November 10, 2022 UPDATE

november 10, 2022 update A roundup of domestic and international news

PEACE FORUM - Romania's president Klaus Iohannis will be attending the fifth edition of the Peace Forum in Paris due on Friday and Saturday at the Brongniart palace. According to the presidential administration, the debates during the forum will be focusing on major topics on the international agenda such as geo-political conflicts with global consequences, the aggravation of the climate change, the succession of the Covid-19 pandemic waves and increasing social gaps. On Friday, Klaus Iohannis is to participate in a panel entitled "Present and future - how to manage the effects of the multiple crises over the population". On this occasion, president Iohannis will be referring to the effects of the aggression war the Russian Federation is waging on Ukraine.



WAR IN UKRAINE - "Romania has been actively supporting us in the fight against the aggressor, Romania supports the idea of setting up an international tribunal and is supporting our future" - Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on the sidelines of a ceremony opening the border checkpoint in Vicovul de Sus, Romania and Krasnoilsk, Ukraine. "Our citizens will come back through these border checkpoints and the consistent humanitarian aid from the EU countries is coming to our people also through these border checkpoints." According to the Ukrainian official, another seven checkpoints are due to open at the common border. "In these special moments Ukraine is going through, tragic moments after the Russian aggression, we need to show solidarity and unity" - Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă has said. According to him, the mobility of people and goods has become of vital relevance as the illegal, planned and unprovoked aggression of the Russian Federation is having disastrous effects upon the Ukrainian citizens and the government in Kyiv. The aforementioned border checkpoint is the first to open between Ukraine and an EU member since the start of the Russian invasion.



MOLDOVA - The European Commission will grant 250 million EUR to the Republic of Moldova to help this country cope with the serious energy crisis, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, announced on Thursday on the sidelines of her visit to the Moldovan capital-city. According to the EU official, 100 million EUR will be disbursed as grants, while another 100 million EUR will be transfered as loans. 50 million EUR will be granted as additional budget allotments addressing vulnerable categories. In the last year, the European Union has provided some 840 million EUR to the Republic of Moldova in loans and grants. The Commission will continue to support Chișinău, president von der Leyen pointed out. In turn, president Maia Sandu said the Republic of Moldova is facing the most serious energy crisis in the last 30 years, and thanked EU countries, Romania in particular, for their assitance. "Thanks to Romania, today our homes have electricity", president Sandu said. At the same time, the Moldovan head of state thanked the European Commission for helping Moldova obtain the EU candidate status. "We are firmly committed to carrying out reforms, including the implementation of the Commission's recommendations. How fast Moldova is able to open up accession negotiations is completely up to us", Maia Sandu added.



LAW - The ruling coalition in Bucharest has reached an agreement on capping and subsidizing energy prices the next year. A solution to this issue has been delayed for a couple of months now. Under the new legislation, household consumers with consumption below 100 kW/h will pay 0.68 RON per kW and those below 255 kW 0.80 RON. Households with consumption higher than 255 kW will be paying 1.3 RON per kW. Major economic consumers will pay the same price while small and medium-sized businesses in the food pharmaceutical industry, community services and churches will pay one RON per kilowatt/hour. The Executive is expected to issue a new ordinance on the issue to be applied next year.



HANDBALL - Romania's national handball side on Wednesday qualified for the main groups of the European Championship - EHF EURO 2022 after a 31-23 win against North Macedonia in Group C. Our handballers, who lost their first two matches against France and the Netherlands, have managed to qualify for the competition's next stage after securing a win in the second half of the game. The European Championship - EHF EURO 2022 is underway in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro over November 4-20. Romania has participated in all these editions with the exception of 2006, the best result being the bronze medal they got in 2010. In the previous edition in 2010, Romania ranked 12th. (DB &VP)



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