The economic crisis has cast a shadow over one year of democracy in Moldova. Elsewhere in the news, one publication claims Romania has 50 ways to encourage people not to work. Last but not least, donations made to parties have been rewarded with business contracts with the state.
The economic crisis has cast a shadow over one year of democracy in Moldova, Evenimentul Zilei reads. 12 months after the social unrest in Chisinau, Moldavians are poorer, but free from the communist terror. Nevertheless, many of them intend to leave the country, because of low incomes and high prices. From the beginning of the year, prices in Moldova have gone up in all essential departments: gas, electricity, heating, food and public transport. Low wages encourage the youth to leave the state.
Moldavians don't understand why the truth about what happened a year ago has not been investigated and made public. The parliamentary commission to research the facts promised a report for April 7. People crave to know who hurt and humiliated the young protesters. They mostly blame the communists, for creating a criminal network within the state's system.
Adevarul claims the Romanian states has 50 ways to encourage people not to work. 9.5 million Romanians, nearly a half of the population, get at least one kind of state benefit. Sociologists and experts warn that the Romanian social benefits system is inefficient and makes people depend on the state. 2.4 billion euros are spent yearly to pay up 50 types of state benefits.
Heating support, maternity leaves and child benefits are the most common state benefits. According to Adevarul, the easiest one to get is the minimum guaranteed income (VMG), which can be obtained as a result of a mere formality, instead of a social investigation. The VMG is granted to people who have to survive on a salary which is considere
