Liberals, Social Democrats Decide On Institutions To Be Decentralized
Romanian deputy prime minister Liviu Dragnea, also the executive president of the Social Democratic Party, and Klaus Iohannis, first vice-president of the Liberal Party, Tuesday decided which public institutions will be decentralized.
According to Dragnea, it has been decided that inspection responsibilities will not be transferred from ministries to local authorities. (Evenimentul Zilei)
EC To Present CVM Report On Romania Most Likely In January
The European Commission will present its new report on Romania’s progress under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) at the beginning of 2014, CE spokesman Mark Gray said Tuesday.
Several Romanian officials said recently Romania might ask the Commission to publish the CVM report before the meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) on December 4-5, so that a decision on Romania’s Schengen entry will not be blocked by states which regard the conclusions of the report as essential in the decision-making process. (Jurnalul National)
EC To Unblock Payments Through Romanian EU-Funded POSCCE
The European Commission decided to unfreeze payments for Romania through the EU-funded program increasing economic competitiveness (POSCCE), Shirin Wheeler, spokesperson for European Commissioner for Regional Policies Johannes Hahn, said Tuesday in Brussels.
According to Wheeler, Hahn informed Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta about the decision, which was made after evaluations by an EC audit team between September 23-28.
The Commission will send Romania EUR196 million in the upcoming days for already submitted projects.
In October 2012, the EC said it suspended payments through three Romanian EU-funded programs, namely the program increasing economic competitiveness, the regional operational program and the transport program, citing fund mismanagement. (Romania Libera)
Contract To Complete Works On Glina Water Purification Station Signed Monday
Romania’s Environment Minister Rovana Plumb and Bucharest mayor Sorin Oprescu Monday signed a EUR258.3 million contract to continue construction works on the Glina water purification station, a project worth over EUR416 million.
According to Oprescu, the Glina station is the largest water purification unit in Southeastern Europe and cleanses the Dambovita and Arges rivers.
Prescu said the second phase of the project might be completed at the end of 2015.
The total value of the project is estimated at EUR416 million, VAT included. The investment is financed through the EU-funded program for environment (62.63%), with state budget funds (7.70%), funds from local authorities (0.71%) and other sources (28.96%). (Evenimentul Zilei)
Child’s Pose On Foreign-Language Film Academy Award Submissions List
Child’s Pose by Romanian filmmaker Calin Peter Netzer is among the 76 films considered eligible for next year’s Foreign Language Film Academy Awards, the Academy said Monday, cited by Indie Wire.
Child’s Pose won the Golden Bear at the 2013 Film Festival in Berlin and was nominated to represent Romania in the Academy Awards’ foreign-language category. (Puterea)