Colectiv Fire Memorial Unveiled At Scene Of Tragedy
A monument to the memory of 64 people killed in an October 30, 2015 blaze at Colectiv club in Bucharest, was unveiled on Sunday at the scene of the tragedy.
Parents, relatives and friends of the people killed by the fire attended the unveiling. They were joined by Princess Margareta, Princess Maria and Prince Radu.
The Romanian Christian Orthodox Patriarchate says another memorial of the Colectiv fire victims will be blessed in the yard of the St. Nicolae-Brosteni Church. A remembrance church service was also scheduled for Sunday at the place where the club used to stand.(Puterea)
Physicians In Romania Go On Full-Blown Strike On October 31
Physicians in Romania are going on a full-blown strike on Monday, October 31, due to authorities’ indifference as regards finding viable solutions to their demands.
„Authorities’ lack of interest to find viable solutions to our demands, as well as the growing discontentment of our colleagues following the enforcement of government emergency ordinances 20 and 43/2016 triggered a full-blown strike in sanitary units in Romania,” the Sanitas Federation, which represents employees in the healthcare sector, said in a statement.
Health and Labor ministers said in September this year they were open to dialog with SANITAS representatives in order to find solutions to salary-related problems. The two ministers said salary-related problems can only be solved by approving a unitary salary law, adding the Labor Ministry is already working on such a document with all social partners. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Mastercard To Launch Facial Recognition ‘Selfie-Pay’ In 2017
MasterCard will launch in 2017, worldwide, a “selfie pay” face recognition system, which could also be used in Romania, said Mihaela Ciupala, account manager at MasterCard Romania.
Mastercard hopes to kill off the password for good thanks to its new biometric payment app, allowing customers to pay for goods by taking selfies. Identity Check Mobile uses facial recognition and fingerprint scanning technologies to verify the user’s identity – methods faster and more secure than entering PIN numbers or passwords.
Mastercard customers making online payments will be asked to hold their smartphone’s front-facing camera in front of their face and blink in order to prove they are real and not a photograph. The images are then checked using facial recognition technology. Alternatively, users can press a thumb or finger to their handset’s inbuilt fingerprint sensor. (Evenimentul Zilei)
PM Ciolos Approves All Actions Of Liberal Leaders
Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos knows all actions and moves of liberal leaders, which he had approved beforehand.
Sources within the National Liberal Party (PNL) said there were frequent meetings between the prime minister and liberals and will continue in order to maintain this political ”marriage” to the attention of the electorate.
Ciolos knew about the existence of election posters envisaging him as liberals’ offer for prime minister. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Romania Salutes Canada’s Decision To Completely Eliminate Visas For Romanians
The Romanian Government salutes the decision of the Canadian Government to completely lift visas for Romanian citizens, starting December 1, 2017, which is included in the declaration of the EU -Canada Summit.
„Following ‘intense’ talks over the last months between the prime ministers of the two countries, Dacian Ciolos and Justin Trudeau, the Canadian Government confirmed the commitment to completely lift visas for all Romanian citizens, starting December 1, 2017, after a first stage of partial liberalization as of May 1, 2017,” the Romanian Government said in a statement.
Romanians will be able to travel to Canada without visas from December 2017, after an agreement struck on October 21 in Brussels between the two countries. As a result, Romania lifted its reservations about the EU-Canada trade deal known as CETA. (Adevarul)