LAW – The Chamber of
\nDeputies today adopted the draft law amending the Criminal and Criminal
\nProcedure Codes tabled by the Government, with 191 votes in favor, 66 against
\nand 12 abstentions. The law eliminates all the amendments previously adopted by
\nthe Senate, including the introduction of a threshold for offenses that
\nconstitute abuse of office, as requested by the Constitutional Court. The Senate had previously introduced a
\n\u20ac50,000 threshold, which the Justice Ministry subsequently reduced to \u20ac1,800.
\nThe legal committee on Tuesday discarded this amendment as well as the
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CAR INSURANCE – The government is
\ntoday resuming debates over the draft law on capping the mandatory car
\ninsurance fees for six months at the level of February 28 this year. The
\nprevious draft, setting the price at the level of March 2022, was withdrawn
\nafter insurance companies voiced criticism. Already postponed twice in the last
\neight weeks, the document is needed to stop the rampant increase of civil
\nliability car insurances, the government argues. The increase is also owing to
\nthe latest price hikes reported for energy and raw materials, while car
\ninsurers refuse to offer the possibility of paying insurances in installments. <\/p>\n
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REFUGEES – The Government is
\ntoday expected to modify the state-funded programme designed to help Ukrainian
\nrefugees. Under the modified law, refugees will receive \u20ac400 per month for up
\nto four consecutive months to offset accommodation expenses on the territory of
\nRomania. The funds will reach refugees directly, not their hosts, as was the
\ncase previously. Once the period of four month passes, refugees can access
\nunemployment and employment incentive schemes if they register with employment
\nagencies. Right now, natural persons in Romania hosting refugees receive \u20ac4
\nmeal allowances per day and \u20ac10 for accommodation expenses. Starting February
\n10, nearly 4 million Ukrainians have crossed into Romania, most of them in
\nroute to Western countries. <\/p>\n
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INFLATION – The National Bank
\ndecided to maintain its monetary policy interest rate at 7% per year, also
\npreserving the reference interest rate for Central Bank loans at 8% per year,
\nas well as for Central bank deposits at 6% per year. The decision reflects the
\nlatest macroeconomic evolution. The Bank estimates the annual inflation rate to
\nincrease over the coming period. The inflation rate dropped from 16.37% in
\nDecember 2022 to 15.52% in February 2023, which largely corresponds to the
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TITLE – The Turkish writer
\nOrhan Pamuk, the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006, was
\nawarded the Doctor Honoris Causa
\ntitle from the West University of Timi\u0219oara in a special ceremony. Orhan Pamuk
\nis one of the special guests who are visiting Timi\u0219oara, the European Capital
\nof Culture in 2023. Orhan Pamuk is one of the internationally acclaimed
\ncontemporary Turkish writes. His works have been translated in over 40
\nlanguages in published in over 100 countries. His works focus primarily on the
\nrelation between Oriental and Western cultures and the specificity of Turkish
\nmentality. His best-selling works are My
\nName is Red, Istanbul and The Museum of Innocence. Another two
\nNobel Prize recipients are expected to visit Timi\u0219oara this year – Jean-Marie
\nLehn, the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1987, and Jean-Pierre Sauvage, the Nobel
\nPrize for Chemistry in 2016. <\/p>\n
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TRUMP – The former US
\npresident Donald Trump has been officially indicted on Tuesday on 34 counts of
\nforgery of business records. In 2016, Trump made a series of payments to his
\nlawyer which he motivated as legal counseling fees. In fact, this was hush
\nmoney paid to a adult-film actress at a time when Trump was running for the
\noval office. The Manhattan district attorney’s office claims the forgery of
\nrecords with a view to commit fraud and concealing other actions is a crime.
\nThe Republicans’ potential candidate in next year’s election, Donald Trump says
\nhe is innocent of all crimes and a victim of the new Democratic administration.
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TENNIS – Romanian tennis
\nplayer Irina Begu has advanced to the second round of the WTA 500 tournament in
\nCharleston (South Carolina), totaling over $780 thousand in total prizes after
\nknocking out Dalma Galfi of Hungary 6-1, 7-5. In the next round Begu is today
\nplaying the winner of the match pitting Sofia Kenin of the USA against Aliaksandra
\nSasnovi\u010d of Belarus. Another Romanian player, Gabriela Lee, lost to Kayla Day
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