Cold Weather Expected In Several Romanian Counties
Meteorologists issued code yellow nowcasting alerts for strong wind in several counties across Romania, among which Suceava, Bacau, Vrancea and Neamt.
According to meteorologists, these counties and some mountainous areas will see wind gusts of 70-90 km/hour, and at altitudes of over 1,800 meters, it will reach 90-100 km/hour.
Meteorologists also said nowcasting warnings are issued for maximum six hours. (evz.ro)
Dinamo Bucuresti Snatch First Victory In VELUX EHF Champions League 2018
In the second VELUX EHF Champions League Group Phase match on Finnish soil, Riihimäen Cocks once again saw a match-winning situation disappear, but unlike their draw with Leon, this result will taste extra bitter.
While Dinamo spread their scoring evenly throughout the team, the majority of Riihimäcki’s goals were coming from Finnish internationals Teemu Tamminen and Nico Rönnberg down the left side and it was two quick goals from Tamminen which opened up a two-goal lead for the home side, which they held on to until half-time.
Cocks came out of the break in flying form and earned a four-goal lead, the same lead they had held against Leon and Thun in their opening two matches. Bucharest slowly chipped away at the lead, before drawing level with 10 minutes to play and Amine Bannour’s fifth goal of the contest gave the visitors a 30:29 lead.
Rönnberg scored his 11th of the match to bring his team level one final time, but there was one final twist in the tale as Andras Szasz popped up with the winning goal. As the final buzzer sounded, there was silence in Vantaa Energia areena as once again a healthy lead could not be converted into victory for the Finnish debutants. (romanialibera.ro)
Finance Minister: Government Plans To Cut VAT To 18%
Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici said Romania has the lowest value-added tax (VAT) collection in Europe, but the government does not plan to raise the tax, but cut it to 18% from the current 19%.
Asked whether the VAT tax rate will be raised, the minister said „the government was pretty clear from the beginning about not raising the VAT. We are considering lowering the tax rate to 18% from the current 19%. Under no circumstance will the VAT tax rate be increased. (…)”.
According to the ruling party’s governing program, VAT should be cut to 18% as of January 2019 and the government is expected to decide later this year whether to apply the measure or postpone it for 2020. (puterea.ro)
Finance Minister Says New Pension Law Will Bring Major Changes
Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici said Wednesday evening that the competent bodies are currently working on an impact study regarding the pension law.
The minister also said some pensions will double, some will triple and some will see a modest increase.
Teodorovici pointed out the new pension law will be implemented starting 2021. (evz.ro)