Press Review - July 22, 2015

07.22.2015 By Gabriela Stan

Romania Unemployment Rate Rose Slightly To 4.94% In June

Romania's unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.94% in June from 4.93% in May, data from the country’s employment agency ANOFM showed Tuesday.

The jobless rate was at 5% in June last year.

The total number of unemployed persons stood at 446,703 in June, 1,200 more than in May.

The unemployment rate stood at 4.5% among women and 5.32% among men in June. (Adevarul)

Social-Democrats To Vote For Interim President Wednesday

Social-democrats will vote for the party’s interim president Wednesday while PSD political coordinator Liviu Dragnea announced his decision to run for the interim presidency of PSD less than 24 hours before the vote.

Dragnea will run against Rovana Plumb, who was appointed by Victor Ponta as interim party president until the party’s congress meeting.

“Following several talks I had with many of my colleagues in recent days, I have decided to ask for the vote of confidence of my colleagues in order to take over the tasks of PSD president following Victor Ponta’s resignation,” Dragnea said. (Evenimentul Zilei)

Group Of Analysts, Investors Support Tax Code As Approved By Parliament

A group of entrepreneurs, economists, managers and university professors support the implementation of the new Tax Code and the fiscal relaxation measures, considering it a chance that should not be missed, but the government’s approach should be based on responsibility and healthy principles.
 

In an open letter addressed to President Klaus Iohannis, PM Victor Ponta, Senate speaker Calin Popescu Tariceanu and the leaders of political parties, the group says that prosperity cannot be built on budget deficits and public debt and monetary and fiscal policies cannot compensate the absence of real reforms, so that it takes a new approach, based on responsibility and healthy principles.

The letter is signed by university professors (Bogdan Glavan - Romanian-American University, Cristian Paun and Costea Munteanu - The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Vlad Muresan - Babes-Bolyai University), economists (Florin Citu, Claudiu Nasui, Ovidiu Neacsu, Adrian Mitroi – economic analyst) and entrepreneurs (Octavian Badescu - Sameday Courier, Decebal Popescu - Cartrans Romania, Victor Dragomirescu - Romanian Software). (Adevarul)

New SMEs In Rural Areas Can Get EUR70,000 For Non-Farming Operations

Newly-established small and medium-sized enterprises in rural areas can get up to EUR70,000 for non-farming operations, such as textile manufacturing, tourism, or manufacturing of chemical, pharmaceutical or metallurgical  products.

The order of agriculture minister on setting up the de minimis aid scheme for SMEs in rural areas for non-farming operations was published in the Official Gazette.

According to the document, the list of activities subject to the aid scheme can be extended to other domains as well. (Curierul National)

Genes Controlling Biological Clock, Altered After Losing One Single Night Of Sleep

The genes that control the biological clocks in cells throughout the body are altered after losing a single night of sleep, which can lead to serious diseases.

These are the results of the latest study of Swedish researchers at Uppsala University and Karolinska Institute, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, according to medicalxpress.com.

“Previous research has shown that human metabolism is negatively affected by sleep loss, and sleep loss has been linked to an increased risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes.  (…) Our current results indicate that changes of our clock genes may be linked to such negative effects caused by sleep loss," said Jonathan Cedernaes, lead author on the study and a researcher at Uppsala University. (Evenimentul Zilei)