President Klaus Iohannis Pays A Two-Day Visit To Bulgaria
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis will pay a two-day visit to Bulgaria, meeting Bulgarian counterpart Rosen Plevneliev and PM Boyko Borissov
They will discuss the approaches for the complex challenges currently faced by the European Union, NATO and the international community, including the Black Sea region and the Eastern region, as well as the preparation of the NATO Summit in July, according to a statement of the Presidential Administration.
Klaus Iohannis will participate, together with Rosen Plevneliev, in the opening of the Romanian-Bulgarian Business Forum. Romania is the third European commercial partner of Bulgaria. (Adevarul)
Bucharest Mayor-Elect Gabriela Firea Says Swearing-In Ceremony Postponed Because Of PNL
Bucharest mayor-elect Gabriela Firea accused the liberals of hindering her from taking the oath on Wednesday, as they announced they would submit the financial mandatory report no sooner than June 21.
According to Firea, PNL counts on the idea that the parties have 15 days from the date of the elections for submitting the financial mandatory report.
“This is something new. PNL wants to keep local ruling for some more days. We are wondering why, what are their interests? (…) I was informed that the city hall is signing contracts, hiring people, covering certain information that I shouldn’t find out about. But I am announcing all the directors that everything that was signed during this period will be checked up and I will resort to the state institutions to find out what happened during this period and what was the interest to delay my swearing-in ceremony,” Firea stated. (Puterea)
INS: Romania’s Power Resources, Output And Consumption Up In January-April
In the first four months of 2016, Romania’s power resources, output and consumption registered an increase compared with the same period a year before, according to the data of Romania’s statistics institute INS.
Romania’s primary energy resources grew 0.7% in the first four months of 2016, while electricity resources grew 2.6%, the country’s statistics institute INS said.
Between January 1 and April 30, thermal power output fell 3.2%, to 8.54 million kWh, nuclear power output grew by 1.8%, to 4.04 million kWh, while hydropower output rose 3.1%, to 6.88 million, the data showed.
Wind power production increased by 80.4 million KWh in the first four months, to 2.464 million kWh and solar power output grew by 64.7 million KWh to 498.7 million kWh.
Romania’s electricity exports fell by 1.02 billion KWh in January-April, to 2.58 billion kWh, while imports stood at 2.76 billion kWh. (Adevarul)
Romanian Beekeepers On Verge Of Bankruptcy
Romanian beekeepers said they are currently on the verge of bankruptcy, as lower temperatures this year and the lack of interest of authorities towards their problems have worsened their already disastrous situation.
The president of the Romanian Beekeepers Association (ACA), Ioan Fetea, said beekeepers have been lately forced to buy additional quantities of sugar and syrup to feed the bees, which were unable to get pollen due to the unfavorable weather.
”We are developing bee families, we feed them, but they are unable to produce anything due to the cold weather. Moreover, it looks like the agony will continue this whole month. We bought an extra 15-20 kg of sugar and syrup for each family of bees, to keep them alive. Beekeepers have already spent all the funds and they have no output to sell,” Fetea stated. (Puterea)
Yellow, Orange And Red Code Warnings For Floods In Romania
Romanian hydrologists on Tuesday issued yellow, orange and red code warnings for floods in several areas of Banat, Transylvania and Moldavia, available until Wednesday evening.
The red code for floods is available on Barzava river (Timis county), while the yellow code is available for Viseu, Iza river (Maramures county), Tur (Satu Mare county), Crasna (Salaj and Satu Mare counties), Barcau (Salaj and Bihor counties), the arms of Somes river (Cluj, Salaj, Maramures and Satu Mare), Somesul Mic river, Crisul Repede river, and other areas.
The orange code warning is available for Crasna river, Barcau, Crisul Negru (Bihor county), Crisul Alb (Hunedoara and Arad), Mures river, Bega, and other rivers. (Puterea)