Metrorex To No Longer Raise Fares This Year And In 2017
Marin Aldea, general manager of Bucharest subway transport operator Metrorex, made several statements related to the company’s plans regarding fares for 2016 and 2017
Aldea firmly stated the company would not change fares by the end of 2016 and in 2017.
Metrorex last raised its fares in March 2015, when prices rose 16% up to 33%. Thus, the price of a two-trip card rose to RON5 from RON4, of a ten-trip card increased to RON20 from RON15, of a monthly unlimited-trip pass climbed to RON70 from RON60, of a weekly unlimited-trip pass advanced to RON25 from RON20 and of a day pass increased to RON8 instead of RON6. (Puterea)
Romania Starts Selection Of Professional Managers At 145 State-Run Companies
The Romanian state wants private managers at 145 more companies. CEC Bank, EximBank, the Romanian Lottery Company, Romarm, Romsilva and RA-APPS are among the most important state-run companies to have new managers.
Authorities and institutions that control the respective companies, from ministries to local councils, are obliged to set off the selection process of managers within 50 days from enforcing the methodological norms for the implementation of ordinance 109/2011.
The ordinance regulates the introduction of private managers at state-run companies and the Romanian Government approved last Wednesday its implementation norms. (Adevarul)
EBRD To Allocate EUR41M For Extension Of Iasi-Ungheni Gas Pipeline To Chisinau
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) allocates EUR41 million for the extension of Iasi-Ungheni gas pipeline to Chisinau, at the request of the Moldovan government.
The total cost of the project is EUR93 million and the rest of amount will be covered by a sovereign loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and a grant from the European Union. The EBRD is working with several partners in the preparation of the project, including with the EU, the Energy Community, the EIB and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) among others.
The project aims to enhance Moldova’s energy security by diversifying its gas supply sources. The project will also include a gas sector reform action plan with the objective to liberalise and reform the Moldovan gas sector. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Poll: Save Romania Union Boasts 10% Of Votes At Parliamentary Elections
Nicusor Dan, head of the Save Romania Union (USR) on Sunday presented the results of an opinion poll regarding the voting intention at the parliamentary elections due in December 2016.
Dan said only a massive voter turnout could prevent PSD-ALDE coalition, which boast 55% in polls, from forming the new government. He reiterated the fact that USR does not want to form an alliance, but wants to vote in favour of a new government by negotiating with the prime minister on the governing program, not minister portfolios.
According to an opinion poll presented by Dan and conducted by Kantar TNS, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) boasts 45% of the voting intention, the Liberal Party (PNL) with 25%, USR with 10%, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) with 7% and the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) with 5%. (Puterea)
Bucharest Mayor Gabriela Firea Complains About Having Her Phone Tapped
Bucharest general mayor Gabriela Firea told an interview at private TV station Romania TV that she feels threatened by her political rivals and that she is convinced she is having her phone tapped.
Firea also said she is not at all scared, adding, however, that it is not simple to work under so much pressure.
Firea pointed out that she has nothing to hide, arguing she thinks that private structures are involved. (Adevarul)