National Press Review August 6

"Who wants USL to remove from lists at this mini census "-headlines Adevărul and notes in the subtitle, at the proposals chapter that the Romanians residing abroad, migrants working abroad and even those with expired ID cards include citizens that USL would remove from the electoral lists ".

The newspaper mentions the statement of Interior Minister Ioan Rus, explaining the conduct of mini census to update the electoral lists, which will be made up of local authorities until August 24.

Also, Adevărul develops the subject in terms of voter lists, the number of voters enrolled on them, on basis of the figures announced last month, as well as the calculation of the quorum for the referendum, on suspended president’s impeachment Traian Băsescu.

Jurnalul Naţional claims that " Băsescu knew" since 2007: Romania has 16 million voters, "and refers to documents that would attest to this. The publication notes that data from the National Institute of Statistics in 2007 would coincide with figures from 2012-the CNAS evidence in terms of the number of persons insured on the first quarter of the year. In addition, are brought into question other institutions such as the Central Electoral Office or Permanent Electoral Authority.

"Strategy at Underground: Higher Rates" România Liberă writes regarding the tariffs introduced by the company. These increases will lead to a budgetary for Metrorex, necessary for rebalancing the budget for 2012-says the author of the article and mentions that this year the company is to have a foreign manager, who will be recruited in the coming months, the State taking such a decision after 20 years because the Romanian management has proved a fiasco. The daily analyzes the last year’s financial results of Metrorex, and a strategy for the company’s development.

Finally, Evenimentul Zilei presents an exclusive interview with the Minister of Health, Vasile Cepoi, who talks about the new draft law on the matter. According to the Minister, the conditions in State hospitals will be similar to those of private health units. Vasile Cepoi also responds to questions about how it will be affected the services quality by private companies entry on the insurance market, but also about the contents of the basic package.

Translated by

Denisse-Meda Bucura

MTTLC, Bucharest University