Senate Might Re-Vote On Sova Arrest Request
Prosecutors’ request for the arrest of social democrat senator Dan Sova might be put to the vote again in the Senate, as the ruling majority does not agree to reinterpret the results of the first vote on the matter.
Senate vice-chairman Ioan Chelaru said the Senate will have to decide what course of action to take as soon as the chamber receives the Constitutional Court decision ruling the initial vote unconstitutional. (Puterea)
Competition Council Fears Price Fixing On The Back Of VAT Cut On Food
There are suspicions suppliers and retail chains might agree to fix prices and keep profits resulted from the lower VAT rate on food items, Competition Council president Bogdan Chiritoiu said Monday.
“The government has asked us to monitor the application of the lower VAT rate. We’re afraid there could be agreements between stores, retail chains and producers to try to keep profits from the lower rate,” said Chiritoiu, quoted by Agerpres.ro. (Adevarul)
Romania Trade Deficit Widens To EUR1.37B In 1Q
Romania’s imports grew more quickly than exports in the first quarter of the year and the country’s trade deficit widened to 1.37 billion euros, the statistics office said Monday.
In January-March 2014, the trade gap was EUR1.12 billion.
Exports rose 4.9% on the year to EUR13.38 billion, while imports were 6.3% higher, at EUR14.75 billion, the data showed.
In 2014, Romania’s exports reached a record high EUR52.5 billion but the country’s trade deficit still widened slightly as a rebound in domestic consumption fueled a rise in imports, also to a record high of EUR58.5 billion. (Puterea)
Bucharest’s Henri Coanda Among Europe’s Top 3 Airports By 1Q Traffic Growth
The Henri Coanda Bucharest International Airport places third in the Airports Council International-Europe ranking of airports seeing the highest increase in air traffic in the first quarter of 2015, in the 5 – 10 million passenger tier.
The top three airports in this category are Milano Orio al Serio, Porto and Henri Coanda Bucharest, followed by Heraklion and Berlin Schonefeld, according to a press statement of the Bucharest Airport Company, which administers the Bucharest’s two airports.
Thirty-one airline companies currently operate on Henri Coanda Airport, carrying passengers toward 70 destinations. (Romania Libera)
Family Doctors See Fewer Patients Due To Health Card System Errors
Family physicians warn they no longer have time to actually examine patients because of errors in the health card reading system.
Doctors said they have patients waiting outside their office doors for hours on end because the system gets jammed.
Moreover, doctors fear the services they provide their patients without a health card will not be covered by the insurance house at the end of the month, despite what authorities say. (Adevarul)