Bucharest Traffic Police To Conduct Internal Control After Agent Is Suspected Of Pedophilia
The Bucharest Traffic Police will conduct an internal control on the department’s management in the aftermath of a case revolving a police agent suspected of pedophilia, Romanian Police spokesperson Georgian Dragan said Monday evening.
Dragan said the head of the Romanian Police commanded internal verifications both on the suspect and the management of his department.
He added that the suspect’s last psychological assessment was conducted in 2014, when he received scores such as “well” and “very well”, and the next assessment was due for 2019. He mentioned that these assessments cannot identify mental disorders.
Dragan’s statement comes after Bucharest Police on Monday detained a traffic police officer suspected of sexually aggressing on Friday two children aged five and nine, respectively, in the elevator of an apartment block in the Romanian capital’s Drumul Taberei neighborhood. (cotidianul.ro)
Romania Central Bank Raises Key Rate to 2%/Year
Romania’s central bank on Monday raised its benchmark interest rate to 2% a year from a previous record low of 1.75% and raised the interest for deposit facilities to 1% and that for lending facilities to 3%.
The central bank had not raised the key rate since May 2015.
Back in November, the central bank raised its interest for deposit facilities to 0.75% a year from 0.5% and lowered the lending facility interest to 2.75% from 3%.
The central bank kept minimum reserve requirements on foreign currency liabilities and for leu deposits unchanged at 8%. (cotidianul.ro)
Carrefour To Close Down Hypermarket In Vitantis Shopping Center As Of Jan 15
French-held retailer Carrefour on Monday said it will close down its hypermarket within Vitantis Shopping Center in Bucharest, starting January 15, 2018, due to changes in market the market environment and the preferences of clients in the area.
“Following an in-depth and substantiated analysis, we have decided, together with our partner Revetas Capital, to close down the Carrefour hypermarket in Vitantis Shopping Center, given the changes in the market environment and the preferences of clients in the respective area, throughout ten years of activity,” company representatives said.
A Carrefour hypermarket has on average 200-250 employees.
In 2016, Carrefour finished the remodeling and rebranding of the 85 Billa stores which became Market supermarkets and it also managed to successfully integrate approximately 3,000 employees of the network. (puterea.ro)
Ruling Party Proposes Senator Ioan Denes As New Minister Of Waters And Forests
Romania’s ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) on Monday proposed senator Ioan Denes as the new minister of Waters and Forests after Doina Pana resigned last week citing health issues.
Ioan Denes comes from Bistrita-Nasaud county branch of the party, just like the former minister, and currently holds his second term as lawmaker.
The party will forward the proposal to President Klaus Iohannis. (puterea.ro)