Klaus Iohannis Invites Party Leaders To Talks Over Big Brother Laws
President Klaus Iohannis is inviting leaders of parliamentary parties to talks over the Big Brother laws on Wednesday.
”The President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, is inviting the leaders of parliamentary parties at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, Wednesday, 10:00 am, to talks over the legal framework of personal data processing and the protection of privacy in electronic communications sector,” the Presidential Administration stated.
According to official sources, the first draft law to be discussed refers to data retention, banning access to the content of phone conversations or emails without warrant from the judge. (Adevarul)
Romania Could Launch Government Bond Sale To Population In June
Romania’s Finance Ministry prepares for June the first sale of government bonds to population since 2005, the treasury chief said Tuesday.
The ministry tries to launch the sale in the first half of the year and is now looking for favorable market conditions, Stefan Nanu said during an event held at the Bucharest stock exchange to mark the listing of Bucharest city’s bonds.
The treasury selected BCR, BRD and Raiffeisen to run the bond sale, which is estimated to raise more than 100 million lei (EUR22.6 million). (Puterea)
Approximately 25% Of Youths Aged Up To 25 Are Jobless
Approximately 25% of Romanian youths aged up to 25 don’t have a job, much more than the European average.
MEP Siegfried Muresan conducted the survey “Our duty: reforming the European labor market”, which was presented at a conference in Brussels.
“The government should use the hundreds of millions of euros provided by the European Union to tackle youth unemployment. There are available funds, the government only has to come up with the projects,” Muresan stated.
European Commission and the European Parliament increased this year the pre-financing of projects dedicated to reducing unemployment rate for the EU countries facing youth unemployment issues. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Senators Submit Amendment To Criminal Procedure Code
Senators Cristiana Anghel (PC), Ovidiu Dontu and Ioan Chelaru (PSD) submitted an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Code, specifying that preventive measures can be applied on the basis of “solid evidence or clues”, replacing the current formulation “under reasonable suspicions”.
The three senators say that the new formulation is closer to the idea that investigation at large should be the rule while the arrest measure should be the exception. (Puterea)
Over 500,000 Romanians Still Don’t Have Health Insurance Card
Over 500,000 Romanians don’t have health insurance card yet, thus, many of them go to the health insurance houses every day, hoping they won’t be deprived of medical services.
On the other hand, most of the insured persons don’t know exactly when to activate the health insurance card, which can be activated whenever the patient faces a health problem, by any medical service provider, except for drugstores. According to National Health Insurance House (CNAS), the activation lasts 30 seconds and consists of replacing the initial PIN code (OOO) with another 4-digit PIN code. (Adevarul)