Romanians Buy Vaccines From Bulgaria And Hungary
The measles outbreak in Romania keeps making victims, as 6,434 cases have been confirmed over the last week, in 40 counties, as well as 27 deaths, mostly children.
Under these circumstances, many parents need to buy the necessary vaccines, and they have to put up with the traffic in Bulgaria or Hungary, considering that vaccines are biological products.
Romania’s Health minister said 110,000 doses of MPR vaccine have been distributed countywide and another 300,000 doses are to be acquired to meet the need countrywide. (romanialibera.ro)
Halep Confirms Performance At Roland Garros
Simona Halep, 4th WTA, confirmed she would be able to play on Tuesday in the Grand Slam tournament in Roland Garros, after suffering from a twisted ankle at the final in Rome.
Sorana Cirstea, 64th WTA, will also play on Tuesday, against China’s 36th WTA Shuai Peng. (adevarul.ro)
Counties Of Maramures, Cluj And Alba See Fastest Economic Growth In 2016
The counties of Maramures, Cluj and Alba, all from the rich region of Transylvania, registered the biggest economic growth rates countywide, in 2016.
At the opposite pole, the counties of Calarasi, Braila, Gorj and Salaj ended 2016 with low GDP growth rates.
Romania’s economy grew 4.8% in 2016, according to preliminary data released by th country’s statistics board INS. (adevarul.ro)
Iohannis Speaks About Public Sector Wage Bill
The public sector wage bill is still under debate in Parliament and is awaiting the signature of President Klaus Iohannis.
The National Council of Romanian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, or CNIPMMR, on Monday said it expects the impact of the public sector wage law on budget expenditure to reach RON34 billion until 2020 and RON42 billion until 2022.
Romania’s public sector wage law poses risks to annual inflation, the central bank warned in its quarterly inflation report released mid-May 2017. (puterea.ro)