CONCERN The Foreign Ministry in Bucharest has
\nvoiced deep concern regarding the unacceptable decision by authorities in
\nBelarus to force a passenger plane flying from Athens to Vilnius to land in
\nMinsk. The Romanian Foreign Ministry has vehemently condemned the move, which
\nit considers very serious and by means of the embassy in Minsk has conveyed a
\nmessage to the authorities in Belarus over the need of the passengers to safely
\nresume their flight a.s.a.p. According to ministry, no assistance request has
\nbeen filed by any Romanian citizen so far. <\/p>\n
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COVID-19 The number of the new COVID-19 infections
\nis on a downward trend in Romania. Over 300 infections were announced on Sunday
\nthe lowest number since July last year. The Covid-related deaths remain still
\nhigh though standing at 56. More and more hospitals around the country have
\nbeen reorganizing their activity against the background of the decreasing
\nnumber of patients. From 11 thousand last month, now their number now has
\ndropped to 3,600. The situation has also improved in IC units, which are presently
\ntreating 590 people instead of 1000 last month. <\/p>\n
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ACCIDENT Concerning the cable car accident in the
\nItalian resort of Stresa, the local authorities haven’t so far notified the
\nconsular office over the existence of Romanian citizens among the victims and
\nthe General consulate in Turin has not received any assistance requests yet.
\nAccording to Radio Romania correspondent in Italy, 14 people have lost their
\nlives including two children. Italian and foreign tourists are allegedly among
\nthe victims. The functioning of the aforementioned cable car had been
\ninterrupted for several months during the pandemic and resumed in April. According
\nto the same sources, the accident occurred when a cable snapped plunging the car
\ninto a pillar 300 meters before reaching the Mottarone peak at an altitude of
\n491 meters. <\/p>\n
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SCHOOL The Romanian Education Minister Sorin Cimpeanu
\nhas announced the national exams are to be held as scheduled and will be
\nattended in person. There will be two sessions hosting the National Evaluation Exam
\nand the Baccalaureate. In August schools will be able to stage more courses in an
\nattempt to offset the educational shortcomings caused by the pandemic. Teachers
\nare encouraged to stage summer camps and other activities in a bid to improve
\nthe students’ education. We recall that last week all students in Bucharest and
\nother regions, where the infection rate dropped under 1 per thousand, came back
\nto schools in person. So 93% of Romania’s 3 million students were able to
\nreturn to school. <\/p>\n
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COUNCIL Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis is
\ntoday and tomorrow attending the special session of the European Council
\nunderway in Brussels. High on the agenda are the EU coordination against the
\nbackground of the Covid-19 pandemic, fighting climate change, the EU’s relation
\nwith Russia and the UK. Referring to the Covid-19 pandemic, the head of the
\nRomanian state is expected to stand for the rapid implementation of the digital
\ngreen certificates at the EU level on condition they should not hinder the free
\nmovement. Regarding the climate change issue, Iohannis is expected to plead for
\nthe setting up of a flexible legal framework to allow for the member states to
\nidentify the best solutions for meeting the target of 55% cut in greenhouse
\ngases by the year 2030. <\/p>\n
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