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\nanti-COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted starting next month. According to the
\nRomanian official, this does not necessarily depend on meeting the target of 5
\nmillion people vaccinated by June 1. The coordinator of Romania’s immunization
\ncampaign, Valeriu Gheorghi\u0163\u0103, has stated that is unlikely that the target will
\nbe met by the end of May, but rather by mid-June. Over 4 million Romanians have
\ntaken the anti-COVID jab. Romania ranks 7th at European level and 19th globally
\nin terms of the number of people who’ve completed the COVID vaccination scheme.
\nRight now, vaccination is available without prior appointment. People can get
\nvaccinated at any center upon presenting their ID. Tens of thousands of people
\nhave been vaccinated these days in drive-through centers and as part of
\nvaccination marathons held across the country.628 new cases
\nof COVID-19 were reported in the last 24 hours in Romania, out of 31 thousand
\ntests run nationwide. 61 related fatalities were reported during the same
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\nPrime Minister, Florin C\u00ee\u0163u, has stated that at the meeting he had on Thursday,
\nwith the president of the opposition Social Democratic Party, Marcel Ciolacu,
\nhe presented the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, by chapters, with all the
\nbudgets and reform elements contained in the document. The meeting came after
\nthe Social Democrats insisted to be consulted on the document, which they would
\nalso like to be presented in Parliament. After the meeting with the prime
\nminister, Marcel Ciolacu said that he did not have access to the NRRP, but that
\nthe Social Democrats wanted a ‘transparent and decentralized’ plan. Marcel Ciolacu was accompanied at the meeting
\nby several party specialists, but also by representatives of SMEs and trade
\nunions. The plan was also discussed in detail during Wednesday’s government
\nmeeting. The Bucharest executive committed to submitting the National Plan to
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\nCrime and Terrorism (DIICOT) has announced that 1.4 tons of heroin, with a
\nmarket value of 45 million Euro, were seized in Romania, in the Black Sea Port
\nof Constanta on Thursday. The drugs came from Iran hidden in two
\ncontainers with building materials that were supposed to reach Western Europe.
\nIt is the second largest heroin bust in the European Union in recent years.
\nPolice officers from the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and
\nprosecutors announced that they conducted 3 house searches on Thursday, at the
\nmembers of a group suspected of international heroin trafficking. Also, a day
\nago, 5 searches were carried out in two Western European countries, targeting
\nthe same criminal group. According to the Romanian Police and DIICOT, the
\ninvestigations began in July 2020, targeting a group involved in drug
\ntrafficking, and the judicial authorities of several EU states also took part
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\nRomanian diplomacy, Bogdan Aurescu, will participate, on Friday, in the 131st
\nmeeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE), which
\nwill take place in videoconference system. The agenda of talks includes topics
\nsuch as democracy, conflicts and crises in Europe. According to a press release
\nof the MFA, during his speech, Minister Bogdan Aurescu will reiterate, among
\nother things, Romania’s position in favor of streamlining multilateralism and
\nstrengthening resilience based on democratic values \u200b\u200band international law. At
\nthe same time, the Romanian Foreign Minister will express his firm support for
\nfreedom of expression and the fight against discrimination, racism, xenophobia
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\nMinistry of Foreign Affairs hails the adoption by the European Parliament of
\nthe Regulation establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology
\nand Research Competence Centre. The regulation will enter into force 20 days
\nafter its publication in the Official Journal of the EU. According to a EP communiqu\u00e9,
\nthe new Cyber \u200b\u200bSecurity Competence Center, based in Bucharest, will bring
\ntogether cybersecurity expertise and competences. It will also provide
\nfinancial assistance from the Horizon Europe and Digital Europe programmes for
\ninnovative projects developed by start-ups and SMEs. The EU Council adopted the
\nregulation establishing the Cyber \u200b\u200bCenter in Bucharest at the end of April.<\/p>\n
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\nRomanian and allied soldiers will participate, with almost 600 technical devices,
\nin the multinational exercise NOBLE JUMP 2021, which takes place between May 19
\nand June 2, in Romania, the Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday. According
\nto the ministry’s communiqu\u00e9, NOBLE JUMP 2021 is the third stage of the NATO
\nSTEADFAST DEFENDER 21 exercise which includes sequences of training and
\ninstruction of the allied forces by deploying them in a very short time in
\nRomania. NOBLE JUMP 21 consists in the deployment of the terrestrial component
\nof the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) on ground, air and sea on
\nthe Romanian territory, having as final destination the Getica National
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