Irinela Visan

President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday has called on parents and teachers to get vaccinated. In a press statement at the Cotroceni Palace, the president said that this way, parents and teachers will show that they care about school and the future of the children.

Romania's Council for National Defence (CSAT) decided on Wednesday to activate the Interministerial Committee of the country's National Coalition for Refugee Integration, tasking the Interior Ministry with assessing the capacity to take in refugees/ asylum seekers and the possibility of expanding it.

At a meeting on Wednesday, Romania's Supreme Council for National Defence (CSAT) discussed the current state of affairs in Afghanistan and its implications for Romania's interests, both in terms of security and politics and humanitarianism, and decided to continue to take steps to bring Afghan nationals - collaborators of the Romanian authorities and international organisations, students on sch

President Klaus Iohannis will be present in Chisinau on Friday to take part in the events marking the 30th anniversary of the Republic of Moldova's declaration of independence.

President Klaus Iohannis sent, on Monday, a message on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Fascism and Communism, showing that the rule of law, democratic values, fundamental rights and freedoms have been won at the cost of human lives and must be defended and conveyed to the younger generations.

As many as 5,643 doses of Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccine have been administered in the last 24 hours, of which 3,406 are the first dose and 2,237 the second dose, according to a report released Sunday by the National Committee of Coordination Activities against COVID-19 (CNCAV).

The Strategic Communication Group (GCS) reports that nine deaths have been reported in patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the last 24 hours, thus mounting the national death toll to 34,412. According to GCS, these are seven women and two men, admitted to hospitals in the counties of Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Caras-Severin, Iasi, Prahova, Suceava, Vaslui and in Bucharest.

Health Minister, Ioana Mihaila, stated, on Friday, that next week could see the adoption of the amendments necessary so that patients in need of post-operative recovery and treatment due to burns may benefit from additional sick leave over the usual limits.

A consultation conducted by the National Student Council (CNE) among over 11,000 respondents shows that for 74.5pct of them online school lacks in quality compared to face to face courses. According to a CNE press release, the results of the consultations, but also a report with proposals and recommendations will be used in the dialogue with the Ministry of Education.

Save Romania Union - Freedom, Unity, Solidarity Party (USR PLUS) states that it will not support "a new PNDL [the National Local Development Programme] with allocations on paper" and supports the organization of a broad debate on the local development programme.