Romania Expects Scorching Heat In Upcoming Days
Romanian meteorologists said the weather will be hot Monday in most regions of the country, with temperatures of 28-34 degrees Celsius.
The weather will stay hot Tuesday, but some areas in the country’s western, central and southern regions will be affected by excessive heat in the afternoon.
The heat index, which combines air temperature and relative humidity to determine the felt air temperature, will reach the critical threshold of 80. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Tourism Minister Says Corvins’ Castle Must Also Be Promoted Abroad
Corvins’ Castle in Hunedoara must also be promoted abroad because it is one of Romania’s famous landmarks, said Romanian Minister-delegate for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Tourism Maria Grapini.
Grapini said Hunedoara, in Romania’s central region of Transylvania, needs investments in accommodation units in order to attract and keep tourists, adding one must also spot other leisure activities besides visiting the medieval castle. (Jurnalul National)
DG Competition Looks Into Romania’s Emergency Decree Amending Green Energy Law
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition (COMP) has started a preliminary investigation into the provisions of Romania’s emergency decree regarding state support for renewable energy producers, following a request by the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association (RPIA).
“The association has notified the DG Competition regarding the Government’s intention to implement measures distorting the local electricity market. Following the notification, the DG Competition informed the association on June 13 that it set off a preliminary investigation into the measures included in the Government’s emergency decree,” RPIA said in a statement.
The association said it is analyzing all legal ways available at national and international level in order to stop the emergency decree which temporarily reduces state support for renewable energy producers starting July 1.
According to RPIA, the measures included in the emergency decree are “unclear, abusive and unconstitutional,” and entirely block Romania’s renewable energy sector. (Curierul National)
Insolvent Oltchim’s Reorganization Plan To Be Finalized By October
The reorganization plan of Romanian insolvent chemical company Oltchim Ramnicu Valcea might be finalized by October, said the company’s legal administrator Gheorghe Piperea.
Piperea also said at least three prospective investors have filed bids and at least seven have submitted letters of intent for the sale of the chemcical producer.
Oltchim is 54.8% owned by the state, through the Economy Ministry. The state’s stake was auctioned off for some EUR45 million on September 21, 2012, but the winner, Dan Diaconescu, a controversial local politician, failed to produce the money by the October 1 deadline. (Jurnalul National)
MEP Theodor Stolojan Says Financial Supervisory Authority Members Must Get Higher Wages
Romanian democrat liberal MEP Theodor Stolojan said wages within the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) must be higher than those in the private sector.
Stolojan stressed that political parties must not decide on the salary system at such institutions, arguing there are certain rules that must be applied in a market economy.
Romania’s Financial Supervisory Authority was set up on April 29 through the reorganization of securities commission CNVM, insurance market regulator CSA and private pension system regulator CSSPP. (Curierul National)
Basescu Says Parliamentary Majority Fails To Acknowledge 2009 Validated Referendum
Romanian President Traian Basescu said the current parliamentary majority fails to acknowledge the national referendum organized and validated in 2009.
Basescu has recently announced he triggered procedures for a new national referendum over making the Parliament single-chamber and limiting the number of MPs to 300. He said he is calling for a new referendum because the current parliamentary majority did not observe the people’s will, expressed in a 2009 referendum on the same issues. (Jurnalul National)
Corneliu Vadim Tudor Dismissed As Head Of Greater Romania Party
Representatives of 24 county branches of far-right Greater Romania Party (PRM) on Saturday attended the extraordinary meeting of PRM’s National Council and decided to revoke the party’s head Corneliu Vadim Tudor and its leadership structure.
The attendees also decided to elect new interim members for the party’s Political Bureau who will run PRM until the organization of an extraordinary congress. (Adevarul)