LAWS Parliament
\nis due to convene for a new session in Bucharest on February 1. Until then, the
\nRomanian MPs are working on new bills, focusing, among other things,
\non regulating gambling and curbing drug consumption. The new legislation
\nincludes several measures such as the relocation of casinos and betting houses
\noutside towns and cities, limiting gambling commercials and banning gambling
\nads near schools, parks or hospitals. According to the authors of the bills,
\nsome of them introduced as early as in 2022, the amendments come in the context
\n of the latest expert warnings on the
\nyounger generation’s alarmingly growing addiction to gambling and drug consumption
\nas well as their vulnerability to various advertising campaigns. Drug
\ntrafficking is punished with up to 10-year prison sentences. Other draft laws ban
\nminors’ access to energy drinks and restrict commercials to vaping products and
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INVESTMENTS
\nAccording to data released by the National Institute for Statistics, in the
\nfirst nine months of 2023 Romania’s construction sector reported over RON 74
\nbillion worth of investment, which accounts for 62.6% out of the total
\ninvestment in the country’s economy. In the same period, investments in
\nRomania’s national economy stood at roughly RON 118.5 billion, a 14.4% rise as
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CYBER SECURITY A
\nnew EU Cyber Security Regulation has taken effect in the EU, introducing a
\nminimal set of measures for public institutions in EU member countries to
\nprotect themselves from online attacks. In Romania, just like in most EU
\ncountries, the number of cyber-attacks from Russia has increased since the
\nstart of the war in Ukraine. Under the Regulation, an EU Cyber Security Board
\nwill also be set up, which will monitor the implementation of security
\nmeasures. Member state institutions are to initiate a security enhancement
\nprocess this year and to introduce protocols to manage information networks. Under
\nthe Orange Business Internet Security Report, 31% of the attacks against
\nRomania targeted the energy sector, 22% transports and 19% the governmental and
\npublic services sector. The attacks caused losses of billions of US dollars,
\nand the institutions targeted in the past 2 years include the National Cyber
\nSecurity Directorate, the Defence Ministry, the Border Police and the Passenger
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SCHOOLS Students
\nresumed classes on Monday in the third module of the academic year in
\nRomania. The next school holiday is to be decided by county inspectorates and
\nmost likely will kick off on February 19th. In another development, against the
\nbackground of a new wave of respiratory infections, medical authorities are
\nurging parents not to send their children to school if they show any symptoms
\nof a respiratory disease.<\/p>\n
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TENNIS Romanian
\ntennis player Ana Bogdan on Monday qualified for the round of sixteen of the
\nWTA 500 tournament in Adelaide, Australia with over 900 thousand dollars in
\nprize money. The Romanian secured a 6-3, 6-4 win against Katie Boulter of
\nBritain. Also on Monday the all-Romanian pair Ana Bogdan\/Monica Niculescu was
\ndefeated by the US-Dutch pair Asia Muhammad\/Demi Schuurs 7-6, 6-4 in the
\ndoubles first round. (AMP, bill)<\/p>\n
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