AIR BRIDGE 15 Romanian nationals landed in Bucharest on Saturday on
\nboard of a Hercules plane belonging to Romania’s Air Forces as part of the government’s
\nefforts to repatriate all the Romanian citizens from Afghanistan. The plane,
\nwhich has also evacuated four Bulgarian citizens has so far flown to Kabul
\nthree times. Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has hailed the repatriation of
\nthe Romanian citizens and the commitment of the authorities involved in the
\nprocess. 30 Romanian nationals have so far been evacuated from Afghanistan by
\nplanes of partner states. Iohannis pledges that authorities in Bucharest will
\ncarry on the operations aimed at evacuating the Romanians and Afghan citizens
\nwho contributed to the Romanian troops stationed there, of the students who are
\nowners of Romanian scholarships or those in vulnerable positions. In turn,
\nRomania’s Defence Minister, Nicolae Ciuca, has underlined the cooperation with
\nthe North Atlantic Alliance, with the US partners and thanked the Pakistani
\nauthorities for the support given to the Romanian crew. According to Minister Ciuca, the Romanian army
\nis ready to provide assistance in all the missions involving the protection of
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COVID 591 new Covid infections were reported in Romania in the past 24
\nhours out of 40,100 tests conducted as well as 15 related fatalities. 182
\npatients are being presently treated in ICUs. Romania’s capital city has
\nreported the largest number of infections while authorities are looking for
\nways to convince the people to get the jab. The head of Romania’s vaccine
\nrollout, physician Valeriu Gheorghita has told a TV channel, that the idea of
\ninviting those vulnerable to vaccination points through SMSes, is being
\nconsidered by the authorities. He has also announced that third booster shots
\ncould roll out in Romania in October, but authorities here are waiting for a
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FESTIVAL The city of
\nSibiu in central Romania on Friday saw the opening of the 28th edition of the
\nInternational Theatre Festival, the largest event devoted to arts in Romania
\nand one of the most important in Europe. 600 theatre and dance performances,
\nconcerts and workshops are to be put up in various historical locations during
\nthe festival, which also involves the participation of 2,000 artists from 38
\ncountries. The festival will unfold with a real audience as well as online. 40
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ASSISTANCE Romania has deployed to Greece 142 firefighters and 30 fire
\nengines to help the local authorities put out wildfires that are affecting the
\ncountry. The Romanian firefighters’ mission is due to last ten days but their
\nstay could be extended if need be. The firefighters from Romania are going to
\noperate in the province of Attica, close to Athens, where it is difficult to
\nintervene because this region of pine forests lacks proper roads for vehicles.
\nTwo weeks ago 108 firefighters from Romania were dispatched to Greece and had a
\ngood contribution to putting out fires in the island of Evia. Their
\nprofessionalism has been highly appreciated by the population, their Greek
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