Romanian Historian Neagu Djuvara Dies Aged 101
Romanian historian, philosopher, journalist and novelist Neagu Djuvara died on Thursday aged 101.
Neagu Djuvara was born in 1916 an aristocratic family with Aromanian descents and graduated in Letters and Law in Paris in 1937 and 1940, respectively.
Djuvara decided to remain abroad after communists came to power in Romania in 1947 and he was accused of being a spy and was involved in absentia in a series of show trials. He worked for the exile magazine Casa Romaneasca and he was also as an adviser for the Niger Foreign Ministry between 1961 – 1984 and a Professor of International law and Economic history at the University of Niamey.
In 1972 he received his Ph.D. in the Philosophy of history from the Sorbonne University in Paris.
Djuvara returned to Romania after the collapse of the Communism and between 1991 and 1998 he was an Associate Professor at the University of Bucharest. His work revolves around the history of Romania and that of the Romanian people, as well as the philosophy of history. In August 2016, when he turned 100, he was made a knight of the Order of the Star of Romania. (cotidianul.ro)
Several Categories Of Public Sector Workers To Get 35% Higher Wages
Following the controversial measure of transferring social security contributions from employers to employees, the Romanian state is trying to fix any potential inequities in the public sector.
Thus, public workers managing non-reimbursable EU funds within the Ministry of Regional Development, Public Administration and EU Funds and within the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will see their base wages being raised by up to 35%.
To this end, the Romanian Executive on Thursday adopted a decision for the implementation of article 17 of frame law no. 153/2017 regarding the salary system of the staff paid from public funds, according to government sources. (puterea.ro)
Over 1,300 Pre-financing Loans For Start-Up Nation Program
Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) has approved over 1,300 pre-financing loans within the Start-Up Nation program, of which approximately 500 have already been approved by Romania’s national guarantee fund for small and medium-sized businesses (FNGCIMM), the bank said in a statement.
Of over 1,300 loans, 1,278 were sent for approval to FNGCIMM. In this context, over 200 entrepreneurs, who submitted applications to BCR for financing granted by the bank under the program, have already received the money needed to develop their businesses, with the bulk of them operating in the sectors of IT, production and in creative industries. (jurnalul.ro)
List Of Dancila Cabinet Ministers
The new Cabinet run by Prime Minister Viorica Dancila is almost ready.
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) is likely to keep four ministries, namely, the Energy Ministry with Toma Petcu as head, the Foreign Affairs Ministry with Teodor Melescanu as head, the Environment Ministry and the Ministry for the Relation with Parliament.
The Culture Ministry is likely to be run either by actor George Ivascu or by Ionut Vulpescu, the latter of whom had been Culture minister in the Grindeanu Cabinet. Florian Bodog is likely to remain Health minister, while Ecaterina Andronescu and Cezar Spinu are vying for the Education Ministry. The ministers who will keep their portfolios include Carmen Dan (Interior Ministry), Petre Daea (Agriculture Ministry), Ionut Misa (Finance Ministry) and Lia Olguta Vasilescu (Labor Ministry).
On Monday, Dancila Cabinet ministers are expected to be heard by Parliament’s special committees and the Parliament is expected to give its final vote on new government.
“Lista miniștrilor a fost stabilită fără premier” (jurnalul.ro)