Certain Romanians To Travel Visa-Free To Canada As Of May 1
The Embassy of Canada to Romania announced that Romanian citizens who have held a Canadian visa in the last 10 years or who currently hold a valid USA visa can travel to Canada after applying for an electronic travel authorization.
“Starting May 1, 2017 eligible citizens from Romania and Bulgaria will be able to apply for an electronic travel authorization (eTA), instead of a visa, to fly to, or transit through a Canadian airport. Under this initiative, citizens of Romania and Bulgaria who have held a Canadian visa in the last 10 years, or who currently hold a valid United States nonimigrant visa will be eligible to apply for an eTA,” according to the Embassy of Canada to Romania, Bulgaria and the Republic of Moldova.
The Government of Canada intends to lift the visa requirements for all Romanian and Bulgarian citizens on December 1, 2017. (mediafax.ro)
PSD Raised Over RON16M As Membership Fees, Donations And Rent Fees Last Year
The Social Democratic Party (PSD) raised nearly RON15 million as membership fees last year, according to the data published in the Official Gazette. PSD members also paid RON800,000 as donations, while another RON360,000 were raised as rent fees or amounts resulted from commercial operations.
The PSD members who paid the highest membership fees are, among others, senator Cornel-Cristian Resmerita (RON56,500) and deputies Laurentiu Nistor (RON56,800), Natalia Intotero (RON55,800) and Ilie Toma (RON50,000). (mediafax.ro)
Emanuel Ungureanu To Run For President Of USR Party
USR deputy of Cluj, Emanuel Ungureanu, announced he would run for the position of president of the party, at the congress taking place on May 12 – 14 in Cluj-Napoca.
Ungureanu said that, by running for this position, he is joining all the others who want a united party. The deputy also said that, after the congress, he really wants “Nicusor Dan, Cristi Ghinea, and Clotilde Armand to communicate better and work excellently together”. (mediafax.ro)
Robert Cazanciuc Wants Inmates To Contribute To Maintenance Of Historic Monuments
In a letter posted on Facebook, PSD senator Robert Cazanciuc asked for the support of justice, defense and culture ministers for an initiative according to which inmates should contribute to the maintenance of historic monuments. Justice Minister Tudorel Toader said he agrees with the idea.
“Until the implementation of the strategies and plans for the social reintegration of inmates and for the upgrade of prison infrastructure, I would like to propose a project according to which inmates would contribute to the maintenance of historic monuments nearby their detention place. For an inmate in a penitentiary whose surface area is ten times lower than the standards, the maintenance of a monument would not only be a job, but a lesson for his integration into the society,” Cazanciuc said. (mediafax.ro)
Code Yellow Warning For Rains In Cluj And Mures Counties
The National Weather Administration (ANM) has issued a coded yellow warning for rains and lightnings in Cluj and Murse counties.
In certain localities of Cluj county, rains could exceed 25 liters of water per square meter, while the yellow code warning for Mures county targets a mountain area. Hail and lightnings can also occur in both counties. (mediafax.ro)