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\nUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called on the EU leaders,
\nwho had convened in Brussels, to step up arms deliveries for his country to be
\nable to move faster than Russia, which invaded Ukraine a year ago. We need
\nartillery guns, ammunitions, modern tanks long-range missiles and modern jet-fighters,
\nZelensky told the European leaders adding that a free Europe is not possible
\nwithout a free Ukraine. He has also called on the EU leaders to support Kyiv’s
\npeace plan and hold the Kremlin accountable. Zelensky has also asked for new
\nsanctions against Moscow, which should focus, among other things, on the
\nRussian defence industry. Earlier he had told the European MPs that the defence
\nof the Ukrainian territory against the Russian invasion was the defence of
\nEurope. The Ukrainian president is on a European tour, which also took him to London
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MEETING According to the president of the European Council, Charles Michel,
\nthe next weeks would be decisive for the war in Ukraine. Michel has called on
\nthe EU leaders to respond to the requests made by Kyiv for weapons and
\nammunition. During the special meeting of the European council, Ukraine called
\nfor ammunitions, artillery guns, missiles, vehicles and defence systems. In
\nturn, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen said that
\nUkraine can count on the EU support now and in the future. She announced that
\nthe future set of sanctions would be targeting a series of Russian military and
\npolitical leaders and includes over 10 billion euros restrictions for exports.
\nOn the sidelines of the aforementioned meeting, European leaders, including Romanian
\npresident Klaus Iohannis have voiced their commitment and support for Ukraine
\nand its people. Besides the war in Ukraine, high on the talks agenda there are also
\nthe economic situation in the EU and migration. Iohannis said before the
\nmeeting that Romania is neither a source of migration nor a transit country.
\nThe Romanian official also said that the problem is European and Bucharest
\nwants to participate in the process of finding some of the best solutions to
\nthis situation. Iohannis has also underlined that the issue of migration must
\nnot be mistaken for Schengen. <\/p>\n
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TOLL The death toll of the earthquakes that hit
\nTurkey and Syria on Monday continues to rise, exceeding 20,000 dead on
\nThursday, and the chances of survival for the people trapped under the rubble
\nare diminishing. The bad weather and cold are complicating the rescuers’ task,
\ngiven that the first 72 hours are crucial to find survivors, according to the
\nhead of the Turkish Red Crescent, Kerem Kinik. Twitter has become inaccessible
\nto Turkey’s main mobile telephony providers amid growing online criticism of
\nthe authorities’ handling of the tragedy. We had difficulties at the
\nbeginning with the airports and on the roads, but we are better today and
\ntomorrow we will be even better – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on
\nthe eve, apparently to defuse the population’s anger over the slow reaction of
\nhis regime. In power since 2003 and a candidate for a new mandate in the May
\npresidential election, Erdogan also announced the distribution of 10,000
\nTurkish liras (the equivalent of about 494 Euros) to each family affected by
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OECD Romania’s accession to the Organization for
\nEconomic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is the next step on the country’s
\nway to modernization, development and prosperity – the Prime Minister Nicolae
\nCiuc\u0103 said Thursday, in Bucharest, at a conference organized by the Government
\non the benefits that member countries of this Organization have. This event
\nmarked one year since the start of Romania’s accession process to the OECD.
\nRomania’s accession to the OECD has become a major foreign policy
\nobjective and a strategic objective of the country, after accession to the
\nEuropean Union and NATO – Nicolae Ciuc\u0103 stated, recalling that the Organization
\nhas under its umbrella states that represent over 70% of world trade and
\napproximately 90% of the capital investments value. Regarding the current
\neconomic situation in Romania, the prime minister recalled that, in 2022, the
\nGross Domestic Product increased by almost 50 billion Euros as compared to the
\nprevious year, i.e. 4.9%, which is a significant increase.<\/p>\n
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