April 6, 2022

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Newsroom, 06.04.2022, 14:22

COVID-19 2320 new COVID-19 infections have been reported in Romania on
Wednesday, a lower number than in the previous day. Authorities have also
announced 18 related fatalities. 2290 patients are being treated in hospitals,
out of whom 338 in ICUs. However, doctors have cautioned that the number of flu
infections is on the rise and some patients were in need of hospital care.

AID On Tuesday in Berlin, Germany, France and Romania co-chaired an
international conference on the setting up of a support platform for the
Republic of Moldova, an ex-Soviet Romanian-speaking country. The participants,
roughly 50 delegations representing international organizations and countries,
have pledged to grant Chisinau 695 million Euros worth of aid as well as
political support in the context of the war in neighboring Ukraine. Nearly 12
thousand out of the 100 thousand Ukrainian refugees, who arrived in the
Republic of Moldova, are to be taken over by other countries.

INTEREST The Robor index, after which costs for
consumer credits with variable interest rate are being calculated, has gone up
from 4.62% to 4.68 % and according to Romania’s Central Bank, this has been the
highest in the past 9 years. Romania’s Central Bank (BNR) has today raised the
yearly key rate from 2.5 to 3%. The key rate, which sets the future evolution
of all bank interests, is also the main element in the fight against inflation.
The BNR has cautioned against the inflation rate, which is expected to reach
higher levels in the following months than previously estimated. Inflation is
on the rise due to the latest price hikes in fuel and food against the
background of the war in Ukraine and the international sanctions imposed.

VICTORY U-BT Cluj-Napoca, a basketball side from north-western Romania on
Tuesday secured a 76-73 home win against MHP Riesen of Germany in the quarter
finals of the Champions League. At their first participation in the
aforementioned competition, U-BT performed before 10 thousand spectators, a
record number for indoor matches in Romania. The return game against MHP is due
in Germany in a week. In case of an aggregate draw, the Romanian champions are
to play another home game after the best-of-three system. The winner will be up
against the victor of the match pitching Baxi Manesa against Unicja Malaga. In
the other matches of the quarters Israeli side Hapoel Holon is up against
French team Strasbourg while Spanish side Lenovo Tenerife plays Tofas Bursa of
Turkey. The Final Four will be hosted by Bilbao over May 6th and the
8th.

EMBASSY A man lost his life on Wednesday after he
had rammed his car into the wall of the Russian embassy in Bucharest. According
to investigators, the man crashed his car into the embassy’s gate and set
himself ablaze. Many containers with flammable substances have been found in
his car. An investigation is underway by the prosecutors of the Bucharest Court
and the Homicide Department of the Bucharest Police. According to papers in
Bucharest, the man has been identified as Bogdan Draghici, the head of the
Anti-discrimination Association of All Fathers, TATA, who was indicted in the
past for having sexually abused his daughter. Before the incident Draghici had posted
on Facebook a message of solidarity with Ukraine invaded by the Russian troops.

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