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\nAccording to data released by the national company Transgaz, on Monday morning
\nRomania will rely on 3 billion cubic meters of stored gas, which is tantamount
\nto a storage degree of 97.7% of its total capacity. Romania has exceeded the
\nquantity of stored gas in the same period last year by 701 million cubic meters.
\nThe minimum threshold of 80% approved for Romania in the new European
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REFUGEES According to the Romanian border police, roughly 187 thousand
\npeople crossed Romania’s borders either to enter or to leave the country on
\nSaturday. They were Romanian and foreign citizens who used over 50,500 vehicles.
\nOut of them 9,158 were Ukrainian nationals, 16.81% more than the previous day.
\nAccording to a press release, since February 10th, two weeks before
\nthe Russian invasion, 2.7 million Ukrainian citizens have entered Romania. Most
\nof them transited the country for other destinations and over 86,500 decided to
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SUPPORT Authorities in Bucharest are presently
\nconsidering a series of alternatives to ease the access of population to firewood, after
\nthe initial cap of 80 Euros per cubic meter has led to a market crisis. One of
\nthe options could be the idea of granting vouchers to the needy. According to
\nthe country’s Environment Minister Tanczos Barna, the ordinance on capping
\nfirewood prices will be amended next week so that it may truly protect those
\nwho use firewood for heating in winter. He explains that the law, formerly
\nendorsed by the Senate, will be amended in the Chamber of Deputies so that
\nfirewood may become available on the market again. A couple of days ago, the
\ncountry’s Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca admitted the initial capping measures
\nhad failed to yield the desired result. The opposition USR has drawn attention
\nto the fact that the law has already caused irregularities on the firewood
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THEATRE The National Theatre Festival (NTF)
\ncontinues in Romania until November 13. Theatre performances during this event
\nwill have in-person attendance, after two years of pandemic with online
\nperformances. The NTF includes over 60 theatre shows that have been mounted by
\nstate and independent theatre troupes from Romania and abroad. The festival,
\nwhich this year unfolds under a suggestive motto, ‘Fragile borders. Fluid
\nhistories’ also boasts an on-air section including a series of exquisite radio
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ENERGY Romania is presently covering over 90% of
\nthe neighboring Republic of Moldova’s need for electricity, Romanian Foreign
\nMinister Bogdan Aurescu has told a TV channel. According to him, the situation has
\nbecome severe in the neighboring country, which relies 100% on foreign supplies
\nof gas and electricity. Aurescu has also mentioned Romania’s support for the
\nneighboring country consisting in firewood and oil fuel. Romania has also called on the international community to give
\ngrants to the Republic of Moldova so that the country may buy energy on the
\nfree market. After the Russian invasion, Ukraine became unable to export energy
\nto the Republic of Moldova. At the same time, Russian giant Gazprom announced
\nin October its intention to diminish gas supplies to the Republic of Moldova due to
\nthe alleged disputes over the payment and the refusal of the Ukrainian pipeline
\noperator to provide an all-out service for the transport of the Russian gas.
\nAccording to Moldovan president Maia Sandu her country is presently seeing the
\nseverest energy crisis in its history. <\/p>\n
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