TALKS Representatives of the Sanitas and Solidaritatea
\nSanitar\u0103 trade union federations on Monday held talks with Prime Minister
\nMarcel Ciolacu amid recent protests to discuss pay rise demands and staff
\nshortages. Talks are still underway but the government has pledged a 15% pay
\nrise besides the 5% indexation early this year. The Executive proposed to apply
\nthe raise in two stages, one in March of 10% and another one in June of 5
\npercent. Representatives of the Solidaritatea Sanitara say they will continue
\nthe talks with the government as well as their protests, which are to culminate
\nwith a large-scale meeting in the Victory Square in Bucharest on March 11.
\nTrade unionists say the Romanian medical system is facing an acute staff
\nshortage, including nurses, paramedics and other auxiliary personnel. Health
\nMinister Alexandru Rafila has given assurances that a significant part of the
\npay claims made by the protesters will be solved. He has also admitted to the
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AMBASSADOR Romania’s
\nformer ambassador to Spain, George-Gabriel Bologan is to become presidential
\nadvisor after Romanian president Klaus Iohannis signed his appointment on
\nMonday. George-Gabriel Bologan was Romania’s ambassador to Spain since 2022 and
\nalso served as the country’s ambassador in Italy in 2016. The decision comes
\nafter on January 30, Iohannis signed the resignation of foreign policy advisor
\nBogdan Aurescu, who in November was elected judge of the UN International Court
\nof Justice for a mandate due to commence on February 6. <\/p>\n
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SWIMMING 19-year-old
\nRomanian swimmer Andrei Enache broke a new world record, winning the fastest
\nheat in the 250 m freestyle race, while Drago\u015f Ghile won the gold in the 100 m
\nbutterfly race, also breaking the world record, on Sunday, on the final day of
\nthe European Ice Swimming Championship hosted by the Romanian city of Oradea. Simona
\nChiru won the silver medal in the women’s 50 m freestyle race, having come
\nfirst in Saturday’s final in the 100 m freestyle race and setting a new world
\nrecord. The water in the Olympic stadium in Oradea was 4.4 degrees Celsius.
\nThis 1st edition of the European Ice Swimming Championship held
\nbetween 1st and 4th February brought together teams from
\n27 different countries. Romania was represented by 35 swimmers. <\/p>\n
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FARMERS The problems of farmers are to be discussed by
\nEuro MPs meeting this week in Strasbourg. They will assess the situation of
\nfarmers and the prices of agricultural products amid protests in many EU
\ncountries, including Romania. Farmers are worried about the Union’s
\nenvironmental and commercial policies and their alleged negative impact on
\nagriculture. Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis is also to travel to Strasbourg
\nto attend the debates in the European Parliament on Wednesday. This series of
\ndebates was launched in 2022, soon after the start of the war against Ukraine
\nand 12 such meetings with European leaders have taken place since then. The aim
\nis to reiterate European values and unity, to consolidate democratic debate on
\ncurrent issues and to generate a consistent vision of the future of the
\nEuropean project. <\/p>\n
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