MPs Ready Anti-Bullying Bill To Define, Prevent, Ban Psychological Violence
Social democrat lawmakers Andrei Pop and Petre Florin Manole said they put forward in Parliament two legislative propositions aimed at amending and completing the education law and labor code so as to define, prevent and ban psychological violence. The work meetings between the representatives of the government, Parliament, non-governmental organizations, psychologists and experts in managing the bullying phenomenon were held as a result of worrisome statistics. Romania ranks third among 42 countries regarding bullying, according to a World Health Organization report. A sociological study carried out countrywide and released by „Save the Children” shows one in four children is constantly humiliated in front of their colleagues, one in six children is constantly beaten up at school and seven in ten children witnessed a bullying situation at school. (jurnalul.ro) Government Wants To Stimulate Employment Of The Unemployed Hundreds of Romanians are unemployed and get social aid, while dozens of jobs remain unfilled because employers have difficulty in finding skilled staff. This is why the government plans to start several programs aimed at stimulating entrepreneurs to hire jobless people. Despite a decrease in the unemployment rate countrywide (3.81% in March), 332,730 Romanians receive social aid because they do not have a job. According to the National Employment Agency, the jobless rate among men stands at 4.04% and the rate among women at 3.64%. Most jobless people are in rural areas (238,151), compared with 94,579 in urban areas. Senate Chairman Unconditionally Supports PM Dancila Senate Chairman and ALDE head Calin Popescu Tariceanu and Chamber of Deputies Speaker and PSD head Liviu Dragnea met with Prime Minister Viorica Dancila at the government headquarters. ”I assure her she gets all the support she needs. I also assured her of the solidity of the government majority in the Parliament. (…) We also talked about the three major categories of projects the government is proposing for the public- private partnership: highways, the CFR and republic hospitals. We also talked about the stage of the draft ordinance regarding public acquisitions which will be approved on Thursday, during the government weekly meeting (…)”, said Tariceanu. (cotidianul.ro) Romania Still Fails To Meet Requirements For Euro Adoption Romania still fails to meet all formal requirements for the adoption of the single European currency, according to a convergence report for 2018 released by the European Commission. The report shows the progress made by EU Member States towards adopting the euro.Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Sweden also fail to meet the requirements for euro adoption, as none of these countries are members of the exchange rate mechanism.
Before joining the eurozone, it is important that a member state participate in this mechanism, without facing severe tension for at least two years. (cotidianul.ro)