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\nRomania has ‘very concrete expectations’ from the NATO summit, says president
\nIohannis who is representing Romania at the event in Madrid, which brings
\ntogether heads of state and government from allied countries. Iohannis has
\npointed out the significant consolidation of the eastern flank, increasing the
\nnumber of troops deployed to the region, declaring the Black Sea an area of
\nstrategic interest, considering Russia a significant threat for the alliance
\nand the battle groups be raised to the rank of brigades. NATO is the guarantee
\nof our security and at this complicate time when Russia has attacked Ukraine
\nand we are its neighbours, we realize how important the NATO umbrella is for
\nour security, the security of any Romanian, Iohannis said. In Brussels, the
\nRomanian president is expected to reiterate Romania’s full support for NATO’s
\nopen-door policies including for the accession of Finland and Sweden. Turkey,
\nwhich until Tuesday opposed the accession of the two countries, eventually
\nagreed to support their initiative. According to Radio Romania correspondent in
\nMadrid, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenski is to deliver an online speech
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VISIT Romanian Prime
\nMinister Nicolae Ciuca has received in Bucharest the Secretary General of the
\nLeague of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit. The meeting was a good opportunity to
\nhighlight the constant position Romania has in its relations with the Arab
\nstates and its consistent approach to the Middle East Peace Process, a
\ngovernment communique explains. The two officials have tackled the impact of
\nRussia’s military aggression in Ukraine and the support offered by Romania and
\npartner countries to the refugees. The Romanian Prime Minister reviewed the
\nsecurity situation in the region, given the fact that experts believe that
\nRussia will be waging a war of attrition in Ukraine. Ahmed Aboul Gheit has
\nunderlined the efforts of the League of Arab States for finding a peaceful
\nsolution to the crisis and thanked Romania for its efforts to supply the Arab
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COVID-19 The number of Covid-19 infections is again on the rise in Romania
\nwith nearly 4 thousand infections registered last week at national level, 14
\nhundred more than the previous week. The number of patients in need of hospital
\ntreatment has also increased, from 458 to 638, with 58 people in the ICUs. 13
\nfatalities have also been reported, ten of which were unvaccinated people. <\/p>\n
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ENERGY Romania can become energy independent and a provider of energy security
\nin the region as well as a transport corridor for gas and green energy in the
\nCaspian Sea, the country’s Energy Minister Virgil Popescu said. Together with
\nPrime Minister Ciuca, he participated on Tuesday in the ceremony occasioned by
\nthe beginning of gas exploitation at Midia, in the Black Sea operated by the
\nBlack Sea Oil&Gas. Roughly one billion cubic meters of gas are expected to
\nbe extracted here annually. <\/p>\n
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AID The European Commission has approved a
\n60.7 million euro aid scheme to support Romania’s road transporters. The
\nmeasure is targeting all the companies with a valid community license, which
\nhave been affected by the present crisis, caused by the Russian invasion of
\nUkraine. The aid does not exceed 400 thousand euros per enterprise and will be
\ngranted until December 2022.<\/p>\n
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