Romanian farmers need to adapt fast to the effects of climate change
Romanian farmers need to adapt fast to the effects of climate change, if they want to survive. After a year in which extreme pedological drought has settled in most of the country, the new agricultural phase began this month still with no water in the soil ant meteorologists estimate that dry months will be more and more frequent. The head of the National Meteorological Administration, Elena Mateescu, said that it’s high time farmers started to change the seeding technologies, using hybrids with a good resistance to high temperatures and with shorter vegetative phases. But, mainly, they should shift their agricultural calendar.
The file of the Colectiv Club tragedy postponed for September the 30th
The file of the Colectiv Club tragedy has also been postponed by the Court of Appeal in Bucharest, at the solicitation of the attorneys. The new term is September 30th. In the first trial, the former Bucharest District 4 mayor, employees of the District 4 City Hall, the club owners, two firefighters who had inspected the club prior to the fire and the representatives of the fireworks firm had been sentenced but the decisions have been appealed by the accused and the prosecutors. The 13 defendants have received sentences between three years, with suspension, and 12 years and 8 months in jail. The defendants and the firms involved in the case should also pay damages and medical costs of almost 60 million euro for those wounded and for the families of those killed in the fire. Outside the building of the Court of Appeal, around 200 people, mostly young, demonstrated against the former mayor.
Financial analysts think the depreciation of the Romanian leu is connected with the high deficits of Romania, also being increased by the electoral campaign
The Romanian Leu continued yesterday to lose value and reached a new minimum compared to the euro, with 4,86 lei for one euro, a value announced by the National Bank. The national currency lost ground to the American dollar, which reached 4,11 lei and to the Swiss franc, estimated at 4,52 lei. The analysts think that the depreciation of the Romanian leu is connected to the high deficits of Romania and that the problem is also exacerbated by the electoral year.
Financial analysts expect the loss of value of the national currency to continue, with an estimation for August next year of 4,95 lei for one euro.
