Social Issues

Romania's national unemployment rate was 3.35% at the end of February, up 0.01 percentage points on a monthly basis, according to a press statement released by the National Employment Agency (ANOFM) on Wednesday. The rate was 0.42 percentage points higher y-o-y. The total number of the unemployed at the end of February 2021 was 293,461, 1,245 more than at the end of the previous month.

"I don't know," the man wails.

"Then who was it?" comes the question.

The unsteady video offers a blurred glimpse of two uniformed officers swinging their arms at the man's legs. A third officer, in plainclothes, rests a shoe on the man's neck. A series of rapid thwacks fills the soundtrack, punctuated by the man's shrieks.

Ljubljana – The country-wide curfew is imposed from 10pm to 5am from Friday after the government decided to shorten it in light of the coming Daylight Saving Time change. Entering into force today are also inter-regional travel restrictions in red-coded regions. A negative rapid test result is no longer valid to enter Slovenia.

Ljubljana – The government has shortened the curfew from between 9pm and 6am to between 10pm and 5pm, and imposed a ban on movement into and out of three regions with the highest coronavirus infection rates.

Burgas authorities decided on introducing a curfew for all minors, and wearing masks outdoors becomes mandatory, reports bTV.

The tougher measures take effect from tonight with an order from the city's health inspectorate director.

In addition, all sporting events, including those with international participation, are banned, all markets are closed.

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French PM Jean Castex announced on Thursday a month-long limited lockdown for Paris and other regions of the country starting Friday as the number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care units spikes, FRANCE 24 reported. The new restrictions will be imposed on 16 regions, including the Paris area.

Brdo pri Kranju – The government has extended the majority of coronavirus restrictions by another week as it prolonged the state of the epidemic by another thirty days as part of its weekly review of measures on Wednesday.

“The current epidemic situation … requires a new, temporally limited declaration of the epidemic across the entire territory of Slovenia,” the government said.

The Government adopted on Wednesday the extension of the state of alert on Romania's territory, the most important measure being the one referring to the curfew, starting at 22,00hrs instead of 23,00hrs as it had been so far. "Today the extension of the state of alert has been approved as well.

They are protesting against the police brutality at the city’s square last week