Bucharest Employment Agency: 2,948 Vacant Jobs In Capital Bucharest

The Bucharest Employment Agency announced there are 2,948 vacant jobs in capital city Bucharest.

A total 315 job openings are available for people with higher education, most of which for heads of food stores, financial counsellors, engineers in various fields of activity, medical assistants, medical doctors and managers.

Another 500 job openings are available for people with secondary education.

The unemployment rate in Bucharest reaches nearly 2%. (Evenimentul Zilei)

Romania Stops Marketing 40 Medicines For Cardiovascular And Neurological Diseases

Romania stopped marketing 40 medicines for cardiovascular and neurological diseases starting Thursday, July 31, after the European Commission decided to suspend the marketing authorizations due to quality deficiencies.

The Commission decided to suspend the marketing authorizations of 40 medicines approved following clinical bioequivalence studies conducted at the division in Hyderabad (southern India) of the company GVK Biosciences Bucuresti, according to a statement of the National Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices, Mediafax informs.

The decision, taken July 16, follows the irregularities found during a routine inspection conducted in 2014 by the French drug safety agency (MSNA) on one of the GVK BIO sites, a specialized company in clinical trials and based in Hyderabad. (Adevarul)

PSD Interim Head Wants Lawmakers To Reject Ordinance Raising Top Officials’ Wages

The interim president of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Liviu Dragnea, on Thursday said he wants the ordinance that increases the wages of public officials to be rejected in Parliament.

Dragnea said he realized the ordinance is no longer endorsed by those who adopted it and many public officials announced they would donate their wage raises. He concluded saying he will propose that the ordinance be rejected in Parliament and drop the subject this way.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta said recently, with respect to the ordinance, that he disagreed with this measure, but did not want to make it look like he is getting revenge against President Klaus Iohannis by cutting his salary. He said “revenge is not the best weapon in politics.”

The Government allocated nearly RON600,000 at the budget revision for the increase in public officials’ wages, which had been decided through ordinance on July 8. (Jurnalul National)

LAPAR Warns Against Devastating Effects Of Drought This Year

The AGROSTAR union federation and the Romanian farmers organization LAPAR have warned that the effects of drought will be devastating this year and called on the Government to step in and take measures.

AGROSTAR warned that farmers will be severely affected this year by drought which affects nearly 30% of wheat, barley and rapeseed crops, as well as the vegetable and animal husbandry sectors. 

It said farmers faced damages in 2014 due to floods and some of them did not receive compensations. 

According to AGROSTAR, Romania should have agricultural policies for climate changes. (Adevarul)

PSD Interim President Unveils Draft Of His Plan To Reform Social Democratic Party

The interim president of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Liviu Dragnea has recently presented a draft of his plan to reorganize the Social Democratic Party (PSD). 

According to Dragnea, PSD will contribute to achieving a different political climate. PSD departments will become operational and will be the labs of the political parties that will validate public policies. He pointed out that ministers ought to say what they do for Romanians and to stop talking about divorces and other petty subjects. Dragnea also said he will propose that the ordinance raising the wages of public officials be rejected in Parliament.

Also, Dragnea recommended ministers to speak on TV only about governing issues, and ‘not divorces.’ (Adevarul)

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