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967 new cases of COVID and 2 deaths in the last day

967 new cases of COVID and 2 deaths in the last day

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19 sept.
967 new cases of COVID and 2 deaths were reported in the last day, including one in the 30-39 age group, according to a bulletin published Monday by the Ministry of Health. A total of 1,831 patients with COVID are hospitalized: 1,704 in wards (207 minors) and 127 in ICU (2 children). To date, 66,921 […]
BREAKING Council of Europe calls on Romania to amend justice laws in line with Venice Commission and state anti-corruption body's opinion - GRECO / Calls for disclosure of money paid by political parties to the press

BREAKING Council of Europe calls on Romania to amend justice laws in line with Venice Commission and state anti-corruption body’s opinion – GRECO / Calls for disclosure of money paid by political parties to the press

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15 sept.
Does Romania deserve to join Schengen? The risks of a politically negotiated decision

Does Romania deserve to join Schengen? The risks of a politically negotiated decision

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15 sept. • 4
Romanian politicians from both the government and the opposition have been shaking hands these days in the European Parliament to counter a possible danger: the Dutch opposition to Romania’s acceptance into the Schengen area. If Prime Minister Mark Rutte says no, President Klaus Iohannis’ plan to score a major political victory, perhaps the biggest of […]
EXCLUSIVE Political turmoil in Romania over Schengen enlargement: authorities and political parties are trying to prevent a Dutch veto after a party in the Dutch government coalition signalled it would oppose Romania's accession

EXCLUSIVE Political turmoil in Romania over Schengen enlargement: authorities and political parties are trying to prevent a Dutch veto after a party in the Dutch government coalition signalled it would oppose Romania’s accession

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13 sept. • 2
Romanian-American collaboration in the field of artificial intelligence between Lockheed Martin and the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca / Prime Minister Ciucă: "Our role in the Black Sea region is increasingly relevant"

Romanian-American collaboration in the field of artificial intelligence between Lockheed Martin and the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca / Prime Minister Ciucă: „Our role in the Black Sea region is increasingly relevant”

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13 sept.
SOURCES The Criminal Prosecution and Forensic Section of the General Prosecutor's Office is investigating the random assignment procedure of the case in which Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă obtained the dismissal of the submissions in the case of his doctoral thesis / Who is the prosecutor in charge

SOURCES The Criminal Prosecution and Forensic Section of the General Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the random assignment procedure of the case in which Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă obtained the dismissal of the submissions in the case of his doctoral thesis / Who is the prosecutor in charge

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08 sept.
Blue Air suspended all flights departing from Romania, 3,000 passengers stranded / Company accuses the Ministry of Environment of freezing accounts / Ministry of Environment refuses to lift the seizure of accounts for a debt of 28 million lei

Blue Air suspended all flights departing from Romania, 3,000 passengers stranded / Company accuses the Ministry of Environment of freezing accounts / Ministry of Environment refuses to lift the seizure of accounts for a debt of 28 million lei

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06 sept.
EXCLUSIVE Unprecedented: Government admits in an official document that the ordinance for capping energy bills could violate European law / The justification note states in black and white: It is likely to contradict Directive 944/2019 and Regulation 943/2019

EXCLUSIVE Unprecedented: Government admits in an official document that the ordinance for capping energy bills could violate European law / The justification note states in black and white: It is likely to contradict Directive 944/2019 and Regulation 943/2019

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02 sept.
EXCLUSIVE Government warned by The National Authority for Energy Regulations ANRE that the new energy bill capping ordinance will lead to the disappearance of some energy suppliers / State-owned companies will have to be created / The billing ordinance blatantly violates European rules

EXCLUSIVE Government warned by The National Authority for Energy Regulations ANRE that the new energy bill capping ordinance will lead to the disappearance of some energy suppliers / State-owned companies will have to be created / The billing ordinance blatantly violates European rules

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02 sept.
EXCLUSIVE Avangarde POLL: 73% of Romanians believe there will be a major economic crisis / Half of the population fears inflation the most, followed by the energy and food crisis and rising bank interest rates / 67% have reduced consumption. Where did consumers cut back most?

EXCLUSIVE Avangarde POLL: 73% of Romanians believe there will be a major economic crisis / Half of the population fears inflation the most, followed by the energy and food crisis and rising bank interest rates / 67% have reduced consumption. Where did consumers cut back most?

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30 aug.
Romania's population at January 1, 2022 was 19.038 million inhabitants/ The demographic ageing process is deepening

Romania’s population at January 1, 2022 was 19.038 million inhabitants/ The demographic ageing process is deepening

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30 aug. • 1
Romania’s resident population was 19.038 million on 1 January 2022, down by 163,600 people compared to 1 January 2021, according to a press release from the National Institute of Statistics (INS), quoted by Agerpres. The main cause of this decline is the negative natural increase (the number of deaths exceeded the number of births by […]
The Declic community files a criminal complaint after the cancellation of the plagiarism complaints against Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă. The organization is asking for verification of how the file reached Judge Marius Iosif, previously appointed to several public positions by PNL

The Declic community files a criminal complaint after the cancellation of the plagiarism complaints against Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă. The organization is asking for verification of how the file reached Judge Marius Iosif, previously appointed to several public positions by PNL

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25 aug. • 1
EXCLUSIVE European Commission on the controversial justice laws adopted by the government: we are following the process closely / It is important that the final laws address long-standing concerns raised in the context of the CVM

EXCLUSIVE European Commission on the controversial justice laws adopted by the government: we are following the process closely / It is important that the final laws address long-standing concerns raised in the context of the CVM

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25 aug.
An open letter signed by 100 intellectuals asks the Minister of Education, Sorin Cîmpeanu, for radical amendments to the draft Education Laws and to extend the period of public debate.

An open letter signed by 100 intellectuals asks the Minister of Education, Sorin Cîmpeanu, for radical amendments to the draft Education Laws and to extend the period of public debate.

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24 aug.
Marcel Ciolacu: Energy prices for the population will remain capped at the current level / It is excluded that we will not pay the compensation

Marcel Ciolacu: Energy prices for the population will remain capped at the current level / It is excluded that we will not pay the compensation

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23 aug. • 1
Massive 8.77 billion lei NRRP contract signed for the modernisation of the Caransebeș-Timișoara-Arad railway

Massive 8.77 billion lei NRRP contract signed for the modernisation of the Caransebeș-Timișoara-Arad railway

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23 aug.
The largest financing contract for the railway sector under the National Recovery and Resilience Programme (NRRP), worth 8.77 billion lei, has been signed and involves the modernization of the Caransebeș – Timisoara – Arad railway line, over a total length of 162 km, Agerpres reports. According to a CFR SA press release sent to AGERPRES […]
The pro-Russian mayor of Chisinau, who is courting Romanian political leaders, has launched a new party. Ion Ceban, a formidable politician in Moldova

The pro-Russian mayor of Chisinau, who is courting Romanian political leaders, has launched a new party. Ion Ceban, a formidable politician in Moldova

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23 aug. • 1
Tanczos Barna announces that he is working with Petre Daea to find solutions to reforestation / The ministers plan to reforest 56,000 hectares, which should be financed through the NRRP

Tanczos Barna announces that he is working with Petre Daea to find solutions to reforestation / The ministers plan to reforest 56,000 hectares, which should be financed through the NRRP

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19 aug.
A first in Romania: More electric and hybrid cars sold than diesel cars / Sales of diesel cars dropped by a third

A first in Romania: More electric and hybrid cars sold than diesel cars / Sales of diesel cars dropped by a third

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18 aug. • 1
Sales of electric and hybrid cars exceeded sales of diesel cars for the first time this year, the Environment Ministry announced in a press release. Officials credit the increase to the incentives provided by the Rabla PLUS subsidies program. „Analysis of car registrations by engine type in the first seven months of this year shows […]
Radio Free Europe: Romania's state of play on highways in the NRRP / Only 10 km completed in one year, 50 km in the works

Radio Free Europe: Romania’s state of play on highways in the NRRP / Only 10 km completed in one year, 50 km in the works

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17 aug.
Romania has so far built only 10.8 of the 429 kilometers of highways it has proposed in the NRRP for the next few years. Another 50 kilometers have recently begun construction, while the rest lie at the mercy of procurement bureaucracy, Radio Free Europe reports, quoted by Rador. The lack of highways is one of […]
EXCLUSIVE How much money has Romania already spent from the NRRP since January? Ministry of Finance: 'No money has been used', 'to be used', and 'no requests for funds have been received'/ Three institutions avoided direct answers and passed us from one institution to another 

EXCLUSIVE How much money has Romania already spent from the NRRP since January? Ministry of Finance: ‘No money has been used’, ‘to be used’, and ‘no requests for funds have been received’/ Three institutions avoided direct answers and passed us from one institution to another 

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12 aug.