Parents of almost one hundred thousand Romanian children were working abroad, at the end of June
According to data provided by The National Authority for Child Rights Protection and Adoption, at the end of the first semester of 2017, at least one parent of 96,723 children was working abroad. Both parents of 20% of these children were working in other countries. Also, single parents of almost 13,000 children were in the same situation. Most of the children whose parents are working abroad, almost 95% of them, are taken care of by fourth degree relatives. The rest of them have been placed in the care of foster parents, foster homes or other families. Save the Children says that children left at home by parents who choose to work abroad often have emotional, social and educational problems.
Romanians protest against changes made to the Fiscal Code and justice laws
Tens of thousands of people protested yesterday evening on the streets of Bucharest and other cities against changes made to the Fiscal Code and justice laws. In the capital, the demonstrators marched between Piaţa Victoriei and the Parliament. They chanted against the majority in the Romanian Parliament and asked for the withdrawal of the draft concerning justice laws, for the legislative rejection of an emergency order to change de Fiscal Code and the resignation of the government and presidents of both houses of the parliament. Protests have also been held in Sibiu, Timişoara, Cluj Napoca, Iaşi, Arad and Constanţa.
In Romania, the use of innovating medicines is 50% lower than the European average
In Romania, the usage of innovating drugs for treating heart or psychiatric disorders, but also cancer or diabetes, is 50% lower than the European average. A study made by Romanian Association of International Drug Manufacturers (ARPIM) shows that, from 150 new products, approved between 2013 and 2016 by the European Medicines Agency, only 20 have been introduced on the Romanian list of compensated and free of charge medicines. Moreover, it takes three years for Romania to include a drug on the compensated list after it has been approved by the competent authorities. It takes Germany less than a month and Great Britain four months to do so.
Alexandra Ioniţă – RADOR
