MESSAGE Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has sent a letter to his US
\ncounterpart, Joe Biden, on the commemoration of 20 years since the terror
\nattacks on September 11th 2001, the bloodiest in US history. The
\nRomanian president says that after the attacks, the pain and suffering turned
\ninto solidarity and a common goal in the USA as well as all over the world, in
\nallied and partner countries, Romania included. According to Iohannis, the
\ngeneral determination to face common challenges remains a valuable lesson,
\nalways relevant in a period marked by threats coming from some states and
\nnon-state entities. President Iohannis has reiterated Romania’s staying with
\nthe American people, its commitment to fighting terrorism and violent extremism,
\nirrespective of ideology as well as in consolidating common values, like,
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COVID-19 In the past 24 hours Romania has reported 2,520 new Covid -19
\ninfections out of roughly 44 thousand tests conducted. 43 people have been killed by the virus in the past 24 hours. Most of the infections have been
\nreported in capital Bucharest, 345, in Timis, western Romania, 138, Cluj, in
\nthe north west and 124 in Constanta in the south of the country. All the
\ncounties and the capital Bucharest are still in the so-called green tier in
\nterms of infections. 4,298 people are being treated in hospitals and 543 in
\nICUs. Since the vaccine rollout kicked off in Romania in late December last
\nyear, 5.2 million people have been fully vaccinated. The state of alert in
\nRomania has been extended for another month starting today. <\/p>\n
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POLL Four out of five respondents
\n(81%) say the EU should only grant funding to the member states that observe
\ndemocratic principles and the rule of law, according to an Eurobarometer poll
\nmade public on Friday by the European Parliament, ahead of the State of the EU
\ndebate due on September 15. The Eurobarometer shows evident
\npublic support for transparency and effective control of the EU funds provided
\nas part of the NextGenerationEU programme. According to the poll, 53% of the EU
\ncitizens (58% in Romania) fully agree, and another 32% (29% in Romania) tend to
\nagree, that efficient control should be in place. Asked about issues the
\nEuropean Parliament should pursue as its priorities, the respondents mentioned
\nfighting climate change, poverty and social exclusion, supporting the economy
\nand creating new jobs, public health, migration and asylum. The Eurobarometer poll was conducted between August 17 and
\n25, online, in all the 27 member states, with roughly 1,000 interviewees in
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INFLATION In Romania, the year-on-year
\ninflation rate reached 5.3% in August, from 5% in July, as non-food prices went
\nup by 7.92%, food prices by 2.7%, and the prices of services rose by 2.97%,
\naccording to data released on Friday by the National Statistics Institute.
\nAccording to a report delivered in August by the National Bank governor Mugur
\nIs\u0103rescu, the central bank updated its inflation forecast for the end of this
\nyear to 5.6%.<\/p>\n
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