Romanian Senate Rejects Rosia Montana Gold Mining Project
The Romanian Senate Tuesday rejected the Government’s bill on gold exploitation in Rosia Montana, western Romania.
On November 11, the Parliament’s special committee for the gold mining project issued a negative report on the bill.
The Senate adopted the committee’s report with 119 to three votes and six abstentions.
The Chamber of Deputies has the final say on the draft normative act. (Evenimentul Zilei)
EP Adopts EU’s Budget For 2014-2020
The European Parliament adopted Tuesday the budget of the European Union for 2014-2020.
The overall budget for the next seven years is EUR960 billion in commitments and EUR908 billion in payments.
The EU’s long-term budget for 2014-2020 is lower than that for 2007-2013 and has been adopted after over three years of negotiations. (Evenimentul Zilei)
PM: 2018-2020 Realistic Target For Romania’s Euro Zone Entry
The 2018-2020 interval is a realistic target for Romania’s euro zone entry, Prime Minister Victor Ponta told CNBC in an interview.
The Romanian official added that Romania is carefully watching Poland, which has made significant progress in implementing structural reforms.
“We want to be competitive when we join the euro zone,” Ponta said.
The prime minister added that he is waiting for the anti-crisis plan adopted by euro zone leaders to show results by the end of the decade. (Adevarul)
Oral Ketoconazol Used For Fungal Infections Withdrawn From Market Over Hepatitis Scare
Romania’s National Medicines Agency (ANM) has called on drugstores to stop selling oral ketoconazol after the European Commission recommended that medicines containing this substance should be withdrawn from the market, ANM head Marius Savu told Mediafax Tuesday.
The European Medicines Agency said this summer oral ketoconazol used for fungal infections should be withdrawn from the market due to its serious side effects, including hepatitis, cirrhosis and liver failure.
In Romania, there are five pharmaceutical companies that produce medicines containing ketoconazol: Arena, Terapia (Nizoral), Helcor, Magista and Slavia. (Evenimentul Zilei)