MESSAGE2019 brought the victory of democracy and civil
\nparticipation, when we proved that we are a nation that stands by shared values
\nand ideals, the president of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, says in his New Year’s message. The head of state voices confidence
\nthat in 2020 Romanians will stay motivated by their dream of a better country. He
\ncalled for the building of a normal Romania, a country that is truly the home
\nof Romanians, wherever they may be. We are entering
\na new year and a new decade, which I would also like to be the beginning of a
\nperiod of normality and true democracy for Romania, PM Ludovic Orban said in
\nhis own New Year’s message. He urges Romanians to view what they have left
\nbehind as a lesson about what needs to be done in order to make true the dream
\nof freedom, democracy and prosperity that mobilized people 30 years ago to
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MIGRATION Romania’s General Inspectorate for Migration can issue work
\npermits for 30,000 new foreign workers in 2020. Employers in 2019 requested
\nwork permits for 750 various jobs, ranging from installation operators to
\nsuperior clerks. Most of the foreign workers in Romania come from Vietnam,
\nNepal, India the neighboring Republic of Moldova and Sri Lanka. <\/p>\n
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INVESTIGATION Romanian authorities carry on inquiries and checks into the incident
\nat the Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest, the largest emergency unit in the
\ncountry. The National Healthcare Quality management Authority Monday suspended
\nthe accreditation of the hospital, which failed to report within 24 hours an
\nincident in which a 66-old patient was burnt on the operating room table. The
\nwoman died, and the Bucharest Police is currently investigating suspicions of
\nmanslaughter. The Board of Physicians and the Healthcare Ministry are running
\nseparate investigations, with the conclusions due to be presented early next
\nweek. Meanwhile, the hospital has to address the deficiencies that have led to
\nthe unfortunate event. Although the accreditation has been suspended, Floreasca
\nEmergency Hospital in Bucharest operates as usual. <\/p>\n
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SAFETY Over 21,000 Interior Ministry employees are on duty every day in
\nRomania to ensure citizen safety during the winter holidays. Special attention
\nis paid to preventing serious accidents and to streamlining road traffic to the
\nmost popular tourist resorts. Up to 1,400 road police are on duty on the most
\ncirculated thoroughfares, with around 300 radar speed guns, to safeguard the
\nlives of drivers, passengers and pedestrians. Nearly 9,600 police and gendarmes
\nare also patrolling the busiest areas, especially fairs and shopping centres,
\nand the sites of large outdoor public events. <\/p>\n
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