Welfare.<\/strong>
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Army.<\/strong> The Romanian Minister of Defense, Angel T\u00eelv\u0103r, said today,
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JHA. <\/strong>The Romanian Minister of Internal Affairs, C\u0103t\u0103lin
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Government.<\/strong> The Bucharest government has gathered today to discuss,
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Diplomacy.<\/strong> Romanian Foreign Minister Lumini\u0163a Odobescu, is
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Culture. <\/strong>Today and tomorrow, the famous American actor John
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\nThe Romanian Prime Minister, Marcel Ciolacu,
\nhas asked the new Minister of Labor, Simona Bucura-Oprescu, to replace the
\nleadership of the welfare departments in seven counties and Bucharest, as well
\nas the suspension of the head of the Labor Inspectorate. The head of the government
\nstated that following the controls carried out at national level, serious
\nproblems were identified in the activity of some welfare centers in the
\nrespective counties. We remind you that the new Romanian Ministers of Labor and
\nFamily, Simona Bucura-Oprescu and Natalia Intotero, were sworn in on Wednesday. They replaced Marius Budai and
\nGabriela Firea, who resigned amid the scandal related to the irregularities
\nfound in the nursing homes for the elderly. <\/p>\n
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\n on the occasion of the Romanian Aviation
\nand Air Force Day, that Ukraine’s dramatic experience shows that defense starts
\nat home, that’s why the Romanian Army is carrying out the most ambitious
\nmodernization program in its history. Angel T\u00eelv\u0103r also said that the
\nRomanian Air Force is going through one of the most magnificent periods in its history.
\nFighter and transport planes, military helicopters and civilian aircraft have
\nflown over the capital today. Romanian
\nAviation and Air Force Day is celebrated every year on July 20, when the Holy
\nProphet Elijah, the spiritual protector of pilots, is celebrated. Currently,
\nthe Romanian detachment ‘Carpathian Vipers’, consisting of four F-16 aircraft,
\nis deployed in Lithuania carrying out an Enhanced Air Policing mission in the
\nBaltic States.<\/p>\n
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\nPredoiu, had a meeting with Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for
\nInternal Affairs, in the context of the informal meeting of the JHA Council in
\nLogrono, Spain, organized by the Spanish Presidency of the EU Council. The
\nprojects carried out jointly by the Romainan Interior Ministry and the European
\nCommission regarding border protection were analyzed, as well as the ministry’s
\nactions regarding border protection and combating illegal migration. According
\nto a ministry press release, Minister Predoiu has stressed that the efficient
\nmanagement of migration, the fight against illegal migration and the control at
\nthe external borders of the EU are priorities of his mandate. The European
\nCommissioner mentioned the very good results obtained following the
\nimplementation of the pilot project, managed by Romania together with the
\nEuropean Commission and expressed again the Commission’s support for the
\naccession to the Schengen area and obtaining a favorable decision this year. <\/p>\n
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\namong other things, a draft ordinance aimed at creating the appropriate legal
\nframework for the marketing of all tobacco products. At the same time, a bill
\nwill be analyzed to complete the ordinance regarding some measures necessary
\nfor the implementation of the European Aid Fund intended for the most
\ndisadvantaged people, the settlement of some expenses related to the support of
\nrefugees from Ukraine, as well as the granting of grants from non-refundable
\nexternal funds for investments in SME engineering. Also, some measures will be discussed to provide
\nsupport to the categories of vulnerable people for compensating the energy
\nprice, partially supported by non-reimbursable external funds. The Executive’s
\nagenda also includes a draft decision for the payment of Romania’s annual
\nfinancial contribution to the budget of the Organization for Economic
\nCooperation and Development, following the acquisition of the status of an
\nassociated member state within the anti-bribery working group.<\/p>\n
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\nparticipating today in the meeting of the EU foreign ministers in Brussels. The
\nparticipants’ talks focus on the Russian aggression in Ukraine and the EU’s
\napproach to Turkey. They will also discuss issues regarding the relationship
\nwith China and the results of the EU-CELAC Summit that took place the other day
\nin Brussels. The discussion on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine will focus
\non diplomatic efforts at the global level in support of Ukraine, including in
\nthe context of Russia’s refusal to extend the validity of the Black Sea Grain
\nInitiative. European ministers will also
\nhave a discussion on the external dimension of European economic security. As
\nregards Turkey, the talks are aimed to identify the best ways to advance
\nEU-Turkey relations.<\/p>\n
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\nMalkovich will take the stage of the National Theater in Timisoara (western
\nRomania), the European Capital of Culture in 2023. He will perform a role in
\nthe play Infernal Comedy, which was performed in countries on three
\ncontinents. It is a show that its author, Michael Sturminger, who also signs
\nthe artistic direction, wrote especially for the famous actor, building a
\ndialogue between spoken and sung language. A double Oscar, Golden Globe and
\nBAFTA nominee, John Malkovich has starred in numerous films with worldwide
\nimpact. Also today, the famous Electric Castle music festival
\nbegins, at the Banffy Castle in Bon\u0163ida, in Cluj county (north-west). This
\nyear’s edition will be bigger than last year, the organizers said. Among
\nothers, The Chemical Brothers, Iggy Pop, Macklemore, Sigur Ros, Tash Sultana,
\nPeggy Gou, REZZ, George Ezra, or Jamie xx will take the stage. In 2019,
\nElectric Castle was named Best Medium-Sized European
\nFestival and is the only one that offers the complete experience with
\ncamping, and the music plays non-stop. (MI)<\/p>\n
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