Older Job Seekers In Romania Feel Discriminated Against
People in Romania aged over 45 feel discriminated against on the local labor market, as most employers refuse to interview older people, on grounds they have lower abilities.
Employers say they prefer to hire less experienced youths.
A survey conducted recently by the National Council Fighting Discrimination (CNCD) shows that 52% of Romanians believe older people have more difficulty finding a job, compared to young graduates. (Adevarul)
Mostly Science University Graduates Leave Bulgaria And Romania
Young university graduates, especially those in science, did not wait for European Union labor market restrictions to be lifted in order to leave Romania and Bulgaria, according to AFP.
Civil Engineering Prof. Mihail Konstantinov told AFP that over the past 15 years, two thirds of researchers of the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics within the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences have been leaving Bulgaria and, he added, this will be a lot easier starting January 2014, once EU labor restrictions are lifted.
Romanians and Bulgarians can work without restrictions across the European Union starting January 1, 2014. The lifting of the measures, however, has prompted fears of mass migration from the bloc’s poorest countries. (Curentul)
Romania Should Finalize Three New Highway Sections In 2014
Works on three new highway sections ought to be completed in Romania in 2014, namely, the third section of the Orastie- Sibiu highway and the first and second sections of the Arad-Nadlac highway.
Works on the third section of the Orastie-Sibiu highway, which stretches onto over 22 kilometers, could be completed in September 2014, at the latest, according to Narcis Neaga, head of Romania’s national, roads authority CNADNR.
The other three sections of the Orastie-Sibiu highway, which cover 60 kilometers, were inaugurated and opened to traffic mid-December 2013, two years after the start of construction works. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Romanian Beekeepers To Get RON44.5M Financial Aid In Next 3 Years
Romanian beekeepers will receive financial aid of RON44.5 million over the next three years and funds will be allocated from the budget of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Financing will be granted in accordance with Romania’s National Beekeeping Program elaborated for the 2014 – 2016 period.
The program was approved by the government at the end of 2013.
The European Commission covers 50% of Romania’s costs. (Curentul)
New Excise Duty Calculation Method Triggers Higher Cigarette Prices
Romania’s new method of calculating excise duties, which was applied starting January 1, 2014 has also triggered, beside higher gasoline and diesel fuel prices, an increase in cigarette prices.
Prices will rise on all other excisable products such as alcohol, tobacco, natural gas, coal, electricity, coffee.
British American Tobacco (BAT) Romania, one of the largest cigarette producers on the local market, has raised prices for its portfolio products by RON0.05 starting January 1, 2014. (Adevarul)