Health Ministry Buys 1Mln Vaccine Doses For Pupils Aged 6 To 14
Romanian pupils aged 6 to 14 will be vaccinated against poliomyelitis, measles, rubella, mumps, diphtheria and tetanus.
The vaccination campaign will be carried out in November and December, in schools, said the ministry. (Adevarul)
Several Companies In Romania Join “Alliance for Youth”
Several companies in Romania joined the “Alliance for Youth,” in a move to create together over 2,500 new jobs for Romanian youths.
Youngsters in Romania are facing more and more problems in getting a job.
The “Alliance for Youth” is a business-driven movement to promote a better transition from education and training to employment for our youth across Europe. The “Alliance for Youth” wants to be a change agent in sharing knowledge and experiences to solve local barriers to youth employment. (Puterea)
Moldovan PM Says Gazprom Against Romania’s Supplying Gas To Moldova
The natural gas pipeline linking the Romanian city of Iasi to Ungheni in the neighboring Republic of Moldova, which has been recently inaugurated by Prime Minister Victor Ponta and Moldovan counterpart Iurie Leanca, remains nonoperational.
Leanca said Gazprom’s branch – Moldovagaz, has not reached an agreement with the Moldovan state regarding natural gas imports from Romania.
Leanca gas assurance that in October, one month later than planned, Moldova will start getting natural gas from Romania. (Romania Libera)
Azerbaijan Eyes Exporting To Romania Part Of Gas Supplied Via Planned Trans Adriatic Pipeline
Azerbaijan wants to export to Romania as well some of the natural gas that will be supplied to Europe through the planned Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).
However, such a measure entails an additional infrastructure to link Greece to Bulgaria and Romania, said Hamza Karimov, CEO of SOCAR Romania, part of Azeri oil group SOCAR.
The TAP pipeline is designed to cross Greece and Albania before reaching southern Italy, and is to be built by a consortium led by British Petroleum, Norway’s Statoil and Azerbaijan’s SOCAR. (Adevarul)
Romanian MP Says Russia Behind Shale Gas Protests In Several Countries
Iulian Iancu, head of the committee for industries and services within Romania’s Chamber of Deputies, said protests against shale gas exploration, held in several European countries, including Romania, were financed by Russia in order to hinder large infrastructure projects, like Nabucco.
It is the first time a high-ranking official has made such accusations.
Iancu added Russia’s involvement surfaced only now in the context in which it threatened to reduce and even halt gas supplies to Europe. (Puterea)