BILLS Government in Bucharest will today hold talks on the final draft laws
\non education to be submitted for Parliament approval. The government believes
\nthat the laws, which have sparked off heated debates in society, will significantly
\ncurb school dropout, improve the country’s education system and allow the young
\npeople to adjust to the labour market requirements. However, the opposition has
\nlashed out at the amendments announced by field minister Ligia Deca, describing
\nthe bills as faulty, superficially made and prone to creating imbalances. The
\nbills have also been criticized by all those involved in the educational
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TALKS Defence Ministers from EU member countries on Wednesday convened in
\nStockholm for talks over a two-billion euro plan of providing howitzer shells to
\nUkraine so that the country will improve its fighting capabilities against Russia.
\nA final decision on the aforementioned project is expected during a similar
\nconference due on March 20th. According to press agencies, Ukraine
\nhas cautioned that the quantity is not enough to make the difference in the war
\nagainst Russia. Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov, who also attended
\nthe conference in Stockholm, says that his country needs at least one million 155mm
\nartillery shells, which would cost 4 billion euros, double than the plan
\npresented in Stockholm. The total EU support for Ukraine presently stands at 12
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COVID-19 The number of COVID-19 infections is on the rise in Romania and
\naccording to the latest reports, the figures doubled last week as compared to
\nFebruary. Physicians believe though that the present situation should not
\ncreate concern, whereas experts say that the real number of infections could be
\nhigher than officially announced. At the same time, the number of respiratory
\ninfections is dropping under 100 thousand cases confirmed in late February. <\/p>\n
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ENERGY Italian electricity and gas provider Enel has today announced the transfer
\nof its operations in Romania towards Public Power Corp (PPC) of Greece, in
\nexchange for 1.26 billion euros as part of a plan focusing on green energy
\nproduction and cutting debts. Enel has made public its intention to focus on
\ncountries with growth potential like Italy, Spain, the United States, Brazil,
\nChile and Columbia. The Enel-PPC deal is expected to complete in the third
\nquarter of this year. The Italian group has been a major player on Romania’s
\nenergy market since 2005 and currently boasts 3 million customers in three
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VISIT Presently on a Far East tour, which also took him to Japan, Romanian
\npresident Klaus Iohannis is today paying a two-day visit to the Republic of
\nSingapore. Boosting cooperation in fields such as education, research, food
\nsafety, fighting climate change and green transition are high on his agenda.
\nRomania is the third biggest EU provider of IT services to Singapore and
\nBucharest is interested in boosting this cooperation through fresh bilateral
\nprojects. Romania’s interest in attracting Singaporean investment will also be
\npromoted. President Iohannis is expected to underline Romania’s contribution to
\nglobal food safety and the potential of the Romanian Black Sea and Danube ports
\nin connecting to Central Europe. <\/p>\n
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