Over 230,000 Romanian Pupils Lack Access To Indoor Restrooms
More than 230,000 Romanian pupils lack access to indoor restrooms, according to the draft Strategy 2017-2023 on upgrading educational infrastructure launched for public consultation by the Education Ministry.
The ministry said around 30% of Romanian schools lack indoor restrooms, which translates to a number of 2,220 schools. It also pointed out the gaps between the rural environment and the urban one, with 38% of rural schools lacking indoor restrooms while only 7% of urban schools are in this situation.
The ministry’s draft strategy shows that educational infrastructure has a strong impact on pupils’ results and it deepens the gap between rural and urban schools. (mediafax.ro)
Over 6,000 Romanian Workers Protest Social Security Tax Transfer
Over six thousand Romanian workers in the automotive industry protested on Tuesday, in Mioveni (Arges county), against the transfer of social contributions from employers to employees which they fear will lower their net wages.
Workers also demanded that works on the Pitesti – Sibiu motorway be resumed and the collective labor contracts be concluded in the sector.
The rally included workers from various companies that manufacture components for Dacia vehicles. Dacia is the market leader on the Romanian car market, with a 30% share of new vehicle sales.
Romanian Senate Committee Rejects Bill On Hungarians’ Day
Romanian Senate’s committee for public administration and territorial planning on Tuesday rejected a bill aimed at declaring March 15 as holiday for the Hungarian ethnics in Romania.
The bill had been submitted by a group of lawmakers from the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR). It stipulates that public authorities in localities with ethnic Hungarians can organize artistic and cultural manifestations on March 15 and employers can give a day off, upon request, to allow Hungarian ethnics to attend the respective events. (mediafax.ro)
Code Yellow Alert For Fog And Wind In Several Counties
Meteorologists issued Wednesday morning a code yellow alert forecasting fog and wind in seven counties.
Code yellow alerts for the counties of Botosani and Vrancea are valid until 9 a.m.. In both counties, the fog will be associated with drizzle.
The counties of Constanta, Tulcea, Iasi, Vaslui and Galati are also under code yellow alert for fog until 9 a.m.. The fog reduces visibility locally, to below 200 meters, and below 50 meters, in some areas. (mediafax.ro)
Syria To Join Paris Accord, Isolating US
The US is set to become isolated in its stance on the Paris climate agreement, after Syria said it was preparing to join the deal, BBC News said on its website.
The Paris deal unites the world’s nations in tackling climate change.
Syria and Nicaragua were the only nations outside the deal when it was agreed in 2015. Nicaragua signed in October. In June, the US said it would withdraw, but the rules of the agreement state that this cannot be done until 2020.
Meanwhile, French officials said US President Donald Trump had not been invited to December’s climate summit in Paris.
More than 100 countries have been invited to the summit, which is aimed at “building coalitions” with finance and business to further the accord, an aide to French President Emmanuel Macron said. (mediafax.ro)