{"id":1005168,"date":"2026-04-12T18:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T15:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=1005168"},"modified":"2026-04-12T18:03:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T15:03:38","slug":"april-12-2026-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-12-2026-update-id1005168.html","title":{"rendered":"April 12, 2026 UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Easter.<\/strong> Orthodox Christians, who are the majority in Romania, as well as Greek-Catholics, on Sunday celebrated the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the greatest holiday of Christianity. Believers attended the midnight Resurrection Service, gathering in front of churches, and lit candles, in a symbolic gesture expressing the confession of faith in the Resurrection of the Lord. The Holy Light for Orthodox Easter was flown from Jerusalem on Saturday evening and distributed to each parish. The Holy Light is considered a miracle of Orthodoxy, which takes place every year, at Easter, in Jerusalem, during the service on Holy Saturday. The Resurrection of Christ or Holy Easter is the Feast of all feasts that illuminates and guides the entire life of the Church, the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Daniel told the faithful attending the Resurrection Service in the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. The Patriarch emphasised that the Resurrection of Christ \u201cis not a return to transient biological life, but the abolition of death and the inauguration of eternal heavenly life\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Easter message.<\/strong> In his Easter message, president Nicu\u015for Dan urged Romanians to show \u201csolidarity not only in the spirit of traditions, but also in deeds, based on the conviction that good has the power to change communities and heal society\u201d, and added: \u201cChrist is Risen! This certainty reminds us every year of the triumph of hope and the power of rebirth and it is a time when we return to the values \u200b\u200bthat define us \u2013 \u00a0the confidence that we can do more, love and kindness towards our peers\u201d. The president also said this year\u2019s Easter holiday comes at a time marked by uncertainties and severe crises, with many concerned about tomorrow. \u201cMay the Light of Resurrection bring us the peace of mind we need to move forward, no matter how difficult the path may sometimes seem\u201d, president Nicu\u015for Dan posted on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public order.<\/strong> Over 24,000 employees of the Romanian interior ministry have been mobilised every day for the duration of the Easter holiday. They are present on the main roads and highways, in tourist resorts, in places attracting large crowds and in other areas of operational interest. Public order patrols, fire fighters and emergency crews pay special attention to places of worship where religious events take place. Also, 3,500 border police are on the job every day daily during the Easter holidays, the General Inspectorate of Border Police has said. At Romania&#8217;s external borders with Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Serbia emphasis is placed on streamlining border check by adapting the number of police officers at checkpoints, as well as by making maximum use of the existing infrastructure, including for freight traffic, in order to avoid queues. Travel to and from Hungary and Bulgaria takes place without stops at the former border check points.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Economy.<\/strong> Senior financial officials from around the world will gather in Washington in the next few days as the Middle East war deals a third major shock to the global economy after the COVID pandemic and Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Reuters reports. In recent days, several officials from the IMF and the World Bank have warned that they will revise their global growth forecasts downwards but raise their inflation forecasts as a result of the war, warning that emerging markets and developing countries will be hit hardest by rising energy prices and supply disruptions. The World Bank&#8217;s base case now points to emerging and developing economies growing by 3.65% in 2026, down from 4% in October, but warns that this figure will fall to 2.6% if the war drags on. 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