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, 23.02.2022, 14:16

UKRAINE – Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca has assured his fellow Romanians, in the context of the Ukrainian crisis, that all necessary institutional measures, in keeping with the decisions of the Higher Defence Council, have been taken. He has explained that these steps were taken in coordination with the NATO allies and the EU member states. PM Ciuca called on ministers with attributions in the field to keep monitoring the situation and work co-ordinately and carefully. In another development, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies in Bucharest will convene in joint session on March 1st, to adopt a political declaration in support of Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence. On Tuesday, Cristian Chirtes, chairman of the Joint Standing Committee of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate for the exercise of parliamentary control over the activity of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), said that Romania’s security situation from the perspective of the legal attributions of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) is stable. He also said that, in the context of the Ukrainian crisis, cyber attacks on critical infrastructure, Romanian ministries and agencies, increased.



SANCTIONS — The United States adopted on Tuesday what American President Joe Biden called a “first tranche” of sanctions, in response to the recognition by Russia of the separatist republics in Ukraine. “We cut off Russias government from Western finance”, Biden said, adding that sanctions also target Russian elites and their family members. The White House leader described the latest events as the beginning of the Russian invasion and announced that an American battalion and several F-35 fighter jets will be deployed this week in the Baltic region and Eastern Europe. He said, however, that he was moving additional troops and equipment to “strengthen” US allies in the Baltic nations on NATOs eastern flank, but made it clear they would not be there to “fight Russia.” The White House has announced that a Biden – Putin summit, a French initiative initially accepted in principle by the two leaders before Russia’s recognition of the separatist republics, was out of the question.



DECISION – The Bucharest Government is going to pass, in today’s meeting, a decision on the organisation and functioning of the Committee on Monitoring the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP). The institution in charge with the implementation of reforms and the fulfilment of the objectives assumed under the NRRP is the Ministry of Investment and European Projects, which will monitor the implementation of reforms and investment stipulated in the NRRP with the support of NGOs, trade unions, employers’ associations and the structures of the local public administration.



INFLATION – The annual inflation rate in the EU increased in January up to 5.6%, from 5.3% in December 2021, according to data made public by the Eurostat on Wednesday. The member state with the highest inflation rates are Lithuania (12.3%), Estonia (11%) and the Czech Republic (8.8%). As compared with the situation in December 2021, the annual inflation rate in the first month of 2022 went down in 8 member states and increased in 19 countries, Romania included, from 6.7% to 7.2%. Romania ranks 11th among the countries with the highest annual inflation rates. The countries with the smallest annual inflation rates are France (3.3%), Portugal (3.4%) and Sweden (3.9%).



FUEL – The parties forming the ruling coalition in Bucharest have agreed to temporarily cut the fuel excise by 50%. The measure reduces by RON 1 the retail price of petrol and diesel, Finance Minister Adrian Caciu has said. The proposal was supported by the Social Democrats, while their leader, Marcel Ciolacu, said the solution is aimed at preventing prices from going up. In turn, Liberal leader Florin Citu has said that his party agrees, in principle, with any measure that reduces fiscal burden, but has added that, if the retail price of fuel does not go down, somebody will have to take responsibility. The National Liberal Party (PNL), the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) have also agreed to further subsidise electricity and natural gas bills in the month of April.



CORONAVIRUS – Romania reported on Wednesday 11,477 new cases of Covid-19 and 119 related deaths, of which 9 from a previous date. Of those nearly 9,000 Covid patients treated in hospital, a little over 1,000 are in intensive care. In terms of vaccination, about 1,000 people had the first shot in 24 hours. The Omicron variant becomes quasi-dominant in Romania, with over 95% of the results indicating infection with this strain of the virus, Health Minister Alexandru Rafila said. In his opinion, in about three weeks the number of infections nation-wide could be small, with hundreds of new daily cases being expected instead of thousands as is the case now. Rafila also said a 6th wave of the pandemic is not to be expected. (EE)

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