Anti-corruption chief Laura Codruta
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The SANITAS
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Romanians in Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n
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The agenda of
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Razvan Burleanu, a new mandate at the
The current president of the Romanian
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\nKovesi stays in office<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\npresident Klaus Iohannis on Monday rejected a request by the justice minister
\nTudorel Toader to dismiss the anti-corruption chief Laura Codruta Kovesi. I
\nwasn’t convinced by the arguments, said Iohannis, whose advisers studied the
\nrequest that had previously received a negative opinion from the Superior
\nCouncil of Magistracy. Minister Toader first demanded Kovesi’s dismissal in
\nFebruary, accusing her of abuse of office and damaging the country’s image
\nabroad. He now says he will refer the president’s decision not to dismiss her
\nto the Constitutional Court. Toader’s move enjoys the political support of the
\nSocial Democratic Party and of prime minister Viorica Dancila. The Liberals, in
\nopposition, say the reasons mentioned by the justice minister in his request to
\nhave Kovesi sacked are groundless. Also in opposition, the Save Romania Union
\nsays the president’s decision to reject the proposal is fair and natural.<\/p>\n
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\nhealthcare trade union plans to hold a big rally in Bucharest followed by an
\nall- out strike to protest against a cap on benefits that has led to a drop in incomes
\nfor some employees. The first deputy president of SANITAS, Iulian Pope, has
\nmade public the calendar of protest actions: a rally in Bucharest on the 26th
\nof April, a one-hour token strike on the 7th of May, and an all-out
\nstrike on the 11th of May. The trade union is unhappy with the
\nimposition of a 30% cap on benefits in the healthcare and special assistance
\nsector, a measure that cuts employees’ incomes by as much as 300 euros as of
\nMarch. Hospital and sanitary directorate employees have recently taken to the
\nstreet every day to protest against the new standardised pay scheme. The
\nRomanian PM Viorica Dancila has called on the ministers of health, labour and
\nfinance to work out solutions to solve the salary issues in the healthcare
\nsystem and to invite hospital managers for talks on Monday. In turn, the health
\nminister Sorina Pintea claimed, early this week, that almost 10% of the total
\nnumber of medical staff reported drops in their salaries. She explained that
\nthe 30% cap on benefits should be respected, and the hospital managers should
\ndo in such a way as to cover the salary differences from the hospitals’ own
\nfunds.<\/p>\n
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\ninterested in investing in Romania in such domains as agriculture,
\ntechnological innovation, energy and defence, the outgoing Italian PM Paolo
\nGentiloni said in Bucharest on Thursday. He met with President Klaus Iohannis
\nand the PM Viorica Dancila,
\ntalks focusing on the bilateral relations, which were considered by both sides
\nas privileged. Italy is a strategic partner for Romania as the volume of
\nbilateral trade exchanges reached almost 14 billion Euros in 2017, which is a
\nrecord level for the past 10 years. According to PM Dancila Romania has been witnessing an extremely diversified
\npresence of Italian investments. The two prime ministers also talked about the
\nRomanian community in Italy and the Italian community in Romania. PM Paolo
\nGentiloni said that at present the Romanian community in Italy numbers more
\nthan 1,300,000 people, and their integration is getting better by the day.
\nPresident Klaus Iohannis also expressed his contentment with the situation of
\nRomanians in Italy: <\/p>\n
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\nhappy and content that the Italian and Romanian communities alike are not only
\naccepted but also very well integrated. The Italian citizens are very welcome
\nto Romania and they have integrated well into the Romanian society. They form a
\nlarge business community. The Romanian community in Italy numbers 1,300,000
\npeople, it is an equally well integrated community and very well accepted in
\nItaly.<\/p>\n
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\ntalks also included the future of the community space as well as the future
\nRomanian presidency of the EU Council, as of January 1, 2019.<\/p>\n
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\nhelm of the Romanian Football Federation<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nFootball Federation on Wednesday won a new four-year mandate at the helm of the
\nfederation, after being endorsed by 168 of the 254 affiliated members. His main
\ncontender, Ionut Lupescu, a former football player of Romania’s Golden
\nGeneration in the 1990s, got only 78 of the cast votes. Razvan Burleanu secured victory thanks to
\nthe support of representatives of smaller, lower league clubs, of Romanian
\nwomen’s football or indoor football. It mattered more that all throughout his
\nterm in office, since 2014 onward, Burleanu has clearly committed himself to
\nsupporting lower league clubs. According to the media, only two First League
\nclubs endorsed Burleanu: CFR Cluj and FC Botosani. I will be a president who
\nwill do everything for unity, a unity of well-meaning people, Razvan Burleanu
\nsaid shortly after the vote count.<\/p>\n
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