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WAR IN UKRAINE - A mission of the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is today inspecting the Zaporizhzhia
Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in southern Ukraine, currently under the control of
Russian forces. IAEA Director, Rafael Grossi, said the visit is a technical
mission designed to prevent a nuclear accident. The IAEA mission represents a
step towards disoccupation and demilitarization, the Ukrainian Energy
Minister, Herman Haluschenko told Reuters. The Zaporizhzhia NPP is the biggest
nuclear power plant in Europe. The plant was taken over by Russian forces in
March, although it is still operated by Ukrainian personnel under the
surveillance of Russian forces. The plant premises have been repeatedly bombed
in the last month, Kyiv and Moscow blaming each other for the attacks.
INTOLERANCE - President Klaus Iohannis
said that implementing the National Strategy on preventing and combating
anti-Semitism, xenophobia, radicalization and hate speech proves once again
In an attempt to ease the pressure caused
by higher energy and gas bills, the government in Bucharest will endorse new
support measures to be approved through an emergency ordinance. A decision was needed
in this respect because the previous measures to support companies and
household consumers, which have been applied from November, are valid only
until April 1st.
According to Energy Minister Virgil
Popescu, the measures have already been discussed with representatives of the
Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority, as well as with energy providers and
distributors.
Virgil Popescu: We are waiting for the Regulatory Authority to integrate into the
emergency ordinance some issues that are related to regulation fees. After we
have completed talks with all the market players we next want this emergency
ordinance endorsed so that we may have the new scheme operational starting
April 1st.
The new government solutions presented on
Monday by Prime Minister Nicolae