RRI Live!

Listen to Radio Romania International Live

December 30, 2019

Government convenes for last meeting this year; local elected officials sent to court for abuse of office

December 30, 2019
December 30, 2019

, 30.12.2019, 13:55

GOVERNMENT The Government of Romania convened today for its last meeting this year. At Fridays meeting PM Ludovic Orban instructed his ministers to make sure the bills regulating the activity of ministries have all the required approvals in place, so that they may be endorsed today by the Cabinet. Orban explained that these bills must be approved so that the new Cabinet formula may be operational as of January 1. The number of deputy prime ministers has been reduced from 3 to 1, and the number of ministries has been cut from 24, as previous, to 16.




CORRUPTION Nicolae Robu, the Liberal mayor of Timişoara (the largest city in western Romania), and the former Christian Democratic mayor Gheorghe Ciuhandu, have been sent to court by the National Anti-Corruption Directorate under charges of abuse of office. According to anti-corruption prosecutors, between September 1996 and January 2014, 9 civil servants in the Timişoara City Hall overstepped their powers and illegally sold 207 buildings owned by the mayoralty to individuals who had no right to purchase them. The affair caused the state to lose over 9.5 million euro.




TOURISM Winter tourism is on the rise in most EU member countries, but the biggest increase is reported in Romania, where the number of nights spent in accommodation facilities in the 2018-2019 season was 8.6% higher than in the previous winter, according to data released today by Eurostat. The increase rate reported for Romania is almost 4 times the EU average of 2.6%. The most popular destinations in the EU in the 2018-2019 winter season were Spain, Italy, the UK, Austria, Germany and France.




STRIKE France sees the 25th day of strikes against a planned pension reform, with the next negotiations between the Government and trade unions scheduled on January 7. According to Radio Romanias correspondent in Paris, the Transport Minister promised that there would be enough trains for all passengers who had purchased tickets. Unions are currently divided over the provisions of the pension reform legislation. Meanwhile, ministers carry on talks with the employees with whom they have reached some agreements. Airline personnel have already cancelled a strike planned for January 2 and 3, after they secured derogations regarding their retirement age. Other professional categories, such as the police and gendarmes, have also got some advantages in the negotiations.




CHILDREN The number of attacks on children in conflict areas has nearly tripled over the past decade, UNICEF warns in a news release issued today. The agency documented over 170,000 severe violations of childrens rights in conflict zones since 2010, including killing, maiming, sexual violence, abduction, aid denial, recruitment into armed groups, and attacks on schools and hospitals. UNICEF also says that the number of countries affected by war is the highest in 30 years. According to the organisation, Attacks on children continue unabated as warring parties flout one of the most basic rules of war: the protection of children. In Afghanistan, Mali, Syria or Yemen, conflicts are costing millions of children their health, education, future and lives, UNICEF also said, and called for an end to childrens rights violations and to attacks on civilian infrastructure.




HANDBALL Romanias mens national handball team Sunday lost 24 to 20 to North Macedonia in the final of the 42nd Carpaţi Trophy. The Netherlands defeated Algeria and finished 3rd. The games were part of the training campaign for the first stage of the 2021 Egypt World Championships qualifiers, the first in which 32 teams will take part. Next month in the preliminaries in Italy, Romania will be playing against the host country, Georgia and Kosovo.


(translated by: Ana-Maria Popescu)

Newsflash
Newsflash Friday, 11 October 2024

October 11, 2024

Inflation – The inflation rate in Romania dropped, in September, to 4.62%, after, in August, it had registered a value of 5.1%. This is the...

October 11, 2024
Newsflash
Newsflash Thursday, 10 October 2024

October 10, 2024 UPDATE

STOCKHOLM – The Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang. Last year, the Norwegian writer Jon Fosse was awarded...

October 10, 2024 UPDATE
Newsflash
Newsflash Thursday, 10 October 2024

October 10, 2024

Corruption. The liberal MP Nelu Tătaru, a doctor and former Minister of Health, was heard today by anti-corruption prosecutors under the suspicion...

October 10, 2024
Newsflash
Newsflash Wednesday, 09 October 2024

October 9, 2024 UPDATE

Sustainable development – The Romanian government approved, on Wednesday, a bill on the establishment of the Center of Excellence for public...

October 9, 2024 UPDATE
Newsflash Wednesday, 09 October 2024

October 9, 2024

Centre. The Romanian government is today approving a bill on the creation of a Centre of excellence for public administration in the field of...

October 9, 2024
Newsflash Tuesday, 08 October 2024

October 8, 2024 UPDATE

Commemoration – The Chamber of Deputies in Bucharest hosted an event, on Tuesday, to commemorate the victims of the terrorist attack of...

October 8, 2024 UPDATE
Newsflash Tuesday, 08 October 2024

October 8, 2024

Commemoration. The Chamber of Deputies in Bucharest hosted an event to commemorate the victims of the terrorist attack of 7th October 2023 in Israel....

October 8, 2024
Newsflash Monday, 07 October 2024

October 7, 2024 UPDATE

Elections. 16 candidates were admitted to the race for the presidency of Romania. Mandatory documents must be submitted until October 10, when the...

October 7, 2024 UPDATE

Partners

Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român
Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS
Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online
Institului European din România Institului European din România
Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti
Muzeul Național de Artă al României Muzeul Național de Artă al României
Le petit Journal Le petit Journal
Radio Prague International Radio Prague International
Muzeul Național de Istorie a României Muzeul Național de Istorie a României
ARCUB ARCUB
Radio Canada International Radio Canada International
Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti” Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti”
SWI swissinfo.ch SWI swissinfo.ch
UBB Radio ONLINE UBB Radio ONLINE
Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl
creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti
italradio italradio
Institutul Confucius Institutul Confucius
BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți

Affiliates

Euranet Plus Euranet Plus
AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters
Digital Radio Mondiale Digital Radio Mondiale
News and current affairs from Germany and around the world News and current affairs from Germany and around the world
Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona

Providers

RADIOCOM RADIOCOM
Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company