Health Minister Urges Recalculation Of Organ Transplant Costs
Romanian Health Minister Eugen Nicolaescu said organ transplant costs must be recalculated to also include the activity of organ harvesting teams, as well as of doctors and nurses involved in organ harvesting and transplantation.
The National Agency for Organ Transplants has until the end of June to draw up a report regarding the number and types of organ transplants and the possibility to be made conducted in Romania or abroad.
The minister said the 2014 budget will be calculated based on the report to avoid the problems faced this year. (Curentul)
Government Announces Mass Layoffs In Public Sector In Fall
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said public sector employees will face mass layoffs this fall.
Ponta also said that any reform in the public sector entails layoffs and the employee performance evaluation is up to each public institution. (Evenimentul Zilei)
FrieslandCampina Might Shut Down Plant In Cluj
Romanian dairy product maker Napolact, part of group Fries¬landCampina, might shut down its plant in Cluj county and relocate production to Targu Mures, local authorities said Wednesday.
On the other hand, FrieslandCampina Romania representatives reject the information, saying that a decision on relocating production has not been taken.
Rumor has it that Napolact plans to shut down production at its plant in Baciu following the closure of its plant in Taga, Cluj County president Horia Uioreanu told financial daily Ziarul Financiar, adding that no official announcement has been made.
According to Uioreanu, farmers in Cluj said they no longer sell milk to Napolact.
Napolact currently operates only one plant in Cluj county. One month ago, Friesland decided to shut down its cheese plant in Taga (Cluj) and 12 people lost their jobs. According to the company, the decision was triggered by a decrease in sales and production.
Four years ago, Napolact closed its plant in Huedin, Cluj county, and 100 people were made redundant. The production was moved to Napolact’s plant in Baciu. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Ponta: Hidroelectrica To Resume Business As Usual Next Week
Romania’s largest power producer Hidroelectrica will most likely complete its insolvency process by the end of next week, following the approval of the company’s reorganization program by its debtors, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Wednesday.
“Hidroelectrica’s debtors approved the company’s reorganization plan last evening, which probably means that the company will finally return to the market next week, after having struggled for one year to eliminate bad business,” Ponta told a government meeting.
He said the government will start the proceedings to list a minority stake in Hidroelectrica on the Bucharest stock exchange as soon as the company is declared solvent again.
The company’s reorganization program must be validated by a Bucharest court for Hidroelectrica to complete its bankruptcy process and resume business as usual. (Gandul)
Romania-Austrian Consortium TFG – Donau Finanz Pulls Out Of CFR Marfa Privatization
The consortium of Romanian Transferoviar Grup and Austrian Donau-Finanz GmbH & Co KG Austria announced it is pulling out of the privatization process of Romanian state-owned freight railway carrier CFR Marfa and plans to contest the procedure.
The consortium said in a press release it has mobilized significant resources to take part in the privatization process but was denied any extension it required to conduct its own evaluation of CFR Marfa before submitting a binding bid.
Earlier this week, U.S. company OmniTRAX whose documents to participate in the sale of CFR Marfa were recently rejected by the Transport Ministry, contested the privatization procedure and asked for the process to be resumed.
The only bidder left in the privatization process is Romania’s Grup Feroviar Roman (GFR), owned by businessman Gruia Stoica.
The auction price for CFR Marfa starts at 798.05 million lei (a little over EUR180 million). (Adevarul)
Parliamentary Committee Adopts New Bill Revising Constitution
The new bill revising Romania’s Constitution was adopted Wednesday by the Constitution revision committee.
The bill empowers lawmakers by strengthening some positions and prerogatives. (Adevarul)