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Energy.<\/strong>
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Refugees.<\/strong> The number of Ukrainian refugees crossing
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Ukraine.<\/strong>
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Corruption.<\/strong>
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Sport<\/strong>. Romania’s national handball side lost
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\nIn the last 24 hours, almost 3,750 new
\ncases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) were registered in Romania,
\nmost of them in Bucharest, the Ministry of Health has announced. 44 related deaths
\nwere also reported, of which 8 were prior to the reference period. The number
\nof hospitalized Covid-19 patients is 3,120, and 465 are in Intensive Care. As
\nof March 9, in Romania, there are no Covid restrictions and no mandatory rules
\nto prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Cases have been reported in other
\nEuropean countries, including France, the United Kingdom, Italy and Austria,
\nafter restrictions were lifted, but this has not lead to an increase in the
\nnumber of serious cases or deaths associated with COVID. The WHO has expressed
\nconcern about a further increase in the number of coronavirus cases worldwide,
\namid declining testing, easing restrictions and spreading misconception that
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\nThe government in Bucharest on Friday
\napproved a new support scheme for energy consumers, which provides for capped
\nelectricity and natural gas tariffs for one year. However, invoice compensation
\nwill no longer be applied. The measure will provide citizens and the business
\nenvironment with price stability, while respecting the free market, Prime
\nMinister Nicolae Ciuca said. Thus, individuals who consume electricity up to
\none hundred kilowatt hours per month will pay 68 bani per kilowatt hour, and
\nfor a monthly consumption between 100 and 300 kilowatt hours will pay 80 bani per
\nkilowatt hour. The price for natural gas will be 31 bani per kilowatt hour.
\nNon-household customers would pay one leu per kilowatt hour for electricity and
\n37 bani per kilowatt hour for natural gas. Businesses that do not comply with
\nthese tariffs will be fined. The impact of the support measures for domestic
\nand non-household consumers is estimated at 14.5 billion lei (about 2.9 billion
\neuros) by the end of this year. The Romanian Prime Minister has also said that
\nmeasures are being taken to identify new sources of energy and gas supply. <\/p>\n
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\nRomania’s borders in the past three weeks since the beginning of the conflict
\nhas reached half a million. Almost 80 thousand have chosen to remain in
\nRomania. According to official data, 32 thousand of them are minors and 70% of
\nthe accommodation facilities provided for them have been occupied. Authorities
\nand civil society are making efforts secure proper accommodation conditions,
\nfood, medical assistance and education for children. A lot of companies have
\ncome up with job offers for the refugees. The European Commission has decided
\nto earmark special funds for Romania in order to help it cope with the large
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\nUkraine still has control over the key
\nareas of the country that Russian forces are trying to conquer, Ukrainian
\nPresident Volodymyr Zelensky has announced. Russian missiles have hit an area near Lviv’s
\nairport in western Ukraine, where an aeronautical plant was destroyed. Local
\nauthorities say the airport itself has not been attacked, Reuters and AFP
\nreport. At least 30 people have been killed. Representatives of the US
\nDepartment of Defense have warned that the Russian troops are intensifying their
\nattacks on civilian targets in Ukraine. In another move, the Deputy Secretary
\nGeneral of NATO, the Romanian Mircea Geoana, has stated that Russia has 75% of
\nits total military forces blocked in Ukraine and no risks to the security of
\nallied countries are anticipated, including from this point of view. He has also
\nsaid that despite the beginning of a diplomatic dialogue, the signals are that
\nRussia will continue the assault on three strategic directions around Kyiv, and
\nthe conflict will continue, claiming more victims. In fact, President Vladimir
\nPutin justified the invasion of Ukraine on Friday, promising the tens of
\nthousands of his supporters gathered at Moscow’s Lujniki Stadium, and waving
\nthe national flag, that his goals would be achieved. <\/p>\n
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\nEuropean Chief Prosecutor Laura Codru\u0163a
\nK\u00f6vesi paid a visit to Ukraine on Friday, where she met with the country’s
\nAttorney General, Irina Venediktova, and conveyed EPPO’s support for the
\nUkrainian colleagues. The whole world is witnessing the suffering, despair and
\ndestruction that the war launched by the Russian Federation against Ukraine is
\ncausing to your millions of compatriots. We are overwhelmed by the example you
\nset, by the decision of the Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office to continue working
\nunder siege. Kovesi stressed that the investigations of Ukrainian prosecutors
\ninto war crimes and crimes against humanity will be essential in moving the
\nwheels of international justice. During the visit, a mechanism was signed
\nsetting the foundation of a tight cooperation for the protection of the EU’s
\nand Ukraine’s financial interests. At
\nthe same time, under this document Kiev recognizes the EPPO as the competent
\nauthority. Ukraine’s Attorney General Irina Venediktova said that Laura K\u00f6vesi
\nis the first European official visiting the country during this difficult
\nperiod. Our legal fron its expanding, and this means that the victory of
\njustice is inevitable, Venediktova wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n
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\nto Macedonia 22-30 in Skopje on Thursday night in the second round of the
\npreliminaries for World Championships 2023. The second fixture of this play-off
\nis due in Bucharest on Saturday and the winner will be up against the Czech
\nRepublic in the next stage of the preliminaries. Also on Saturday, Romania’s
\nnational fifteen takes on the Netherlands in their last game in Rugby Europe
\nChampionship 2022, the second most prestigious competition after the famous Six
\nNations. Romania must win in order to come third in World Cup preliminaries and
\nsecure a place in November’s qualifiers.(MI)<\/p>\n
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