EU Funds Unused By Romania And Bulgaria Should Be Redirected To Germany
EU funds unused by Romania and Bulgaria should be redirected to Germany and other countries facing “the immigration of poverty”, said Guntram Schneider, labor minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, adding that the money will be used for integration.
Schneider said that they should use the opportunities offered by immigration, as half of the immigrants are well-qualified, and many of the medical clinics in North Rhine-Westphalia would not be operational without the medical doctors and medical staff in Southeastern Europe. (Curierul National)
Romanians Have EUR630 On Average In Mandatory Private Pension Accounts
The average value of the account of a mandatory private pension (Pillar II) was at RON 2,770 (EUR630) at the end of June 2014, according to the data of Romania’s Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF).
The mandatory private pension fund system was launched in Romania in May 2008 but only 3.19 million persons of the total 6.12 million participants had repetitive monthly contributions, while 190,000 persons had no contribution.
The average value of a mandatory private pension account for the 3.19 million participants with repetitive monthly contributions between May 2008-June 2014, was at RON3,921 (approximately EUR894), while 535,000 persons have between RON5,000 and RON10,000 in the accounts. (Jurnalul National)
Another Two MPs Leave PNL And Join Liberal Reform Party
Another two liberal MPs – senator Nicolae Nasta and deputy Ion Pargaru –announced Monday they would leave the National Liberal Party (PNL) and join the Liberal Reform Party, founded by Calin Popescu Tariceanu.
Nasta stated he will leave PNL as he was discontent with the latest decisions of the liberal leadership, while Pargaru said he will also join Tariceanu’s party.
On Sunday, another two liberals – senator Petru Ehegartner and deputy Steluta Cataniciu – left PNL and joined the Liberal Reform Party. (Evenimentul Zilei)
No Romanian Passenger On Board Of Air Algerie Crashed Plane
Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that no Romanian citizen was travelling in the Air Algerie airplane which crashed in the West African country of Mali, killing all 118 people on board.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has initially stated that a Romanian citizen was travelling on board of the crashed plane, but, following further investigations, the presence of Romanian passengers was not confirmed. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Adrian Duicu, Stefan Ponea, Another 8 Persons Sued In Corruption Case
Former chairman of Mehedinti County Council Adrian Duicu, former chief of County Police Inspectorate Mehedinti Stefan Ponea and another eight people were sued in the case in which they are accused of corruption.
Ioan Adrian Duicu was sued for corruption, bribery, allowing the access of unauthorized persons to confidential information, as well as for financial operations incompatible with his position. (Puterea)