Government To Operate Second Budget Revision Tuesday
The government will operate Tuesday the second budget revision this year, after having established the latest details on the ministries that should get more funds before the beginning of the electoral campaign.
According to the budget revision draft, the budgets of Labor, Public Administration, Defense, Justice, Interior, Foreign Affairs Ministries will be increased, while funds will be cut from Health, Agriculture, Transport, Environment Ministries.
The Presidency, the Chamber of Deputies, the Academy and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport will also get lower funds. (Puterea)
Consumption Of Primary Energy Resources Up 40% By 2020
The final consumption of primary energy resources in Romania will reach 31.9 million tons of oil equivalent (toe) by 2020, up 40.5% compared with 2010, according to the national action plan in energy efficiency sector, published by the Energy Department.
Primary energy resources are electric power, crude oil and fuels used for transports, as well as natural gas, wood, and biomass, used for heating.
The industrial sector will use 9.7 million toe by 2020, followed by the residential sector, with 9.5 toe, transports and telecom (8 million toe), services (3 million toe), agriculture (0.8 million toe) and constructions (0.7 million toe). (Adevarul)
Tax Authority To Get $70M From KazMunay For Biodiesel Imports From USA
The tax authority will get from KazMunayGas Trading over $70 million, after it lost the trial with OMV and is responsible for the entire amount established by the tax authority at the notification of the European Anti-fraud Office OLAF for biodiesel imports from Canada, of U.S. origin.
According to a document obtained by Mediafax, OMV has won a trial in London Court of Justice against KazMunayGas Trading Switzerland, the trade division of Rompetrol and KazMunayGas, for damages caused as a result of an investigation by OLAF, and the decisions on the payment of anti-dumping tax. (Romania Libera)
Health Ministry Launches National Screening Program For Hepatitis C Virus Infection
The Romanian Health Ministry launched a national screening program for hepatitis C virus infection, as the number of persons infected has been continuously increasing lately.
The campaign started Monday in Bucharest, where people were tested for hepatitis C virus infection for free, and will continue in other locations in the capital city and in other main cities, such as Iasi and Timisoara. (Adevarul)
IVF E-learning Platform Launched For Romanian Physicians
Romanian physicians can specialize in in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures by means of an e-learning platform, launched Saturday.
The platform was launched during a medical congress attended by Romanian health minister Nicolae Banicioiu and Greek counterpart Makis Voridis, and was provided by the Romanian University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila and the Athens University, as well as by the human reproduction associations in the two countries, and Genesis Clinic in Athens. (Romania Libera)