Klaus Iohannis: Relationship With France Is A Priority For Romania
Romanian President Klaus Iohanniss stated Tuesday that the relationship with France is a priority for Romania, while French President Francois Hollande stressed that the strategic partnership between the two countries should be further fathomed.
“We share the same vision related to the development and comprehension of the strategic partnership.We discussed the need to support and pinpoint numerous successful aspects of sectoral cooperation, where I would like to mention the economic cooperation. We have agreed to intensify our dialog,” Iohannis stated at Cotroceni Palace, during a press statement held jointly with the French President.
In his turn, the French President mentioned the joint connections between Romania and France, stressing the level of Romanian-French cooperation in the political, economic, cultural and defense fields.
Hollande added that the two countries want to have joint policies within the strategic partnership, while in the economic sector, France would contribute with solutions for new technologies, environment and transport sectors. (Puterea)
Romania May Boost Guarantee Ceiling For First Home Program By RON500M
Romania’s Finance Ministry has proposed supplementing by RON500 million the guarantee ceiling for the government-guaranteed mortgage lending First Home program.
The measure aims to support potential beneficiaries of the program and those who closed pre-sale contracts under the program.
A total 23,515 guarantees worth RON2.16 billion were granted from the beginning of 2016 until July 31. Overall, a total 195,905 guarantees worth RON16.7 billion were granted from the start of the program, in 2009, until the end of July 2016. (Adevarul)
Top Of Romanian State-Owned Companies With Biggest Losses In 2015
State-owned energy holding CE Hunedoara ranks first in the top of Romanian state-owned companies with the biggest losses in 2015, with RON1.6 billion gross losses, while energy holding CE Oltenia, one of the largest energy producers in the country, ranks second, with gross losses of RON960.8 million, according to a government report.
State-owned railway freight carrier CFR Marfa ranks third, with RON159.1 million losses in 2015, followed by National Uranium Company (CNU) with RON143.4 million losses and Romania’s state property authority RA-APPS, with RON50.3 million losses. (Puterea)
Supreme Court Suspends Carpatica Asig Dissolution For A 30-Day Period
The Supreme Court admitted the request of the National Anticorruption Department on banning the start of dissolution and liquidation proceedings in the case of Romanian insurance company Carpatica Asig for a 30-day period, between September 13 and October 12, 2016.
Prosecutors with the National Anticorruption Department (DNA) asked the Supreme Court to ban the start of the dissolution and liquidation proceedings of Carpatica Asig as the company is part of a file currently investigated by DNA.
Late July, Romania’s Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) asked for the start of bankruptcy proceedings for Carpatica Asig, which was placed under a financial recovery plan in 2014. The company has initially failed to attract an investor in its shareholding structure by the deadline stipulated by ASF which decided to apply resolution measures at the beginning of 2016. (Romania Libera)
Health Minister Announces New Mechanism For Hospital Manager Selection
Romanian Health Minister, Vlad Voiculescu, announced Tuesday that the ministry will introduce a new mechanism for the selection of hospital managers, based on the feedback from patients and the level of cleanliness in hospitals.
“The level of cleanliness in hospitals, referring to nosocomial infections, biocides, the figurative meaning of the word cleanliness, is related to hospital management. We will have a new selection mechanism for hospital managers, a transparent one that would be based on the project of the managers for the hospital. We will mainly take into account indicators such as cleanliness in hospitals and patient feedback,” the minister told a press conference on healthcare issues. (Evenimentul Zilei)