CE Hunedoara Reduced Losses By 30% In January-September
State-run energy holding Complexul Energetic Hunedoara (CEH) reduced its losses by 30% in January-September, to RON181.9 million, while its turnover also fell 27% to RON291.5 million.
The results were triggered by the cut in personnel expenses triggered by the insolvency procedure and by the fact that late payment penalties were not calculated for state budget debts and for providers during the insolvency period.
The Alba Iulia Court of Appeals recently rejected the insolvency request of CE Hunedoara, which had been filed by the company’s Board of Directors at the end of 2015 in an attempt to avoid bankruptcy. At that time, CE Hunedoara’s debts totaled RON1.2 billion. Board members said at the time that the voluntary insolvency measure is a form of protection against creditors which require foreclosure proceedings. (Adevarul)
Chamber Of Deputies Paid RON2,290,608 For Per Diem Allowances In September
Chamber of Deputies paid RON2,290,608 in September for the per diem allowances of deputies, used for paying accommodation, phone bills and transport.
Expenses with accommodation reached RON1,263,065, transport costed RON991,636 and phone bills totaled RON35,907. Deputies’ trips abroad costed RON100,645. MPs get a monthly allowance of RON5,400. MPs with leadership positions get RON14,000 per month. Moreover, each deputy and senator gets another RON10,000 per month for the parliamentary office. (Evenimentul Zilei)
ALDE Proposes Calin Popescu Tariceanu For PM
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) has nominated ALDE co-chair Calin Popescu Tariceanu for the Prime Minister position after the parliamentary elections.
ALDE decision is in conflict with the announcement of its main political partner, the Social Democratic Party (PSD), whose representatives have repeatedly said they would not support somebody outside PSD for the position of PM.
ALDE leadership had a meeting in Bucharest on Sunday and voted for Calin Popescu Tariceanu as the party’s option for PM after the elections.
“I have decided to take this responsibility following the talks with my colleagues in the leadership of the party, with colleagues in the local branches and especially following the talks with citizens in the last two weeks, who kept asking me the same thing: ‘Mr. Taricenu, why don’t you run for PM again?’ As we know, one cannot run for the position of PM but each party should present its leaders to the citizens who vote for it,“ Tariceanu said. (Adevarul)
Number Of Tourists Opting For Vacations In Romania Rose 65% In Last Five Years
The number of Romanian and foreign tourists who chose to have vacations in Romania rose by over 65% in the last five years, while 2016 will be the year with the highest growth in the last ten years, according to tour operators data.
According to Adrian Voican, general manager BIBI Touring Touroperator, a tour operator specializing in vacations in Romania, the number of tourists visiting Romania exceeds 10 million, which confirms the higher and higher appetite for vacations in Romania. The upward trend will also be maintained in the upcoming years. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Romanians Used Only Half Of The 500,000 Flu Shots Bought By Health Ministry
Although the Health Ministry bought 500,000 doses of flu vaccine for the persons in the risk groups, only half of them got the free flu shots since the beginning of the vaccination campaign.
The first three cases of flu have already been confirmed in the lab, while specialists estimate the number of flu cases will increase in the upcoming period. Romanians are reluctant to the flu vaccine, although the doses were bought by the Health Ministry for free use by the persons in the high-risk categories: old people, children, people suffering from chronic diseases, disabled persons, and medical staff. (Adevarul)