Wednesday, March 26th

President Traian Basescu asks again Prime Minister to give up the introduction of excise duty on fuel

President Traian Basescu asks again Prime Minister to give up the introduction, starting April 1st 2014, of excise duty on fuel. The President said in an open letter that by this measure a too high and unnecessary pressure will be put on economic environment and also on the individual consumer. The effects of this increase, with 42 bani per liter of petrol and gas, will result in a price increase that will generate inflation, as well as a reduction in the consumption - it is specified in the letter. Increasing excise with 7 eurocents would only stifle a future development of the agricultural sector, especially if weather conditions are not as favorable as in the previous year, also said Traian Basescu in the letter sent to Prime Minister. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)

The mayor of Bucharest visits Jerusalem

In Jerusalem, the capital's mayor, Sorin Oprescu, visited several internationally renowned medical centers, with the intention to develop cooperation in health. He stated that it is about an emergency hospital for children in Bucharest and also about taking a model of the Israeli experience in the protection of the elders. Mister Oprescu said that two hospitals will be finished by the end of the year. "One of them", said Sorin Oprescu, "is Gomoiu Hospital, which will become an emergency hospital for children and more than that it will have a cardiovascular department, or highly technical neurosurgery. It's another reason why I am in Israel, to talk with my colleagues from Hadassah to be able to have human infrastructure to perform these operations". (RADIO ROMANIA reports).

Chinese specialists will be involved in building a high-speed line in Romania

Chinese specialists will be involved in building a high-speed line in Romania. In Beijing, deputy prime minister Liviu Dragnea signed a memorandum that will modernize Bucharest's belt line and the railway line between Bucharest and Constanta. On this new line, trains would be able to reach speeds up to 250 kilometers per hour. Currently, the average speed of passenger trains in our country is 43 kilometers per hour. Experts from the Chinese Railway Company will come to Romania next week to begin preliminary analyzes, which will be free, said deputy prime minister Liviu Dragnea. Romanian companies will also be involved in the Romanian-Chinese railway project. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)

Adrian Strugariu

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