RATE Romania’s annual inflation rate dropped to 16.4% in December from 16.8%
\na month before against the background of the latest price hikes of more than
\n22% for food products of 14.95% for non-food products and of 9.78% for
\nservices, the national institute for statistics has announced. In November last
\nyear, the country’s central bank announced an inflation forecast of 16.3% for
\nthe end of last year and a 16.3% inflation rate for the end of 2023. The bank’s
\nspokesman Dan Suciu announced yesterday that Romania was going to avoid
\nrecession, in spite of a lower economic growth than last year. According to
\nhim, a significant drop in the inflation rate has been forecast for the third
\nquarter of the year and Romania is expected to have a one-digit inflation rate
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AID US humanitarian aid for Ukraine is for the first time going
\nto reach this country through the Romanian hub in Suceava, northern Romania -
\nthe US embassy in Bucharest has announced. The aid consists of 30 trucks loaded
\nwith clothes, blankets, personal hygiene products, diapers and emergency kits
\ngathered through a campaign launched in March 2022 in Utah. 40 tons of material
\ngoods of a total value of roughly one million dollars as well as 4 million
\ndollars in cash have so far been raised through the aforementioned campaign. <\/p>\n
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DAY The Day of the Romanian Culture, marked on January 15th
\nevery year, which coincides with the birthday of Romania’s national poet Mihai
\nEminescu will this year see a series of on-line and off-line cultural events
\nstaged all over the country. Several museums have offered free access to
\nvisitors and have announced extended opening hours, while the National Opera in
\nBucharest will be hosting a special concert. This series of events will kick
\noff today in several culture institutions of Romania. The National Library in
\nBucharest is going to host a recital of music and poetry and the National
\nMuseum of the Romanian Literature in Iasi, north-eastern Romania is staging an
\nonline workshop entitled ‘Eminescu’s Time’, where students are invited to learn
\nmore about Romania’s national poet. <\/p>\n
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FLU Between January 2-8 Romania reported 102,884 respiratory infections as
\ncompared to 74,567 in the previous week, the National Public Health Institute
\nhas announced. The present flu wave is also affecting children who require
\nhospital treatment for pneumonia. Authorities have confirmed 15 fatalities
\ncaused by the flu. The growing number of infections has deepened the crisis
\ncaused by the shortage of anti-flu medicines Romania is presently facing. <\/p>\n
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SCHENGEN Romania’s accession to Europe’s border-free area,
\nSchengen, is a top priority for Romania, the country’s Foreign Minister, Bogdan
\nAurescu, said in Bucharest yesterday, when Sweden took over the half-yearly
\nrotating EU presidency. Romania relies on Sweden’s support as a mediator in
\nthis respect. Sweden’s ambassador to Bucharest, Therese Hyden, says that the
\nSchengen file will be on the agenda of a formal EU meeting when Austria no
\nlonger opposes Romania’s accession and the Netherlands the accession of
\nBulgaria. <\/p>\n
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