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\nphone call Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has assured his Ukrainian
\ncounterpart Volodymyr Zelensky about the continuation of Romania’s staunch
\nsupport for Ukraine. Iohannis has again condemned the latest intensified Russian
\nattacks against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure. The two heads of state have
\nalso talked about the development of the bilateral relations and the priorities
\nfor the year 2024 mainly the cross-border projects of mutual interest and the
\ncommon will to substantially advance in the process of establishing a Strategic
\nPartnership between the two countries. In another development, the Romanian president
\nhas hailed the progress made by Ukraine who admitted there is no such thing as
\nthe Moldovan language, a syntagm coined in the former Soviet Union and has underlined
\nthe importance of observing the rights of the national minorities. <\/p>\n
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AWARD The
\npresident of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, will come to Romania late
\nthis week to be given the ‘Timisoara for European Values’ award. Sandu is the
\nfirst recipient of the aforementioned award, which was established last year,
\nwhen the city of Timisoara, in western Romania, was designated the European
\ncapital of culture. The aforementioned prize is awarded to high officials who
\nare known to have promoted or defended European values. According to mayor
\nDominic Fritz, president Sandu has been nominated for the clear vision
\nregarding her country’s European accession and her commitment to reaching this
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\nRomanian government should adopt a decision by the end of this month for the
\nimplementation of the National Plan to combat school violence and drug use.
\nStudents will attend health education courses and will be able to be tested
\nwith the parents’ consent for drug use, according to the National School Safety
\nPlan. Compared to the measures applied so far, the document provides for the
\nestablishment of action groups at the level of each pre-university education
\nunit, which will include specialists from the institutions that have undertaken
\nthis program. The aim is to combat the trafficking and consumption of
\npsychoactive substances in schools, stop bullying, but also violent crimes. The
\npre-university education law obliges school principals to report cases of
\nviolence against students to the national number 119, and minors involved in
\nsuch acts, together with their parents, must attend counseling sessions. In
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\ncold weather is expected to last for a couple of days in some regions of
\nRomania, mainly in the country’s north, east and center. The highs of the day
\non Wednesday will be between -6 and +4 degrees, with a noon reading in
\nBucharest of 3 degrees Celsius. The cold weather in the last couple of days has
\naffected the eastern regions of Romania, where several localities have been left
\nwithout electricity. Authorities have temporarily closed traffic on several
\nsections of the national road. Railway traffic has also been disrupted. In Ia\u015fi
\ncounty (northeast), after the heavy snow and blizzard on Monday, authorities have
\nagreed to keep schools, high schools and kindergartens closed. Activity has also
\nbeen suspended in some educational centers across the country. <\/p>\n
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