Developers donated 200,000 lei for the baptism of the former vice-mayor of Yassiv ●UniCredit hit: how to steal half a million from the bank vault? ● Andriy Karamitru says he has information from the inside of OMV Petrom: “It is indicated to buy 10 times more expensive from Vienna” ●“Feudal” trade on Metrorex, in the “parish” of Negoitsa: without lease agreements and without cash registers, shop owners issue tax receipts “by hand” ●Ex-judge in criminal cases: “You can, you can’t, you go to work when you have a court” ●Who is playing in the Romanian energy import market: Russian satellites from Germany, Austria, Bulgaria ●5 events to take away from Austria’s veto granted to Romania on Schengen

Developers donated 200,000 lei for the baptism of the former vice-mayor of Yassiv

Former deputy mayor Gabriel Harabagiou raised almost 40,000 euros for the christening he organized last year in August. Developers from Iași, local businessmen and leaders of the Iași City Hall took part in the meeting held in Kastel. A few months earlier, Harabajiu had bought a property in Rue Romane for which he allegedly paid €80,000, saying the money came from a €50,000 bank loan and €30,000 from his own sources.

Radu Sakagiu, the beneficiary of the scandalous land exchange with the City Hall, Catalin Dragan, the beneficiary of the illegal block permit in Tg. Kuku, real estate agent Florin Boca and other businessmen with interests in the city hall. Baptisms and weddings have become a source of enrichment for politicians in key positions. Mayor Mihai Kiritsa collected 200,000 euros for weddings and baptisms, and former head of the cadastral administration Bohdan Shavlovskyi collected 136,000 euros. writes 7Iasi.ro

UniCredit hit: how to steal half a million from the bank vault? The principle of “four eyes”.

An employee of UniCredit stole half a million lei from the bank where he worked. The money was stolen over a period of 9 months with the unwitting help of colleagues who were supposed to monitor his operations. However, he only got a suspended sentence, forcing him to return the stolen money. So far, the bank has returned less than a tenth of its funds. The method of theft was ingenious, writes Ziarul de Iasi

Andriy Karamitru says he has information from the inside of OMV Petrom: “It is indicated to buy 10 times more expensive from Vienna”

Andrei Caramitru believes that Austria’s position on Romania’s accession to the Schengen area is real economic blackmail and that it is all the more difficult to understand because OMV’s profits are made in Petrom and ERSTE’s profits in BCR, based on Romanian consumers. During the interview, Libertatea asked Andrii Karamitra what is the evidence for some of his claims, you can see his answer in the interview. The newspaper contacted Petrom yesterday for a response, which was not received by the time of publication of this article. We will reproduce it for the public when it becomes available.

As it has done in every situation, Liberty reports not for states or governments, but in the public interest of society and reflects diverse points of view. Regarding Romania’s accession to Schengen, I pointed out the fact that Chancellor Karl Nehammer’s government accepts Croatia, but rejects Romania and Bulgaria, even though, according to Frontex, 15 times more illegal migrants pass through Croatia than Romania. At the same time, however, I also reported on the problems of the Romanian state, whose judicial system recently made a deal with human traffickers to Austria. As a result of this arrest, 24 traffickers, including the head of the network, were spared life imprisonment, Svoboda writes.

“Feudal” trade on Metrorex, in the “parish” of Negoitsa: without lease agreements and without cash registers, shop owners issue tax receipts “by hand”

Commercial activity in the Sector 3 subway continues unhindered as Mayor Robert Negoitse remains the only one of the six sector mayors to refuse to evacuate commercial space from the Metrorex lobbies. With no leases and no cash registers, the last boutiques that refuse to leave have ended up plying their trade in full swing in some of Bucharest’s most visited areas.

Commercial space at stations within the Sector 3 radius remained untouched for more than a year, as Sector 3 Mayor Robert Negoitz refused to sign the demolition ordinance. The term of release of commercial areas located within metro stations has expired since April 2021. writes the Bulletin de Bucharest

Former judge in criminal cases: “There is a saying in the court – you can, you can’t, you go to work when you have a court”

Corina Voicu, a former prosecutor and judge, and now a joint trainer of the National Institute of Magistracy, believes that when a judge becomes insufficiently attentive, when he no longer has the patience to read dozens of volumes of criminal investigations, he should retire. “Fatigue in the activity of the magistrate is a reality. Regardless of how you feel, you are forced to go to work if you have a court hearing,” the former justice of the peace emphasized in an interview with Justnews.

Noting that no one wants to be judged by a sick or very tired man, Korina Voyku believes that balance and vigilance are among the most important qualities that a judge should possess. According to Korina Voyku, the judge must control himself very well in the court session so as not to reveal his emotions, even when solving cases of great violence, in which children are involved and which would psychologically affect an ordinary person. writes JustNews.ro

Who is playing in the Romanian energy import market: Russian satellites from Germany, Austria, Bulgaria

Foreign companies with close ties to Gazprom are betting on natural gas imports to Romania, which accounted for more than 36.5% of total consumption in August 2022, the latest month for which the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) published reports

Wiee Romania, still owned by Gazprom Schweiz AG, although virtually controlled by the German state, supplied more than 55% of imported gas to Romania in August. Gazprom Schweiz is part of Gazprom Germany, which is in full process of nationalization, write a management course

5 events to take away from Austria’s veto granted to Romania on Schengen

The veto given by Austria to Romania and Bulgaria will have a far greater impact than the politicians who supported it can imagine. If the opposition of the Netherlands and Sweden was related to key elements of the rule of law, what the Austrian government did is clearly arbitrary, and this style of conducting European politics will have far more important consequences than simply delaying the accession of Romania and Bulgaria. in Schengen.

Leaving aside the emotional reaction from across the political spectrum and even civil society, there remain some elements that we must consider in the coming months, writes PressOne

The Craiova Christmas Fair took 3rd place in the European Best Destination 2023 rating.

According to the results published this afternoon on the specialized website europeanbestdestination.com, Craiova occupies the podium of the most beautiful Christmas markets organized in Europe.

As stiricraiova.ro reports, first place went to Budapest, and second place to the Polish city of Gdansk. After Craiova, which took third place in the preferences of those who voted, Vienna took fourth place. , writes PressHub

Greece’s response to the crisis: supermarkets agreed to sell basic products at fixed prices

The government in Athens has reached an agreement with large stores to sell basic products at fixed prices. The move has surprised many and early results are good, but whether it’s enough remains to be seen.

Before the term “cost of living crisis” was first coined, it had already reached Greece. “It was for everyone on the supermarket shelves. Eight months ago, there were so many products at prices that many Greeks could not afford. Costs increased long before the war in Ukraine,” says Panayota Kalapotaraku, who heads the consumer rights association Ekpizo. writes Spotmedia