Unionists Of Bucharest Public Transport Company To Stage Protests In March
Unionists of Bucharest public transport company RATB threatened to stage protests in March, both in Bucharest and in Brussels, disgruntled about the thefts, low wages, working conditions and all irregularities at RATB.
Unionists are displeased, among others, that anticorruption prosecutors refuse to start a criminal investigation into the „crimes committed by R.A.T.B. management, which had been notified in the reports of the Control Body of the Prime Minister and of the Court of Accounts between 2012 and 2015.”
RATB called on general councilors to approve damage claims of RON1 million gained by RATB in court following several lawsuits filed mostly by former directors within RATB, who had been sacked by RATB’s Executive Board. (Puterea)
Romania Under Code Yellow Alerts For Strong Wind And Heavy Rain
Romanian meteorologists have issued two code yellow code warnings forecasting strong wind and heavy rain between March 6 (10 p.m.) and March 8 (8 p.m.) for the western half of the country.
In Banat, northern Oltenia, Crisana and western Transylvania, the amount of water is expected to exceed 20 to 25 liters per square meters in certain areas, while in the Banat Mountains and in the western part of the Southern Carpathians, the amount of water is expected to exceed 35-40 liters per sqm. The wind will blow hard in most regions, with speeds of up to 50-55 lm per hour, and is expected to exceed 70-80 km per hour in the mountains.
Hydrologists issued two code yellow alerts forecasting floods on the Danube, between March 7 and 15, which target the counties of Mehedinti, Dolj, Olt, Teleroman, Constanta and Tulcea. (Adevarul)
Romanian Dairy Makers Blame Authorities For Over 50% Fall In Sales
Romanian dairy makers are blaming authorities for the contradictory statements and chaotic investigation related to the E. coli contamination of a lot of cheese made at the Bradet factory. Besides injury to reputation, the scandal triggered a decline in dairy sales of over 50%.
Over the last week, suspicions regarding a type of cheese contaminated with a dangerous bacterium, have prompted many Romanians, mainly those with children, to stop buying dairy products. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Finance Ministry Files Criminal Complaints Against Three State Companies
Romania’s Finance Ministry has filed criminal complaints against three state-owned companies, namely, postal operator Posta Romana, power grid operator Transelectrica and SMART.
The ministry tracked at Posta Romana uncalculated, non-registered and non-cashed revenues of RON298.5 million and unjustified expenses of RON36.64 million.
The ministry has also tracked unjustified expenses of RON38.81 million at SMART, a branch of Transelectrica, and of RON40.22 million at Transelectrica.
In 2014, the economic-financial investigation bodies ran 1,960 checkups at economic operators in which the Romanian state or local authorities are sole or majority shareholders. (Puterea)
Dragnea Expected To Mitigate Conflict At Bucharest District 5 Branch Of Social Democratic Party
The current interim president of Bucharest District 5 branch of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), has recently ran a delegation which met with PSD head Liviu Dragnea to present a series of demands.
The delegation asked Dragnea to allow the appointment of one of MP Cristian Rizea’s cronies at the helm of the branch to ensure “continuity.“ The future head of the branch will probably come with his/her own propositions. Dragnea promised to make a decision that will please everybody. (Evenimentul Zilei)