VIRUS On
\nWednesday Romania confirmed its first case of infection with the new
\ncoronavirus. According to Health Minister Victor Costache, the infected person
\nis a man from southern Romania who got in contact with an Italian citizen from
\nRimini. The Romanian, whose condition is good and is not presenting symptoms,
\nhas been quarantined in a hospital in Bucharest. Quarantine measures have also
\nbeen imposed in the area where the first infected person has been discovered.
\nAlmost 70 people have been quarantined in special centers in Romania and 48
\nhundred others are kept in home isolation. And since 300 thousand Romanians are
\nliving in northern Italy, the European country with the largest number of
\ninfections, all the Romanian nationals coming from that area will be kept in
\nquarantine or home isolation for 14 days.
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GOVERNMENT Romania’s Prime Minister designate, Florin C\u00ee\u0163u
\nhas made public his intention to muster Parliament majority so that it may shore
\nup the cabinet he is going to propose. Incumbent Prime Minister, Liberal leader
\nLudovic Orban, on Friday announced the party leaders would convene in a session
\nto validate the list of ministers and the ruling programme. The main opposition
\nPSD has made public its intention to not endorse a cabinet led by C\u00ee\u0163u. Dan
\nBarna, leader of USR, the third political force in Romania said his party could
\njoin an executive led by C\u00ee\u0163u, if its conditions were accepted including that
\nof two-round local election. Pro-Romania leader and the country’s former Prime
\nMinister, Victor Ponta said he would not vote for a PNL cabinet lacking Parliament
\nsupport, as that could prevent it from ruling the country properly. <\/p>\n
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COVID-19 The
\nnew cornavirus continues to spread all over the world. Denmark and Estonia have
\ntoday announced their first cases. According to the World Health Organisation
\nthe number of infections reported outside China, the country where the epidemic
\nstarted, has for the first time exceeded those at home. The virus has been
\nreported in roughly 50 countries and territories outside mainland China, with
\nover 35 hundred infections confirmed and at least 57 deaths, CNN reports. The
\ndisease has so far killed more than 27 hundred, while the total number of confirmed
\ninfections stays around 79 thousand. WHO warned countries on Tuesday to be
\nprepared for the coronavirus to be literally knocking at the door adding that
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FOOTBALL Romania’s football champion CFR
\nCluj tonight takes on Spanish side Seville FC in the return match of Europa
\nLeague’s round of 32. The first game ended one-all in Cluj, western Romania.
\nCoached by former international Dan Petrescu, CFR ended second with 12 points
\nout of 18 possible in a group which also included Italian side Lazio Rome,
\nCeltic Glasgow of Scotland and Rennes of France. Seville, which won the
\ncompetition’s trophy five times, is being coached by the former manager of Real
\nMadrid, Julien Lopetegui. <\/p>\n
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FILM The feature film ‘Ivana the Terrible’, directed by Ivana Mladenovic, has been selected into the official competition in 3 more prestigious festivals – FEST Belgrade Serbia, CPH:DOX Denmark, and Vilnius International Film Festival, Lithuania. ‘Ivana the Terrible’ is an unconventional story about people and places, about longing and belonging, told with humour and tenderness. Ivana Mladenovic herself plays the lead part, and the cast includes her parents, brother and grandmother. Ivana Mladenovic also wrote the script, together with Adrian Schiop. This second feature directed by actress and script writer Ivana Mladenovic will reach Romanian theatres on March 13. After winning the special prize of the jury in the Cineasti del Presente section of the 2019 Locarno Festival, the film also received the Golden Pram trophy for best feature in the Zagreb Film Festival. Her debut feature, Soldiers. A Ferentari Story, set in a sketchy neighbourhood in Bucharest, has also won many awards. <\/p>\n
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ECONOMY According to the European
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\nCommission, Romania runs the risk of not being able to sustain its budget
\ndeficit as well as pension and pay rises. The European Commission’s report on Romania,
\nwhich is one of the 27 describing the main economic and social challenges
\nfacing every member state, shows that Romania is facing a major risk of not
\nbeing able to support the higher public fiscal deficit corroborated with higher
\npension expenses. The report also mentions a decreasing birth-rate, which means
\na significantly reduced labour force and a dropping number of skilled workers, phenomena,
\nwhich could further impact the country’s growth potential. Furthermore,
\ntraining and education policies have proved inefficient and failed to meet
\nlabour market requirements. The report has also referred to the wage-productivity
\ngap, with salaries increasing way faster than productivity. In spite of an
\naverage growth of 5% in the past three years, income inequality remains high
\nand so does the poverty rate, while the gap between developed and less
\ndeveloped regions continues to deepen. <\/span><\/p>\n