The independent
\nprime minister designate Dacian Ciolos has started talks with political parties
\nto secure parliamentary support for his cabinet. The National Liberal Party has
\nalready promised its support, urging Dacian Ciolos to make a careful selection
\nof his ministers and state secretaries. The latter has told the Liberals his
\ncabinet will not include party members, but only specialists. A former European
\ncommissioner for agriculture, he was nominated for the position of prime
\nminister following the resignation of the coalition government led by the
\nSocial Democrat Victor Ponta in the wake of massive street demonstrations
\nagainst the political elite after the tragic fire at a Bucharest nightclub on
\nOctober 30th. <\/p>\n
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The death toll has risen to 50 following the deadly fire in Bucharest.
\nMore than 70 people, including 20 in critical condition, are still in hospital.
\n36 other people have been transferred to hospitals in Austria, Belgium, The
\nNetherlands, Germany, Britain, Norway, Israel and Switzerland. All expenses
\nrelated to transport and treatment are covered by the Romanian state. A crisis
\ngroup made up of specialist doctors has also been created to provide
\npsychological counselling to the injured and the families of the victims. <\/p>\n
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The Romanian president Klaus
\nIohannis is in Malta until tomorrow to attend a summit tackling the root causes
\nof illegal migration. European leaders and representatives of 30 African
\ncountries are discussing the situation of the people fleeing conflict areas and
\nthe repatriation of refugees. On Thursday, an extraordinary council meeting
\nwill look at ways to strengthen control on the European Union’s external
\nborders and the management of the refugee flow and the refugee reception
\ncentres. Romania’s president conveyed his country’s solidarity with the other
\nEU states, saying it wishes to find the best solutions to the refugee problem.
\nHe gave assurances that Romania conducts tight border controls and is involved
\nin actions to tackle the migration crisis. He also said that keeping the refugee
\ncrisis under control should involve close cooperation with both the transit
\ncountries and the countries of origin. <\/p>\n
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Military and
\nreligious ceremonies are taking place today in garrisons in Romania to
\ncelebrate Veterans Day in the theatres of operations. Tribute is paid to the 26
\nRomanian military killed in action in Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia Hertegovina.
\n11th of November 2003 saw the first death of a Romanian soldier in
\nthe theatre of operations in Afghanistan in an attack on his armoured vehicle.
\nA government decision has declared 2015 War Veterans’ Year. <\/p>\n
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The annual inflation rate in
\nRomania has remained negative in October at minus 1.6%, up from minus 1.7% in
\nSeptember, according to the latest figures published by the National Institute
\nfor Statistics. The National Bank has revised its inflation forecast for this
\nyear down to 0.7% and up to 1.1% for next year. The inflation turned negative
\nas a result of this summer’s cut in the VAT for food products to 9%. <\/p>\n
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Russia will strengthen the
\npotential of its nuclear strategic forces to counteract the US missile defence
\nprogramme, said the Russian president Vladimir Putin. He said the Russian
\nmilitary industry has created and successfully tested a number of prospective
\nweapons systems capable of counteracting any missile defence system. Earlier,
\nthe Kremlin called on the US and Romania to abandon the installation of missile
\nlaunchers as part of the missile defence system in Romania. Recently, the US
\nambassador in Bucharest Hans Klemm said Washington’s defence actions are not
\nintended to affect the strategic balance with Russia. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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