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Refugees.<\/strong> More than 10 thousand Ukrainians entered
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Palm Sunday.<\/strong> Roman Catholics in Romania and around
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\npackage of social and economic measures ‘Support for Romania’, worth 17.3
\nbillion lei (about 3.5 billion euros), will be presented on Monday by the
\ncoalition leaders, the president of the Social Democratic Party, Marcel
\nCiolacu, has announced. He says the package is a first because it’s for the
\nfirst time that a government has come up
\nwith such a plan to prevent the effects of the energy crisis. In turn,
\nthe Minister of Labor and Social Solidarity, Marius Budai, has explained that
\nthe beneficiaries of the social measures included in the ‘Support for Romania’ program are
\napproximately 12 million people. The measures agreed by the PSD-PNL-UDMR
\ngoverning coalition include: an increase in the minimum wage of 200 lei (about
\n40 euros), 50 euro vouchers for vulnerable families, a higher value of meal
\nvouchers, from 20 (4 euro) to 30 lei (6 euro), double food quotas for
\nhospitalized patients, as well as aid for the payment of fuel. The executive
\nhas also decided that the employees affected by the war in Ukraine will benefit
\nfrom an indemnity paid from the unemployment fund. <\/p>\n
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\nPNL.<\/strong> On Sunday, Romania’s Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca was elected president of the National Liberal Party. We must continue to modernize the country and provide a stable future for our children, with a high-performing education, with modern medical services, with quality public services, with a business environment that can provide well-paid jobs and living conditions just like in the western countries, the PM said. According to him, investments are the strongest medicine for the economy in a crisis situation. He also spoke about Romanians in the diaspora. I want them to return home and support our effort to develop Romania with their commitment, experience and skills. We, in turn, must do everything we can to ensure an attractive economic and social environment for them, Ciuca also said. We recall that Florin Citu resigned as party president a week ago, as several Liberal leaders had asked him to step down. They accused Citu of causing tension within the governing coalition, of failing to communicate with the party and of having a bad public image, which affected the party’s score in polls. <\/p>\n
\nAurescu will attend the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg. According to a communiqu\u00e9
\nissued by the Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry, the main topics on the agenda
\nwill be the EU response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine, and the EU Global Gateway initiative,
\nregarding global and strategic connectivity, adopted in 2021. Bogdan Aurescu
\nwill reiterate a firm condemnation of the atrocities committed in Bucha and in
\nother Ukrainian cities and will show that Romania supports an immediate
\ninvestigation by the International Criminal Court, the communiqu\u00e9 also reads. Bogdan Aurescu will also reiterate Romania’s commitment
\nto maintaining peace and stability in the region. <\/p>\n
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\nUkraine.<\/strong> Ukrainian border guards have announced that they have prevented nearly 2,200 recruitable men from leaving Ukraine, as men between the ages of 18 and 60 have been banned from leaving the country since the beginning of the Russian invasion. However, some tried to bribe officials or cross the border with forged documents. Ukrainian authorities have announced that they will punish those who run. In another move, Russia has confirmed a new exchange of prisoners with Ukraine, the third since the beginning of the conflict. In parallel, Ukraine has started 5,600 investigations into alleged war crimes committed on its territory by Russian forces, Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova said on Sunday<\/p>\n
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\nRomania on Saturday, by 16% more than on Friday. According to the Romanian
\nBorder Police, some 669 thousand people fleeing the war in Ukraine have crossed
\nRomania’s borders so far. Most of them have been heading for Western Europe,
\nand only several thousands have requested asylum in our country. <\/p>\n
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\nthe world celebrated Palm Sunday, which marks the triumphant entry of Jesus
\nChrist into Jerusalem. The feast also opens the Holy Week for Catholics, which
\ncommemorates the Passion of the Savior which culminated in His death by
\ncrucifixion, burial, and resurrection. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
\nBucharest organized, on the streets of Bucharest, the traditional Palm Sunday Procession.
\nIn Rome, after two years of pandemic marked by the restrictions, Pope Francis
\nofficiated a public liturgy in St. Peter’s Square in front of thousands of
\nbelievers. In his sermon, the Sovereign Pontiff denounced the madness of war
\nin a violent and wounded world. Roman Catholics celebrate Easter next Sunday,
\nwhile Orthodox Christians celebrate on April 24. (MI)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"