BANK The foreign currency reserves of the
\nNational Bank of Romania were in excess of EUR 53 bln at the end of April, up 0.21%
\ncompared to the previous month. The gold reserves stay at 103.6 tonnes. High
\nforex reserves ensure investor confidence, analysts explain, adding that this
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UNEMPLOYMENT The unemployment rate in Romania dropped slightly, from
\n5.5% in February to 5.4% in March, but unemployment among youth remains high,
\nat 22.2%, the National Statistics Institute reports. The number of people
\nbetween the ages of 15 and 74 receiving unemployment benefits in March was over
\n453,000, a decrease compared both to the previous month of this year and to the
\ncorresponding period in 2022. Among men, the rate was 5.8%, whereas the
\nproportion of unemployed women was 5%. For adults aged 25 to 74, the
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CORONATION Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of
\nRomania, and the Prince Consort, will take part on Saturday in the coronation
\nof King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
\nthe Royal House of Romania announced today in a Facebook post. In the 157 years of existence of the Royal House of
\nRomania, the connection with the British royal family has been steady, based on
\nadmiration, respect and affection, both in its official dimension, representing
\nthe two nations, and in its private, family aspect, reads the post. The Royal
\nHouse adds that this reliable relationship has spanned the 19th, 20th
\nand 21st centuries and five generations.<\/p>\n
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PRESS The World Press Freedom
\nDay celebrated on the 3rd of May occasioned the opening of a special
\nexhibition at the National Romanian Literature Museum in Bucharest. The event
\nwas organized jointly with the Romanian Union of Professional Journalists. The
\nexhibition, which opens a series of events devoted to journalists in all fields,
\nis intended as a starting point for a future Museum of Romanian Press. The World
\nPress Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993, and is
\ndesigned to highlight the importance of and the need for freedom of expression.<\/p>\n
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EDUCATION A draft law regulating higher education in Romania was
\napproved by the specialist committee in the Chamber of Deputies, with a number
\nof amendments. Among other things, grants and training programmes will be
\noffered every year to Romanians from abroad who wish to study in Romania. Welfare
\ngrants may be received concurrently with other types of grants, should student
\nmeet relevant criteria. As for salaries, higher education institutions may
\nincrease salaries within their approved budgets. Fines have also been
\nintroduced, ranging from EUR 20,000 to 40,000, for those who sell BA, MA or
\ndoctoral theses online, in violation of intellectual property rights. The new
\nlaws on the undergraduate and higher education sectors will most likely be
\nsubject to voting in the Chamber of Deputies next week. The Senate is then to take
\nits final vote.<\/p>\n
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GRAINS The European Commission
\nannounced exceptional and temporary preventive measures on imports of
\na limited number of products from Ukraine. They concern only 4 products-wheat, maize,
\nrapeseed and sunflower seed-and are designed to alleviate logistical
\nbottlenecks concerning these products in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and
\nSlovakia. Meanwhile, Romania will receive an additional EUR 30 bln
\nto support farmers affected by the cheap grains imports from Ukraine. (AMP)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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