VISIT The international community has a
\nduty to support Ukraine, the president of Romania Klaus Iohannis and his Chilean
\ncounterpart Gabriel Boric said in Santiago de
\nChile. According to Radio Romania’s correspondent, president Boric condemned
\nthe war and expressed his country’s solidarity with Ukraine. Mr. Iohannis announced that the first Romanian language chair in Latin
\nAmerica will be established this year at Universidad de Chile. During the
\nvisit, a memorandum was signed concerning cooperation in emergency situations,
\nsuch as earthquakes and wildfires. Previously, president Iohannis was in
\nBrazil, and from Chile he is next to go to Argentina.<\/p>\n
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SPENDING Romanian authorities are looking at a plan to
\nreduce public spending, which will be endorsed by the government in an
\nemergency order next week, after the
\nmeasures have been approved in a meeting of the ruling coalition made up of the
\nSocial Democratic Party, the National Liberal Party and the Democratic Union of
\nEthnic Hungarians in Romania. Both the Liberal PM Nicolae Ciuc\u0103 and the Social
\nDemocratic finance minister, Adrian C\u00e2ciu, promised that salaries and
\ninvestments would not be cut, nor would additional taxes and charges be
\nintroduced. In the last government meeting, held a few days ago, PM Ciuc\u0103 called
\non large-scale taxpayers to meet their obligations to the budget, and urged fiscal
\nauthorities to ensure tax collection.<\/p>\n
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REFUGEES Nearly 266,000 Romanian and foreign
\ncitizens Saturday crossed in and out of Romania, the border police announced.
\nAccording to a news release issued on Sunday, out of the over 112,000 people
\nwho entered Romania, 8,784 were Ukrainian nationals. Since February
\n10, 2022, two weeks before the start of the Russian invasion of that country,
\nmore than 4 million Ukrainian citizens have entered Romania. Most of them
\ntransited the country en route to Western Europe,
\nbut over 100,000 have chosen to stay here. The government of Romania decided
\nthat private citizens that host Ukrainian refugees will only be refunded
\naccommodation and meal expenses until the end of this month. As of May 1, the
\npeople coming into Romania from Ukraine will receive directly a fixed amount to
\ncover immediate accommodation and food expenses for 4 months. The money will be
\npaid from the funds of emergency inspectorates. After this 4-month period,
\nfinancial aid will only be provided for accommodation, until the end of this
\nyear, and the refugees are encouraged to enrol with Romanian employment
\nagencies in order to benefit from the same rights and benefits as Romanian
\nnationals.<\/p>\n
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HOLIDAY Christians are celebrating St. George today, who is
\nalso the patron saint of the Romanian Land Forces. According to tradition, St.
\nGeorge was a high-ranking soldier in the Roman Army under Emperor Diocletian, who
\nwas tortured and sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith.
\nSt George is one of the most venerated saints in Christianity, and a large
\nnumber of settlements have claimed him as a patron saint. Over 1 million
\nRomanians bear his name.<\/p>\n
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SPORTS The Romanian athlete Denis Florin Mihai won the
\nbronze in the 55 kg Greco-Roman wrestling category at the European championships
\nheld in Zagreb, Croatia, after defeating Bulgaria’s Stefan Hristov Grigorov. Before
\nthe last day of the competition, Romania had won a total of 5 medals, including
\n2 gold ones, for Andreea Beatrice Ana, in the 55 kg and Alexandra Nicoleta
\nAnghel in the 72 kg categories, and 3 bronze ones, won by C\u0103t\u0103lina Axente in
\nthe 76 kilo, Kriszta Tunde Incze in the 65 kg category, and Denis Florin Mihai.
\nAt the previous edition, hosted by Budapest, Hungary, Romania won 4 medals, including
\none gold (Andreea Ana – 55 kg), one silver (Nicu Ojog – 97 kg Greco-Roman), and
\ntwo bronze (Alina Vuc -55 kg and Kriszta Incze – 65 kg). (AMP)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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