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\nUkraine’s post-war reconstruction and the EU accession efforts of that country
\nand of the Republic of Moldova are among the topics discussed in Bucharest in a
\nforum devoted to security challenges at the Black Sea and in the Balkans. The
\n2-day event comprises over 40 sessions, attended by senior civilian and
\nmilitary officials, diplomats and experts from the European Union and NATO, as
\nwell as partner states. Attending the event, PM Nicolae Ciuc\u0103 pleaded for a
\nstrengthened NATO presence at the Black Sea, where free maritime and air
\ntraffic are jeopardised by Russia’s threats. <\/p>\n
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SOLAR
\nPOWER Individual households in Bucharest and Ilfov County may enroll, as of
\ntoday, in a new session of the Photovoltaic Green Home programme, addressing
\npeople who want to install solar panels using state assistance. According to
\nthe environment ministry, the app used for enrolment is available for separate
\ndevelopment regions, in alphabetical order, with 3 working days earmarked for
\neach region. The programme has a budget of around EUR 35 mln, covering over 87,000
\nphotovoltaic systems. <\/p>\n
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EDUCATION Members of the
\nSenate’s committee on education have today resumed discussions on the
\nundergraduate education bill. On Thursday the analysis of the higher education
\nbill was finalized and a positive report was issued, with certain amendments. The
\nOpposition criticized the final draft of the document, which they say fails to
\nensure a true reform of the system. On the other hand, the representatives of
\nthe ruling coalition, made up of the Social Democratic Party, National Liberal
\nParty and the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians in Romania, said the
\namendments improved the bill. Parliament is scheduled to vote on both education
\nbills on Monday, when trade unions in the sector announced they would go on
\nall-out strike. Negociations continue today to avoid a strike, but
\nafter the talks yesterday the unions announced they would not give up their
\nplanned strike unless their salary demands were met.<\/p>\n
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UNESCO Codex Aureus, the
\nbest-known and most important illuminated medieval manuscript, currently in Alba
\nIulia, central Romania, has been included in the UNESCO heritage list. According
\nto the National Library of Romania, the famous manuscript is part of the Memory
\nof the World Register, which comprises 9 other 1,200-year old works from various
\ncountries in Europe. Most
\nmanuscripts are fragments of Latin gospel books, written in gold ink, and
\nfeaturing portraits of the 4 evangelists. <\/p>\n
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SANCTIONS The
\nUS and their G7 allies Friday announced new sanctions to reduce Russia’s
\nability to carry on its war in Ukraine. The sanctions, which target Russia’s
\nhighly profitable diamond exports, were decided right ahead of the G7 Summit in
\nHiroshima, Japan. Diamond exports, mainly to the UAE, India and EU member state
\nBelgium, earn Moscow several billion US dollars a year. A
\nEU official said India’s joining the new set of sanctions would be crucial. Invited to
\nattend the summit in Hiroshima is also the Indian PM Narendra Modi, whose
\ncountry has strong ties with Moscow and has been reluctant so far to condemning
\nRussia’s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n
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RADIO The Romanian and
\nBulgarian public radio broadcasters announced they would strengthen their
\ncooperation. The president and director general of the Romanian Radio
\nBroadcasting Corporation, R\u0103zvan Ioan Dinc\u0103, and the head of the Bulgarian
\nNational Radio Corporation, Milen Mitev, will sign an agreement in Sofia, under
\nwhich the 2 parties will exchange news and radio programmes free of charge,
\nwill produce joint programmes and will provide access to archive recordings to
\ntheir respective listeners in the next 2 years.. Radio Romania International aired
\nBulgarian-language programmes between 1946 and 1949, and again between 1995 and
\n2004. Since 2022 the Bulgarian National Radio has a Romanian-language web page.
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