Prime Minister Ludovic Orban Talks to Social Partners about a Rise in Minimum Wage
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban is talking, at Victoria Palace, to his social partners, in the National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue, about a rise of the minimum wage. The executive came with three alternative scenarios that, according to the prime minister, have to take into account a series of economic indicators and the economic realities. Ludovic Orban said that, at this moment, there are around 1.370.000 employees working for the minimum wage. The meeting is also attended by the vice premier Raluca Turcan, finance minister Florin Cîţu, labour minister Violeta Alexandru and Head of the PM Chancellery Ionel Dancă.
Food Waste Has Reached Alarming Levels in the European Union and Romania
Food waste has reached alarming levels in the European Union and in Romania, and both governmental and big retail chains representatives warned that measures are necessary to reduce this phenomenon. Recent data suggest that Romanians throw, annually, 2,2 tons of food, which means 6000 tons a day, while 66% of families cannot insure their daily food and five million people are on the edge of poverty.
László Borbély: We have to create a system. And what does this system mean? We are talking about food waste, we have had a law since 2016, we have had implementing norms since January but there are still things to be done. There are some goodhearted associations that have stores, that make efforts to save at least some of this wasted food. There are food banks that are part of the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA) and, obviously, all those who want to participate.
László Borbély is the coordinator of the Governmental Department for Sustainable Development.
Food waste will be discussed today, in Bucharest. At the international conference organized by the Governmental Department for Sustainable Development along with Sărbătoarea Gustului Association will be attended by the agriculture and rural development minister, Adrian Oros, Laszlo Csutak president of the Sanitary Veterinary National Authority for Food Safety, and representatives of big retail chains from Romania and abroad.
Raed Arafat Says that Romania Will send a Rescue Team to Albania
Romania is to send a rescue team to Albania, to help those affected by a series of earthquakes that occurred on Tuesday and killed at least seven people and injured at least 150 others. Authorities in Tirana have sent rescuers in areas where people could be trapped under the collapsed buildings.
Raed Arafat: 52 firemen will go there, with their equipment and they will be accompanied by a doctor and a medical nurse from SMURD Bucharest and, if the Albanian authorities need supplementary forces, they can call for other teams from other countries.
Alexandra Ionita
