Russia Makes First Step To Warm Relationship With Romania
Last week’s visit to Romania of Russia’s Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev did not pass unnoticed by The Jamestown Foundation in Washington D.C.
Vladimir Socor, a senior fellow of The Jamestown Foundation, said in an article that “Patrushev’s visit itself testifies to Basescu’s competent handling” of the “uneasy relationship” between Romania and Russia.
The author said that the visit took place at President Vladimir Putin’s instruction and Romanian President Traian Basescu “avoided the error of initiating a ‘reset’ in Romanian-Russian relations” and waited until Moscow made the first move to defrost relations. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Romania Will No Longer Grant Aid For Subsistence Farming
Romania will grant non-reimbursable aid of EUR15,000 starting 2014 to farmers seeking to enlarge their farms, Romanian Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin told a news conference Saturday.
The country’s new National Program for Rural Development will no longer allot money for subsistence agriculture, Constantin said, adding that other measures will be implemented to support the creation of family farms.
In 2013, Romania granted non-reimbursable aid worth EUR50,000 to people developing family farms and the measure might also be applied next year, the minister said. Moreover, farmers who want to enlarge their farms and produce for the market and not only to feed themselves and their families might get EUR15,000 in non-reimbursable aid starting 2014, Constantin explained. (Curentul)
31 Romanians Injured, 16 Dead In Motorcoach Accident In Montenegro
A motorcoach carrying Romanians has toppled into a precipice in Montenegro and 16 people died.
Thirty-two people (31 Romanians and one Montenegrin) were injured and were rushed to a hospital in Podgorica. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Romania Risks Losing Patients Once EU Directive On Patient Mobility Takes Effect- Unionists
Romania risks losing patients once it enforces EU Directive 24/2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare, according to unionists in the sector.
Doctors and nurses leave Romania in search of higher wages and patience will seek better healthcare services abroad as the state will ensure treatment financing, once the new EU rules on patient mobility are transposed in the national legislation, they said.
According to unionists, thousands of Romanian patients have already opted for treatment abroad, where they benefit from quality healthcare services. (Curentul)