Romanian Deputy PM Says He Disagrees With Taxing Church Activities
Romanian deputy prime minister Liviu Dragnea said in an interview Sunday he objects to any plans to tax Church activities or eliminate tax exemptions applied to the Church.
According to Dragnea, the matter had not been discussed by the Government.
“Why should Church activities be taxed? (…) I believe the Church is an institution that needs to be strengthened and helped,” Dragnea added. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Most Romanian Resident Physicians Want To Work Abroad
More and more Romanian resident physicians plan to leave the country and work abroad, where they are better paid, Ruxandra Ionescu, prorector of the Bucharest University of Medicine and Pharmacy, said Sunday.
According to Ionescu, small wages are the main reason why future doctors leave Romania.
Residents working abroad earn up to EUR2,000 per month, while in Romania they are paid approximately 1,000 lei (EUR225) per month, she added. (EUR1=RON4.4502) (Adevarul)
Steven Seagal Adopts Stray Dog From Romanian Dogtown Kennel
American actor Steven Seagal adopted a stray dog from the Dogtown kennel in Uzunu, a locality near Romania’s capital Bucharest, and named it Grivei.
Seagal donated 4 tons of food to the kennel and said he would further support investments in Dogtown.
He said he wanted to be an example to Romanians and encourage stray dog adoptions.
In September, Romania’s Constitutional Court cleared a bill allowing authorities to euthanize stray dogs.
The Parliament passed the bill, whose adoption had been stalled for years, after a four-year-old child was mauled to death by stray dogs in a park in Bucharest. (Jurnalul National)