Education Ministry Kicks Off Evaluation Of General School Inspectors
Romania’s Education Ministry has started to evaluate general school inspectors, according to ministry spokesperson Mirabela Amarandei.
Mixed teams from the ministry set off a first phase of evaluations in the counties of Suceava, Olt, Mures, Bacau and Sibiu. The evaluation aims to look into aspects concerning quality assurance, educational and financial audit management.
The evaluation process will continue in other counties. (Puterea)
Gonorrhea Getting Harder To Treat
Gonorrhea may soon reach superbug status, thanks to growing antibiotic resistance to the common sexually transmitted infection.
For patients with gonorrhea, a two-drug antibiotic punch is the usual recommended treatment, but new research found the sexually transmitted infection is less vulnerable to one of these drugs: azithromycin. A new study shows that treating gonorrhea is becoming more difficult because the bacterium has become resistant to many antibiotics. If trends continue, researchers say there is a very real possibility that some strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae may become resistant to all current treatment options.
Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted bacterial infection. If left untreated, gonorrhea can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility in women and to a painful condition in the tubes attached to the testicles in men (which may lead to sterility). (Adevarul)
IKEA To Open New Type Of Restaurant
IKEA is opening a pop-up do-it-yourself (DIY) restaurant in London (Great Britain) where customers will get the chance to make brunch, lunch or dinner for up to 20 friends.
From 10 September, people will be able to reserve tables at ‘The Dining Club’ to cook a meal under the supervision of a head chef, allowing them to host a dinner party for more guests than they would be able to in their own homes.
Patrons will be able to choose their menu from a range of modern sharing dishes – including a few Scandinavian classics – and will also have the restaurant named after them for their session. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Natural Gas Sales To Become More Transparent In Romania
Romania’s Energy Ministry is readying a bill for the natural gas market obliging gas producers and suppliers to trade on the power exchange at least 40% of the quantity sold, which represents approximately the household consumption.
The measure is all the more important as natural gas produced in Romania are more expensive than imported gas, therefore, the quantity of imported natural gas, to be delivered in September has increased. Currently, only 1.5% of natural gas consumed in Romania is sold on the power exchange through transparent contracts and the rest of 98.5% is sold through bilateral contracts which are banned on the power exchange.
Ministry representatives said natural gas producers and suppliers failing to comply with this measure, once approved, will get contravention fines of 1% to 3% of their annual turnover. (Puterea)
Social Democratic Party In Talks With Several Small Parties To Form Alliance
The Social Democratic Party (PSD) is in talks with several small parties to form an alliance for the parliament elections to be held on December 11.
Social democrats are trying to get more parties under the umbrella of a large center-left alliance and the idea came from PSD head Liviu Dragnea and PSD.
The parties targeted by social democrats for the electoral partnership are PSRO, PER and PND. Political sources said PSD already started negotiations with PSRO in view of forming an alliance for the parliamentary elections on December 11. (Adevarul)