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\nThe cap on mark-ups for basic foodstuffs will be extended by another 90 days,
\nunder a draft emergency order posted on the website of the Agriculture and
\nRural Development Ministry. Nine other products will be added to the list,
\nincluding tomato juice, margarine, yeast and sour cream. On August 1 a
\ngovernment order took effect, under which prices for 14 basic foodstuffs were
\ncapped, following discussions with processors, distributors and retailers. Prime
\nminister Marcel Ciolacu said the cap on basic foodstuffs contributed to bringing
\nthe inflation rate below 9% last month. <\/p>\n
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\nregional and Euro-Atlantic security, including, among others, as a stability
\npillar at the Black Sea, president Klaus Iohannis said on Monday at the opening
\nceremony of the fully operational NATO Multinational Corps South-East command
\ncentre in Sibiu, central Romania. The president mentioned that in 2018, at the
\nNATO Summit in Brussels, he communicated Romania’s intention to add a land
\ncorps to the Allied command and control structure in Romania, in order to
\nstrengthen the planning and operation of NATO’s forces and structures in
\nRomania – the NATO Force Integration Unit, the Multinational Division
\nSouth-East Command and the Multinational Brigade South-East. Iohannis also said
\nthat strengthening NATO’s deterrence and defence posture at the Black Sea
\nremains a top long-term objective. The Multinational Corps South-East in Sibiu
\nis part of the NATO force structure and ensures the command and control of
\nAllied land operations in any situation, including crises and war, to bolster
\nthe NATO deterrence and defence posture in Romania and Bulgaria.<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nministers are closely coordinating to find solutions for the release of all
\nhostages held by the Hamas terrorist organisation, said the Romanian foreign
\nminister Lumini\u0163a Odobescu on Monday, having attended<\/span> the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting held in Luxembourg. She emphasised that information
\nis extremely sensitive and must be handled with maximum care because human
\nlives are at stake. That is why we are very cautious, including with respect
\nto public information, but we are in contact with all the authorities of the
\nstates in the region and beyond, Odobescu<\/span> said.
\nShe recalled that Romania firmly condemned the atrocious attack on Israel and
\nemphasised Israel’s legitimate right to defend itself. Together with my
\ncounterparts, I firmly called for the immediate release of all hostages,
\nincluding one Israeli citizen who also has Romanian citizenship, the Romanian
\nforeign minister also said. All foreign ministers voiced deep concern for the
\nhumanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, which affects innocent people, which
\nis why it is important to continue to provide humanitarian aid for civilians,
\nthe Romanian official went on to say. The Romanian government has already
\ndecided to send humanitarian aid to the region. Around 260 people with Romanian
\ncitizenship and their family members have requested to be evacuated from the
\nGaza Strip to date. In another development, the authorities in Tel Aviv said
\nanother person with dual Israeli-Romanian citizenship has died in the context
\nof the security situation in the area. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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\nBucharest is hosting the National Theatre Festival until October 30th. The
\nplays chosen for the festival were selected out of over 150 performances that
\npremiered in the 2022-2023 season in state and independent theatres in Romania. (CM)<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"