Labor Ministry Officials Present The Rights Of People With Disabilities
Labor Ministry representatives said people with severe disabilities enjoy an allowance of RON234, are exempt from paying rent and can travel free of charge.
„In accordance with the provisions of Law no. 448/2006, with subsequent amendments, people with severe disabilities, regardless of whether they earn any other income, enjoys the following rights during the period of disability: monthly allowance of RON234 (article 58, section 4), complementary budget of budget RON106 (article 58, section 4), personal assistant or monthly allowance (article 42) equal with the net wage of a junior social worker with medium education. People with severe disabilities also enjoy other facilities under the law (they are exempt from paying rent or interest rates on loans taken out for buying a car or for housing adaptation, and they can also travel free of charge,” according to Labor Ministry representatives. (Puterea)
Health Minister Has Yet To Voice Out Stand On Situation Of Babies In Arges County
Health Minister Patriciu Achimas-Cadariu failed to voice out his opinion regarding the way it was handled the situation of babies in Arges County, diagnosed with hemolytic uremic syndrome.
„I can strongly state that the legal provisions and the stages of the epidemiologic investigation and subsequently of the identification of the source, have been observed all the way through,” said Cadariu.
The conclusions of checkups conducted in February by the Control Body of the Prime Minister regarding the cases of babies transferred from the Paediatric Hospital in Pitesti to Maria Sklodowska Curie Children Emergency Hospital, point to administrative problems, at least at the Paediatric Hospital in Pitesti which, between January 2015 and February 2016, has reported no nosocomial infections, without conducting any investigations in this respect. (Adevarul)
Central Bank Governor Voices Out Dissatisfaction With Recent Bank-Related Protests
Romanian Central Bank governor Mugur Isarescu burst with anger one week after a group of protesters had thrown coins on the steps of the staircase of the central bank building in downtown Bucharest, in protest to the law on debt discharge.
Isarescu said he is deeply saddened and disappointed by the gesture of people who threw coins on the steps of the staircase of the central bank building, asking for his resignation.
The governor said he does not side with any bank, arguing the central bank protects Romanians’ money. Isarescu pointed out that, over the last two years, the Romanian leu has been one of the strongest currencies in the region and that Romania’s macroeconomic situation is almost the best compared to that of the countries in the region. Romania’s gross domestic product grew 3.7% on the year in 2015 and is expected to grow 4.1% in 2016. (Puterea)
President Iohannis Met With Patriarch Theophilos III
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and his wife met on Monday with Patriarch Theophilos III of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem.
Patriarch Theophilos III said President Iohannis is a ”peacemaker” and reminded that Romania’s former president Traian Basescu also visited the Greek-Orthodox Patriarchy of Jerusalem, back in 2014.
Iohannis received a decoration from Patriarch Theophilos III and his wife Carmen received a cross-shaped medallion and a necklace.
On Sunday, President Iohannis started a six-day state visit to Israel and Palestine, the first of his term. (Evenimentul Zilei)
PNL Bucuresti Head Says Liberals Will Ally With Any Political Party
Catalin Predoiu, president of the Bucharest branch of the National Liberal Party (PNL), shocked everybody when he said PNL will form alliance with any political party, including the one run by former president Traian Basescu.
Liberal Party co-president Alina Gorghiu said last week she does not rule out negotiations with the political parties of Nicusor Dan or Monica Macovei to raise the liberal candidate’s chances in the race for Bucharest mayor. She also said the only collaboration the party does rule out is with the party headed by Basescu.
In reply, Macovei said her party rules out an alliance with liberals, while Dan said he is open to dialog even though he is skeptical and doesn’t back liberal candidate Ludovic Orban for Bucharest mayor. (Puterea)