A roundup of the main stories in Romania.
Accident. The president of the Republic of Moldova Igor Dodon, whose motorcade was involved in a road accident on Sunday, has left the hospital together his middle son, who was also in the car when the accident occurred. Their health condition is considered satisfactory. A truck was also involved, which crossed into the opposite lane. According to eye witnesses, one of the vehicles turned over after impact and several persons needed medical assistance.
Back to school. School begins on Monday in Romania for around three million children. The secretary of state in the education ministry Florian Lixandru told Radio Romania that only 80% of pre-university schools have the sanitary approval. The ministry together with representatives of the local authorities are looking for solutions for the other 20%, the official said. The education ministry has also promised to post as quickly as possible the correct digital versions of the manuals of biology and geography that contained mistakes in their print versions. The committee for education in the Chamber of Deputies will hold a hearing next week with the management of the publishing house that printed the manuals.
Protests. The German pianist Davide Martello gave an outdoor concert on Saturday evening outside the government building in the centre of Bucharest as part of an event organised on social media under the heading A Taste of Freedom. Martello gave similar concerts in various conflict areas around the world such as Taksim Square in Istanbul, the Bataclan club in Paris, the so-called Euromaidan in Kiev and in Afghanistan. He said he decided to come to Romania to support the people protesting against corruption. Hundreds of people attended the concert held almost a month after the anti-government demonstration of the Romanian diaspora on the 10th of August, which was marked by violence and which ended when the riot police intervened forcefully. Hundreds of people were wounded in the incidents. On Monday, fresh anti-government protests are expected to take place in Bucharest, around the country and abroad.
Dialogue. "A modern budget for a stronger European Union" is the main theme of a dialogue with citizens held by the European commissioners Phil Hogan, who is responsible for agriculture and rural development, and Corina Creţu, who is responsible for regional policy. The debate will be held next Friday in Cluj, in the north-west of Romania. Citizens can attend if they fill in a registration form online by Thursday night at the latest, or through Facebook and Twitter.
Visit. The Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte will travel to Romania on Wednesday in the context of Romania's presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first part of next year, the Dutch embassy in Bucharest said on its Facebook page. Mr Rutte is expected to have talks with president Klaus Iohannis and prime minister Viorica Dancila about bilateral cooperation in the political and economic areas and topical issues on the European agenda.
Football. Romania face Serbia on Monday in their second match as part of the newly created Nations League in football. In their first Group 4 match on Friday against Montenegro, Romania drew nil-all. Because of a penalty imposed by UEFA, the match played without any spectators, which was a first for the Romanian football side. Also on Friday, Serbia defeated Lithuania 1-nil. The results in the Nations League count towards the 2020 European Championship preliminaries.
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