President Klaus Iohannis Makes Two-Day Visit To Poland
President Klaus Iohannis is going on two-day visit to Poland to discuss bilateral relations.
“The agenda includes talks on the evolution of bilateral relations from an economic, political and military point of view. We target concrete cooperation with Poland within the EU and NATO. We will also discuss security, particularly considering Ukraine,” said Iohannis before leaving for Warsaw. (Adevarul)
Parliament Votes Not To Lift Immunity For Laszlo Borbely
The Chamber of Deputies voted 154 to 125 to not lift the immunity of UDMR MP Laszlo Borbely, accused of corruption.
The Liberal Party voted in favor of stripping the lawmaker of immunity and accused the ruling Social Democratic Party of trying to maintain parliamentary “super-immunity”. (Romania Libera)
Industrial Sales Down 1% On Month In January
Romanian industrial sales fell 1% in January compared with the previous month, continuing the declining trend started at the end of 2014, data released by the statistics institute INS showed.
Compared with January 2014, industrial sales rose 5.6% in the first month of the year. Manufacturing sales increased 5.6% in January compared with the same month of 2014, while mining sales were up 6.9% on the year.
In 2014, Romanian industrial sales rose 7.8% compared with the previous year, despite declines in the last two months. (Adevarul)
Three Quarters Of Romanians Don’t Plan Their Finances
Nearly three quarters of Romanians don’t plan their personal finances and don’t have any savings for retirement, emergencies, their children’s education or a plan to pay off their bank debts.
Over 70% of respondents said they have no savings for emergencies, no plans or savings for retirement, and 75% don’t have any savings for their family’s medical expenses.
Over 80% of respondents have not saved for their children’s education and more than 90% don’t have a budget for a large acquisition, such as a downpayment on a property or a car. (Puterea)
Government Plans To Eliminate 800-Patient Threshold For Family Physicians
The government plans to eliminate the 800-patient threshold required for a family physician to be able to sign a contract with the national health insurance house.
The current system gives current family doctors monopoly and hinders young doctors’ entry to the system.
Young doctors are forced to “buy” patient lists from other doctors to be able to enter the system because of the required threshold, said government spokesman Corneliu Calota. (Romania Libera)