Environment Minister Unveils Latest Measures To Reduce Pollution
The Environment Ministry readies a series of programs aimed at reducing pollution, among which the acquisition of electric vehicles, and of electric bicycles as of 2018, Environment Minister Gratiela Gavrilescu told a press conference on Monday.
According to the minister, in the upcoming period, the Environment Ministry, together with the National Meteorological Administration (ANM), will submit a draft regarding the Large Infrastructure Operational Program, for the 2014—2020 financial framework, so that the weather radar network can be effective and weather forecasts can be achieved in due time. (puterea.ro)
Romania’s Total External Debt At EUR94.077B End-August 2017
Romania’s total external debt grew by EUR1.167 billion from end-December 2016, standing at EUR94.077 billion at the end of August. Long-term debt stood at EUR69.52 billion, accounting for 73.9% of total external debt, central bank data showed Monday.
Short-term external debt reached EUR24.5 billion on August 31, 2017 (accounting for 26.1% of the total external debt), higher by 5.5% compared with December 31, 2016.
Romania’s current account balance posted a deficit of EUR4.04 billion in January-August, compared with a deficit of EUR2.65 billion in the same period the year before, the same data showed. (cotidianul.ro)
Apartment Prices Across Romania Significantly Higher Versus de 2014
In September 2017, the average price of new and old apartments put up for sale countrywide rose nearly 2% from August, up to EUR1,163 per square meter, according to a study by web portal Imobiliare.ro, as quoted by Mediafax.
In Cluj-Napoca, prices of new and old apartments rose 2% in September, from EUR1,426 to EUR1,455 per sqm.
In capital city Bucharest, apartment prices inched up 0.3% in the past month, from EUR1,250 to EUR1,254 per sqm.
In Brasov, apartment prices increased by 2.8% in September, from EUR952 to EUR979 per sqm.
In Constanta, the average price of new and old apartments put up for sale inched up 0.7% in September, from EUR1,055 to EUR1,062 per sqm.
Timisoara is the only of the large cities surveyed in which apartment prices fell in September, namely, by 0.4% overall, from EUR1,134 to EUR1,129 per sqm. (romanialibera.ro)
Romania Faces Measles Epidemic
Nearly 400 new cases of measles have been confirmed over the last month, mostly in Brasov County (central Romania).
Overall, there are 9,626 measles cases but the number of measles deaths stays at 34. The last death case was registered at the beginning of September.
Half of the new measles cases are registered in Brasov County. According to the latest data, over 1,000 confirmed cases are in the counties of Timis (1,228), Caras-Severin (1,112) and Arad (1,014). (romanialibera.ro)