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\nSocial Democratic Party and the National Liberal Party, in the ruling coalition,
\non Monday failed to reach an agreement on a proposal to hold local elections at
\nthe same time as elections for the European Parliament, on June 9. The
\ncoalition is also considering the possibility of holding the parliamentary
\nelections on the same date as one of the presidential elections rounds. Prime
\nMinister Marcel Ciolacu wants a clear timetable for the ballots scheduled for
\n2024, when all types of elections are taking place. The parties in the opposition
\nare against the proposals, saying the move would benefit the ruling parties. Both
\nthe alliance between the Save Romania Union, the Force of the Right and the
\nPeople’s Movement Party and the Alliance for the Union of Romanians said holding
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\nhospitals from Bucharest and around the country were impacted by a cyber attack
\non their IT services provider. The National Directorate for Cyber Security said
\nthe attackers encrypted the hospitals’ data and requested ransom. The cyber
\nattack was confirmed by the health ministry. Security measures, including
\nlimiting the use of the Internet and saving data on external devices, were
\ntaken in all hospitals using this type of information system, called Hipocrate,
\nwhich links medical activities in hospitals to the Insurance House. <\/p>\n
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\naverage net salary in Romania in December 2023 rose to around 1,000 euros, up
\nby 6.6% compared to November 2023, according to the National Institute for Statistics.
\nThe highest salary increases were recorded in coke-making area and the
\nmanufacturing of products obtained from the processing of crude oil, namely
\nmore than 2,500 euros, while the lowest increases were reported in the
\nhospitality sector, with over 560 euros. Fluctuations in annual revenues are
\nmainly related to the distribution of annual and holiday bonuses, particularly
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\npresident of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, has called a meeting of the Supreme Defence
\nCouncil for February 21, according to a statement from the president’s office.
\nThe agenda includes the latest security developments in the Black Sea region in
\nthe context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the progress made in
\nthe area of defence planning, especially with respect to army modernisation
\nprogrammes and efforts to mobilise more military staff, as well as staff
\nretention. The meeting is also expected to discuss a report on the activity of
\nthe Cyber-Security Operative Council in 2023 and the 2023 activity report of
\nthe Supreme Defence Council and tackle topical international issues.<\/p>\n
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\ncongratulated his new Finnish counterpart Alexander
\nStubb on winning the second round of the presidential elections on Sunday.
\nIohannis said he was looking forward to work together with Stubb and develop
\nthe close European partnership between Romania and Finland and to defend the
\ntwo countries’ Euro-Atlantic values. With 51.5% of the votes, Stubb, a former
\nConservative prime minister, defeated his rival, the former foreign minister of
\nthe Green League Pekka Haavisto, who got 48.4% of the
\nvotes. The new president will take over on 1st March. These were the
\nfirst presidential elections since Finland’s entry into NATO, last year. (CM)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"