Simona Klodnischi

Gov't approves three-month extension of withdrawal deadline for IBRD healthcare reform loan proceeds

The government approved today the amendment regarding the three-month extension until March 31, 2021 of the deadline for the withdrawal of the proceeds of a 250 million euro IBRD loan granted for the reform of the Romanian healthcare system.

President Iohannis, Spanish Foreign Minister Gonzales Laya on need to step up bilateral economic cooperation

President Klaus Iohannis received on Wednesday visiting Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, with the two officials emphasizing the excellent bilateral relation marked this year by the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Romania and the Kingdom of Spain, the Presidential Administration informs in a release.

PM Citu: Companies that disregard COVID prevention measures to have their activity suspended

Prime Minister Florin Citu declared today that a regulatory act will be rolled out, instituting the suspension of the activity for a determined period for those companies that disregard the measures to prevent and fight the spread of COVID -19.

President Iohannis announces resumption of in-person learning on Feb 8

President Klaus Iohannis announced today that in-person learning will resume on February 8 for most children. "We unanimously decided the following: starting Monday, most children shall go to school physically," the President said at the Cotroceni Palace.AGERPRES(RO - author: Florentina Peia, editor: Florin Marin; EN - author: Simona Klodnischi, editor: Maria Voican)

COVID vaccination campaign/ 29,769 people inoculated in past 24 hours

The National COVID Vaccination Coordination Committee informs Monday that according to data provided by the National Public Health Institute through the National Electronic Vaccinations Registry app, 29,769 people have received the coronavirus jab in the past 24 hours. Of this total, 12,917 were given the primer shot and 16,852 - the booster shot.

'Matei Bals' fire/ UPDATE Iohannis: We need to quickly draw conclusions, put forth solutions

President Klaus Iohannis offered condolences to the families of the patients killed in the fire that broke out Friday morning at the 'Matei Bals' Epidemiological Institute in Bucharest; speaking at noon at the fire-hit health facility, Iohannis stressed that fast conclusions and remedial solutions need to be found in this case.

'Matei Bals' fire/'Marius Nasta' Hospital manager: Four patients transferred here, two in serious condition

Four patients - two women and two men - ages between 62 and 89 were transferred from the blaze-hit "Matei Bals" Institute to the "Marius Nasta" Institute, following the fire that broke out Friday morning at the Bucharest Covid-19 hospital; two of them are in a severe condition, said the manager of the "Marius Nasta" Institute, Beatrice Mahler.

Holocaust victims remembered in commemoration ceremony held in Bucharest

The victims of the Holocaust were honored today in Bucharest in a commemorative ceremony attended by Israeli ambassador David Saranga, deputy and president of the Federation of the Romanian Jewish Communities (FCER) Silviu Vexler, and general director of the "Elie Wiesel" Institute, Alexandru Florian.

ForMin Aurescu reaffirms Romania's staunch commitment to supporting international cooperation on Holocaust education, commemoration

Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu sent today, on behalf of Romania, a message to the official ceremony for International Holocaust Remembrance Day organized at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, paying tribute to the memory of the victims of the tragic events of World War II and expressing solidarity with Holocaust survivors, the Foreign Ministry informs.

IntMin Bode: Minister's Control Body, Audit Directorate, Anti-corruption Directorate switch under my direct authority

Minister of the Interior Lucian Bode told a televised show on Tuesday evening that during the day he issued an order placing several directorates - the Minister's Control Body, the Audit Directorate, the General Anti-corruption Directorate (DGA) and the Communication Directorate included - under his direct authority.

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