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NATO The head of the Romanian diplomacy Bogdan Aurescu is today participating in the online special meeting of the foreign ministers in the NATO member countries. High on the meeting's agenda are the preparations for the upcoming NATO summit on June 14th. According to a communiqué issued by the Foreign Ministry in Bucharest, the ministers are going to also have talks over the NATO 2030 decisions package, which are to be endorsed in the upcoming summit. Also high on the agenda are the latest developments in the security environment, the threats posed by Russia and the future of NATO-Afghanistan relation. Minister Aurescu is expected to highlight Romania's objectives related to the upcoming summit, reiterating Bucharest's pledges for the outcome of the NATO 2030 reflection process as well as for the adoption of a new strategic concept for the alliance. The Romanian minister will also be pleading for strengthening the alliance's deterrence and defence posture on the entire eastern flank, given the latest developments in the region. Aurescu will also brief participants on the inauguration in Bucharest on Monday of the Euroatlantic Resilience Center, Romania's concrete strategic contribution to consolidating the resilience of NATO, its allies as well as of the EU, its members and partners.
DAY Theatre performances, concerts, creative workshops and guided tours are being staged on the International Children's Day Romania celebrates today. Several public institutions in Bucharest are hosting a series of events for the little ones. At the Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest, Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has inaugurated an exhibition entitled 'Fantastic Childhood', created by several artists around the country to celebrate the purity and sincerity of childhood and art. Children are today able to visit the palace, the halls where Parliament stages its sessions, the presidential office, the press room and the hall of fame. The Romanian gendarmerie has planned several demonstrative events involving its dog units and mounted patrols. The Bucharest police are also staging a series of educational events on detective activities. Theatre performances, concerts and various shops are also being staged for the children of asylum seekers in Romania, most of them coming from countries like Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria and Iraq.
RELAXATION New relaxation measures against the background of a contained Covid-19 pandemic are to come into effect today in Romania. Outdoor cultural and entertaining activities can be attended by 1,000 people depending on the infection rate in their region. Participants must be fully vaccinated at least 10 days before the event or produce a negative rapid or PCR test. Private events, like weddings and other festive activities can be attended by 70 people at the most. Indoor activities are limited to 50 people while various facilities staging sporting events are allowed to function at 25% of their capacity. Gyms and swimming pools can now function at 70% of their capacity but the number of participants is not limited if all of them are vaccinated. Accommodation facilities in seaside resorts are allowed to function at 85% of their capacity. Indoor mask mandates have been lifted for those vaccinated in offices with five workers at the most.
EPPO The EU Public Prosecutor's Office EPPO headed by Laura Codruta Kovesi the former chief of Romania's Anticorruption Directorate, is starting activity today. The new body is to deal with community fund frauds and recover money from fraudsters. EPPO prosecutors are expected to investigate roughly three thousand files a year. According to estimates by the European Chief Prosecutor, corruption, embezzlement and various types of fraud are causing annual losses to the EU budget of 500 million euros. The new European institution has an annual budget of 45 million euros. Five EU members aren't participating in the EPPO.
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