Romanian State Should Pay RON2.6B To Austria’s OMV
The Romanian state should pay RON2.6 billion (EUR577 million) to Austrian group OMV according to the privatization contract which stipulates that the Romanian authorities must pay back the Austrian group’s costs for greening the areas polluted before privatization.
The sum is stipulated in the prospectus relating to the secondary public offering by which Fondul Proprietatea puts up for sale up to 3.6 billion shares in oil and gas company OMV Petrom (a 6.4% stake), as shares and GDRs.
Thus, the Romanian government should pay RON150 million to OMV Petrom by the end of the month.
Unless they reach an agreement, OMV will sue the Romanian state at the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris. (Evenimentul Zilei)
CHF Loan Conversion, Only For Clients With Over 50% Indebtedness Level
For the conversion of loans in Swiss franc into Romanian leu at the historical exchange rate, debtors will have to have an indebtedness level of over 50%, according to the legal and budget-finance committees in the Chamber of Deputies.
The CHF loan conversion bill, currently on the agenda of the Parliament, stipulates the conversion of Swiss franc loans into RON at the historical exchange rate.
Deputies also decided that the maximum value of the loan to be converted should not exceed 250,000 Swiss francs.
The CHF loan conversion bill could be voted in the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday. (Adevarul)
PSD Submits Simple Motion Against Justice Minister Raluca Pruna
The leader of PSD deputies, Florin Paslaru, on Monday announced that the simple motion against Justice Minister, Raluca Pruna, was signed by 80 MPs and was submitted at the Chamber of Deputies.
Even if the motion is adopted, the PM does not necessarily have to dismiss Raluca Pruna. The simple motion could be debated and voted on Tuesday, according to the chairman of the Chamber of Deputies, Florin Iordache.
PSD president, Liviu Dragnea, said the motion is titled “Lies can kill, too” and is the second simple motion against Pruna. (Adevarul)
Transporters Threaten With New Protests On RCA Issue
The representatives of the Romanian road transport associations threaten to stage new protests related to the tariffs of the mandatory car insurance policies (RCA).
After the representatives of the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) and the transporters representatives had initially reached an agreement on RCA tariffs, ASF president, Misu Negritoiu, says that the RCA tariff target, initially calculated in the presence of transporters associations, will be modified and the value of the RCA policies will increase. (Puterea)
Doctors Get Ready For General Strike
In hospitals countrywide, doctors are currently protesting with a work-in strike, but they could start a general strike if their demands are not met until October 31.
The representatives of heath sector unionists have been talking about their demands for months but lawmakers seem not to hear them.
“The Operative Bureau of Hipocrat Federation has received many notifications from its members, discontent with the solutions adopted by state authorities,” the federation which started the work-in strike said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry is bragging about the 90% raise in the payment of doctors on duty. (Evenimentul Zilei)