Statistics Show Significant Decline In Vaccination Rates Among Adults And Children
Statistics over the last years showed a significant decrease in vaccination rates among adults and children. The decrease in the number of children vaccinated in Romania is cause for worry both for specialists and for authorities.
Even under these circumstances, there is heated debate in Romania regarding the need for vaccination and its advantages. According to experts, not only poor people are deprived of vaccination, but also significant percentage of people with income above average and with high education refuse to get their children vaccinated, arguing their children are exposed to subsequent risks triggered by the side effects of vaccines.
“Romania currently has a vaccination scheme in accordance with that of other European countries, but the society is divided into several categories: those who know about vaccination and its importance, those who are sceptical because they do know everything there is to know and those who are totally against vaccines and who question people’s rights. Romania’s Constitution clearly stipulates that the state must ensure people’s right to healthy lives. Vaccination is the most effective method of preventing diseases,” Amalia Șerban, deputy general manger within the General Department of Medical Assistance and Public Healthcare within the Health Ministry, said at the National Forum „Stop Flu” organized by the Pro Imunizare association. (Romania Libera)
Great Britain Paid £1.3M In Benefits To Children Of Romanian Immigrants
Great Britain has paid child benefit of £1.3 million, over the last five years, to the children of Romanian immigrants, considering that the British government allots £27 million annually for benefits paid to European children.
According to Sunday Express, quoted by Mediafax, migrant workers from countries such as Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Lithuania are claiming a massive £27 million in child benefit per year for children who live overseas.
In the last five years, almost £116 million was paid out to Polish workers claiming for their children, Slovakia migrants were paid £7.3 million in child benefit and those from Lithuania were handed almost £6 million. Latvia workers were handed £3.3 million in child benefit, Romania £1.3 million and the Czech Republic £1.2 million. Elsewhere, Bulgaria, Hungary, Estonia and Slovenia workers claimed £950,000, £760,000, £210,000 and £47,000, respectively. (Adevarul)
Eurostat: Romania Posted Second Lowest Annual Inflation Rate In The EU In Sept 2015
Romania registered the second lowest annual inflation rate in the European Union in September 2015, of -1.5%, and seventeen of the 28 Member States saw negative annual rates in September this year, according to data published Friday by EU’s statistical office Eurostat.
Euro area annual inflation was -0.1% in September 2015, down from 0.1% in August. In September 2014 the rate was 0.3%.
Romanian consumer prices edged up a slight 0.26% in September compared with August, taking the annual inflation rate to -1.7%, according to data released by the country’s statistics institute INS.
Romanian consumer prices fell by almost 3% in June 2015 from a month earlier and the annual inflation turned negative, mainly due to lower food prices after a cut in the value added tax rate. The inflation rate was at minus 1.6% in June, compared to a six-month high of 1.2% in May, according to INS data. Early August, Romania’s central bank cut its forecast on the inflation rate from “close to zero” to staying in negative territory over the next three quarters. (Puterea)
Liviu Dragnea Elected President Of Ruling Social Democratic Party
Liviu Dragnea was elected president of the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD), at the party’s congress on Sunday, garnering 442,650 of the 457,764 votes cast by party members, which translates into 97%.
Social democrats also elected 14 vice-presidents (ten men and four women) such as Andrei Dolineaschi, Victor Negrescu, Georgian Pop, Ionuț Vulpescu, Nicolae Banicioiu, Mihai Tudose, Stefan Viorel, Gheorghe Simon, Gabriel Vlase, Mihai Chirica, Gabriela Firea, Olguta Vasilescu, Ecaterina Andronescu and Doina Pana.
Bulgarian Serghei Stanishev, leader of the Party of European Socialists, delivered a speech in which he praised the great achievements of the Romanian government run by social democrat Victor Ponta. Stanishev said there is a “strong feeling of insecurity and volatility” in Europe and European social democrats ought to revive a “forward-looking Europe full of hope.” (Puterea)
Valeriu Zgonea Elected Executive President Of Ruling Social Democratic Party
Chamber of Deputies Speaker, Valeriu Zgonea, was elected executive president of the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD), at the party’s congress held Sunday, October 18, according to Mediafax.
The position of executive president was the most coveted and Zgonea’s contender was former minister Constantin Nita.
Liviu Dragnea, who was elected president of the party, has said may times that he would back Zgonea for the position of executive president.
Social democrats also elected 14 vice-presidents (ten men and four women), such as Andrei Dolineaschi, Victor Negrescu, Georgian Pop, Ionuț Vulpescu, Nicolae Banicioiu, Mihai Tudose, Stefan Viorel, Gheorghe Simon, Gabriel Vlase, Mihai Chirica, Gabriela Firea, Olguta Vasilescu, Ecaterina Andronescu and Doina Pana. (Romania Libera)