INS: 44.2% of Romania’s Population Rejoices Sewage Services
A total 9,413,027 Romanian people had their dwellings connected to public sewage systems on December 31, 2012, which accounts for 44.2% of the country’s population, according to the country’s statistics institute.
Romania’s sewage network was 24.789.8 km long at the end of 2012, of which 19,600.7 km cover towns. Compared to 2012, the sewage network was extended by 1,652.6 km in 2013, namely, by 512.3 km in towns and by 1,140.3 km in rural areas.
„44% din Romania nu are canalizare” (Evenimentul Zilei)
Nearly 500 ANL Homes To Be Put Up For Sale
Around 500 homes for young people built through investment programs countrywide and administered by local councils were transferred by the Government from the public property into the state’s private property to be put up for sale.
Most ANL homes to be put up for sale are in Craiova (252), Sibiu (89), Vatra Dornei (48), Cernavoda (46), Calimanesti (16) and Cernat commune (8). A total 23 ANL homes in Bucharest will also be put up for sale.
Sale prices will be set by local councils.
„Apartamente ANL, la vanzare” (Romania Libera)
Romania Makes Energy Efficiency Certificate Mandatory Starting July 20
Romanians who want to sell, rent or build homes are obliged starting July 20 to present the building’s energy efficiency certificate to prospective buyers or tenants.
Starting July 20, 2013, homeowners must present potential buyers or tenants with the building’s energy certificate before the transaction is completed, otherwise the contract is considered void.
The measure is stated in Law 159/2013, which was published in the Official Journal on May 15 and amends Law 372/2005 on energy efficiency in buildings.
The measure should have been applied starting 2010 but was put off several times as notaries argued it would lead to a 5%-10% increase in old home prices, which would freeze transactions. Also, the Government said the norms to apply the new system were not clear enough and the number of energy auditors was scarce.
„Casele pot fi vandute doar daca au certificat energetic” (Puterea)
EU Urges Romania To Rethink Plan For Use Of EU Funds In 2014-2020
The European Commission has warned the Romanian Government that the draft Partnership Agreement it sent to Brussels, which regulates the use of EU funds in 2014 – 2020, is incoherent and states no clear priorities.
The EU has called on Romanian authorities to work on a new draft “over the summer” and finalize it by September.
„Nu poate USL cheltui cat a negociat Basescu” (Evenimentul Zilei)
No To-Big-To-Fail Banks In Romania, Says Central Bank’s Chief
The largest Romanian banks are not nearly large enough to be deemed “too big to fail”, but some of them may be too big compared with the local economy, according to central bank governor Mugur Isarescu.
“Fortunately, Romania has no banks so large that their failure would trigger a chain reaction […]. Some of the banks are large compared with the Romanian economy,” Isarescu told a financial seminar.
Isarescu said the collapse of a very large bank would have disastrous effects on a country’s economy.
However, the Romanian banking market has been sheltered from situations that would call for government support.