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STRIKE Teachers in Romania are carrying on the all-out strike they kicked off three days ago as the talks between the authorities and trade unions have ended in a deadlock. They took to the streets in several major cities around Romania, like Sibiu, Craiova, Galati, Buzau and Botosani. Trade unions in Education are asking for a 25% pay rise for all employees and the equivalent of 600 Euros for beginners. The Executive has pledged to give only bonuses, an offer which has been turned down by the trade unions, which threaten to continue their protests.
CONTRACT The government in Romania on Friday endorsed a new frame contract for social securities which is supposed to come into effect on July 1st and has prevention as its main component. It also offers bonuses to family physicians willing to treat patients in rural areas and is for the first time regulating pay for performance. Family physicians will also have at their disposal new instruments for the preventive examination of patients in various age brackets. The legal framework for increasing the access of the insured to outpatient services of physical medicine and rehabilitation has also been created.
GOVERNMENT The power sharing arrangement of the parties in the ruling coalition in Bucharest has been postponed until the resolution of the teachers' all-out strike, the liberal Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă has announced. Ciuca was supposed to resign his mandate on Friday, to be taken over by the Social Democratic leader Marcel Ciolacu. In fact, Nicolae Ciucă made the announcement alongside Marcel Ciolacu, and Kelemen Hunor, from the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians in Romania - UDMR, the third party in ruling coalition in Romania. The Prime Minister Ciucă appealed to the "reason of all teaching staff", telling them that the Government cannot assume to unbalance the State budget by granting them the salary increases requested, and that the discussions with the unions will continue. In turn, the head of the PSD, Marcel Ciolacu, said that the decision is correct, and that the teachers and employees in the healthcare system are a priority. Predictability and responsibility are needed, the leader of the UDMR, Kelemen Hunor, also said. The agreement between the Liberal Party - PNL and PSD stipulated that each of them would hold the position of prime minister for a year and a half. In the last few days, there have been discussions between PSD and PNL regarding the distribution of ministries in the future government. A retired general, Nicolae Ciucă was sworn in as prime minister in December 2021.
FAIR Romania participates in the Madrid Book Fair under the slogan "Creating good chemistry with Romanian literature" ("Creando buena quimica con las letras rumanas"). Until June 11, Romania's stand will display numerous volumes signed by Romanian authors, including those translated, in recent years, into Spanish, with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute. The public has a wide range of activities to choose from: literary activities, book presentations, recitals, debates, round tables, scientific workshops for children and autograph sessions. There will also be events promoting Romanian culture, especially contemporary culture. The Madrid Fair has reached the 82nd edition, in 2023 marking nine decades of existence, and it is one of the most important literary events of its kind in Europe.
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