PSD And Political Partners Suspect Fraud In Upcoming Parliamentary Election
PSD president, Liviu Dragnea, said that, based on certain “rumors”, he suspects an attempt of fraud in the upcoming parliamentary election by Ciolos government.
“There are two key institutions in organizing the elections, the Interior Ministry and the Standing Electoral Authority (AEP). (…) The Interior Ministry is led by a person close to Ciolos (…) AEP was left without president,” Dragnea said.
Senate chairman, Calin Popescu Tariceanu, also said he was concerned about a potential fraud in the elections after the president of the Standing Electoral Authority was arrested.
In his turn, PM Dacian Ciolos posted on Facebook that the government is doing “its best” for organizing correct elections. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Three Ministries Paid EUR4M For Feasibility Studies That Were Never Used
The Energy Ministry, the Transport Ministry and the Communication Ministry paid RON18.1 million (EUR4 million) between January 2011-June 2016, for 29 feasibility studies which were never used, according to Prime Minister’s control body.
The three ministries, the Communication Ministry and the state-owned companies subordinated to them contracted, in the aforementioned interval, 92 feasibility studies amounting to RON92.9 million (EUR20.6 million), VAT included, financed from the state budget.
Of the total feasibility studies, 29 were paid by Energy Ministry, Transport Ministry and Communication Ministry, but were never used, due to the lack of financing sources for the next stages, among others. (Adevarul)
China’s Big Investments In Romania Still In Talks Stage
The investments of billions of euros of Chinese companies in Romania, that Ponta government was bragging about a while ago, are still in the talks stage.
The big energy projects previously announced are either advancing very slowly or ended before they even started. Romanian authorities offered the Chinese investors who came to Bucharest for negotiations projects that were not profitable from the start, thus, the Chinese investors seem to redirect to other sectors. (Romania Libera)
Health Ministry Starts Campaign For Reducing Antibiotics Consumption
The Romanian Health Ministry has started a campaign for limiting the consumption of antibiotics after a study showed that Romania ranks second by the consumption of antibiotics, due to the lack of education in this respect.
According to the latest studies, the efficiency of antibiotics has severely decreased as the bacteria are more and more immune to medicines. Authorities say that Romanians use antibiotics excessively, so that hospital infections became harder and harder to overcome.
The campaign for limiting antibiotics consumption is the first of its type in the last 26 years. (Adevarul)
Labor Ministry To Launch “First Room” Program
The “First Room” program, which will be launched next year by the Labor Ministry, is addressed to youngsters over 18 who lived in orphanages and foster care centers and have to leave the institution and seek social and professional integration.
According to the program, the rent and utility bills will be paid by the state for a two-year period, in a move aimed to help youths get an independent life, according to labor minister Dragos Pislaru.
Paslaru said that youths aged 18 have to leave the foster care centers and have no place to go, being left without support and unprepared for society and independent life. (Evenimentul Zilei)