COVID-19 The Strategic Communication Group on Tuesday announced 2,033 new
\nCovid-19 infections in Romania in the past 24 hours out of 45,430 tests that had
\nbeen carried out. 48 people have died from Covid-related issues and 3,527
\npeople are being treated in hospitals, including 101 children. According to the
\nsame sources, 426 patients are in ICUs presently. Almost 9 thousand people have
\nbeen vaccinated in the past 24 hours and since the vaccine rollout kicked off
\nin Romania in late December, 5.2 million Romanians have been fully vaccinated,
\nwhich means under a third of the eligible population. According to the weekly
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MOTION The president
\nof the Chamber of deputies in Bucharest, Liberal leader Ludovic Orban, on
\nTuesday said that under the Constitution, the timetable for the censure motion
\ntabled by USR PLUS and AUR, against the government led by Liberal Florin Citu,
\nmust be observed. The statement comes after the standing bureaus of the Senate
\nand the Chamber of Deputies have lacked quorum for the fourth day in a row unable
\nto make a decision over the aforementioned motion. The opposition PSD, which
\nhas convened in an emergency session, has announced that it will endorse the
\ncensure motion against the incumbent Prime Minister. Also on Tuesday the head
\nof state Klaus Iohannis met the USR PLUS co-president Dan Barna after all the
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VISIT The president of Romania, Klaus Iohannis,
\nwill be on an official visit to Switzerland on Thursday, at the invitation of
\nhis counterpart Guy Parmelin. According to the presidency, the visit takes place
\nin the context of this year’s anniversary of 110 years of diplomatic relations
\nbetween the two states. The talks will focus on strengthening bilateral
\ncooperation, including economic cooperation, with an emphasis on investments.
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BUDGET In spite of the resignation of
\nthe USR PLUS ministers, PM Florin Citu convened a cabinet meeting on Tuesday
\nfor talks over a new budget adjustment. The Prime Minister announced last night
\nthat the budget adjustment bill would be passed whether or not USR PLUS party
\npulls out of the government coalition. With Tuesday’s adjustment, most funds
\nwill go to the health ministry, public finances, development and investments.
\nBudget cuts will affect the labour ministry, the Senate and the Court of
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