Union.<\/strong> Various events are
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Trip.<\/strong> Romania’s prime minister
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Priorities.<\/strong> The Romanian ministers
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Flu.<\/strong> 29 people died because of the flu in Romania this
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Waste.<\/strong> 487 kg of municipal waste was
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Tennis.<\/strong> The 17-year-old Romanian
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\nbeing held across Romania to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the
\nUnion of the Romanian Principalities. On the 24th of January 1859,
\nthe elective assemblies of Moldavia and Wallachia elected the same ruler,
\nAlexander Ioan Cuza, an event followed by the extensive modernisation of the
\nnew state. President Klaus Iohannis is today laying flowers at Cuza’s tomb in
\nIasi, in the east. He will also give an address at an event to mark the
\ndeclaration of the city of Iasi a historical capital of Romania. Other events
\nheld throughout the country include the laying of flowers, exhibitions and
\nstreet performances. We recall that the Great Union took place 100 years ago,
\non 1st of December 1918, when all Romanian historical provinces were
\nunited under Bucharest’s authority. <\/p>\n
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\nViorica Dancila today begins a two-day working visit to Brussels where she will
\npresent the priorities of the Romanian presidency of the Council of the
\nEuropean Union as part of a plenary meeting of the European Economic and Social
\nCommittee. She is also expected to meet NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO
\nheadquarters in Brussels. The two officials will review the main subjects on
\nthe NATO agenda, with emphasis on the points of interest for Romania and the
\nlatter’s contribution to the implementation of allied policies and decisions.
\nDuring her stay in Brussels, Dancila will also attend an official event to mark
\nInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day hosted by the European Jewish Congress
\nunder the patronage of the president of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani.
\nShe is also expected to attend a meeting of the European Socialists. <\/p>\n
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\ncontinue to present, in the specialised committees of the European Parliament,
\nthe priorities of Romania’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in
\ntheir respective areas. In the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, the Romanian justice minister Tudorel Toader
\nsaid one of the objectives of the Romanian term in office is to contribute to enhancing
\ncitizens’ trust in the act of justice. He said Romania would not stray from the
\nprinciples of the rule of law. Other priorities mentioned by Toader are the
\ncreation of a European prosecutor’s office and the appointment of a European
\nchief prosecutor. The Romanian presidency of the Council of the European Union
\nwill work towards a prosperous, safe and united Europe, one that is closer to
\nits citizens and also an important actor at a global level, the Romanian
\ninterior minister Carmen Dan told the same committee. She emphasised that the
\nRomanian presidency of the Council of the European Union would give special
\nattention to the consolidation of internal security, the security of EU’s
\nexternal borders, the management of migration, visa and asylum policies and
\ncivil protection in the community bloc, while always seeking for more unity and
\ncohesion in order to address better the fears and interests of European citizens.<\/p>\n
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\nseason. The authorities warn that Romania is on the verge of an epidemic, and
\nthe best method of protection is vaccination. The health minister Sorina Pintea
\nhas said that by the end of the week, some 10,000 additional doses of flu
\nvaccine would be distributed around the country. Meanwhile, an increasing
\nnumber of hospitals are considering restricting visitor access to prevent the
\nspread of the flu. <\/p>\n
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\ngenerated on average per person in the European Union in 2017. This figure is
\n272 kg in Romania, according to data published by Eurostat. Denmark, Cyprus,
\nGermany, Luxembourg and Malta have generated more than 600 kg of municipal
\nwaste per person. Romania is in the last position in the European Union in
\nterms of waste recycling, with only 20 kg per person, compared with a European
\naverage of 144 kg per person. <\/p>\n
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\ntennis player Filip Jianu has today reached the quarterfinals of the junior
\nsingles and the semifinals of the junior doubles at the Australian Open in
\nMelbourne, the first Grand Slam of the year. In the singles, Jianu defeated the
\nAmerican player Toby Alex Kodat in straight sets and will next face another
\nAmerican player, the 8th seed Cannon Kingsley. In the doubles, the
\nsecond seed Romanian-Spanish pair Filip Jianu and Nicolas Alvarez Varona
\ndefeated the all-Australian pair Tristan Schoolkate and Dan Sweeny to advance
\nto the semifinals.<\/p>\n