Constitution Revision Committee Hinders Separation Of State Powers
Lawmakers working on the Constitutional revision bill want to give the Parliament the authority to call into question any individual or legal entity, including prosecutors or judges.
The decision made by members of the Constitution revision committee, led by Crin Antonescu, thus hinders the principle of the separation of state powers. (Adevarul)
Three New Constitutional Court Judges To Be Sworn In Monday
New members of the Constitutional Court will be sworn in Monday afternoon at the presidential palace.
The three new Constitutional court judges being sworn in Monday are Daniel Morar, appointed by the head of state, Mona Pivniceru, appointed by the Senate, and Valer Dorneanu, appointed by the Chamber of Deputies.
The three new judges’ terms start on June 10. (Curentul)
First Home Program Funding To Be Depleted By End-July
Funding assigned to the First Home program this year will be depleted by the end of July, bankers say.
People hurried to buy homes in the first half of the year for fear the new version of the program, which guarantees mortgage loans on new builds only, would raise the price of housing.
The EUR800 million assigned to the program in 2013 would be used up by the end of July, said bankers, while Aurel Saramet, head of the loan guarantee fund, said the money should last until October. (Curentul)
Romania Expects Non-Binding Bids For Posta Romana By June 30, 2014
Romania has set June 30, 2014 as a new deadline for preliminary non-binding bids for the privatization of state-owned postal company Posta Romana, after no investor showed interest by the initial May 28, 2013 deadline.
According to a decree recently adopted by the government, privatization offers for state–owned companies may be valid for up to two years. The new privatization scheme allows for Posta Romana to be sold by October 2015 at the latest.
The postal operator was supposed to be privatized this year but no investor bought the privatization task book by the May 28 deadline. (Curentul)
EU Crisis Response Commissioner Says No Danger Of Floods In Romania, Bulgaria
The Danube would peak around June 13 and 14 in the region of Romania and Bulgaria but there is no danger of flooding in that area, according to European Commissioner for International Co-operation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva, The Sofia Globe reported.
Georgieva said countries already affected by floods – Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia – have contacted her team, requesting satellite information and an analysis of the impact of the floods, as well as a forecast of how they would develop.
She said that the level of the Danube River would peak on June 9 – 10 in Hungary and around June 13-14 in the region of Bulgaria and Romania. (Curentul)
Unstable Weather Keeps Tourists Away From Black Sea Coast
Unstable weather has messed up economic operators’ plans for the weekend on the Black Sea coast, which was only visited by around 10,000 tourists instead of the expected 100,000, according to digi24.ro.
Most tourists in Black Sea resorts this weekend are on vacation via a cheaper program offering six-day vacations for just 275 lei per person.
The lack of tourists is reflected in local economic operators’ accounts, many of whom are just starting to shape up their business strategies for the season. (Curentul)