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POLITICS -Defence Minister Vasile Dincu said on Friday that the Military Medical Corps of Romania have shown “altruism, devotion, spirit of sacrifice and professionalism.” -Finance Minister Adrian Caciu declared at the government meeting on Thursday that the budget revision has mainly taken into account the financing of the economic and citizen support packages approved by the government this year. ECONOMY -The number

POLITICS -Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu on Tuesday welcomed Finnish ambassador in Bucharest Marjut Akola. The two officials discussed the latest developments in Romania’s draft justice legislation and the protection of whistleblowers, as well as bilateral co-operation. – Minister of Entrepreneurship and Tourism (MAT) Constantin-Daniel Cadariu said on Tuesday that the Woman Entrepreneur Program will be launched on Thursday, and one of the

POLITICS -Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca affirmed, on Monday, in a message sent on the occasion of the Romanian Navy Day, that the security of the region is vital for Romania’s security. -The minister of energy informed on Friday that several projects of the Transgaz Company were sent to the European Bank for Investments (BEI) to be financed. ECONOMY -In the first six

POLITICS -The Minister of Development, Public Works and Administration, Cseke Attila, told a press conference in Bistrita on Friday that approximately 95% of the projects submitted during the three calls for the National Recovery and Resilience Plan are eligible, and in three cases payments have already been made to the local public authorities. -Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Marcel Ciolacu

POLITICS -Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca at the government meeting on Wednesday said that analyses are still being carried out at the level of each Ministry in regards to budget amendment and specified that there is a possibility of supplementing the state aid scheme budget dedicated to important investments in the economy with 1 billion RON. -Minister of Agriculture Petre Daea stated on

POLITICS -Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Marcel Ciolacu, the national leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in the ruling coalition, said that to him it is an honour to be the prime minister, but the vote of his colleagues is the one that decides it. ECONOMY -A series of legislative novelties in the field of VAT will enter into force

POLITICS -Romanian Senate’s acting president, Alina Gorghiu, held a meeting on Monday with a delegation from the Republic of Korea, led by the president of the South-Korean Parliament, Kim Jin-pyo, discussions being focused on improving bilateral relations, boosting strategic partnership between the two countries. ECONOMY -Romania has registered a trade deficit (FOB/CIF) of 15.44 billion Euro, during the first 6 months of

POLITICS -Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca said that the draft budget amendment will be put in transparency during the week by the ministry of finances. -There is no other hypothesis within the party than the implementation of the government rotation next year, according to the protocol of the governing coalition, the National Liberal Party (PNL)’s spokesman Ionut Stroe said on Monday. ECONOMY -Romania’s

POLITICS -Romanians abroad who want to return home and invest in a business qualify for up to 200,000 lei in grants under the Start-Up Nation program, according to the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Tourism (MAT). ECONOMY -Romania’s three-month ROBOR index, the interbank interest rate used as a reference to calculate variable interests for loans in lei taken out before May 2019, climbed

POLITICS Romanian premier Nicolae Ciuca said in an interview with Bloomberg that he expects Romania to join Schengen this year and that Brussels will give up the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for the country. ECONOMY The European Commission on Wednesday reimbursed to Romania 79.06 million euros from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in expenses incurred by the Agency for Payments