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\nBucharest announced, on Monday, 26 new cases of coronavirus infection in more
\nthan 9,400 tests performed. Also, 4 Covid-19 related deaths were reported.
\n Currently, there are 158 patients in intensive care. During the peak of
\nthe last wave of infections in spring, there were almost 40,000 new cases per
\nweek. The vaccination campaign continues, though at a much slower pace. On
\nMonday, authorities announced that 20 thousand doses had been administered in
\nthe past 24 hours. Some 7 thousand people got the first dose, and 13 thousand
\nthe second. Since December 27, 2020, when the campaign started, more than 4.6
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\nCommission approved, on Monday, an aid scheme worth 610,000 Euros launched by
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\ncultural sector, in the context of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a
\nEC press release reads. The measure was approved under the State Aid Temporary
\nFramework. The aid will take the form of direct grants. The purpose of the
\nscheme is to make up for the lack of liquidity faced by the beneficiaries due
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\nmonth, Romania and Bulgaria will have limited access to the Schengen
\ninformation system. The Visa Information System will be available for
\nconsultation, but no changes will be allowed. The decision was made after both
\ncountries successfully completed a series of technical tests. Full access to
\nthe Schengen information system will become possible after Bulgaria and Romania
\nare fully integrated into the free movement area, the European Commission says.
\nEarlier this month, the Commission said it supported the rapid entry of
\nRomania, Bulgaria and Croatia into the Schengen area. At present, 22 Member
\nStates of the Union, together with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and
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\nChristians and Greek Catholics in Romania celebrated, on the second day of
\nPentecost on Monday, the Feast of the Holy Trinity, a day dedicated to
\nChristian monotheism, according to which the Father, the Son and the Holy
\nSpirit are three persons in one God. The Christian tradition attributes to the
\nthree divine persons specific works. The Father created the world out of
\nnothing. Jesus Christ saved it from sin. The Holy Spirit blesses people who
\nwant to have a relationship of faith with God. Faith in the Holy Trinity is a
\ndogma established at the first ecumenical synods in the fourth century, when
\nthe wrong theories called heresies, which introduced hierarchy into the Holy
\nTrinity, were fought against. Since then, the Christian faith admits that the
\nthree persons of the Trinity are equal and in a relationship of absolute love.
\nAlmost 25,000 police, firefighters, gendarmes and border guards were mobilized
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\nof France’s regional and departmental elections, postponed by three months due
\nto the pandemic and held on Sunday, was marked by an unprecedented absenteeism
\nand mixed results. The right-wing Republican party seems to be ranking first after
\nthe first round. The next positions would be left and far right. The
\npresidential party La R\u00e9publique en Marche suffered a severe defeat compared to
\nits expectations, as it hoped to get around 15%, but managed to get only
\n10-11%. The daily Le Figaro talks about a real disaster in terms of turnout.
\nBetween 66 and 68% of the electorate did not go to the polls. Commentators talk
\nabout several reasons, including a warning to President Macron, ahead of next
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