SUMMIT Romanian president Klaus Iohannis is today attending
\nthe summit of the heads of state and government from the EU countries in
\nBrussels. Iohannis has announced that he will include Romania’s Schengen
\naccession in the agenda of the European Council proceedings but according to
\nhim, a positive result in this respect is possible only if Romania solves the
\nissues, which made Austria to veto its accession during the last week’s Justice
\nand Home Affairs Council. We recall that Austria and the Netherlands voted
\nagainst the Schengen entry of Romania and Bulgaria respectively. Iohannis has
\nalso added that Romania will not challenge the Austrian vote in the European
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PROTESTS The Federation of the Free Trade Unions in
\nRomania’s education system is continuing the protests it kicked off last week.
\nThe employees have denounced the latest pay cuts and the authorities’ refusal
\nto pay extra hours. Protesters are also calling for a pay rise that should
\noffset inflation. Trade unionists have planned protests in front of prefect
\noffices in several cities across Romania, such as Galati and Vaslui. In another
\ndevelopment, police officers and employees of the penitentiaries in Romania are
\nprotesting in Bucharest denouncing the authorities’ refusal to pay outstanding salaries
\nand provide proper equipment for the good functioning of their activity. They
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VISIT Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca is today paying
\na working visit to Paris to attend the special proceedings of the Organisation
\nfor Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, devoted to Romania. An initial
\nmemorandum on Romania’s OECD accession, one of the country’s strategic
\nobjectives, is expected to be forwarded on this occasion. We recall that Bucharest
\nreceived a roadmap in June this year. According to the Romanian coordinator for
\nOECD accession, Luca Niculescu, there is still more to be done but Romania does
\nnot start from scratch because in the past years several Romanian ministries
\nand institutions have participated in activities of the aforementioned
\norganization and got used to them. The OECD is one of the world’s most
\nimportant economic and trade organizations, comprising 38 developed countries,
\nwhich boast roughly 70% of the global output and trade. <\/p>\n
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ANRE The board of the National Authority for Energy Regulation (ANRE) is
\ntoday meeting representatives of Romania’s electricity providers to brief them
\non the implementation of the new law on capping electricity prices due to come
\ninto effect on January 1st next year. According to the providers, almost
\n9 million Romanians should apply for capped prices whereas ANRE says their
\nnumber is much lower. The institution says that every customer can
\nautomatically benefit from capped energy prices for a single household unless
\nthey exceed the consumption levels provided by the law. <\/p>\n
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FOOTBALL The football selection of France, the world defending
\nchampion, on Wednesday night qualified for the finals of the FIFA World Cup in
\nQatar after a 2-0 win against the revelation of this edition, Morocco. On
\nSunday France will be playing Argentina for the third world title after those
\nit reaped in 1998 and 2018, respectively. Croatia will be playing Morocco for
\nthe third or the fourth place in the competition’s standings. <\/p>\n
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