FLU – In Romania, 43
\npeople have died from the flu this winter, Romanian authorities have announced.
\nSome 3 million pupils have resumed school today, after on Friday all classes
\nwere suspended, over flu scare. Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu has
\nannounced that classes will not be suspended this week, as it is the last in
\nthe first semester of the school year. Authorities will soon decide whether to
\ndeclare flu epidemic at national level, given the alarming increase in the
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EU COUNCIL – The Romanian Agriculture Minister, Petre Daea,
\nis attending in Brussels the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, the first
\nduring the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU. According to a
\ncommuniqu\u00e9 issued by the Ministry, the main topic on the agenda is the Common
\nAgricultural Policy 2020. ‘The Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU aims
\nto help ensure European convergence and cohesion, with a view to ensuring a
\nsustainable and fair development for all the citizens of the Member States by
\nincreasing competitiveness and bridging development gaps, the communiqu\u00e9 also
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DATA PRIVACY – The National Supervisory Authority for
\nPersonal Data Processing is organizing in Bucharest today, on the European Data
\nPrivacy Day, the conference titled Ensuring the Observance of the GDPR. The
\nevent is held under the auspices of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of
\nthe EU. The European Data Privacy Day is celebrated on January 28th
\nby all the countries members of the Council of Europe and celebrates the
\nadoption in 1981, in Strasbourg, of the Convention for the Protection of
\nIndividuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data. 43 European
\nstates have joined the international convention, as wells as countries from
\nother continents. Tiberiu Gandu, the Executive Director of the National
\nAssociation of Telecommunications and Internet Providers, has stated that, in
\nterms of personal data protection, the EU has the strongest regulation in the
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BUDGET – Romania’s
\nconsolidated budget at the end of last year registered a deficit of 2.88% of
\nthe GDP, just like in the previous year, according to data published on Monday
\nby the Finance Ministry. Budget revenues were 17.2% higher than 2017. Budget
\nspending was 16.8% higher than in 2017, due in particular to staff expenses,
\nwhich were 23.7% higher that in the previous year. The 2019 draft budget has
\nnot been presented by the Government yet. <\/p>\n
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WEATHER – Weather
\nin Romania is getting warmer, after days of extreme phenomena affecting the
\ncapital Bucharest and 20 counties. According to the latest report, presented
\ntoday by the Interior Ministry, some 8,000 fire-fighters, police officers and gendarmes
\nwere deployed across the country to intervene in extreme situations. Some 2,200
\ntrees and 44 electricity poles fell and damaged 360 vehicles. According to a
\ncommuniqu\u00e9 issued by the Energy Ministry, there are some 22,000 households still
\nwith no electricity, especially in the south and east of the country. Traffic
\nhas been resumed and is now normal on all motorways and national roads. <\/p>\n
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MOLDOVA – The
\nMoldovan branch of Amnesty International has today voiced concern over the high
\nrisk of violation of the electoral law and the international conventions that
\nthe Republic of Moldova is a party to, Radio Chisinau reports. According to an
\nAmnesty International release, several candidates have reported cases of police
\nfailing to intervene in cases of harassment and aggression perpetrated by alleged
\nsympathizers of their opponents’ political parties. The announcement has been
\nmade given that parliamentary elections are due in the Republic of Moldova on
\nFebruary 24th. <\/p>\n
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TENNIS – The Japanese Naomi Osaka, who has recently
\nwon the Australian Open, is the new number one in the WTA rankings. The
\nRomanian Simona Halep has stepped down to the third place. Osaka, aged 21, is
\nthe first Asian player to become leader in the tennis professional circuit.
\nSecond in the rankings comes the Check player Petra Kvitova, a finalist in the
\nAustralian Open, with 700 more points that Halep. Romania still has 6 players
\nin the top 100. In the men’s rankings, the Romanian Marius Copil has gone up to
\nthe 56th position, the best in his career.<\/p>\n
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