Social Democrat MP Submits Bill To Make Voting Mandatory
Social democrat MP Ioan Munteanu said Monday he submitted a bill to Parliament making voting mandatory and instituting fines of RON500 to RON1,000 for citizens who don’t vote.
He said mandatory voting would make both politicians and voters more responsible. (Gandul)
Opposition Wants Fiscal Amnesty Bill Rejected
Democratic Liberal Party president Vasile Blaga said Monday after a meeting of the Christian Liberal Alliance that democrat liberals and liberals want the bill on fiscal amnesty and the bill on pardoning rejected in plenary.
Blaga said the two parties will vote against the bills so the ruling Social Democratic Party stops staling them.
He added the opposition will require a debate on a bill canceling an extra excise on fuel and a tax on special constructions. (Puterea)
Jordan Bans Romanian Sheep And Cattle Imports Over Blue Tongue Disease
The Agriculture Ministry in Jordan has placed a ban on sheep and cattle imports from Romania after Romania reported several cases of the blue tongue disease.
The disease is not contagious to humans. (Puterea)
Romania Asks EC To Postpone Deregulation Of Gas Prices For Household Consumers
Romania’s Department for Energy has requested the European Commission to postpone the gas price deregulation calendar by two and a half years for household consumers.
Romania also wants to keep its domestically produced gas at current prices until at least July 1, 2016.
The deregulation calendar agreed with the European Commission in 2012 sets the process is to end by the end of 2018. Should the EC accept to postpone it, the date would be pushed back to July 2021. (Curierul National)
Court Rejects Mircea Basescu’s Petition To Be Placed Under House Arrest
The Constanta Court has rejected a petition submitted by Mircea Basescu to be placed under house arrest instead of preventive arrest.
Basescu’s lawyer previously petitioned the court top send his client’s case back to the Anticorruption Department, contesting the recorded evidence and the testimonies of several witnesses. (Evenimentul Zilei)
One In Three Romanians Is Overweight, One In Four Is Obese
One in three Romanians is overweight and one in four is obese, statistics show, placing Romania third among European countries with the biggest problems regarding overweight people.
A triggering factor for chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease, the obesity rate has increased in recent years in Romania, worrying doctors and psychologists who advise against the grave consequences of sedentary living coupled with unhealthy eating. (Adevarul)