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Assessment.<\/strong>
\nA European Commission expert team continued in Bucharest its evaluation of the
\nCooperation and Verification Mechanism. The experts had fresh talks with the
\nacting justice minister Catalin Predoiu about a timetable for the amendment of
\nthe justice laws and the harmonisation of the criminal codes with the rulings
\nof the Constitutional Court. On the previous day, Predoiu presented the European
\nCommission experts with the bill on the dismantling of the special department
\nfor investigating magistrates and the stage of discussions on this topic. In its
\nlatest report on the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, the European Commission
\nhad criticised the creation and the activity of this department, describing it
\nas an instrument of political pressure. In October 2019, the European Commission
\nproposed maintaining the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, saying that
\nRomania had taken steps back in the fight against corruption and the
\nindependence of the judiciary. <\/p>\n

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\n
\n <\/p>\n

Infringement. <\/strong>The
\nEuropean Commission on Wednesday sent a letter to Romania urging it to properly
\nimplement the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), which prevents timber companies from
\nplacing on the EU market products obtained from illegal logging. This letter is
\nin effect tantamount to a formal opening of the infringement procedure. The
\nnational authorities have been unable to effectively check the operators and
\napply appropriate sanctions. Inconsistencies in the national legislation do not
\nallow Romanian authorities to check large amounts of illegally harvested timber,
\nthe letter also reads. The European Commission gives Bucharest one month to
\ntake the necessary measures. Romania’s acting environment minister Costel Alexe
\nsaid Brussels waited three years for Romania to take measures and criticized
\nthe previous governments. He is having an official meeting with the European
\nenvironment commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius on Friday, presenting him with
\nthe solutions envisaged. Also on Wednesday, the European Commission sent a
\nletter of formal notice to Romania for not implementing the European Anti-Money
\nLaundering Directive and for not adopting a national air pollution control
\nprogramme. Other EU states also received similar notices, all being given two
\nmonths to address the situation. <\/p>\n

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\n
\n
\n <\/p>\n

NATO.<\/strong> NATO defence ministers are having talks in Brussels mainly about the
\nAlliance’s modernization and adjustment to the regional and international
\nsecurity challenges. The agenda of the two days of meetings, where Romania is
\nrepresented by its defence minister Nicolae Ciuca, includes the allied
\noperations, with focus on the missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to
\nthe Romanian defence ministry, other topics include the cooperation between
\nNATO and the European Union to ensure European and transatlantic security and reconfirm
\nthe unity of the Alliance. In the opening of the talks, NATO secretary general
\nJens Stoltenberg called on the Taliban to demonstrate their commitment to
\nsolving the conflict in Afghanistan and the cessation of violence, one day
\nafter a deadly attack in Kabul. <\/p>\n

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\n
\n
\n <\/p>\n

Cooperation.<\/strong>
\nRomania’s president Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday met in Bucharest the foreign
\nminister of Saudi Arabia, Adel Bin Ahmed
\nAl-Jubeir. Iohannis hailed the good ties existing between the two countries,
\nagainst the backdrop of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of
\ndiplomatic relations. The need was also emphasised to develop these ties, both
\nin the economic area and in areas such as infrastructure, agriculture, IT,
\nrenewable energy, tourism, defence and security. The Saudi minister hailed
\nRomania’s position on important international issues such as the Middle East
\npeace process, Syria and Yemen, underlining the similarity of the positions
\nheld by the two states vis-\u00e0-vis these issues. <\/p>\n

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\n
\n
\n <\/p>\n

Ruling.<\/strong>
\nThe Constitutional Court of Romania ruled on Wednesday that there is no legal
\nconflict of a constitutional nature between the government and Parliament with
\nrespect to the budget and social security bills. A complaint in this regard had
\nbeen filed by the speakers of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies after the
\nLiberal government sought to pass these bills through the government
\nresponsibility procedure. Also on Wednesday, the Constitutional Court judges
\nrejected a complaint from the Ombudsman referring to the provisions of an emergency
\norder on the administrative code. The Court did, admit, however, an objection
\nraised by the Social Democratic Party about the government’s assuming
\nresponsibility for a bill amending a controversial order relating to fiscal and
\nbudgetary measures. As a result, state employees will continue to be able to
\nreceive and a pension and a salary at the same time. <\/p>\n

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\n
\n
\n <\/p>\n

Flu.<\/strong>
\nTwo more men have died because of the seasonal flu in Romania, raising the
\ndeath toll to 31 people. The latest victims, aged 46 and 68, had not been
\nvaccinated against the flu. A flu epidemic was officially declared in Romania
\nlast Thursday. Classes in schools have been suspended in some cases. Experts
\nsay the rising trend will be maintained in the next few weeks, given the low
\nvaccination rate among the population. <\/p>\n

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\n
\n
\n <\/p>\n

Eurovision.<\/strong> Roxen will represent
\nRomania at the 2020 Eurovision singing contest in Rotterdam. Several songs have
\nbeen written for her, and the five best will be publicly presented on February
\n21st, to then get into the national selection stage on March 1st.
\nRoxen rose to fame last summer thanks to the song You Don’t Love Me, which
\nwas played in France, Mexico, the US, Russia, Spain, Greece, Switzerland,
\nTurkey, Kazkhstan and Estonia. At the Eurovision, Roxen will compete on May 12th,
\nin the first semi-final. The final of the Rotterdam contest will be held on May
\n16th. The best Eurovision results obtained by Romania were third place
\nin 2005 and 2010. <\/p>\n


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