Victor Ponta To File Blank Resignation From PSD
Former Prime Minister Victor Ponta, PSD member, said on Wednesday at the Parliament that he will send a blank resignation letter to PSD president Liviu Dragnea.
“If I am disturbing certain people, and I can see I am, I will send my blank resignation to Mr. Dragnea. (…) But I can no longer hold my tongue at my age about things I’ve seen, things I know and I am concerned about,” Ponta said.
Asked about a relation of friendship or collaboration between him and Liviu Dragnea, Victor Ponta said: “No, let’s get serious! “Mr. Dragnea is politician, he must say ‘yes’, I am no longer a politician, so I can say ‘no’.” (Adevarul)
Euroins Exits Financial Recovery Procedure
Insurer Euroins Romania has fulfilled the measures required by Romania’s Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) and will exit the financial recovery procedure which started in October 2015.
In December 2016, ASF said that Euroins fulfilled all the measures required in the recovery plan and would most likely exit the financial recovery procedure.
In October 2015, ASF decided to open financial recovery procedures for Euroins Romania in a move to improve the company’s financial situation. (Adevarul)
Romania Fails To Prepare Youngsters For Labor Market
Romania ranks third in a global ranking of countries whose employers are experiencing difficulties filling vacant jobs due to talent shortage, according to a ManpowerGroup study.
40% of the 42,000 respondent employers admitted they are facing difficulties filling vacant jobs with qualified personnel.
On a global level, 40% of employers are experiencing difficulties filling vacant jobs, the highest level since 2007. The countries reporting the most challenges are Japan (86%) and Taiwan (73%), followed by Romania (72%).
Roxana Mocanu, HR Enterprise (CIPD), stated that the lack of qualified personnel has three internal causes: demographic imbalance, the issues in the education system, the governing and the lack of economic scenarios for investments. (Romania Libera)
Credit Risk Bureau: More And More Individuals With Back Payments
The number of individuals registered at the Credit Risk Bureau with back payments exceeding 30 days at banks and non-banking financial institutions rose by 13,029 to 648,873 on the month in January, according to data from the central bank’s Credit Risk Bureau.
Central bank notes that it is the third consecutive month of growth. The value of back payments reached RON8.08 billion in January, up 1% compared with the previous month, of which over RON3 billion in local currency, RON3.45 billion euro equivalent, RON1.58 billion other currency equivalent and RON45.5 million dollar equivalent.
Back payments exceeding 90 days accounted for over RON4.5 billion, back payments of 61 – 90 days totaled RON62.9 million while back payments between 31-60 days stood at RON38.7 million. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Breast Cancer Mortality Rate 25% Higher In Romania Than EU Average
Romania is one of the three EU countries which do not have a national screening program for breast cancer although breast cancer mortality rate is 25% higher in Romania than the EU average, according to a study on oncology affections in Romania conducted by ISRA Center and Roche Romania.
At the same time, 87% of the women and 25% of the doctors are not aware of the existence of the free cervical cancer screening program although 81% of the women and 94% of the gynecologists consider that screening programs increase the chances of survival.
Moreover, 90% of the respondent women have never participated in a screening program for detecting types of cancer in women. (Adevarul)