Only 10% Of Bucharest Schools Licensed By Inspectorate For Emergency Situations
Of the 421 public school units in capital Bucharest, only 43 are authorized by the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (ISU) and the rest of them are in process of obtaining licences.
However, Florin Lixandru, head of the Bucharest School Inspectorate (ISMB), said pupils and the didactic staff are not at risk.
A total 35 pupils in Bucharest were expelled in the 2016 – 2017 school year and 116 others received notice of expulsion, according to an ISMB report. (jurnalul.ro)
Romanians Working Abroad Transferred EUR2.45B To The Country In 2016
The highest inflows of personal transfers in 2016 were recorded in Portugal (EUR3.3 billion) and Poland (EUR3.0 billion), ahead of the United Kingdom (EUR2.5 billion) and Romania (EUR2.4 billion), according to Eurostat.
As a result, the largest surpluses in personal transfers were registered in 2016 in Poland and Portugal (both +EUR2.8 billion) and Romania (+EUR2.2 billion), while France (-EUR9.4 billion) recorded by far the largest deficit, followed by the United Kingdom (-EUR4.6 billion), Germany (-EUR4.2 billion) and Italy (-EUR4.0 billion).
In 2016, flows of money sent by residents of the European Union (EU) to non-EU countries, referred to as personal transfers, amounted to EUR30.3 billion, compared with EUR31.3 billion in 2015. As inflows to the EU totalled EUR9.9 billion in 2016, this resulted in a negative balance (-EUR20.4 billion) for the EU with the rest of the world. The majority of personal transfers consist of flows of money sent by migrants to their country of origin. (jurnalul.ro)
Romania 3Q GDP Grows 8.8% on Year
Romania’s gross domestic product grew 8.8% in the third quarter compared with the third quarter last year, a flash estimate of the country’s statistics board showed Tuesday.
In seasonally adjusted data, the country’s economy grew 8.6% on the year in the third-quarter.
Compared with the second quarter, third-quarter GDP grew 2.6% in real terms, the data showed.
In the first nine months of the year, the country’s economy grew 7% compared with the same period in 2016. (puterea.ro)
Romanian Liberals To File No-Confidence Motion Alongside Union Save Romania Party
Romania’s National Liberal Party will initiate a no-confidence motion against the cabinet led by Prime Minister Mihai Tudose alongside Union Save Romania Party, liberal First Vice-President Raluca Turcan said Tuesday.
Turcan said the two parties decided to initiate the motion and discuss with other opposition parties together.
The liberals will carry out negotiations with the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania on Tuesday and discussions with the People’s Movement Party, national minorities representatives and unaffiliated lawmakers will follow on Wednesday.
Turcan said the motion is a gesture of responsibility and accused the government of failing to fulfill all promises made during the election campaign. Union Save Romania lawmaker Dan Barna deemed the current government as “corrupt and toxic” and said that citizens need a normal governance.
The liberals on Monday decided to initiate a no-confidence motion against the cabinet led by Prime Minister Mihai Tudose against the backdrop of the emergency decree that overhauls Romania’s tax system.