Only 10%-15% Of Cancer Patients In Romania Can Undergo Radiation Therapy
Only 10%-15% of cancer patients in Romania can undergo radiation therapy because there are only 12 radiation therapy machines countrywide.
Romania needs 60 radiation therapy machines to cope with the number of cancer patients, according to Cezar Irimia, head of the Romanian Federation of Cancer Patients Associations, or FABC. (Adevarul)
Americans Say Orphaned Romanian Children Are Aggressive And Have Lower IQ
Institutionalized children in Romania have a lower IQ than those who live with their families, are aggressive and have difficulty in forming relationships with others or in bonding with others.
These are the findings of three American investigators who have studied the effects of isolation on several orphaned children in Romania over a period of 13 years.
Romania’s late communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu banned birth control and abortion in 1966 to increase Romania’s population. Overwhelmed, parents left children by the thousands in state institutions.(Curentul)
Romania Puts Highway And Subway Projects On The Front Burner In 2014
The Romanian Government has unveiled the list of highway and subway projects that will be the first to get financing in 2014.
The list includes 21 projects that will be financed from European non-reimbursable funds, from reimbursable funds and from the state budget. The list also includes four projects worth more than RON100 million that will be entirely financed from the state budget. (Gandul)
ANRE Approves Elimination Of Regulated Electricity Tariffs Starting January 1, 2014
Romania’s energy market regulator ANRE has approved the elimination of regulated electricity tariffs starting January 1, 2014.
Therefore, over 15,000 firms will have to find electricity suppliers by the end of 2013.
Under a multi-billion loan agreement with the IMF and the EU, Romania has pledged to deregulate gas and electricity prices and align them to European levels by 2018. (Adevarul)
Finance Ministry Unveils Annexes To 2014 State Budget Law
Romania’s Finance Ministry has published the annexes to the state budget law for 2014.
The presidential administration will receive RON25.35 million in 2014, up 2.79% from this year’s budget. The Senate will get 6.4% more funds in 2014, up to RON101 million, while the Chamber of Deputies’ budget will be raised to RON238 million, up 6.8% compared to 2013.
The Constitutional Court’s budget will be 0.73% higher, up to RON14.69 million and the Legislative Council will receive 2.5% higher funds, up to RON5.5 million. (Evenimentul Zilei)