Bulgaria's economy shrank by a real 5.9 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2009 and five per cent for the full year, the country's statistics board says.
Кошаркаши Хемофарма победили су у Вршцу екипу Црвене звезде, у пенал завршници, са 76:70 (20:19, 16:17, 16:11, 24:25) у утакмици 24. кола Јадранске лиге.
Вршачкој екипи то је била 15. победа у регионалном такмичењу, док су црвено-бели забележили 14. пораз. Најефикаснији у победничкој екипи био је Рашко Катић са 17 поена, Горан Јагодник је постигао 16 поена, а Бојан Крстовић 15 поена.
У београдској екипи најбољи стрелац био је Немања Бјелица са 19 поена, а следе Оливер Стевић са 13 и Марко Кешељ са 12 поена.
Београдска екипа, иако ослабљена неиграњем повређеног Американца Мајка Тејлора, добро је парирала Хемофарма готово цео меч. Домаћин је утакмицу решио у последњих минут и по, у који се ушло са нерешеним резултатом 70:70.
Најпре је Марко Шутало погодио "тројку" за Хемофарм, а потом је на другој страни био непрецизан капитен Звезде Вук Радивојевић. Шутало је затим промашио два слободна бацања, али је Катић забележио скок у нападу, а потом био фаулиран.
Центар Вршчана погодио је само једно слободно бацање за вођство 74:70. Потом су уследила и нова два промашаја играча Звезде Владимира Штимца и Бориса Бакића. У самој завршници меча Стефан Марковић постигао је кош и отклонио све дилеме о победнику.
Primul-ministru Emil Boc le-a cerut luni procurorilor să colaboreze mai eficient cu celelalte instituţii ale statului pentru combaterea evaziunii fiscale, care afectează nivelul veniturilor la bugetul de stat şi la bugetele locale."Cu toţii vedem că avem câteva probleme majore: evaziune fiscală, corupţie, siguranţa cetăţeanului, unde este important ca autorităţile statului să colaboreze instituţional. Ca prim-ministru mă uit în bugetul de stat şi fac o comparaţie cu ce se întâmplă în alte ţări din Uniunea Europeană, unde nivelul venitului din PIB este de 38 - 39%. În România este 31% ponderea veniturilor din PIB. De ce? Unul dintre răspunsuri se află şi în evaziunea fiscală. Din nefericire, mulţi dintre banii care trebuie să se afle în bugetul de stat sau în bugetele locale rămân în buzunarele unor evazionişti", a declarat, luni, premierul Emil Boc, la bilanţul activităţii Ministerului Public pe anul 2009. El le-a solicitat procurorilor să colaboreze mai eficient cu Agenţia Naţională pentru Administrare Fiscală (ANAF), cu Ministerul Finanţelor, cu Ministerul Administraţiei şi Internelor pentru combaterea evaziunii. "Este datoria instituţiilor statului. Doamna procuror general a spus că sunt unităţi de parchet care nu au nici măcar un rechizitoriu pentru evaziune fiscală. Dacă este aşa, undeva avem o problemă. Ori nu suntem în stare să adunăm impozitele şi taxele, ori avem o problemă în aplicarea legii. După datele pe care le avem, este o problemă în aplicarea legii. De aceea, este importantă colaborarea dumneavoastră cu ANAF, cu Ministerul Finanţelor şi cu Ministerul de Interne", a subliniat Emil Boc.Şeful Executivului a arătat că, din informaţiile pe care le-a primit de la ANAF, multe dintre documentele constatatoare întocmite de agenţie în urma controalelor nu se soluţionează prin urmărire penală de către procurori sau, dacă ajung în instanţe, se dispune achitarea celor în cauză. De asemenea, premierul a atras atenţia asupra a două priorităţi ale României pentru îndeplinirea cărora trebuie să colaboreze şi procurorii: aderarea la spaţiul Schengen în martie 2011 şi ridicarea mecanismului de monitorizare pe justiţie de către Comisia Europeană.Emil Boc i-a asigurat pe şefii de parchete că guvernul va lua măsuri pentru sporirea personalului în aceste unităţi, având în vedere volumul mare de dosare aflate în lucru. "La nivel guvernamental veţi avea tot sprijinul ca, în limitele resurselor economice pe care statul le are, (...) să putem aproba punctual anumite resurse umane suplimentare pentru diverse domenii: justiţie, sănătate, educaţie, funcţie publică. Avem această abordare în Guvern şi o vom menţine", a spus premierul, care a admis că numărul mare de dosare încă nesoluţionate ar putea fi cauzat şi de "criza resurselor umane" din parchete. Totodată, şeful Executivului le-a amintit procurorilor că, prin Legea unitară de salarizare iniţiată de Guvern şi adoptată de Parlament, magistraţii beneficiază de un nivel ridicat de venituri."'Am ţinut cont, atunci când, la nivel guvernamental, am făcut Legea salarizării unitare, să avem o recunoaştere adecvată a muncii magistratului prin poziţionarea lui în grila de salarizare, ţinând cont de specificul acestor activităţi", a spus Boc. Cât priveşte încrederea cetăţeanului în justiţie, premierul a arătat că, "din nefericire, statul român nu este încă modernizat pentru a face faţă la solicitările pe care oamenii le au în raport cu ceea ce au văzut că este în Uniunea Europeană (...) De aceea, Guvernul s-a angajat într-un proces necruţător de reforme, care să dea satisfacţie, în ultimă instanţă, cetăţeanului român de a fi tratat cu respect în faţa legii", a completat Emil Boc.
IMF can disburse both tranches cumulated, but costs will be higher
The International Monetary Fund is likely to disburse both next two tranches of its EUR13 billion loan to Romania mid-March, according to IMF representative ,Tonny Lybek. A new IMF mission will visit Romania end January or early February to assess the country's economic performance and decide on the next aid tranches, said Lybek. IMF concluded its assessment mission earlier than scheduled, saying that will return to Romania after the country's political situation is resolved. Romania was scheduled to receive a EUR1.5 billion third tranche from the IMF in December this year, but the country must adopt the 2010 budget first, a move seen unlikely in the absence of a proper government. In October, the eastern European country plunged into political turmoil, after its government failed a no-confidence vote in parliament. The lawmakers have since refused to back a new Cabinet, in response to President Traian Basescu's refusal to designate their candidate for premiership.
Romania's public debt has reached 28.2 % of the GDP
Romania's public debt went 27.6 % up, on September 30, reaching 140.09 billion lei, that is 28.17 % of the gross domestic product (GDP) estimated for the current year, according to data published by the Public Finance Ministry. Total public debt was of 109.75 billion lei at the end of 2008 and represented 21.78 % of last year's GDP. The weight of the public governmental debt in the whole of the debt increased by 1.26 percentage points versus the end of 2008, from 91.58 % to 92.84 %, while the local public debt stood for 7.16 % of the total debt after the first nine months. Romanian ministry said 61.96 % of the debt was maturing in the short run, 34.85 percent was medium-termed and 3.19 % was maturing in more than 5 years. The ratio of the negotiable debt rose to 38.6 % at the end of September, from 25.7 %, in December 2008.
Reference exchange rate to reach 4.28 lei/EUR
Today's reference rate of exchange settled by the central lender NBR lowered to the steepest level of the past six weeks and the leu remained below the threshold of 4.28 lei / euro, following a strong advance at debut, on a market with high trading volumes. Related: National currency to a reference rate of exchange of 4.2952 lei/euro Romanian currency drops to EUR 4.29 Dinu Patriciu: „Leu currency has nothing to do with real economy” Euro currency trap: we live at 4.1 RON, but die at 4.8 RON The National Bank of Romania reported a reference level of 4.2811 lei per euro, versus 4.2928 in the previous session. National currency soared from 4.2990 to 4.2750 over the euro and then swayed near this level. At 3 p.m. banks were buying an euro with 4.2759 lei and selling it for 4.2849 lei.
Fighting against life
Romanians diagnosed with cancer need a lot of luck, since the support fails to appear. They have to face medicines’ high prices and the system’s red tape. Chronically ill people in Romania got tired of the indifference, humiliations and flaws of the sanitary system. They demand respect for their right to live. Doctors gave no chance for survival to the four-year-old little boy from Pelisor village, Sibiu. Florian Fulga has spent most of the year in a children medical center in Timisoara. He had been diagnosed with an advanced form of cancer, in January 2009, and has been hospitalized until past month. His mother wanted to keep on fighting, even after doctors gave up and released him from hospital, hoping he’d find another remedy. The boy started a natural treatment, which gave results, but thr products cost almost as much as his mother earns per month.
Subway traffic to be resumed in Bucharest
Subway employees resumed their activity, at 4 p.m., after the strike between 5.00 a.m. - 4 p.m., as a consequence road traffic being seriously affected, in spite of RATB's supplementing the capacity of transport with an additional 200 buses, trolley buses and trams. Metrorex employees demand 20% wage raises and are set to halt all activity every day until 4 p.m.. Subway employees cannot halt activity altogether because the law requires them to cover one third of regular activity even during a general strike. The capital's road public transport company RATB sent out all its available vehicles to fill the gap caused by the subway strike, but the city's streets couldn't fit the extra one third of the population that usually takes the subway, which led to numerous traffic jams and angered most people who got out of the house. People owning stores inside subway stations complained they lost more than half the day's earnings because of the strike.
New Dacia Duster, first time revealed in public
Dacia presented today the new SUV model Duster, made in Mioveni factory. This is the first time this version appears in public. Dacia has planned a surprise, offering a preview of the Dacia Duster, which anticipates the brand's first 4x4 model, to be sold as of 2010, an Automobile Dacia press release said. The competition vehicle has a fiber glass body, a V6 engine built by Renault Nissan which provides 350 hp at 7,500 rpm and is located in the vehicle's back. The gearbox has six steps. Duster will be the sixth Dacia model and the brand's first SUV. The Andros Trophy's twentieth edition will begin in December. The competition is renowned for being one of the most difficult in the world. French-born Alain Prost is 54 and a four-time F1 world champion: in 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1993. He has taken part in every edition of the Andros Trophy since 2003-2004, and has won twice. France and Germany are the main markets for Dacia, a company owned by the Renault group. Former Formula 1 pilot Alain Prost will drive a Dacia Duster competition model in the French Andros Trophy ice racing championship, in a preview of the Romanian producer’s first SUV.
10th edition of real fair brought no discounts or new offers
The cheapest property for sale in the 10th edition of the National Real Estate Fair is a EUR 34,900 one-room flat. The flat belongs to Fortuna Residence assembly, from Alexandriei Street and measures 42 square meters. The building is part of a nine-block complex, three of which are already finished. Related: China is the new world champion in real estate transactions Real estate fair – lower price offers, but no customer base Real estate crisis ends at the end of 2009 Real estate fraud to spread According to the fair’s organizers, with the amount solicited in February for a 42-meter one-room flat in Prelungirea Ghencea, that is EUR 4,0817, one can purchase, in November, a 48-meter one-room flat in Alexandriei Street, and you still have a EUR 5,917. What is more, they say, you have to pay another 11,900 for the parking place, or this is included in the selling price. One of the most interesting offers is the one offered by Poiana Florilor, Salaj developer, which receives as anticipation the customer’s old car or house.
"Helen" space rocket to be launched in 2010
The rocket's modules had been taken out of the ship and transported into a TIR to the Romanian Aeronautics and Cosmonautics Association (ARCA), in Ramnicu Valcea. The launch of the first Romanian rocket into space was rescheduled for the beginning of 2010 after a series of problems caused by weather conditions. ARCA was planning to launch the first Romanian rocket on Saturday, at the Black Sea. But, the launch planned for Saturday was postponed over bad weather conditions and rescheduled for next year. "Helen", designed and built by ARCA, is a three-stage orbital rocket and represents Romania's entry in the Google Lunar X Prize competition which aims at sending on the moon a device meant to transmit data on earth. Created in 2007, Google Lunar X Prize is an international space competition to land a robot on the surface of the Moon, travel 500 meters over the lunar surface, and send images and data back to the Earth. The prize for the winning team is $30 million.
Guarantee Fund has approved 8,000 “First Home” folders
The National Loan Guarantee Fund has received, so far, over 8,300 guarantee requests of “First Home” program, almost 8,000 of them being approved. The value of the requests exceeds EUR 330 million, which is a third of the approved ceiling. The medium value of a guarantee is about EUR 41,000 and the majority wants to buy a two-room flat (45,9%). 21.76 % requested guarantee for a three-room flat and 13.4 for one-room flat. About 28 % of the houses purchased through this government program had been built after 2008 and only 5 % of these asked for buildings in course of developing. In the top of the districts, after the number of guarantee requests, are the following: Bucharest, Constanta and Brasov. The most active banks participating in the program are BRD, BCR, Alpha Bank, Banca Transilvania and Millennium Bank.
Chaos in Bucharest: subway to stop working btw 5 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Metrorex employees will go on a general strike on Tuesday, November 17, protesting wage raise claims, which have been rejected after today's negotiations. As a consequence, the subway will be closed between 5 a.m. - 4 p.m., but will function normally from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.. Subway unionists failed to reach an agreement with acting Transport Minister Radu Berceanu. The two parties met, Monday morning, to find a solution that would prevent a general strike. The unionists demand the start of negotiations for a new collective labor contract and want wage raises of nearly 26%. Last week, Berceanu said, before the Government meeting, in which the subway company's 2009 budget was approved, that subway workers' wage claims are ungrounded and exaggerated.
Chaos in Bucharest: subway to stop working btw 5 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Metrorex employees will go on a general strike on Tuesday, November 17, protesting wage raise claims, which have been rejected after today's negotiations. As a consequence, the subway will be closed between 5 a.m. - 4 p.m., but will function normally from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.. Subway unionists failed to reach an agreement with acting Transport Minister Radu Berceanu. The two parties met, Monday morning, to find a solution that would prevent a general strike. The unionists demand the start of negotiations for a new collective labor contract and want wage raises of nearly 26%. Last week, Berceanu said, before the Government meeting, in which the subway company's 2009 budget was approved, that subway workers' wage claims are ungrounded and exaggerated.
World Bank: 2010, a difficult year for international economy
Next year, world economy will face a high unemployment rate in the developed countries, a protectionism coming back and the risk or some stock market and real estate speculative bubbles. At least, this is what Robert Zoellick, World Bank chairman, thinks. The World Bank official says trust may be again affected in 2010, if real estate and stock market bubble are not controlled. And this will happen, in spite of the fact that economy is on its way back to recovery and trust is very important, says Zoellick. The high unemployment rate, especially in the developed countries, will represent a new peril for banks, since consumer or mortgage loans will be impossible to reimburse.
Eastern European countries go out of recession, but not Romania
While neighbor countries have taken drastic measures to revive economy, Romania takes populists decisions, in full electoral campaign, deepening even more financial downfall. Eastern Europe countries that enacted restrictive politics in due time are now taking advantage of the increase o appetite for Western imports. The rhythm of the economic decrease in Central and Eastern Europe countries has been slowing down in the third quarter, with Western trade partners encountering an increasing side. The request for region countries exports has risen, especially in the case of four states: Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. In Romania, exports balance in relation to GDP is strongly negative, -15%. On the other hand, Hungary began to register trade gluts, this year, exports’ value exceeding imports. Counting among the new EU entries, Romania will probably be the only country to register a deeper economic decline in t third quarter of this year, comparative to 2008’s same period. Specialists reported for Bloomberg news agency that Romanian GDP would keep on decreasing, to -9% in the third quarter, comparing to the previous quarter, when GDP was -8.7%. The increase in demand of goods ans services present in the European Union countries had no real influence on our country, in the sense of an economic recovery. ”We begin to see an improvement of the situation in the Eastern Europe, with the stabilization of the external climate” says Neil Shearing, economist in Capital Economics, London. „Economic recovery always begins with the Western European countries, which contribute to the increase of regional exports and to the reestablishment of the capital flow” added Shearing.
Videanu: Flat tax and VAT will not grow in 2010
The level of the flat tax and the value added tax will not increase in 2010 in Romania, as any increase in taxation would be “an error,” acting Economy Ministry Adriean Videanu said during an economic forum Thursday. Romania applies a 16% flat tax on income, since 2005, The VAT level currently stands at 19%. Income tax and VAT account for almost half the country's budget revenue. On Wednesday, Romania's central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said the authorities can either redirect budget funds to better performing economic sectors or take the unpopular measure of hiking taxes in a move to consolidate public finances.
Pogea says in 2010 investments will receive 7 % of GDP
2010 budget will allocate 7 % of GDP, or 20 % of the public sector spendigs, for investments, same as in 2009, according to the interim minister of Finances, Gheorghe Pogea. Only that budgetary execution on the first nine months of the year show that, by September, only 3 % of GDP represented investment spendings. Romanian private environment took a harder blow than the public sector in the financial crisis’ aftermath and the authorities will take measures to correct the asymmetry created, interim Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea said Thursday. We are determined to correct this asymmetry between the private and public sectors. In all honesty and fairness, the private sector was the one to suffer during this difficult period, Pogea said during the Central European Initiative Summit Economic Forum in Bucharest. They deserve congratulations for having sacrificed profit margins to keep their staff in place, Pogea also said. Romanian economy will see a gradual recovery, but the reforms launched by the government must continue, even if some of them are not that popular.
Avocatul căruia Cordunenii i-au făcut manea, condamnat
Ieşeanul Christy Mârşanu, supranumit “Avocatul hoţilor”, a primit astăzi, la Curtea de Apel Ploieşti, o pedeapsă de trei ani de închisoare cu executare pentru trafic de influenţă şi înşelăciune.
„Studenţilor români le trosnesc creierii în sesiune”
Experienţa unei românce de 22 de ani plecată la studii în Marea Britanie a însemnat o primă săptămână foarte grea de adaptare şi apoi multe altele extraordinare care au făcut-o să nu regrete nicio clipă decizia luată.
Băsescu către Vosganian: Şi eu vorbesc când mi se dă cuvântul
Preşedintele Traian Băsescu le-a spus liderilor Opoziţiei cu care se întâlneşte de la ora 18.00 la noi consultări pe tema modificării Constituţiei, că este de acord cu interzicerea traseismului politic. Crin Antonescu, preşedintele PNL, nu a mai venit astăzi la întâlnirea cu şeful statului.
FC Braşov - Internaţional 1-1
FC Braşov şi Internaţional Curtea de Argeş joacă astăzi (ora 18.00) în primul meci al etapei cu numărul 22 din Liga I.
România turistică: sensibilă la criză şi la concurenţă
Un mare operator de turism a anunţat că România turistică este cu şapte-opt ani în urma Bulgariei. Toate clasamentele alcătuite de Comisia Europeană şi Forumul Economic Mondial confirmă această descriere, turismul românesc fiind repetent la competitivitate.
Senatul, în pragul unui blocaj
Războiul dintre PDL şi PSD pentru îndepărtarea lui Mircea Geoană de la şefia Senatului este pe cale să declanşeze un blocaj instituţional. Ca şi săptămâna trecută, senatorii nu au votat, astăzi, ordinea de zi pentru şedinţa plenului.
Turism pentru oamenii singuri
COMUNITATE. Un concept nou pentru turismul românesc: tabere dedicate persoanelor fără parteneri de viaţă. Toate activităţile desfăşurate în cadrul lor încurajează interacţiunea între participanţi.
Boc: Trebuie să fim cumpătaţi!
Premierul Emil Boc a răspuns invitaţiei lansate de parlamentari şi prezintă la această oră programul anticriză. Boc a spus că priorităţile Guvernului sunt protecţia socială şi dezvoltarea, chiar dacă aceste două aspecte pot părea contradictorii. Soluţia lui Boc este cumpătarea, premierul arătând că România nu a fost cumpătată de-a lungul timpului şi de aceea ne confruntăm cu probleme financiare.
Primul player 3D, în România din aprilie
Primul Blu-ray player 3D va ajunge în România din aprilie la preţul de 1.499 lei, anunţă reprezentanţii Samsung.
Homosexualitatea, o boală pentru un ministru turc
Ministrul turc pentru Femei şi Familie, Selma Aliye Kavaf, care a susţinut de curând că homosexualitatea este "o dezordine biologică", ce ar trebui tratată medical, riscă până la zece ani de închisoare. Asta după ce o asociaţie care apără a drepturile minorităţilor sexuale a depus astăzi plângere împotriva demnitarului, anunţă France Presse.
Elevii ecologişti, premiaţi
Elevii din 90 de şcoli din România vor avea posibilitatea să participe la “Vânătoarea de monştri”, o campanie cu premii derulată de organizaţia ECOTIC împreună cu Junior Achievement (JARO) pentru educarea tinerilor în ceea ce priveşte reciclarea deşeurilor de echipamente electrice şi electronice (DEEE) şi implicarea acestora în activitatea de colectare.
"Şeitan, tsunami care înghite salariile şi locurile de muncă"
PSD a depus, astăzi, la Camera Deputaţilor, o moţiune simplă împotriva ministrului Muncii, Mihai Şeitan, anunţă Mediafax. Moţiunea are titlul "Şeitan un tsunami PDL care înghite salariile, pensiile şi locurile de muncă ale românilor".
România, halta importatorilor isteţi
Criza a redus importurile, inclusiv cele de produse agroalimentare, însă ţara noastră rămâne un punct fierbinte pe harta evaziunii fiscale.
Tensiuni în relaţiile privilegiate israeliano-americane
Guvernul de dreapta de la Ierusalim se confruntă cu cea mai gravă criză de încredere în relaţiile cu administraţia americană din ultimele decenii, realitate confirmată şi de diplomaţi de rang înalt ai statului evreu.
Dragoş Moştenescu, Elton John de România
Actorul Dragoş Moştenescu revine la mai vechea sa pasiune, muzica.