RECOVERY The European Commission Tuesday endorsed a positive preliminary
\nassessment of the second payment request submitted by Romania under the
\nNational Recovery and Resilience Facility, and found 49 out of the 51 targets
\nand milestones to be completed. Two
\nmilestones, concerning investments in the energy sector, are deemed as not satisfactorily
\nfulfilled, and therefore the Commission activated a ‘payment suspension’
\nprocedure. The EC acknowledged the first steps already taken by Romania to
\nfulfil these outstanding milestones, but emphasised that important work remains
\nto be done. Romania is to submit its observations within one month, and has an
\nadditional 6 months to fulfil the outstanding milestones. If and when they have
\nbeen completed, the Commission will lift the payment suspension. In this
\ncontext, the EC chief Ursula von der Leyen stated that Romania has progressed
\nwell in the implementation of its recovery and resilience plan, for instance
\ncarrying out reforms on road safety, renewable energy and public sector cloud
\nservices. PM Marcel Ciolacu says the
\ntwo delayed milestones will be recovered quickly, so that the country may
\nreceive all the funds earmarked for them. The total amount in the second
\npayment request is EUR 2.8 billion, but Romania will receive EUR 53 million
\nless. The USR leader in opposition, C\u0103t\u0103lin Drul\u0103, says the money will only
\narrive in September and the 3rd and 4th payments, also
\nscheduled for this year, stand no chances of being received<\/p>\n
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PROTEST About 700 employees with the police and penitentiary systems,
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BACCALAUREATE Romanian high school graduates Tuesday sat the
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FARMERS Romania will receive EUR 30 million from the European
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\nas well as court clerks protested in front of the Parliament building on
\nTuesday, against the revision of the military and service pension system.
\nProtesters also asked for the elimination of all wage inequities, ceilings and
\npostponements imposed by the Government since 2010. According to protesters,
\nthe increase in the retirement age from 60 to 65 is unjustified and will turn
\nRomania into the country with the most unfavourable retirement terms in the
\nNATO bloc. On Monday, the Romanian MPs passed a bill on the reform of all
\nspecial pensions received by some professional categories in Romania. The
\nchanges concern, among other things, the increase in the retirement age for
\nsome beneficiaries and the taxation of amounts that exceed the net average
\nsalary. On the same day, Parliament eliminated the special pensions of senators
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\ncompulsory test in their respective majors as part of the Baccalaureate exam. The
\nlast test of the exam for most students is scheduled for Wednesday, with only
\nethnic minority students left to sit a mother tongue test on Thursday. During
\nthe examinations all classrooms are subject to audio and video surveillance,
\nand access with electronic devices or any other materials may lead to expulsion.
\nThe grades will be announced on 3 July, and they may be appealed on the same
\nday, with the final results to be announced on 7 July.<\/p>\n
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\nCommission in aid for farmers affected by the import of cheap grain from
\nUkraine. The support package, the second approved by Brussels after the one in
\nMarch, is worth a total EUR 100 million and is granted to five border countries
\n– Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia. Poland, with almost EUR 40
\nmillion and Romania with EUR 30 million are the biggest beneficiaries of this
\naid. The deadline for payments to farmers is 30 September. After the Ukrainian
\nBlack Sea ports were blocked following the Russian invasion, the Romanian port
\nof Constan\u0163a has become the most important alternative shipping route. (AMP)<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"