GOVERNMENT On Thursday the
\nGovernment of Romania passed an emergency order under which pensioners with
\npension benefits below roughly EUR 400 will benefit in July from financial aid
\namounting to EUR 140. The measure is intended to offset the drop in spending
\npower for vulnerable people, generated by the recent increase in fuel, food and
\nutility prices. Around 3.3 million people will benefit from the aid. Wednesday
\nalso saw the start of a social voucher distribution programme called ‘Support
\nfor Romania’. The EUR 50 vouchers are intended for over 2.5 million vulnerable
\nRomanians, and can be used for food purchases.<\/p>\n
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HOLIDAY Romania, a country
\nwith an Orthodox majority, Thursday celebrated the Ascension of Lord Jesus
\nChrist, 40 days after his resurrection. Orthodox believers celebrated the event
\nwith painted eggs and traditional Easter meals. Since 1920 Romanians have also
\npaid homage to their war heroes on Ascension Day. A series of events have been
\nstaged to the memory of Romania’s heroes like religious services as well as
\nmoments of silence in all major institutions across the country. In a message on Heroes Day, the country’s
\nPrime Minister Nicolae Ciuca said ‘our thoughts of gratitude are today directed
\ntowards those who made the supreme sacrifice for the better destiny of the
\ngenerations to come.’<\/p>\n
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POLL Over 70% of Romanians
\nblame the war in Ukraine on Russia, according to a poll conducted by INSCOP
\nResearch over May 16th and 21st. Over 87% of the Romanians believe that Russian
\nleaders must be convicted for war crimes and 65% believe the presence of NATO
\nand US troops in Romania is a good thing. 50% of the respondents believe
\nUkraine will win the war, whereas 26% believe Russia will be the victor.
\nAccording to the poll, only 25% of Romanians believe Russia is defending
\ntraditional values against the decadence of the West, as compared to 41% in
\nFebruary. 67% of the respondents believe that extraction of natural gas from
\nthe Black Sea will significantly reduce the country’s dependence on Russian
\ngas.<\/p>\n
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LETTER Romania’s president
\nKlaus Iohannis has sent a congratulation letter to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
\nII of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on her
\nanniversary and the platinum jubilee, the presidential administration in
\nBucharest has announced. The Romanian president voiced his belief that the
\nStrategic Partnership between Romania and the UK will continue to be
\nconsolidated in the future, for the mutual benefit of both nations. Starting on
\nThursday, Britain is celebrating for 4 days the Queen’s 70 years of rule, the
\nlongest in the kingdom’s history. The government has exceptionally approved a
\nfour-day bank holiday allowing millions to participate in various events staged
\non this occasion, such as street parties, concerts and military parades.
\nAccording to the BBC, the 96-year-old monarch, who has mobility issues and has
\nrecently cancelled several public appearances, is likely to join members of the
\nRoyal Family on the balcony at Buckingham Palace to watch the display.<\/p>\n
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REFUGEES The government of
\nRomania Thursday approved the provision of new emergency humanitarian aid
\namounting to EUR 185,000 for the management of the Ukrainian refugee crisis. Also
\nas of Thursday, a governmental information platform is available to Ukrainian
\nnationals benefiting from temporary protection in Romania. At
\nprotec\u0163ieucraina.gov.ro, refugees can find all the necessary information on the
\nrights and services they can receive, how they can enter Romania or answers to
\nfrequently asked questions in the legal field. The Romanian Border Police
\nannounced that on Wednesday little over 10,000 Ukrainian citizens entered
\nRomania, down 13% since the previous day. Since the start of the crisis in
\nUkraine on February 24, nearly 1.1 million refugees have entered Romania. Most
\nof them transited the country towards Western Europe, but several tens of
\nthousands applied for asylum or temporary protection from the Romanian
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