July 5, 2023

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Newsroom, 05.07.2023, 14:17

VISIT Today, in the second day of his
visit to Germany, Romanian Prime Minister, Marcel Ciolacu, is going to have
talks with representatives of the business environment, followed by meetings
with the Vice-president of the German Parliament, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, and
with representatives of the main political groups in the Legislature. The head
of the government in Bucharest will be also having talks with the
representatives of the defence industry in Germany. On Monday, the first day of
his visit, Marcel Ciolacu met Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who reiterated his
country’s all-out support so that Romania may become a Schengen member this
year. Ciolacu has also met with members of the Romanian communities in Germany,
whom he briefed upon the projects of the government in Bucharest dedicated to
the Diaspora, as well as a start-up programme.

FAIR The first holiday edition of the
book fair Gaudeamus Radio Romania has today kicked off in Brasov, central
Romania. The event is part of the Gaudeamus caravan, a nation-wise project that
has been initiated and carried on by Radio Romania for more than 20 years. The present
edition’s offer includes, the book fair itself, graphic and photo art, literary
creation, all brought together into 40 exhibition stands. This edition is
expected to end on Sunday, July 9th.

DIICOT 24 suspects have been
apprehended and two placed under investigation in a case involving the
mistreatment of vulnerable people in three old-peoples’ homes in Romania. On
Tuesday, DIICOT prosecutors kicked off over 30 searches in Bucharest and other
6 counties in southern Romania. Authorities are presently taking care of one
hundred of these vulnerable people. According to the investigators, the
aforementioned people had been exploited for more than two years, being
deprived on proper food, medical treatment and hygiene conditions. Prosecutors
are now investigating cases of human trafficking, fraud, embezzlement of over
one million euros as well as inhuman and degraded treatment.

EDUCATION Romanian president
Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday promulgated the new Education laws. A former high-school
teacher, Iohannis, has been promoting a programme known as ‘Educated Romania’
launched in 2016 and followed by a series of public debates. Solutions have
been proposed for fighting school violence in the country’s pre-university
education, to support the disadvantaged categories of students, curb school
dropout and promote sports. Concerning university education, president Iohannis
says the new legislative measures are going to bring the Romanian education up
to international standards. The education laws have been promulgated after
years of debates and at the end of a critical period in Romania’s education
system, marked by the recent all-out strike of the teachers. In another
development, upon the appeals session for the National Assessment exam counting
towards the candidates’ high-school accession, 76.4% of the students have
obtained passing results while 73% of the candidates have passed the
baccalaureate exam.

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