{"id":102661,"date":"2018-03-24T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-24T17:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devrri.freshlemon.ro\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/march-24-2018-update-102661.html"},"modified":"2024-02-15T20:15:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T18:15:59","slug":"march-24-2018-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/march-24-2018-update-id102661.html","title":{"rendered":"March 24, 2018 UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PROTEST<\/strong> Trade unions from Romania\u2019s police and penitentiary system took to streets of Bucharest on Saturday to protest the working conditions and low wages. Romanian policemen and prison staffers were denouncing the stalled social dialogue and the authorities\u2019 lack of interest in the issues currently facing the system. Low salaries, an underfunded Interior Ministry, poor logistics, a delayed adoption of the policeman\u2019s statute, the shortage of personnel and the lack of a real protection for policemen were only a few of the issues mentioned by the protesters. In response the Interior Ministry has said that police troops have benefited from pay rises in the past year and by increased bonuses. So the lowest monthly pay for a policeman has been raised from 295 euros to over 380 euros. Some police troops may also benefit from extra money for food or clothes.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=line-height: 1.6em;>MEETING <\/strong>The neighboring Republic of Moldova, an ex-soviet Romanian-speaking country, is expected to see a large-scale rally on Sunday aimed at marking 100 years since the union of Bessarabia with Romania. Several Romanian politicians, including former president Traian Basescu and liberal leader Ludovic Orban have announced their participation in the event. A province of Czarist Russia with a majority Romanian-speaking population, Bessarabia united with Romania in the wake of WWI on March 27th 1918. It was annexed through an ultimatum in 1940 by Russia, which created the present Republic of Moldova on part of its territory.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=line-height: 1.6em;>EARTH HOUR <\/strong>Several cities across Romania have this year announced their participation in Earth Hour, a worldwide event annually encouraging individuals, communities and businesses to switch off non-essential electric lights for one hour in the last Saturday of March. 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