PM Ciolos Releases Dorel Sandesc From Position Of Health Ministry State Secretary
Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos on Monday sacked Dorel Sandesc from the position of state secretary with the Health Ministry.
The papers regarding Sandesc’s dismissal were published Tuesday in the Official Journal. Professor Doctor Dorel Sandesc was appointed state secretary with the Health Ministry in March 2014, after Raed Arafat had been named head of the Emergency Situations Department with the Interior Ministry.
Sandesc is one of Romania’s most famous physicians, being the president of the Romanian Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, and president of the National Committee of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Section. (Romania Libera)
Chamber Of Deputies Approves Child Adoption Bill
The Chamber of Deputies approved the bill amending and completing child adoption law 273/2004, which sets simplified adoption procedures.
„The bill supports abandoned children and the families willing to adopt. (…) The bill aims to contribute to an increase in the number of adopted children who are given the chance to grow up in a climate of peace, security and love,” said liberal lawmaker Florica Chereches.
Chereches also said the number of abandoned children has been constant in Romania for years, reaching around 60,000, and more than 1,000 children are abandoned in hospitals every year. Of these, only 3,800 were declared eligible for adoption, only 562 were actually adopted and 11 were targeted by international adoptions, in 2015. (Puterea)
Prices Of ANL Homes For Tenants To Go Down, As Per Bill
The prices of homes built by the housing agency ANL for tenants will decrease after the Chamber of Deputies lawmakers adopted a bill in this respect.
Rental rates are set annually by the authorities of the local public administration and cover the costs with administration, upkeep and repairs, the amortization of investments depending on the normal duration set under the legal provisions, as well as a maximum quota of 1%.
The bill was adopted by the Senate in February and the Chamber of Deputies is decider on the matter. President Klaus Iohannis is expected to sign the bill into law. (Evenimentul Zilei)
OPEC And Non-OPEC Oil Producers To Meet In April In Doha
OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) members and key oil producers from outside the cartel will meet in Doha in a bid to stabilize falling crude prices.
OPEC and non-OPEC producers will meet in Doha on April 17, Qatari Energy Minister Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada said, following a February agreement between Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Venezuela and non-OPEC Russia to stabilize output.
“To date, around 15 OPEC and non-OPEC producers, accounting for about 73 percent of global oil output, are supporting this initiative,” Sada said in a statement. Qatar holds the OPEC presidency in 2016 and has been organizing the effort.
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, supported by the announcement and on growing signs of a decline in U.S. crude production. Brent crude LCOc1 was trading above $40 a barrel, up from a 12-year low of $27.10 reached in January. The reluctance of Iran to join an accord while it seeks to boost its oil exports to recover market share after the lifting of Western sanctions has been cited by OPEC sources as a potential roadblock to an agreement. (Adevarul)
President Iohannis To Attend European Council Meeting In Brussels
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis is leaving for Brussels to attend the spring European Council meeting, according to the presidential administration.
The meeting agenda includes topics touching on the migrant crisis and the joint EU-Turkey action plan in this respect.
The meeting will be held on March 17-18, in Brussels. (Puterea)