Final ruling in Bucharest mayor’s appeal against ANI
The Bucharest mayor won his appeal against ANI (Romania’s National Integrity Agency), according to ruling of an Appeal Court on Tuesday. The move comes after mayor Nicușor Dan was accused of incopatibiliy and conflict of interests in an ANI case in 2023. Among other things, ANI officials claimed that Mr Dan appointed himself in managing positions within four institutions or public services already under Bucharest City Hall authority. The Appeal Court ruling is final.
One in three Romanian children affected by social network access
One in three Romanian children presented some form of emotional disturbance due to social networks in the last two years. Children between 8 and 17 have suffered or they are still suffering of anxiety or depression from continuing exposure to social networks, according to data released by Romania’s Save the Children group on Tuesday. In or out of holidays season, some 48 percent of children spent more than 6 hours daily on line, mainly on social networks. Spending time on social media has become almost a way of life for most adults. According to US data, nearly 40% of children 8 to 12 years old and 95% of children 13 to 17 use social media apps.
Four million euros in PAID funds for flood damages
Damages of 1 million euros went to people affected by floods in Romania’s eastern counties of Galați and Vaslui, according to data issued by insurance officials. However, only under 440 such requests were reported at a time when the number of homes affected hit between 6,000 – 7,000. PAID chief Nicoleta Radu says that state aid was still a solution. „However, people should understand the need of signing a home insurance”, Ms. Radu said as she called on Romanian authorities to accelerate their efforts of persuading people to do so.
Alexandru Danga
