September 8, 2025 UPDATE (1)
A roundup of local and world news
Newsroom, 08.09.2025, 16:09
PROTEST – A delegation of protesting teachers is discussing with the president of Romania, Nicuşor Dan, while, in front of the Presidency, another 2,000 continue to voice their disgruntlement with the fiscal measures adopted in the field of education. Teachers are mainly upset about the increase in the number of teaching hours, the reduction of overtime pay, the increase in the number of groups in some classes and the merger of schools with too few students.
EXERCISE – Experts from the Ministries of Defense and the Interior and the Romanian Intelligence Service will take part in an exercise designed to manage the effects of a chemical accident at the Azomureş plant in Târgu Mureş (center). According to a statement from the Defense General Staff, over the next two days, they will practice setting up mobile camps, organizing aid points, decontamination and transporting the wounded. The main objective of the exercise is to strengthen the response capacity in crisis situations and verify common intervention procedures.
MOLDOVA – The president of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, will address the European Parliament on Tuesday in a solemn session. The speech takes place ahead of the parliamentary election in Moldova, scheduled for September 28. The plenary session of the Community Legislature will also debate ways to strengthen the resilience of the Republic of Moldova against hybrid threats and Russian interference. (VP)
