July 23, 2018
Romania's PM Viorica Dancila presents activity report
Newsroom, 23.07.2018, 13:09
APPOINTMENT — Romanian president Klaus Iohannis signed on Monday the decree for the appointment of Oliver-Felix Banila as the new chief of the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT). Also on Monday, prosecutor Florentina Mirica submitted her candidacy for the position of head of the Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA), following the recent revocation from this position of Laura Codruta Kovesi. The selection of candidates will be held between July 25th and 27th and the proposal of Justice Minister Tudorel Toader will be announced on July 30. The Minister’s nomination will be submitted for approval to the prosecutors’ section with the Higher Council of Magistracy and then furthered to the head of state for approval.
EUROSTAT – Romania, Hungary and Slovenia registered, between 2000 and 2016 the biggest growth in the EU in terms of number of people employed in the government sector, Eurostat has reported. In Romania, in 2016, only around 15% of the total number of employees activated in this sector, as compared with Sweden, with 29%, the biggest figure in the EU. Government employment accounted for 16 % of employment in the EU in 2016. This share has remained more or less stable at between 15 % and 17 % of total employment since 2000. Government employment includes civil servants and other government employees (at national, regional and local level) as well as armed forces. It should be noted that the limits of the government sector vary across Member States for example, jobs in education or health are part of government employment in some countries, while they are not in others.
ACTIVITY REPORT — Romanian PM Viorica Dancila is today presenting an activity report, six months after taking office, the Government’s press office announced. Liviu Dragnea, the head of the main party in the ruling coalition, the Social Democratic Party, has said that PM Dancila will talk about the best measures taken so far and their effects on the citizens. He has also said that ministers must present all measures taken in their field of activity at least once a week. Dragnea has pointed out, in a TV show, that in the governing coalition there have been no talks of a possible government reshuffling this summer but that there will be an assessment of the act of governing.
SHIP — The command and cargo ship “Marne”, property of the French Navy, will be stationed in the Port of Constanta until July 29th, after having participated in the Breeze 18 international drill, organized by the Bulgarian Navy, the French Embassy in Bucharest has announced. The presence of this ship in the Romanian port marks France’s commitment to support the observance of the freedom of sailing all seas and the French authorities’ solidarity with their allies and partners.
WEATHER — Most regions of Romania are under a yellow code alert for heavy rainfall and storms valid until Tuesday night. Hail will be present in some areas. Maximum temperatures will range from 23 to 29 degrees Celsius. Hydrologists have issued several code yellow alerts for flooding, valid until Wednesday in central, southern and western Romania.
FOOTBALL – Romanian football team CFR Cluj is getting ready for the Champions League’s second preliminary round against Swedish side Malmo, a team that in the first preliminary round ousted Drita of Kosovo. Malmo are title holders for the 2017 edition of Sweden’s championship, seven points up from the runner-up squad, AIK of Stockholm. Malmo was the launching pad for the famous Zlatan Ibrahimovic. In Europa League’s second preliminary round, vice-champion FCSB will be up against Slovenia’s NK Rudar Velenje on home turf while Viitorul Constanta will play against Vitesse Arnhem of the Netherlands, also on home turf, after defeating, in the first round, Luxembourg’s Racing Union. Another Romanian team, CSU Craiova, will play directly in the third round of Europa League.
