MPs Of National Minorities Group Call For Dismissal Of PM Adviser Darius Valcov
The parliamentary group of national minorities sent a letter to Prime Minister Viorica Dancila calling for the dismissal of her adviser Darius Bogdan Valcov for his recent Facebook post in which he associated the logo of the Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania with the swastika.
The group of national minorities said it is completely outraged over this type of repeated ‘attacks’ against the Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania and therefore called on PM Dancila to sack her adviser Valcov.
The group also called for a “public disavowal of the ‘attacks’ through which the Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania is labelled as a fascist organization, having the swastika as symbol”.
The letter is signed by the head of the parliamentary group of national minorities, Varujan Pambuccian. (romanialibera.ro)
Code Yellow Warning For Storm Issued For Thirteen Romanian Counties
Thirteen counties in Western Romania will be under the incidence of a code yellow warning for heavy rain and storms until Tuesday night, according to Romania’s National Meteorological Administration (ANM).
Meteorologists have issued code yellow warnings for the counties of Salaj, Valcea, Dolj, Mehedinti, Gorj, Sibiu, Alba, Cluj, Bihor, Arad, Timis, Caras-Severin and Hunedoara counties, in effect from Monday, 3 p.m. local time until Tuesday night.
During the period of the code yellow alert being in force, the affected areas will see a rise in atmospheric instability, which will translate into heavy rains, frequent lightning, storms and hailstorm.
Water quantities are expected to accumulate on an average of 25 to 50 liters per square meter (evz.ro)
Eurostat: Romania Ranks First In The EU By 257% Surge In Product And Service Prices In 2000-2017Romania ranks first among European Union Member States regarding the prices of products and services which skyrocketed 257% between 2000 and 2017, being followed by Iceland (108.3%), Hungary (98%) and Latvia (86.7%), Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, said in a report on Monday.
Prices of alcoholic beverages and cigarettes in Romania saw the highest increase between 2000 and 2017, of 726%, way above the 92.1% European average. Moreover, fuels, housing, water, natural gas and electricity also saw significant prices increases during the analysed period, of 536%, compared with the 57.2% European average.
Transportation prices in Romania soared by 338% between 2000 and 2017, while restaurants and accommodation units raised prices by 328%, way above the 56% European average in this sector. Romanians also paid 297% more on “education” between 2000 and 2017, compared with the 91% European average.
According to Eurostat, Romania also saw 185% higher prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages during the analysed period, 135% higher prices for “communications”, 144% higher prices for clothing and footwear and 116% higher prices in the healthcare sector.
„Between 2000 and 2017, prices in the EU have risen by 36 % overall. The highest increases were registered for “alcoholic beverages and tobacco” as well as for “education” where prices rose by more than 90 %. “Housing, water, electricity and gas” as well as “restaurants and hotels” followed with growth rates of more than 55 %. Prices for “clothing and footwear” remained nearly stable, while prices for “communications” decreased by more than 20%”, says Eurostat.
The EU Member States seeing the highest price increases, after Romania, were Iceland (108.3%), Hungary (98%), Latvia (86.7%) and Bulgaria (84.6%). At the opposite end of scale there were Germany with 28.6%, Sweden with 29.1% and France with 29.7% prices hikes.
Compared with Romania which saw prices increases of 536.5% in the sector of real estate, utilities and fuels, Ireland also boosted prices in the sector by 199%.
In the sector of hotels, restaurants and coffee shops (HORECA) and tourist services, Hungary places second with 158.5% prices hikes, compared with 328% price increases in Romania. In terms of prices in the healthcare sector, Hungary ranks first with 156% prices hikes.
Latvia saw 123.4% higher prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages, 167.5% higher prices in the sector of real estate, utilities and fuels and 139.2% higher prices in the healthcare sector.
Bulgaria saw the highest price hikes for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (408.8% versus 726.5% in Romania), in the healthcare sector (154%). Germany was at the opposite pole, seeing the lowest prices in the sector of real estate, utilities and fuels (38.1%) and in the HORECA sector (41.9%).
France saw decreases of 7.5% in prices of recreation and culture services, but witnessed prices increases of 22.7% in the healthcare sector and of 47.9% in the sector of restaurants and for accommodation units. (adevarul.ro)