COVID-19 The European Commission on Wednesday authorised
\nthe sale of a second anti-COVI-19 vaccine, the one developed by the US company
\nModerna, and previously greenlighted by the European Medicines Agency. The EC
\npresident Ursula von der Leyen said EU citizens will have another 160 million
\ndoses of vaccine available. Over 658 thousand people have been infected with
\nthe novel coronavirus in Romania since the onset of the pandemic, the Strategic
\nCommunication Group has announced. The death toll stands at 16,400. 76,400
\npeople have been immunized so far and a third batch of 15 thousand doses of
\nvaccine arrived in Romania on Wednesday. The immunization campaign, which is
\nfirst addressing medical employees kicked off in late December and its second
\nstage is due to begin at the end of next week and is addressing the vulnerable
\ncategories of people such as the elderly, those with chronic conditions as well
\nas the employees of Romania’s key sectors. Authorities estimate the campaign’s
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EDUCATION <\/strong>Romania’s <\/strong>education minister Sorin C\u00eempeanu on Thursday held
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\ntalks with trade unions and students and teachers associations, to look at the
\nmeasures required in order to reopen schools, and to mitigate losses incurred
\nby the education system during the health crisis. C\u00eempeanu pledged to consider all the proposals made so that the
\nprocess of education may be carried out in good conditions starting the second
\nsemester of the year. He added that national exams will be done face-to-face. Romanian students are to resume online classes on January
\n11th, and could return to face-to-face classes only on February 8th,
\nwhen the second half of the academic year begins, should the situation allow it. The Social Democrats and AUR party in opposition,
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\naffirmed Democrat Joe Biden’s win in the presidential election of November 3rd.
\nThis was the last step prior to Biden’s inauguration scheduled for January 20th.
\nThe validation came after a long and troublesome day, marred by an assault on
\nthe Capitol by angry Trump supporters. Trump admitted the end of his term in
\noffice and promised an orderly transition. At least 4 people died and 52 were
\narrested during the storming of the Capitol, police sources said. Leaders of
\ndemocratic countries around the world voiced perplexity and concern, condemning
\nthe violence in Washington. <\/p>\n
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\nThe National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) on Thursday announced that
\nRomania’s former Environment Minister Costel Alexe is being prosecuted for
\nbribery and inciting embezzlement. The prosecutors are accusing the former
\nminister, who is currently chairing the County Council in Iasi, north-eastern
\nRomania, of having received steel products worth over 20 thousand Euros in
\nexchange for granting CO2 certificates to the Galati Steel Plant in
\nsouth-eastern Romania. According to prosecutors the products had been taken out
\nof the plant by means of fictitious sponsoring contracts. In the same file, the
\nplant’s representative has been placed under investigation also for bribery and
\nembezzlement. Last week Alexe said that he had never received undue benefits during
\nhis entire term in office. <\/p>\n
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