Romanian finance minister focused on fighting Romania’s economic challenges
Fighting the impact of global economy crisis on Romania’s economy remains one of our top priorities, Romanian Finance Minister Florin Cîțu said on Wednesday. Best measures were put in place already, the minister said while pointing out that construction works in four months increased by 26.5 percent, according to data also confirmed by the country’s National Statistics Institute (INS). All alleged disaster data were shattered by statistic figures, Mr. Cîțu pointed out. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expected Romania’s economy to contract by 5 percent in 2020 though followed by an economic growth of 3.9 percent in 2021.
Former Romanian prosecutor Mircea Negulescu on trial
Mircea Negulescu, a former prosecutor of Romania’s anti-corruption watchdog, the DNA, was put on trial on corruption charges on Wednesday. Accusations include unfair or improper legal action against witnesses in a case related to an appeal court in the Romanian town of Ploiești. Mr Negulescu allegedly created a forged scenario while getting a complaint from a person already under investigation in the case. Prosecutors say Mr. Negulescu forced four people to provide forged evidence againts an innocent person. The case was refered to Romania’s Court of Cassation and Justice.
Highway behind schedule
The A 1 motorway linking the Romanian central town of Sibiu to Pitești, a southern town in Romania, is behind schedule and it will not open to traffic before 2030, according to a report issued by the European Court of Auditors on Tuesday. Reasons include poor planning and implementation. EU Transport Commisioner Adina Vălean called on Romania to improve infrastructure in order to change the country’s current status of being placed last in the EU’s road safety rankings. In 2019, a Romanian entrepreneur has built a one-meter-long motorway in north-eastern Romania to protest against the country’s poor highway infrastructure.
Alexandru Danga, RADOR
