Bread, Vegetables And Fruits Among Fresh Foods Romanians Buy Most Often
Bread, vegetables and fruits are among the fresh foods Romanians buy most often, but they spend most of their money on meat, vegetables and cold cuts, a survey from market researcher GfK shows.
“The inclination toward traditional commerce is mainly dictated by products such as vegetables, bread, fish and confectionery products which are mostly bought from specialized stores, bakery shops, confectionery stores or markets. Also, Romanians use both modern and traditional commerce to purchase cold cuts and poultry meat,” the survey shows.
According to the survey, Romanians spend most of their money, throughout a year, on meat (27% of their overall budget earmarked for fresh foods), vegetables (20%) and cold cuts (16%). (Jurnalul National)
Transport Ministry Replaces Four Members In Tarom’s Executive Board
Romania’s Transport Ministry has decided to replace four out of six members of the Executive Board of state-run airline Tarom, people close to the matter told news agency Mediafax Wednesday.
The only two members kept in the company’s Board are Dante Stein, former adviser to Prime Minister Victor Ponta, and Razvan Filipescu, head of the National Tourism Authority. Stein is Chairman of Tarom’s Executive Board.
The four Board members replaced are Manuel Donescu, Florin Luca, Constantin Sebesanu and Ovidiu-Petrisor Artopolescu. Another member, Bogdan Speteanu, left the airline’s Board one and a half months ago, the same sources said.
Early November 2013, the Transport Ministry revoked Tarom’s Executive Board following conflicts between the board members and the company’s Chief Executive Officer Christian Edouard Heinzmann, and appointed new members. (Puterea)
Foreign Affairs Ministry: No Talks Related To President’s Third Mandate Between Corlatean And Nuland
Romania’s Foreign Affairs Ministry denied Wednesday in a press statement the information according to which foreign minister Titus Corlatean and US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland had talks regarding an alleged intention of the President to run for a third mandate.
According to the spokesperson of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, during the talks between foreign minister Titus Corlatean and US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria on January 11, 2014, there was no mention to the alleged intention of the President to run for a third mandate.
According to Romania Libera newspaper, Corlatean told the US official that Traian Basescu was planning to break the Constitution and run for a third mandate. (Puterea)
Freedom House: Superior Council of Magistracy Blocks Press Access To Corruption Files
Freedom House says that the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) blocked the access of press to corruption files and that the procedure of consulting the civil society, previously adopted, was a formal one, as the Council did not adopt any of the propositions coming from the media or NGOs.
Freedom House stated that the Superior Council of Magistracy voted Tuesday the draft law for amending the Guide on the relation between the Romanian judiciary and the media, blocking press access to files, which represents a step back for the transparency of the justice. (Adevarul)
PM: I Won’t Countersign For Awarding Decorations To Persons Who Mismanaged Funds
Prime Minister Victor Ponta stated he cannot countersign for awarding decorations to persons who misappropriated or mismanaged funds, while some of them even expressed anti-Romanian or even fascist opinions, so that the President is free to award them decorations by himself.
Ponta said he did not countersign the documents for awarding decorations to Horia Roman Patapievici as there is a report of the Court of Accounts showing several irregularities in managing the funds while he was head of the Romanian Cultural Institute.
President Traian Basescu notified the Constitutional Court that the PM refused to countersign several decrees of decoration for several persons who managed the Romanian Cultural Institute between 2005 and 2012. (Evenimentul Zilei)