Parliament commission to hold debate regarding voting process abroad
Controversy regarding organization of the polling process for Romanians abroad in the first round of presidential elections has caused the resignation of Foreign Minister Titus Corlăţean yesterday, who stated that his gesture was not intended to account for contestation of election results and reiterated that the Central Electoral Bureau does not have a legal ground in its claim to set up new polling stations abroad.
On the other hand, the opposition pleaded that this resignation is not going to solve the problem and a real solution to validate the measure of creating more polling stations would be an emergency ordinance issued by the Government.
Tommorrow, the newly appointed FM Teodor Melescanu and the delegate minister for Romanians abroad are going to attend a debate regarding the electoral process in the second round, debate organized by the relevant commission of the Chamber of Deputies. According to a press release, the debate will focus on supplementing the number of polling stations, the affidavits meant to prevent multiple voting, materials and logistics needed to supply the stations for the voting process abroad.
Private individuals to be rewarded by Competition Council for denouncing companies
Private individuals are going to be encouraged and rewarded for denouncing companies that breach the Competition law. A draft bill in this regard is to be launched next year, according to the President of the Competition Council in Romania, Bogdan Chiriţoiu, who added that another amendment included in the draft will allow partial fine-exemptions for those companies that acknowledge breaching the law.
Bogdan Chiriţoiu: We want to complete the law with the possibility for private individuals to provide helpful elements that could trigger our investigations and solve important cases faster.
Press conference marks Ukraine’s decision to close down General Consulate in Suceava
Ukraine’s General Consulate in Suceava will be closed down starting November 15 due to lack of funds and a press conference on this subject has been held today by consul general Vasily Boiechko. The Ukrainian diplomat has praised the collaboration with local authorities in Suceava county over the last 14 years but he pointed out the financial difficulties encountred by Ukraine which led to closing of several consulates.
Vasily Boiechko: We hope that – I am, personally, hoping – that this consular appointment will be assumed by the Embassy and they are making all necessary efforts to support Ukrainian citizens in Romania. I have big hopes for Ukraine’s European path and I believe we will succeed in bringing business partners to our country. We have enjoyed a very good co-operation with Romanian authorities in many domains, from transboundary and tourism issues to economic and cultural ones.
Veterans Day celebrated for the first time in Romania
Veterans Day has been celebrated today for the first time in Romania by an official wreath laying ceremony held at the Heroes’ Monument in Bucharest and by other events where war veterans have received military rank advancement recognitions and special distinctions. All churches and chapels hosted by military bases around Romania have simultaneously chimed at eleven o’clock to mark the event.
November 11th marks the armistice signed in 1918 between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at eleven o’clock in the morning.
Veterans Day was enforced last month in Romania and the country thus joins Australia, Canada, the United States and other European states in showing gratitude to its military and commemorating its heroes.
Romanian researchers develop applications for artificial intelligence projects
Romanian research teams at the Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Science in Bucharest are working for artificial-intelligence projects and are currently developing several applications for so-called smart buildings or smart rooms that aim to facilitate day-to-day activities in the future. Some other applications developed by the Romanian researchers are an ad hoc meeting organizer or one that supervises elders and special-needs persons to create alerts for urgent situations or problems that may arise.
According to a recent study, half of the present jobs are going to disappear from the labor market by 2025 as many tasks are to be taken over by computers.
Waste recycling station worth 2 billion euros inaugurated near the city of Buzau
A waste recycling station worth 2 billion euros has been inaugurated today near Buzau. The investment aims to bring the southeastern city closer to the „zero-waste” concept so that the recycled material be used as secondary fuel. Seven types of waste, among which there is paper, cardboard, plastic, batteries and even debris, are collected here from public institutions and public areas of the city. After selection and a special treatment process the waste is condensed into packages that are to be used by cement producing plants as alternate fuel.
Personal development meetings for young professionals at BuzzCamp in the city of Brasov
The central city of Brasov is hosting an event called BuzzCamp today for young professionals, students or recent graduates who are being counciled and advised on career matters through a series of conferences attended by speakers from top companies. Personal development is the main theme and it includes activities that improve awareness and identity, develop talents and potential, build human capital and facilitate employability. Eight such meetings are scheduled this month in different cities throughout the country. The next city to host a BuzzCamp is Sibiu.
