VICTIM Another patient severely
\ninjured in the blasts in Crevedia (southern Romania) died on Tuesday morning,
\nbringing the number of casualties to 5, the Health Ministry announced. The
\nvictim was of Nepalese origin and had burns on more than 90% of his body. The
\npowerful explosions followed by a fire took place, 10 days ago, at an LPG
\nstation in Crevedia, south of Bucharest, which was operating illegally.<\/p>\n
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NATO Together with our Allies, we will continue to
\nstrengthen the NATO structures on Romanian territory, president Klaus Iohannis
\nsaid on Tuesday. He added that Romania will continue to support Russia-invaded
\nUkraine as long as necessary. Iohannis received the PM of Luxembourg Xavier
\nBettel at the military base in Cincu, central Romania, and addressed the NATO
\nBattle Group in Romania, which comprises around 1,000 French, Dutch, Belgian
\nand Luxemburgish troops and is spearheaded by France.<\/p>\n
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WIND POWER On Tuesday, Romania had over 40% of its electricity
\ndemand covered from wind power sources, as the National Meteorology
\nAdministration issued a code yellow alert for strong winds in the south and south-east,
\nwhere most of the country’s wind farms are located. According to the National
\nEnergy Regulatory Authority, wind farms have a total installed capacity of over
\n3,000 MW, and most turbines were in operation on Tuesday. The second most important
\nelectricity source is nuclear power, followed by hydro power and coal.<\/p>\n
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EPP The leaders of the
\nEuropean People’s Party (EPP), the largest group in the European Parliament,
\nhave decided that the National Liberal Party, a member of the ruling coalition
\nin Romania, will host the EPP congress ahead of the European elections in 2024. Attending
\nthe event in Bucharest will be over 2,000 delegates from over 40 countries, including
\nall the heads of state and government from EPP member parties, the EC president,
\nUrsula von der Leyen, the European Parliament president, Roberta Metsola, and
\nall the European commissioners affiliated to the EPP.<\/p>\n
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FOOTBALL Romania’s national football team is preparing the home matches
\nagainst Israel, scheduled on Saturday, September 9, and Kosovo, on Tuesday,
\nSeptember 12, in Group I of the qualifiers for next year’s European
\nChampionships hosted by Germany. After 4 group matches, with 2 wins and 2
\ndraws, Romania has 8 points and ranks 2, after Switzerland (10 points). The
\ngroup also includes Belarus and Andorra. The top 2 teams in each group qualify
\nfor the final tournament. Romania’s last participation in a European football
\nchampionship was in 2016, and it last qualified in a World Championship final
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