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Visit.<\/strong> The Romanian president Klaus Iohannis will be having talks
\nwith the Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar in Bucharest on Tuesday. According
\nto the president’s office, they will discuss bilateral relations and European
\nissues such as the future of the community bloc, Romania’s presidency of the EU
\nCouncil in the first part of next year, the Union’s new budget, Brexit and
\nmigration. President Iohannis is expected to call for an expanded and more
\ndiversified cooperation between the two states. <\/p>\n

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Appointment.<\/strong> The Romanian president Klaus
\nIohannis on Monday signed the decree for the appointment of Oliver-Felix Banila
\nas the new chief of the Directorate for the Investigation of Organised Crime
\nand Terrorism (DIICOT). Also on Monday, prosecutor Florentina Mirica submitted
\nher application for the vacant position of head of the Anti-Corruption
\nDirectorate. The Directorate’s current deputy chief Marius Iacob has also
\napplied for this position. A total of four candidates are vying to replace Laura
\nCodruta Kovesi who was dismissed this month by president Klaus Iohannis following
\na Constitutional Court ruling. The selection of candidates will be held between
\nJuly 25th and 27th, with the justice minister Tudorel
\nToader expected to announce his proposal on July 30. The minister’s nomination
\nwill be submitted for approval to the prosecutors’ section of the Higher
\nCouncil of Magistracy and then to the head of state for approval. If there
\nis no winner, the selection procedure can be resumed. <\/p>\n

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Activity report. <\/strong> State budget revenues went up in the first six
\nmonths of the year by 12% compared with the same period last year, said prime
\nminister Viorica Dancila at the presentation of a review of the first six
\nmonths in office. She said that the absorption rate of European funds grew from
\n12% in December to 19% last month, while the European average rate is 20%. She
\nalso mentioned the increase in the pension index and in the minimum pension by
\n23% as of July 1st, as well as the increase in salaries in the
\nhealthcare and education sectors. <\/p>\n

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Measles.<\/strong> 60 new cases of measles have been reported in
\nthe last week in Romania according to the National Institute for Public Health.
\nSince the outbreak of the epidemics, almost 15,000 cases have been reported,
\nincluding 59 deaths. The vast majority of cases have affected persons who have
\nnot been vaccinated. <\/p>\n

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Eurostat.<\/strong>
\nBetween 2000 and 2016, Romania, Hungary and Slovenia saw
\nthe largest increases in government employment in the European Union, according
\nto an Eurostat report. In 2016, the share of government employment in Romania
\nout of total employment stood at at a little over 15%. At 29%, Sweden has the
\nlargest share of government employment in the European Union. Government
\nemployment accounted for 16% of total employment in the EU in 2016. Also, the
\nmean monthly gross earnings in public administration and defence (with the
\nexception of education and public health sectors) stood at 2,600 euros in 2014,
\ncompared with 600 euros in Romania. <\/p>\n

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Romania-Malta.<\/strong> The
\nRomanian minister for labour and social justice Lia Olguta Vasilescu and
\nMalta’s minister for children’s rights and social solidarity Michael Falzon signed a joint declaration in Bucharest
\non Monday. The two sides agree to establish and develop active relations in the
\nfields of family and social policies, according to a press release from the labour
\nministry in Bucharest. The two officials also discussed Romania’s upcoming presidency
\nof the EU Council. Romania and Malta celebrate 50 years of diplomatic
\nrelations. <\/p>\n

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Football.<\/strong> The Romanian football team CFR Cluj are getting ready for their first
\nmatch in the Champions League second preliminary round against the Swedish side
\nMalmo. In the Europa League second preliminary round, the Romanian vice-champions
\nFCSB are facing the Slovenian side NK Rudar Velenje at home, while Viitorul
\nConstanta will play against the Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem, also at home.
\nAnother Romanian team, CSU Craiova, go straight into the third round.<\/p>\n


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