Save The Children Romania Conducts 7th Campaign To Fight Violence Against Children
Save the Children Romania is carrying out the seventh campaign in the last 15 years aimed at fighting violence against children. Many of the children who are treated violently often grow up to be violent adults.
Gabriela Alexandrescu, executive president of the organization, said there is growing concern about the frequency and severity of the forms of violence we witness every day in our children’s behavior in classrooms, at schoolyards, playgrounds and other places.
The campaign will include a television ad and eight parenting education conference expected to be attended by 3,000 parents. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Deputies Adopt Bill Helping Underprivileged Children
Deputies have approved a bill helping children from underprivileged families get enrolled in early education.
More than 110,000 poor children will receive a voucher worth RON50 monthly. The bill sets that 111,000 children from poor families, aged three to six, will receive a social voucher of RON50 monthly, as of January 1, 2016, to be able to go to kindergarten.
Labor Minister Rovana Plumb said the measure has an impact of RON39 million a year on the state budget and the granting of social vouchers depends on each child’s attendance in kindergarten programs. (Puterea)
Romania Ranks Third In CEE With Real Estate Deals Worth EUR600M In January-September – JLL
Romania registered real estate transactions worth EUR600 million in the first nine months of the year, ranking third in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), after the Czech Republic and Poland, while real estate deals might exceed EUR800 million by the end of the year.
Most of the deals carried out this year involved new investors, namely CTP Invest, P3, GLL and Lonestar, after several years of market domination by NEPI and Globalworth, according to real estate company JLL, involved in over 70% of the volume of transactions in Romania.
The Czech Republic had a market share of 43% in the total transactions in the region, followed by Poland with 28%, Romania (11%), Hungary (10%) and SE Europe countries (6%).
Last year, real estate deals in Romania totaled EUR1.15 billion, a record for the past years. The volume was impacted by two large transactions – the acquisition of Real stores by Auchan, worth EUR260 – 280 million, and the strengthening of Globalworth portfolio by the acquisition of the stakes owned by German fund RREEF in several projects, totaling nearly EUR200 million. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Agricultural Producers Protest Against Lack Of Drought Assistance
Over 50 agricultural producers in Giurgiu county are protesting in front of the Agriculture Ministry building, being displeased with the lack of drought disaster assistance.
On Wednesday, at the beginning of the Government’s weekly meeting, Prime Minister Victor Ponta blamed the opposition for failing to vote in Parliament the granting of financial aid to farmers.
Also, early October, Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin threatened to resign if politicians failed to adopt the provisions of the bill. The Chamber of Deputies rejected the provisions of the bill, when the bill was voted on articles, and a final vote is further expected. (Puterea)
Basescu Expected To Announce Official Enrollment In People’s Movement Party
Romania’s former president Traian Basescu is expected to announce Thursday or Friday his official enrollment in the People’s Movement Party (PMP).
Also, PMP’s National Council will convene Saturday, in Sinaia, for talks on the party’s alliance policy.
Mid-September, Basescu said he would join PMP by October 10.
On Saturday, the party’s National Council, which includes some 100 people, namely, the heads of regional branches and the members of the Executive Committee – will also prepare the party’s congress likely to be held on October 24. (Evenimentul Zilei)