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PM Citu: I am not nervous, it will be the first time when a clean budget passes Parliament
Prime Minister Florin Citu on Tuesday stated that he is not at all nervous about the vote in Parliament on the state budget for 2021, adding that this will be the first time when a clean budget passes through the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. "No, I am not nervous, you saw how the debate took place in the committees.
Farmers asking President Iohannis to settle their conflict with gov't over drought aid
Bucharest, March 2 /Agerpres/ - Farmers are calling on President Klaus Iohannis to mediate the conflict between them and the government over the omission of drought relief from the draft national budget, according to a statement from the Farmers' Force Association released on Tuesday.
PNL: 2021 budget manages to cover all the state's financial obligations
Liberal deputy Bogdan Hutuca declared on Monday that the 2021 budget manages to cover "absolutely all the state's financial obligations". "The 2021 budget was put together against the background of the health crisis, of the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and of the major macroeconomic imbalances piled up in the years preceding the crisis.
Romania Busts Gang Trafficking Indians into Europe
Romanian authorities on Monday announced the dismantling of a crime gang made up of Romanian and Indian citizens that specialized in trafficking Indian migrants into Western Europe via Hungary, Austria and Germany.
The gang was reportedly constituted between December 2019 and March 2020 by an Indian national.
'Solidaritatea Sanitara' Health Federation slams lack of social dialogue
The government has no social dialogue whatsoever with the health unions, and the only response of the authorities to the multiple grievances of Romania's 'Solidaritatea Sanitara' Union Federation (FSSR) is "be happy there are no wage cuts," co-chairman of the organization's Board of Directors, Radu Vasile, declared on Monday for AGERPRES during the protest organized in front of the Parliament.
German institute published a new report: Infection was brought from so-called Kosovo
According to the online writing of the Ekonomija Online portal, the report states that after the summer vacation, 4.369 newly infected people were registered, who returned to Germany from Kosovo, while 3.903 newly registered cases arrived from Croatia.
Child Pornography Offences Increase in Romania During Pandemic
The Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism, DIICOT said on Friday that there has been an increase in the detected production and distribution of pornographic material featuring minors, as freedom of movement limitations bring about by the pandemic led to a dramatic increase in online interactions.
COVID-19 vaccination campaign: 20,258 people immunised in last 24 hours
Romania's National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) has reported that in the last 24 hours, 20,258 doses of vaccine were administered, of which 10,071 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, 3 of the Moderna vaccine and 10,184 of the AstraZeneca vaccine, according to data provided on Thursday by the National Public Health Institute (INSP) on the National Electronic Register of Vaccinati
Europol Cracks Gang Smuggling Vulnerable Moldovans into France
Simultaneous police raids in France, Romania and Moldova have led to the arrest of 38 people allegedly involved in an international network that smuggled Moldovan citizens into France to exploit them in the construction industry, Europol said on Thursday.
Migrants on Westward Trek Meet Kindness in Romania’s Timisoara
Overwhelmed by an influx of asylum seekers, the authorities had failed to find a facility where the migrants could follow the 14-day quarantine rule required of every visitor from "yellow" zones, so called because of their high incidence of COVID-19.
ForMin Aurescu: Romania will remain a dedicated supporter of Belarusians' right to a democratic future
Romania will remain a dedicated supporter of the Belarusian people's right to a democratic future and a rightful place in the European family, Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu said on Tuesday in a keynote speech to the high-level segment of the 46th regular session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva via videoconference.
PM Citu on amendments to budget bill: PSD wants to take us out of EU
The amendments tabled by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) to the 2021 draft budget have a budgetary impact of almost 6 pct of the GDP, on Monday said Prime minister Florin Citu, adding that the Social-Democrats want to take Romania out of the European Union. "We have received the PSD list of amendments. The budgetary impact is almost 6 pct of GDP.
On Roma Liberation Day, President Iohannis urges removal of still existing prejudice, discrimination against Roma
In a message sent on February 20, on Roma Liberation Day, President Klaus Iohannis stressed the importance of eliminating prejudice and discrimination, noting that they are still "all too common" in the access of Roma communities to education.
PM Citu: Draft law on state budget to be approved with same deficit variant, 7.16 pct
The draft state budget law will be approved with a deficit target of 7.16 percent and with the same parameters of expenditures and revenues, Prime Minister Florin Citu declared on Thursday. "The budget deficit remains as we have established, there are changes maybe inside, different allocations, more commitment appropriations. We are not talking about more budget appropriations.
PM Citu: Opinion of Fiscal Council on budget, professional's notice, CES opinion, political council vote
Prime Minister Florin Citu says that the opinion of the Fiscal Council regarding the state's budget for 2021 represents the "professional's notice", and the one expressed by the Economic and Social Council (CES) - an approval given by a "political council". "There is a need for reform. From the ground up. First time in Romania.