December 31, 2019 UPDATE
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Newsroom, 31.12.2019, 18:44
MESSAGE2019 brought the victory of democracy and civil
participation, when we proved that we are a nation that stands by shared values
and ideals, the president of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, says in his New Year’s message. The head of state voices confidence
that in 2020 Romanians will stay motivated by their dream of a better country. He
called for the building of a normal Romania, a country that is truly the home
of Romanians, wherever they may be. We are entering
a new year and a new decade, which I would also like to be the beginning of a
period of normality and true democracy for Romania, PM Ludovic Orban said in
his own New Year’s message. He urges Romanians to view what they have left
behind as a lesson about what needs to be done in order to make true the dream
of freedom, democracy and prosperity that mobilized people 30 years ago to
fight against totalitarianism.
MIGRATION Romania’s General Inspectorate for Migration can issue work
permits for 30,000 new foreign workers in 2020. Employers in 2019 requested
work permits for 750 various jobs, ranging from installation operators to
superior clerks. Most of the foreign workers in Romania come from Vietnam,
Nepal, India the neighboring Republic of Moldova and Sri Lanka.
INVESTIGATION Romanian authorities carry on inquiries and checks into the incident
at the Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest, the largest emergency unit in the
country. The National Healthcare Quality management Authority Monday suspended
the accreditation of the hospital, which failed to report within 24 hours an
incident in which a 66-old patient was burnt on the operating room table. The
woman died, and the Bucharest Police is currently investigating suspicions of
manslaughter. The Board of Physicians and the Healthcare Ministry are running
separate investigations, with the conclusions due to be presented early next
week. Meanwhile, the hospital has to address the deficiencies that have led to
the unfortunate event. Although the accreditation has been suspended, Floreasca
Emergency Hospital in Bucharest operates as usual.
SAFETY Over 21,000 Interior Ministry employees are on duty every day in
Romania to ensure citizen safety during the winter holidays. Special attention
is paid to preventing serious accidents and to streamlining road traffic to the
most popular tourist resorts. Up to 1,400 road police are on duty on the most
circulated thoroughfares, with around 300 radar speed guns, to safeguard the
lives of drivers, passengers and pedestrians. Nearly 9,600 police and gendarmes
are also patrolling the busiest areas, especially fairs and shopping centres,
and the sites of large outdoor public events.
