National Day. <\/strong>Low-key celebrations
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Coronavirus Romania.<\/strong> For Romania, November was the
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EU funding. <\/strong>Starting on 1st December,
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NATO.<\/strong> The Romanian foreign minister
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Piracy.<\/strong> At least one Romanian
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\ndue to the pandemic are held today in Romania and the Romanian communities
\nabroad to celebrate the National Day on 1st December. In Bucharest’s Arch of
\nTriumph Square, usually the site of military parades involving thousands of
\ntroops and attended by thousands of spectators, a modest military celebration
\nwas held this year with around 150 troops, to pay tribute to the Romanian
\nheroes who contributed to the creation of Greater Romania. The guests included
\ndoctors, medical staff and foreign ambassadors, alongside president Klaus
\nIohannis, prime minister Ludovic Orban and the interim Senate speaker Robert
\nCazanciuc. Dear Romanians, the involvement of each an every one you is needed
\ntoday, just like in the important moments we celebrate on National Day, said
\npresident Iohannis. He continued: We have seen all over the country
\nheart-warming stories about people who reach out to help others, about people
\nwho volunteer and about people who are donating for hospitals in difficulty.
\nThis is what the union of Romanians signifies in 2020!. The president kept a
\nmoment’s silence in memory of the Romanian soldiers who died on battlefield and
\nof the victims of the pandemic. Low-key events attended only by the local
\nauthorities were held in all big cities in Romania. This year, the foreign
\nministry is running a digital diplomacy project to mark national day. This is a
\nplatform for virtual encounters and dialogue dedicated to Romania’s friends and
\npartners and Romanian citizens and communities abroad held in a format adapted
\nto the current global health crisis. To celebrate the National Day, the
\nRomanian Cultural Institute is hosting a series of online events to promote
\nRomanian culture and civilisation. <\/p>\n
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\nmost difficult month in terms of the coronavirus pandemic, recording almost
\nhalf of all infections so far and more than a third of all coronavirus-related
\nfatalities. 2,000 more people than at the end of October are receiving hospital
\ntreatment and 300 more people are in intensive care. Recent days have seen
\nsigns, however, that the situation is improving slightly. Tuesday saw 4,272 new
\ndaily cases and 199 new deaths, while 1,259 people are now in intensive care. While
\ntwo weeks ago almost the entire country was in the high-risk red category,
\nwith counties where the infection rate over 14 days was 8 and 9 cases per 1,000
\ninhabitants, only two counties now have an infection rate of more than 7 cases
\nper 1,000 inhabitants and two others are in the green category, with an
\ninfection rate of less than 1.5 cases per 1,000 inhabitants. The authorities
\nare urging people to continue to respect the sanitary rules in place. <\/p>\n
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\nRomania can access 3 billion euros worth of European Union funding as part of a
\ntemporary support programme to mitigate unemployment (SURE). Romania is to
\nreceive a total of 4 billion euros in two stages, the president of the European
\nCommission Ursula von der Leyen told Radio Romania. She also said she hoped an
\nagreement would eventually be reached, but that the European Commission is
\nworking on alternatives for member states to be able to access the recovery
\npackage which is currently blocked by Hungary and Poland who are opposed to EU
\nfunding being linked to the rule of law. Von der Leyen also said the first
\nvaccinations against Covid-19 may take place before the end of the year. <\/p>\n
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\nBogdan Aurescu is attending a new meeting of NATO foreign ministers to discuss
\nsecurity in the Black Sea region. The talks, which are held in a
\nvideo-conference format, are looking at the application of allied decisions
\nwith regard to NATO’s adjustment to current security developments and strategic
\nchallenges. According to a statement from the foreign ministry in Bucharest,
\nminister Aurescu is expected to speak about the need to keep up efforts to
\nconsolidate allied presence in the region and strengthen the coherence of the
\neastern flank. The meeting consists of three working sessions, one in allied
\nformat on Tuesday and two with partner states on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
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\nnational is among the sailors kidnapped from a vessel attacked by pirates in
\nthe Gulf of Guinea, in the Atlantic Ocean. The attack took place on Monday on a
\nBritish oil tanker with a crew of 23 people of different nationalities, four of
\nwhom were kidnapped. Piracy is common in this area along the West African
\ncoast, with kidnappers usually demanding a ransom to release the sailors. <\/p>\n