No-confidence motion. <\/strong>A meeting to debate and vote on a no-confidence motion against the Liberal government
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Relaxation. <\/strong>The Romanian government on Monday adopted new relaxation measures to be applied
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Romanian Language Day.<\/strong> Various cultural
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Elections.<\/strong> The election campaign for the
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Festival.<\/strong> The prestigious George Enescu international
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\ninitiated by the Social Democratic Party could not be held because of a lack of
\nquorum. According to the Social Democrat speaker of the Chamber of Deputies
\nMarcel Ciolacu, only 226 MPs attended the meeting, but 233 were necessary to
\nensure quorum. <\/p>\n
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\nnew daily cases of Covid-19 infections and 43 new deaths were reported in
\nRomania on Monday. The total number of contaminations reached 87,540, with the
\ndeath toll standing at 3,621. 506 patients are in intensive care and 37,869
\nhave recovered. The local authorities are this week starting to assess the
\nsituation of COVID-19 cases and the transmission rate, given that the new
\nschool year is supposed to start on September 14. Depending on this assessment,
\nthey will decide on how the new school year begins and how they will adapt the
\n3 scenarios proposed by the public health authorities. <\/p>\n
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\nas of September 1. These include the resumption of cultural activities in
\nenclosed areas and the reopening of restaurants and cafes indoors. The
\nconditions were set up in a meeting of the National Committee for Emergency
\nSituations. Restaurants will only reopen in counties where the cumulated number
\nof Covid-19 cases in the last 14 days is below or equal to 1.5 per one thousand
\ninhabitants. The same condition applies to the opening of cinemas and performance
\nvenues that will operate at half capacity. Also, as of September 1, seminars
\nand private events will resume with the participation of a maximum of 50
\npersons in enclosed areas and 100 outdoors. <\/p>\n
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\nevents were held simultaneously in Romania, the Republic of Moldova and the
\nRomanian communities abroad to celebrate Romanian Language Day on 31st August. President
\nKlaus Iohannis said language defines our identity and culture, shapes us and
\ninspires us. He praised the efforts of Romanian language teachers abroad who
\npass on to the new generations the roots inherited from the past and help them
\ndefine themselves culturally and spiritually. First held in 2013, Romanian
\nLanguage Day overlaps with the national holiday in the Republic of Moldova and
\nis a tribute to the movement of national revival in the neighbouring state,
\nwhich has majority Romanian-speaking population. <\/p>\n
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\nlocal elections of 27th September continues in Romania. The
\nauthorities have announced the rules which candidates and their staff must
\nrespect during this period to prevent infections with the novel coronavirus. 41
\ncounty council seats are up for election, as well as some 3,200 mayor seats, and
\nover 1,300 county councillor and some 40,000 local councillor positions. The
\nlocal elections were first due to take place in June but were postponed because
\nof the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n
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\ncompetition is under way in Bucharest. Held mostly online, the competition is
\nbringing together 205 young musicians from 39 different countries. 184 of them
\nare taking part in the competitive sections for instruments, namely violin,
\ncello and piano, while 21 are taking part in the composition section. Prizes
\nare worth 100,000 euros. <\/p>\n
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