Romanian PM Dacian Ciolos To Meet With Manuel Valls And Francois Hollande In France
Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos will be in France on Thursday and Friday, where he will meet with French President Francois Hollande and PM Manuel Valls.
Ciolos and Valls will jointly sign the updated roadmap of the Strategic French-Romanian Partnership.
The Romanian PM will also meet with the secretary general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Angel Gurria, with the director general of Ecole Polytechnique, Yves Demay, with the management of the French Academy of Agriculture, and with the two orphan children of the Romanians who were killed in the terrorist attacks in Paris in November 2015.” (Adevarul)
Romanians Take Loans Without Getting Informed – GfK Romania Survey
Over half of the Romanians with banking deposits, saving accounts, loans, mandatory pensions managed privately, shares or bonds do not know much about these products, according to a GfK Romania study.
According to the survey, the most used and known financial products are debit cards, asset insurances, current account, and the most wanted products are asset, life, accident or health insurance. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Romania Monthly Household Income Up 7.8% To RON2,687 In 2015
The total monthly average income in Romania stood at RON2,687 per household in 2015, up by 7.8% compared with 2014, while the total monthly average household spending rose 3.7% to RON2,352 last year, according to Romania’s statistics institute INS.
According to the data, 23.9% of the households’ incomes came from social aid, while salaries remained the most important incomes.
The monthly average income per capita in Romania rose 7.8% to RON1,011 in 2015, while monthly average spending rose 4% to RON885. (Adevarul)
PNL Says It Got The Best Results At Mayoral Elections Since 1990
The two co-chairs of the National Liberal Party (PNL), Alina Gorghiu and Vasile Blaga, on Monday stated that the results obtained by PNL at the recent mayoral elections were the best since 1990.
The statement was made after the Social Democratic Party (PSD) fully won the mayoral elections in capital Bucharest and is the winner at national level in terms of political vote (the highest number of local and county counselors).
Blaga said that, according to the results from 91% of the organizations, PNL got 31% in terms of political vote and 1040 mayors.
“The results show the correctness of the fusion decision. We managed to reconstruct the right wing. It was not easy, invalidating all the prognostics of those who had no confidence,” Blaga said. (Puterea)
Tens Of Medical Devices Are Launched On The Market Before Safety Studies Are Published
Medical devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) often get the greenlight before the releasing of the studies on their safety or effectiveness, according to a report cited by Reuters.
Thus, doctors and patients cannot make informed decisions about the use of the products without published data.
According to FDA, a medical device as an instrument, machine, implant or other device used to diagnose, prevent or treat a disease or condition. Devices include everything from heart rate monitors to hip replacements, intrauterine devices or new surgical tools. (Puterea)