Alina Novaceanu

The joint Parliament plenum adopted today by a vote of 378 to 2 and three abstentions the bill on the ratification of the Council Decision amending the EURATOM Treaty. The scope of the bill is the ratification of Council Decision (EU, EURATOM) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom, adopted in Brussels.

Minister of Labor Raluca Turcan declared on Tuesday that the increase of the retirement age has not been discussed and "it is absurd" to circulate the idea of 'the increase of the 15-year minimum contribution period, mentioning that she rejects any speculations in this sense, and "the amateurism of some politicians, who either use working documents or follow the old technique of disinformation.

Minister of Education Sorin Cimpeanu stated on Friday that the prestige and relevance of university diplomas must be strengthened, specifying that, in a few days, a service of the National Council for Attesting Titles, Diplomas and Certificates (C.N.A.T.D.C.U.) with technical and legal support skills in solving problems in the field will be operational and the development of a strategy to preve

PSD (Social Democratic Party) leader Marcel Ciolacu on Thursday said that he welcomes Prime Minister Florin Citu's decision to invite the Social Democrats to talks on the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), noting that he has no problem with coming to the Government, because the PNRR belongs to Romania and the Romanians.

Bucharest, May 19 /Agerpres/ - In Romania it is important for the feminine entrepreneurial spirit to manifest itself more, the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Ludovic Orban, declared on Wednesday, adding that in many fields of activity, especially in sports and culture, performances are largely achieved by Romanian women.

The Parliament plenum rejected on Tuesday the Romanian Television Broadcasting Corporation's activity reports for 2017, 2018 and 2019. The 2019 activity report fell by a vote of 239 to 142, the 2018 report had 144 votes in favor, 242 against and one abstention, and the 2017 report 141 votes in favor, 247 against and two abstentions.

The National Coordinating Committee for Vaccination Activities against COVID-19 (CNCAV) informs that, in the last 24 hours, 41,273 doses of vaccine have been administered, of which 33,449 - Pfizer, 4,133 - Moderna and 3,691 - AstraZeneca, according to the data provided by the Institute National Public Health Registry through the application of the National Electronic Register of Vaccinations.

As many as 1,083 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have been registered in the last 24 hours, with 11,600 tests being carried out, the Strategic Communication Group reported on Sunday. As of Sunday, 1,057,655 cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Romania, and 995,506 patients have been declared cured.

Performance halls and restaurants indoors to operate at 30 pct capacity as of Monday, said the Bucharest Prefect, Alin Stoica, on Sunday, following a reunion of the Bucharest City Committee for Emergency Situations (CMBSU).

On Thursday, Earth Day, President Klaus Iohannis visited the Vacaresti Natural Park, a wetland area within the limits of Bucharest City, saying that he would extend his protection and high patronage to the park, and that a working group would be set up for the development of the area.