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COVID-19 IN ROMANIA – 9,799 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 and 203
\ndeaths were reported in the last 24 hours in Romania, the Group for Strategic
\nCommunication has announced. The total death toll has risen to 8,389. So far
\n324,094 people have been infected with the coronavirus since the start of the
\npandemic, and 218,086 have recovered. 12,687 people are being hospitalized in
\nCOVID hospitals, of whom 1,092 in intensive care. A total of 6,862 Romanians
\nliving abroad have tested positive for COVID-19, of whom 126 have died. <\/p>\n
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COVID-19 IN THE WORLD – Globally, coronavirus cases are nearing 52
\nmillion, with 1.3 million fatalities. In Europe, a scientific adviser to the
\nBritish government estimated on Tuesday that two or three vaccines against
\nCovid-19 may become available by the start of 2021. This comes after the
\nAmerican pharmaceutical company Pfizer and their German partners BioNTech said
\nthe vaccine they are developing offers 90% protection against the virus. The
\nEuropean Commission on Wednesday signed a contract with BioNTech and Pfizer for
\nthe purchase of 300 million vaccine shots for member states. According to the
\ntwo companies, their vaccine has entered the third phase of clinical trials,
\nwith over 43,000 participants enrolled to date. Meanwhile, Italy has imposed
\nnew restrictions as of Wednesday, as the number of infections continues to rise
\nand Italian doctors are asking for a national lockdown. A state of alert came
\ninto force in Hungary and the US reported a record, more than 200,000 daily
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MOLDOVA – The Foreign Ministry will contribute \u20ac250,000 to
\nthe implementation of projects aimed at supporting civil society and
\nindependent media in the Republic of Moldova. The Ministry wants to help
\nMoldova connect to European values and democratic principles and will continue
\nto act to the direct support of Moldovan citizens, based on the bond of
\nlanguage, culture and history, as well as on the Strategic Partnership for the
\nEuropean Integration of the Republic of Moldova, the Ministry also writes. On
\nTuesday President Klaus Iohannis said Romania has been permanently and
\nunequivocally supporting the democratic evolution of its neighbor state. <\/p>\n
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VETERANS – Military and religious ceremonies attended by a
\nrestricted number of people were held on Wednesday on Veterans Day in Bucharest
\nand in garrisons around the country. According to the defense ministry, November
\n11 was declared Veterans Day because it is on this day in 1918 that a truce was
\nsigned between the Entente and Germany, putting an end to WWI and paving the
\nway for the Great Union of all Romanians on December 1 that same year. November
\n11 also has a symbolic significance for the Romanian army, being the date when,
\nin 2003, Romania lost its first military in the theatre of operations in
\nAfghanistan. Between 1996 and 2019, 30 Romanian soldiers were killed and over
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INITIATIVE – Wednesday’s session in the Senate was suspended
\ndue to lack of quorum. High on the agenda were the citizens’ initiative called No
\nmore criminals in public office, as well as the President’s request to
\nreexamine the law stipulating that Parliament, not the Government, sets the
\ndate of legislative elections. The constitutional committee on Tuesday gave the
\ngo-ahead for the former, aimed at revising the country’s Constitution, but the
\nlegal committee is yet to publish its report. If the initiative is voted into
\nlaw, it means persons with criminal records can no longer be elected for
\nParliament, hold leading positions in the administration or manage public
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TECH FAIR – More than 1,500 digital business solutions for
\nthe retail, IT, cyber security and marketing sectors are on show at the 9th
\nedition of the GoTech 2020: The New Reality exhibition and conference, held
\nonline on Wednesday and Thursday and organized by Bucharest. The highlights
\ninclude new online experiences, the latest tech solutions and an exhibition
\nspace created with 3D technology where visitors can interact with the
\nexhibitors. The event brings together 16,000 professionals and local and international
\ncompanies and is one of the most important in Central and Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n
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