6.3% of people of at least 16 years of age in EU, who needed dental treatment cannot receive it last year because of financial reasons, long waiting lists or the distance to dental care suppliers, according to data released by Eurostat on Friday. Among member states, the highest number of people who did not benefit from the dental care they needed, were in Greece (27,1%), Latvia (16.5%) and Romania (16.2%). At the opposite pole, the lowest numbers were recorded in Malta (0.4%), Germany (0.9%) and Croatia (1.1%). Eurostat data show that the number of people with poverty risk who did not benefit from the dental care they needed is significantly higher – 13.7% against 5.1% in the case of those who were not in poverty risk. This situation is present in all EU member states. The highest differences between the two groups were recorded in Romania, where 43.5% of people with poverty risk did not benefit from the dental care they needed, compared to 12.6% in the case of those without poverty risk, that is a difference of 30.9%. Other countries with big differences are: Greece 30.1%, Latvia (24.5%) and Portugal (20.5%). In contrast, Germany (1.3%), Malta (1.5%), and Poland (1.7%) have the lowest differences between people with poverty risk who did not benefit from dental care and those who were not in poverty risk.
Some dinners are eaten. Others are remembered. At Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard, the past few months have unfolded like a quiet culinary opera. One by one, Europe’s most celebrated chefs arrived, took over the kitchen of Boulevard 73 and left behind more than menus; they left stories. Now, on December 4, the curtain falls. […]
HORIZON CITY, a €130 million residential project, is emerging as one of the most solid and forward-thinking developments in the Pipera area—both through its scale and through the modern direction it sets for the new residential standards in the north. Developed across nearly 23,000 sqm, with 699 apartments and 926 parking spaces, the project brings […]
Romania’s National Forest Administration, or Romsilva, announced that it is putting over 16,000 Christmas trees up for sale over the winter in a press release published on Thursday, November 27. The trees can be purchased directly from the offices of the forestry districts. Prices range between RON 17 (EUR 3.3) for a spruce...
Lot 3 Pietroasele–Buzău of Romania's A7 highway, also known as the Moldova highway, was inaugurated on Thursday, November 27. The newly inaugurated segment is 13.9 km long. The A7 connects Romania’s historic regions of Muntenia, the southern part of the country, with Moldova, the eastern part. “We are opening another 13 km of the Moldova Motorway […]
The City Hall of Sinaia, a popular mountain town roughly 120 km north of Bucharest, announced that a new attraction, the alpine coaster on Pârtia Nouă, will officially open on December 1. The installation, located in the ski area near the Sinaia Gondola, features what the authorities say is the longest track of its kind […]
The Romanian national team debuted with a victory in Group A of the Women’s Handball World Championship, organized in the Netherlands and Germany. Romania won 33–24 (13–12) against Croatia in the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam on Thursday, November 27. The Romanian team dominated the match in the second half, left backer Sorina-Maria Grozav scoring 7 […]
