First Lung Transplant Patient In Romania Released From Hospital
The first patient who underwent lung transplant in Romania was released from Colentina Hospital on Thursday, where he had been admitted for respiratory rehabilitation. The patient underwent a lung transplant at ”St. Maria” hospital in Bucharest mid-April and was released from hospital mid-May. The patient was subsequently transferred to the pneumology section of the Colentina Hospital for pulmonary rehabilitation. The section was modernized especially for patients undergoing lung transplants. (jurnalul.ro) Liberal Senator Alina Gorghiu Makes Harsh Accusations Ahead Of Ruling Party’s Rally Liberal senator Alina Gorghiu thinks the ”real reason” behind the rally planned for Saturday, in Bucharest, by the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) is to back ruling party PSD head and Lower Chamber speaker Liviu Dragnea who awaits a court ruling on Friday in a corruption case. Gorghiu said the reason lacks legitimacy and has nothing to do whatsoever with the public interest, adding PSD is responsible for any incident that might occur on Saturday. The Supreme Court decided on May 29 to put off its ruling until June 8 in a case targeting Dragnea. (cotidianul.ro) Former PM Ciolos Urges President Iohannis To Defend The Constitution Former prime minister Dacian Ciolos believes the Constitutional Court ruling is a peril in the fight against corruption and that President Klaus Iohannis ought to defend the Constitution. ”The fight against corruption must go on (…), I think the fight against corruption is in jeopardy.It is not place to tell the president what to do, but he must defend the Constitution. That’s it. I am worried about the politicization of institutions over the past years, this is the biggest risk. Under no circumstances must politics interfere” said Ciolos. (puterea.ro) Eurostat: Romania’s GDP Stable In 1Q/2018 Vs 4Q/2017 Most European Union Member States registered economic growth in the first quarter of 2018, compared with the last quarter of 2017, except Romania whose economy was stable and Estonia which saw a slight contraction (-0.1%), according to EU’s statistical office Eurostat. Seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 0.4% in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28 during the first quarter of 2018, compared with the previous quarter. In the fourth quarter of 2017, GDP had grown by 0.7% in both zones. Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 2.5% in the euro area and by 2.4% in the EU28 in the first quarter of 2018, after +2.8% and +2.7% respectively in the previous quarter. Among Member States for which data are available for the first quarter of 2018, Latvia and Poland (both +1.6%) recorded the highest growth compared with the previous quarter, followed by Hungary and Finland (both +1.2%). Slightly negative growth was observed in Estonia (-0.1%) while GDP in Romania was stable. During the first quarter of 2018, household final consumption expenditure rose by 0.5% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the EU28 (after +0.2% and +0.3% respectively in the previous quarter). Gross fixed capital formation increased by 0.5% in the euro area and by 0.8% in the EU28 (after +1.3% and +1.2%). Exports fell by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU28 (after +2.2% and +1.8%). Imports decreased by 0.1% in the euro area and were stable for the EU28 (after +1.5% and +1.4%). (jurnalul.ro)