (SNN.RO) said last September it was analyzing the possibility to acquire some of Enel’s operations in Romania. Nuclearelectrica said it did not submit any offer to Enel in this respect, adding a potential decision of the company’s management will be subject to shareholders’ approval. (Romania Libera)
ASF Mulls Reasonable Solution For Youths RCA Tariff By February
Romania’s financial watchdog ASF is currently analyzing the method for the calculation of tariffs for the mandatory car insurance policies (RCA) for youths and plans to identify a reasonable solution by the end of February, the authority said in a statement.
Finance Minister Darius Valcov on Saturday asked ASF to reassess the RCA system for people younger than 25, as most of them cannot afford to pay tariffs exceeding RON2,000 (EUR445).
Prime Minister Victor Ponta said he fully supports Valcov’s initiative, adding that the current prices for young people’s mandatory car insurance policies are extremely high compared with their financial capacity, as a car should not be considered a luxury good.
In December 2014, ASF head Misu Negritoiu said the authority will reassess the situation of the RCA policy prices for youths by February 2015, saying they will constantly monitor the issue throughout 2015. (Adevarul)
Elena Udrea No Longer Runs For A New Mandate As PMP President
Elena Udrea, president of People’s Movement Party (PMP), said on Monday that, “most likely”, she would no longer run for a new mandate as party leader, at the congress to be held in February.
Udrea said that the new leadership of PMP should come up with a vision that would “include the strategy of opposition party”, as PMP is the only opposition party in a PSD-PNL government. (Romania Libera)
Supreme Court Confirms Reopening Of Laszlo Borbely’s Case
The High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) confirmed on Monday the reopening of the case of UDMR’s vice-president Laszlo Borbely, involving accusations of influence peddling.
Prosecutors of National Anticorruption Department (DNA) Oradea appealed the decision issued previously, related to the dropping of the legal pursuit against Laszlo Borbely, and decided to continue investigations on the suspicion that the former Environment Minister was bribed to intervene for the assigning of certain contracts. (Puterea)