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Covid-19RO.<\/strong> Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has today stated that the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be defeated by ‘discrimination’, by restrictive measures, but by vaccination, by raising public awareness, because immunization inhibits the development of the disease. According to the head of state, the decrease in the number of cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection was possible due to vaccination, and Romanians must understand that, unless they continue to get vaccinated, there is a risk of a fourth pandemic wave, as it has already happened in other European countries. In another move, the Minister of Education, Sorin C\u00e2mpeanu, has stated that the school will start on September 13 with pupils physically attending classes. He ruled out mandatory vaccination for the education staff, but encouraged them to get immunized. Minister C\u00e2mpeanu has stated that, this month, information campaigns on the importance of vaccination for the education staff will be run again, to help increase the level of immunization by the start of the new school year.<\/p>\n

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NRRP<\/strong>. Portugal,
\nLuxembourg and Belgium are the first states to receive money under their
\nNational Recovery and Resilience Plans. This is a down-payment for amounts
\npromised under the EU’s post-pandemic recovery fund, totaling 800 billion euro.
\nAccording to a statement, this month, the European Commission will make
\npayments to other member countries as well. All states, except the Netherlands
\nand Bulgaria, have submitted their recovery plans to the European Commission
\nfor approval. Romania has not yet received the green light to benefit from the European
\nmoney. Recently, the German publication Die Welt has written that Romania’s
\nplan is regarded with skepticism, and the Commission will decide on it by the
\nend of September. The Romanian Prime Minister Florin C\u00ee\u0163u has stated, though, that
\n95% of the Plan was negotiated with the European Union.<\/p>\n

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Fire<\/strong>. New vegetation
\nfires are breaking out in the north of
\nthe Mediterranean, despite the superhuman efforts made by firefighters, who
\nhave been battling the flames for more than a week. Greece, Turkey, Albania,
\nBulgaria and Italy are on the list of countries where fire has so far destroyed
\nthousands of hectares of forest and vegetation. Hundreds of people have been
\nevacuated almost daily. In Turkey, where eight people have been killed by
\nflames, emergency services have managed to contain hundreds of fires, but new
\noutbreaks are caused by the hot wind. In Greece, the fire reached a
\nneighborhood on the outskirts of Athens, destroying many houses. The country is
\nfacing the worst heat wave in decades. <\/p>\n

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Chisinau.<\/strong> In the Republic
\nof Moldova (ex-Soviet, majority Romanian-speaking), the future pro-European
\ngovernment is to be invested, on Friday, by the Parliament dominated by the
\nAction and Solidarity Party (PAS), founded by President Maia Sandu. Last week,
\nshe nominated Natalia Gavrili\u0163\u0103 for the position of prime minister, after being
\nproposed by PAS, which, with 63 out of 101 deputy seats, has a comfortable
\nmajority in the Chisinau Parliament. The new Cabinet will have 13 ministries.
\nIts immediate priorities include the efficient management of the health crisis
\ncaused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the
\nreform of the judiciary and the fight against corruption, the increase of the
\npopulation’s income and the resumption of external financing.<\/p>\n

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Attack<\/strong>. Representatives
\nof Britain, Romania and Liberia have informed the UN Security Council that it
\nis very likely that Iranian forces used one or more drones to carry out a
\ndeadly attack on an oil tanker last week off the coast of Oman. This act
\nmust be condemned by the international community, the representatives of
\nthe three countries said in a letter to the 15-member council, which was
\nobtained by Reuters. Two crew members, a Romanian and a British man, died in
\nthe July 29 incident. The EU and NATO have strongly condemned the drone attack
\noff the coast of Oman on the Israeli-run oil tanker, and Washington has
\npromised a collective response along with its allies against Iran. More
\non this after the news.<\/p>\n

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TIFF.<\/strong> Transylvania
\nInternational Film Festival – TIFF – is back with a new edition in Sibiu
\n(center), between August 5 and 8, when over 30 films will be screened. The
\nevent will open with the screening of the documentary ‘Wild Romania’, made by
\nDan Dinu and Cosmin Dumitrache, designated the most beloved Romanian film at
\nthis year’s TIFF in Cluj (northwest), where it won the Audience Award.
\nInitiated 10 years ago, ‘Wild Romania’ is the largest photography and
\ndocumentary film project dedicated to nature in Romania. The TIFF Sibiu
\nselection also includes the most awaited Romanian films of the year.<\/p>\n

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Tokyo.<\/strong> The Romanian
\nathlete Alexandru Novac has qualified, today, in the final of the men’s javelin
\nthrow at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, with the best personal performance of the
\nseason. Novac managed a throw of 83.27 meters, with which he qualified for the
\nfinal. Also in the Olympic athletics competition, Bianca Ghelber came in 6th in
\nthe final of the women’s hammer throw event. She finished the race with a
\nresult of 74.18 meters, which is a new personal record. Instead, Rare\u015f Toader
\nmissed the qualification for the final of the weightlifting event. Kriszta
\nIncze also has also failed to qualify for the next stage of the women’s
\nwrestling competition, in which she would have competed for bronze. (MI)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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