National Press Review, September 3

"Autumn price raise burn out our pockets", we read in Evenimentul Zilei . The publication has calculated how it has been paid in excess, each month by a family of four people and delivers a some tips on how they could be reduced the effects of price increases.

The calculation is based on the average food consumption per capita for year 2010 set by the National Institute of statistics and data of utilities providers.

Jurnalul Național writes about " Baccalaureate Changes ", announced by the Minister of Education, Ecaterina Andronescu. One of them is the professional variant of the Baccalaureate exam, for those who want to enter directly onto the labour market.

Besides the explanations provided by the Minister, the publication also writes the opinion of the Secretary of State for pre-university education, Stelian Fedorca, for the reasons which led to the amendment of four years earlier than current law provides.

"42.8 million euros support for farmers" is the draft approved by the Government to support farmers affected by drought and whose provisions we find details in Jurnalul Național.

The newspaper starts from the warning of the Prime Minister Victor Ponta that Romania is the country most affected by the drought among the countries of the European Union, and details the conditions under which farmers can benefit from the funds.

The subject is also presented by Curierul Naţional, recording, moreover, the opinion of the subsidiary of the American giant in Romania in the field , Monsanto. The general manager of the firm, Cosmin Chioreanu points out the the low yields recorded this year.

"Grains of 44,000 euros per kilogram. Who do research in agriculture "is the title of the background article from România Liberă, on shrinking state involvement , which remained exclusively borne by private firms.

In the article it is shown why it is important for our country to have its own contribution in the world in the field of agricultural research, who are the main actors and what are their inventions.

One of them is a very valuable species of corn, which is sold at the number of grains and is sought after by universities and companies in the United States of America, Argentina and China.



Translated by
Denisse-Meda Bucura