Over 51% of the
\nRomanians trust the Presidency, which is top of the list when it comes to
\ncitizens’ trust in state institutions, according to an opinion poll conducted
\nby the Romanian research center INSCOP. Among the executive institutions, first
\ncomes the Fire Department with 77.5%. There follow the army, the gendarmerie, the
\nNational Anticorruption Directorate, the Romanian Intelligence Service and the
\nForeign Intelligence Service. As for the social and private institutions,
\nRomanians seem to trust the church the most, with a rate of approximately 56%.
\nNext in line come universities, the media and civil society organizations. The
\nresearch has also shown that the international institutions most trusted by the
\nRomanian citizens are NATO, the UN and the EU. The barometer covers the November 26th
\n– December 2nd 2015 period, and was conducted on a representative sample of
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26 six years ago,
\nthe Communist regime in Romania saw its demise on December 22nd.
\nVarious events, including religious services, are being held in Bucharest and
\nother cities across the country to commemorate those who died in 1989 for
\nfreedom and democracy. On Monday, the Romanian Parliament convened in solemn
\nsession to mark 26 years since the anti-Communist revolt of 1989. The
\nRevolution started in Timisoara on December 16th and soon spread all
\nacross the country, culminating, on December 22nd, with dictator
\nNicolae Ceausescu’s flee. Over 1,000 people died and more than 3,400 were
\nwounded between the 16th and the 25th of December 1989.
\nRomania is the only country in the Eastern Bloc where the communist regime was
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The death toll of
\nthe fire that broke out at the Colectiv nightclub in Bucharest on October 30th
\nhas reached 63, as another patient died in a hospital in Great Britain las
\nnight. According to the Romanian Health Ministry, 34 people are still
\nhospitalized in the country and abroad. We recall that the tragedy occurred
\nduring a rock concert, with hundreds of people attending. The fire was started
\nby a firework show, the place was overcrowded and there were no emergency
\nexits. Yesterday, the Bucharest Tribunal decided that the three owners of the
\nColectiv club, who had been under arrest since November 3rd for manslaughter,
\nbe placed under house arrest.<\/p>\n
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On December 16th,
\n2015, Mr. Makoto Kurahasi, president of the Japanese Business People’s
\nAssociation in Romania, alongside Mr. Tetsuya Fujti, vice-President of the
\nJapanese Residents’ Association in Romania and a delegation of the Romanian
\nEmbassy in Romania had a meeting with Mr. Dorel Sandesc, State Secretary with
\nthe Ministry of Health, with the aim of making a donation for the treatment of
\nthe victims of the Colectiv fire on October 30th. The donation was
\nmade voluntarily by the two Japanese
\nassociations and several Japanese companies operating in Romania, among which
\nE&M Corporation, Honda Trading Romania and Mitsubishi Corporation. The
\ndonation, worth 12,000 lei, will be transferred to the bank account of the
\nRomanian Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care.<\/p>\n
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Romanians
\nmake up the largest minority in several EU member states. According to the
\nEurostat data regarding the foreign citizens who are living in EU member
\ncountries, Romanians are the largest immigrant community in Italy, with some
\n1.1 million people, followed by Spain, with 730,00 and Hungary with 31,000. In
\npercentages, in Italy and Hungary ethnic Romanians account for 22% of the total
\nnumber of foreign citizens, and in Spain 16%. Other countries in which Romanians
\nhave settled in large numbers are Greece, Cyprus, Portugal, Slovakia and
\nGermany. Officially, some 2.2 million Romanians live in EU member countries.<\/p>\n
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The Labour Ministry
\nis analyzing the possibility of increasing the minimum wage in Romania. According to the
\nline minister Ana Costea, the final decision will be made by the end of the
\nyear. On the other hand, although Romanians’ pensions will grow by only 5%
\nnext year, the MPs and the local officials have already voted special pensions for
\nthemselves. <\/p>\n
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Ion Sturza, the new Prime Minister
\nDesignate of the Republic of Moldova, Romania’s neighbor with a predominantly
\nRomanian-speaking population, has stated that the future Government
\nwill be made up of people with no political affiliations and who will sign an
\nintegrity code. Moldova’s president Nicolae Timofti designated Sturza yesterday
\nas candidate for the office of prime-minister, after two months of failed
\nnegotiations with the parliamentary parties on the replacement of the former PM,
\nValeriu Strelet, who was sacked under a no-confidence motion. Ion Sturza, who
\nis a prosperous businessman, believes that he will be able to find support for
\nhis Cabinet. According to the Moldovan Constitution, the current Parliament
\nmust endorse the government by the end of January 2916, otherwise it will be
\ndissolved and early elections will be held. Ion Sturza has been the Prime
\nMinister of Moldova before, back in 1999.<\/p>\n
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The Romanian women’s national
\nhandball team returned to Bucharest last night, after on Sunday they won bronze
\nat the World Championship in Denmark. The athletes were welcomed back home by
\nthe Minister of Youth and Sports, Elisabeta Lipa, other sports officials,
\nfriends and relatives, and also by supporters. The Romanians defeated Poland
\n31-22, and thus won the first world medal in ten years and the first bronze in
\nhistory. At the competition in Denmark, Cristina Neagu was declared the best beck left and the best player of the tournament. Romania is the only team that
\nhas participated in all editions of the World Championship, ever since
\n1957. It won gold in 1962 and silver in 1973 and 2005 respectively.<\/p>\n
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