Deputy PM Marcel Ciolacu Appointed Interim Defence Minister
Deputy Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has been appointed interim Defence minister after Adrian Tutuianu’s resignation which was accepted by Prime Minister Mihai Tudose and will be submitted to President Klaus Iohannis.Ciolacu will remain deputy PM and Iohannis is expected to sign the decree revoking Tutuianu and appointing Ciolacu. (puterea.ro)
PM Tudose Says There Is Money In All Ministries
Prime Minister Mihai Tudose on Tuesday said “there is money in all ministries”, adding the government will approve the budget revision, which will be positive, in a week.
“There is money in all ministries. There will be a positive budget revision in a week”, Tudose told an interview for Romania TV.
The prime minister also said there is no wage-related problem at any state institution. (puterea.ro)
Robor Index On The Rise: Higher Interest Rates For Romanians
ROBOR index, used in calculating the cost of leu loans with variable interest, reached 0.92% on Tuesday, which means Romanians holding variable interest loans will pay higher interest rates.
The three-month ROBOR index reached the lowest value in September 2016 (0.68% on September 27), and has been ranging between 0.81% and 0.9% since the beginning of 2017. On May 3, it saw a boom, seeing the highest value of both 2017 and of the last three quarters (0.93%).
ROBOR index has risen 0.07% over the last month, the highest level since February 2016, according to Ziarul Financiar. (Adevarul.ro)
National Anti-Doping Agency: Cannabis Consumption Up Nearly 6% In Last Three Years
Cannabis consumption has increased by nearly 6% over the last three years, according to a study carried out by experts with the National Anti-Doping Agency. Over a third of respondents said they took this drug under the age of 19.
Cannabis consumption prevails in men, regardless of the time period analysed.
Over a third of respondents (35%) said they started to take cannabis at an early age, under 19, and 43% said they started to take cannabis around the age of 20-24. The earliest age declared for cannabis consumption is 14 and the average age is 21.3. The biggest cannabis consumers are aged 15 to 24.(adevarul.ro)