Alina Gorghiu Wants Ciolos To Stay Prime Minister
Co-president of the Liberal Party Alina Gorghiu said she wishes the party proposes Dacian Ciolos for prime minster after parliamentary elections.
“I would like for Dacian Ciolos to be our proposition for prime minister but he may not want the same (…) I do not rule out proposing Ciolos, just as I don’t rule out proposing someone from the party. The only proposition I rule out is myself,” said Gorghiu.
She said the Ciolos Cabinet has done a good job so far.
“I haven’t heard of any corruption scandals within this Cabinet (…) I am glad this is a government that ensures economic stability for the short term,” she said. (Adevarul)
Liberal Party Seeks Candidates For Fall Elections
Co-president of the Liberal Party Alina Gorghiu said one or two ministers from the current Cabinet could be on the party’s lists for parliamentary elections, but declined to name any names.
She added she definitely rules out any collaboration with the Social Democratic Party after the elections in fall, as well as the possibility of a national union government, saying liberals’ former experiences in alliances with social democrats have been “toxic”.
“We cannot have a partnership with a party that only wants to seize power,” she said of the Social Democratic Party. (Evenimentul Zilei)
One Third Of Romanian Households Can’t Cover Monthly Expenses
Nearly one third of households in Romania, 32.8%, cannot cover monthly expenses from their monthly net income, according to a study by the statistics institute using 2015 data.
Moreover, more than 3 million employees in Romania, 65% of the total , have net monthly salaries lower than RON2,000.
Analysts polled by newspaper Puterea say the situation has been going on for many years and is due to the country being trampled by Europe’s larger powers. Also, Romania assigned a smaller percentage of the GDP to the labor sector than other EU countries. (Puterea)
Roads Authority Says Just 0.2% Of Road Accidents Are Due To Poor Infrastructure
The top five causes of road accidents in Romania are due to drivers who don’t observe traffic rules and pedestrians crossing illegally, while infrastructure was to blame for just 0.2% of accidents in 2010-2014.
The Romanian roads company CNANDR released a report showing the top five causes of road accidents are speeding, jaywalking, not giving right of way to pedestrians, to other vehicles and reckless bikers. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Romania Seeks To A Attract A Third Major Carmaker
State officials are in talks to attract a third major carmaker to the country, after Renault and Ford.
Romania is in talks with at least two international carmakers, said economy minister Cristian Borc.
Romania’s main obstacle in attracting new investments in the automotive industry is the state of its infrastructure, economists say. Early May, German auto giant Daimler announced it had chosen Poland over Romania for a EUR500 million investment in an engine production facility. (Adevarul)