Coronavirus Romania.<\/strong> Romania saw
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Coronavirus world.<\/strong> France is the second
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Poll.<\/strong> 60% of Romanians are pleased with the measures taken by EU
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UN. <\/strong>In a statement to mark United Nations Day and the 75th
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NATO.<\/strong> NATO defence ministers on Friday expressed their support for
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Time change.<\/strong> On Saturday
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\nalmost 4,800 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
\nMore than 205,000 cases have been
\nconfirmed so far, while the death toll passed 6,300. Almost 800 people are in intensive care. Romania is one of
\nthe 23 EU member states where the evolution of the pandemic causes concern in
\nthe Union, both on account of the daily number of new cases among the elderly
\npopulation and the death rate, which is the second highest in Europe. The
\nhealth minister Nelu T\u0103taru says Romania is counting the deaths of all persons
\ninfected with coronavirus, regardless of comorbidity, while some states are only
\ncounting the deaths caused by the virus alone. <\/p>\n
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\ncountry in Europe after Spain to see over 1 million coronavirus cases and the 7th
\nin the world in terms of total number of infections. With more than 42,000 new
\ndaily cases, two thirds of France’s territory are under state of emergency.
\nMany other European countries with high numbers of new daily cases have imposed
\nrestrictions. Globally, 42.5 million have been infected and more than 1.1
\nmillion have died. <\/p>\n
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\ninstitutions to combat the coronavirus pandemic, compared with the European
\naverage of 45%, according to the latest Eurobarometer. 44% of Europeans are
\nunhappy with the measures taken by the Union to fight the pandemic, but 62% say
\nthey have confidence in the ability of the European institutions to take
\ncorrect decisions in the future. <\/p>\n
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\nanniversary of the UN Charter, the Romanian foreign minister Bogdan Aurescu
\nemphasised the importance of multilateralism and the need for international
\ncooperation and solidarity, which are constantly reaffirmed through the efforts
\nto manage the pandemic crisis. The United Nations’ impact is felt in all
\ncorners of the globe, including Romania, said Aurescu. He added that the
\ncommitment to multilateralism is one of the basic pillars of his country’s
\nforeign policy, alongside EU and NATO membership and its strategic partnership
\nwith the United States. The Emergency Transit Centre for refugees Romania has
\nbeen hosting since 2008 in Timi\u015foara, a centre set up through the collaboration
\nof the Romanian government, the UN High Refugee Agency and the International
\nOrganisation for Migration, demonstrates Romania’s commitment to the
\ninternational right of refugees and the principles of solidarity and sharing
\nresponsibilities multilaterally, Aurescu also said in his statement. He also
\nrecalled Romania’s support for the role of the International Court of Justice. <\/p>\n
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\nRomania and inquired about the health of the Romanian soldiers wounded recently
\nin an attack in Afghanistan. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said NATO
\nwould in the coming months analyse the possibility of leaving Afghanistan and
\ncalled on the Taliban to stand by their pledges. He underlined that NATO
\nsupports Afghanistan and will continue to do so, even if it pulls out its
\ntroops, as long as peace in Afghanistan is achieved by the Afghans themselves.
\nThe Romanian minister Nicolae Ciuc\u0103 said Romania stands by its commitments and
\nthat Romania’s contribution, planned in a flexible manner, allows for
\nreconfiguration depending on future allied decisions and the dynamics of
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\nnight, Romania will be switching to winter time, with the local 4 am becoming 3
\nam, so Sunday, 25th October is the longest day of the year. 2020 may
\nbe the last time the seasonal change of clocks occurs, as the European
\nCommission has proposed scrapping this practice in Europe. Member states will
\nbe able to choose whether to remain on permanent winter time or summer time.
\nCountries choosing to stay on summer time will make the last change next March,
\nwhile those who wish to remain on winter time will perform the last switch in
\nOctober next year. (CM)<\/p>\n