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[00:00:33] Large consumers can be disconnected from the
[00:00:36] energy system if the crisis worsens, the government decided, but
[00:00:39] the population will not be affected, the interim
[00:00:42] prime minister says. How can we protect ourselves from ever-rising
[00:00:46] prices, we'll discuss immediately. The controlled
[00:00:48] sinking of the four barges on the Danube to increase the water level in
[00:00:52] the Cernavodă area proves to be an extremely complicated mission. After
[00:00:56] several delays, the operation will begin tomorrow morning under safe
[00:01:00] conditions, and Romania has gone through another day with extreme
[00:01:04] weather, seven counties in the west remain under a red code for scorching
[00:01:07] temperatures until tomorrow morning, and violent storms have claimed
[00:01:11] victims, two men from Mureș county
[00:01:30] up and localities in several counties have been left without water in their taps and wells,
[00:01:34] the persistent heatwave and the long-awaited rains have especially affected
[00:01:38] the counties in the west and south of the country. In Bihor, where there's been a red
[00:01:41] code for several days, the entire hydrographic basin of the Criș rivers is
[00:01:45] affected. People depend on cisterns brought from a distance and
[00:01:48] desperately turn their eyes to the sky, praying for
[00:01:52] rain. Valea Nouă, an important tributary of
[00:01:56] free market, then the price Crișul Negru, used to flow strongly through the Bihorean commune, Husasău de
[00:01:59] Tinca. Now only vegetation grows in the
[00:02:02] riverbed, I at least have never experienced such a
[00:02:06] great drought, a terrible drought, luckily
[00:02:09] with the well, we can water the garden because
[00:02:13] otherwise it would be a disaster, animals don't really have, we don't have water
[00:02:17] for them. The red code heatwave has dried up many of the rivers in
[00:02:21] Bihor county, from north to south the situation is the same, terrible
[00:02:25] drought. The river Valea Nouă has dried up, we also have
[00:02:28] some streams in. the visits, thanks to which all have
[00:02:32] dried up also due to the drought and the lack of precipitation. The hydrological
[00:02:36] situation remains critical in the Crișuri hydrographic basin.
[00:02:40] Almost 30% of the 88 monitored
[00:02:43] stations have dried up, while
[00:02:46] 9% are experiencing pooling, and at another
[00:02:49] 17% they have exceeded historical
[00:02:52] lows. The drought has reached the foothills of the mountains. In Drăganului Valley
[00:02:56] in Cluj county, local authorities have been forced to impose
[00:03:00] restrictions on water supply. We need to save because there is a
[00:03:03] crisis. People should also impose some
[00:03:07] restrictions. In the evening from 10 PM until 7 AM
[00:03:11] we stop the water supply to accumulate water in the basin we
[00:03:14] have. And to the south in Mehedinți there are hundreds of localities where
[00:03:17] wells have dried up. Villagers receive water by tanker. We
[00:03:21] don't have for animals, we don't have for anything. We don't have for drinking, nor for animals.
[00:03:24] Nor for birds, absolutely
[00:03:27] all those coal power plants in nothing. No, it's not possible anymore. Difficult. It takes us to Severin.
[00:03:30] for water, at the Bârza spring, wherever we find it, at the
[00:03:34] taps, nothing, soul, we don't have for cattle, we don't have for
[00:03:37] drinking, we have nothing at all. There are problems in Dolj, but also in
[00:03:41] Constanța county where several localities receive water with
[00:03:44] restrictions. The controlled sinking operation of
[00:03:47] barges in the Danube to get more water to Cernavodă seems much more
[00:03:51] complicated than the specialists estimated. Announced for this
[00:03:55] evening, the operation has been postponed until tomorrow morning. All day long
[00:03:58] analyses and measurements were made and the plans announced
[00:04:02] initially were also changed. The postponement of the operations is due to
[00:04:06] the difficulty of the maneuvers that the captains of the tugboat that
[00:04:09] will place
[00:04:10] the barges will have to perform.
[00:04:15] Two barges were loaded today in the Bala Channel area, another two arrived
[00:04:19] state had, for example the power plant in in the area from Galați. Controlled sinking is a very
[00:04:22] difficult operation due to the large volume of water and the weight
[00:04:26] of the barges. The procedure will be to pump water
[00:04:30] into the cofferdams so that it
[00:04:32] descends, so that the barge descends slowly to
[00:04:36] the water surface and then it will be filled, so that
[00:04:40] it descends as balanced as possible. Under these
[00:04:43] conditions, what we want is their most controlled
[00:04:46] placement, because the moment they have sunk,
[00:04:50] other phenomena may appear. Interim Prime
[00:04:53] Minister Ilie Bolojean explained that this is not the only measure to try to
[00:04:57] increase the Danube's flow in the central area. In parallel,
[00:05:00] dredging continues, and at the beginning of
[00:05:04] the week the army detonated the Pârjoaia rock that obstructed the river's
[00:05:07] course. We have a project that
[00:05:10] solves the increase of the flow
[00:05:13] on this branch, which had all the necessary
[00:05:16] approvals and was at the Ministry
[00:05:18] of Transport
[00:05:20] for four years and unfortunately it was
[00:05:24] not put into practice, I asked Mr.
[00:05:27] Miruță as a matter of urgency to start
[00:05:30] this project, to update all the data and
[00:05:34] no matter who will be at transport in the next period, I consider
[00:05:37] it one of the priority projects.
[00:05:41] All the actions on. are caused by the major drought:
[00:05:44] the Danube's flow has reached the historical minimum level of 1400
[00:05:48] m3/second. Due to this, reactor 1 at
[00:05:51] Cernavodă has been shut down, and through controlled sinking
[00:05:54] operations, authorities hope to keep the second one running for another
[00:05:58] four days. The population will not be affected by any possible limitation of
[00:06:02] electricity consumption, assures interim Prime Minister Ilie
[00:06:05] Bolojan, who states that the executive will take measures to limit consumption for
[00:06:09] industrial units in case the situation
[00:06:12] worsens. The energy crisis could continue for another week or
[00:06:16] two, the head of the executive also said. He again appealed
[00:06:19] to everyone to save on electricity consumption and
[00:06:22] announced that some companies have already found solutions and have scheduled, for
[00:06:26] example, revisions or maintenance of installations during this
[00:06:29] period. In this situation we
[00:06:33] find ourselves in
[00:06:35] at the moment and at least for the next few days, we estimate
[00:06:39] five to seven days, as long as
[00:06:43] it is ensured according to the predictions regarding the flow,
[00:06:46] the operation of group 2 from Cernavodă, we will not
[00:06:49] have industrial consumers affected. As
[00:06:53] for a possible stage we could enter, in which measures to
[00:06:57] limit
[00:06:58] consumption
[00:07:01] will be taken, even in this
[00:07:04] period there is no question of granting
[00:07:07] compensation. I emphasize
[00:07:09] that personal homes.
[00:07:13] will not be limited or disconnected,
[00:07:16] so household consumers are
[00:07:19] exempt from these measures,
[00:07:22] also, consumers whose
[00:07:25] activity cannot be interrupted, such as hospitals, will
[00:07:29] not be included in this normative.
[00:07:33] Romania approached a new summer record for energy consumption last night, despite
[00:07:36] repeated calls from authorities to save money, a peak that far
[00:07:40] exceeded domestic production, therefore, to ensure the country's needs,
[00:07:44] the energy system depends on
[00:07:56] consumption recorded one of the highest levels in recent
[00:07:59] times, almost 7800
[00:08:02] MW. Production did not cover consumption, and Romania
[00:08:05] even imported over 2300 MW,
[00:08:08] as happened, for example, around 8 PM. In
[00:08:12] comparison, on Tuesday evening, also around 9 PM, electricity
[00:08:16] consumption was however lower than on Wednesday evening by
[00:08:19] approximately 400 MW. Real-time data
[00:08:22] recorded by Transelectrica shows
[00:08:26] that in the evening our country had to import over 200
[00:08:30] MW. On the domestic market, in the evening, electricity
[00:08:33] costs even over 1700 RON per
[00:08:37] MW, more than four times more expensive than at
[00:08:40] noon. Under these conditions, authorities. have reiterated their appeal to
[00:08:43] the population, companies and institutions, to limit electricity consumption
[00:08:47] between 7 PM and 11 PM. In
[00:08:51] several European countries, authorities are calling on citizens to be mindful of electricity
[00:08:55] consumption and to save whenever possible, so that rationing is not
[00:08:58] needed. Hydropower generation is low in
[00:09:02] several states in our region due to severe drought, and
[00:09:06] demand is higher either for irrigation, or even for cooling
[00:09:10] homes and offices.
[00:09:13] Slovenia's only nuclear power plant in Krško will reduce its
[00:09:17] energy production due to the low level of the Sava
[00:09:19] river. What if we go into it, so
[00:09:22] that we work according to the steps of reduction, every few
[00:09:26] days, some, some 10 %. Hungary is the country in
[00:09:29] the most difficult situation, due to the extremely low level of the Danube,
[00:09:33] the nuclear power plant in Paks has reduced, temporarily stopped
[00:09:36] production. The government has appealed to the population to save energy between
[00:09:40] 5 PM and 10 PM, including by limiting the use of air
[00:09:43] conditioning and by limiting the charging of electric
[00:09:46] vehicles. Budapest has announced that if the situation worsens, it will
[00:09:50] introduce rationing for large industrial consumers.
[00:09:53] Measures have already been taken, such as turning off decorative lighting and reducing
[00:09:57] some railway transport. In Croatia, there is a red heatwave
[00:10:01] alert, and river levels are at historical lows. Smaller
[00:10:05] rivers like Orleava and Plitvica are almost dry. Rivers that
[00:10:09] one could swim in now have only a few centimeters.
[00:10:12] I am one of the swimmers who has been swimming here for years and I don't remember
[00:10:15] the Drava being so low, so pleasant
[00:10:19] somewhere we measured the temperature 28°, and here
[00:10:23] at the boats you simply can't. So,
[00:10:35] I have no buoyancy at all, all the barges are standing, anchored,
[00:10:38] so either in ports or in certain areas. Bulgaria keeps
[00:10:42] the Kozloduy nuclear power plant operational, despite the record
[00:10:46] levels of the Danube, but only for a few weeks, if nothing
[00:10:49] changes. The complex produces 2/3 of the national needs, in addition,
[00:10:53] Bulgaria has invested massively in... in batteries, including for storing
[00:10:57] energy produced by prosumers, households and
[00:11:00] companies that have photovoltaic panels and practically
[00:11:03] feed more electricity into the grid than they consume. The energy
[00:11:07] crisis will make energy bills even more expensive, some suppliers
[00:11:11] have already started sending offers with higher tariffs. For an ordinary
[00:11:14] consumption, the difference can mean tens of lei more every
[00:11:18] month. Specialists warn that price increases could continue and advise
[00:11:21] consumers to compare offers before signing a new
[00:11:25] contract.
[00:11:27] In the offer received by a consumer, from September, he would pay
[00:11:31] 1.53 RON for 1 kWh. The increase of
[00:11:33] 18 bani compared to the current tariff means at the end of the month a bill higher by
[00:11:37] at least 18 RON for the same consumption as before.
[00:11:41] The new offers come in the context where electricity is sold on
[00:11:45] the stock exchange at a price triple compared to last
[00:11:49] year, and the blame lies with the drought and the high risks of
[00:11:52] supply. I don't think it's an explanation. The crisis that
[00:11:56] happened a few days ago, why should we pretend to forget
[00:12:00] about the crisis in Iran, which led to an increase in energy
[00:12:03] prices, not only in Romania, but everywhere. The offers already
[00:12:07] sent by some suppliers are valid until the end of the year, in some
[00:12:11] cities the new tariffs that would be applied from autumn are
[00:12:14] close to 2 RON per kWh, for Iași the price
[00:12:18] exceeds this threshold. The differences come from the
[00:12:21] transport and distribution tariff, in fact. I ask customers to check the
[00:12:25] available offers, on the ANRE comparator there are offers
[00:12:28] even between 1.1, 1.2, 1.5. With
[00:12:32] already high bills, Romanians have reduced purchases in almost all
[00:12:36] categories, retail trade decreased by
[00:12:39] 5.6% in the first 6 months compared to the same period last
[00:12:43] year. If we look at the cost of energy, if we look at
[00:12:46] rents which increased by 40%, energy by
[00:12:50] over 60%, these are some costs that we cannot. postpone
[00:12:53] and we redirect money from some
[00:12:57] expenses that were somewhat optional to these compulsory ones.
[00:13:01] Romania is among the countries in Europe with the highest energy
[00:13:04] prices, changing suppliers is free and
[00:13:08] simple, without interrupting the electricity
[00:13:11] supply. In
[00:13:21] energy for the population, considering that large
[00:13:24] industrial consumers are already on lists for consumption
[00:13:27] reduction? household consumers
[00:13:31] are quite low
[00:13:34] in the category of
[00:13:38] in between the categories that would be interrupted, meaning
[00:13:42] we don't expect for now to reach that point where
[00:13:45] we have hours per
[00:13:48] day without electricity,
[00:13:52] however, we must
[00:13:55] understand that rationing is already happening, that
[00:13:58] there are different companies from different sectors that are reducing
[00:14:02] their consumption and that means they are giving up production
[00:14:05] for a period of time and that will be
[00:14:09] reflected in the gross domestic product,
[00:14:13] so it would be very important that
[00:14:16] voluntarily each of us try to save in
[00:14:20] this period when things are not
[00:14:23] going very well because every
[00:14:27] kWh we save means a kW that
[00:14:31] remains in the system. Good, how do the high costs of
[00:14:34] emergency imports from neighboring countries like Ukraine reflect
[00:14:38] in the final price that the ordinary person will pay in
[00:14:41] autumn? Of course, it doesn't reflect
[00:14:45] immediately and it doesn't reflect fully. That's why I specified
[00:14:49] in autumn. Yes, and this is because suppliers
[00:14:52] have diversified portfolios. of energy
[00:14:55] acquisitions, long-term contracts, shorter
[00:14:59] ones, and from the spot market only that amount of energy
[00:15:02] that could not have been foreseen earlier
[00:15:05] is purchased, however, we must take
[00:15:09] into account the fact that for a very long time we have had high
[00:15:12] prices in the wholesale energy market and this is because we have a
[00:15:16] chronic deficit in energy production,
[00:15:19] the explanations are the well-known ones, namely the fact that, unlike
[00:15:23] other countries, we have made very few investments in
[00:15:27] energy production and because we kept prices
[00:15:30] regulated and for other reasons and that we started building more
[00:15:34] seriously after an eight-year break sometime two
[00:15:38] years ago, so we are paying for those delays.
[00:15:42] Good, what should a household consumer do at this
[00:15:45] moment to change or renegotiate their supply
[00:15:49] contract so as to avoid the shock of exaggerated bills coming
[00:15:53] now or in autumn?
[00:15:56] As I said earlier, we need
[00:16:00] to look at the offers on the market,
[00:16:03] but to expect that everyone will face
[00:16:07] the same problem, namely the fact that
[00:16:11] we have a deficit in the energy market, and then almost all offers
[00:16:14] are probably a bit higher than
[00:16:17] before and almost all
[00:16:20] are the same yes, because everyone
[00:16:23] is affected by the exact same
[00:16:26] phenomenon, so any supplier when trying to buy
[00:16:29] energy buys from the same market as their competitors
[00:16:33] and so when
[00:16:35] you have there where...
[00:16:39] hours in which energy is very
[00:16:42] expensive, of course the whole mix in
[00:16:45] each supplier's portfolio
[00:16:49] becomes more expensive. Good, but what happened to Romania that it buys such
[00:16:52] expensive energy from its neighbors, how did we actually get into this
[00:16:56] situation, maybe it's good to explain this issue a bit more
[00:16:58] broadly. We got into this situation because
[00:17:02] for about seven or eight years we made no investments in electricity
[00:17:06] production. "This is because we insist on keeping
[00:17:09] alive failed power plants like
[00:17:13] those in Oltenia, which take up space in the grid
[00:17:16] and it is very difficult for an
[00:17:19] investor to obtain connection permits to
[00:17:23] the grid, we had very bad
[00:17:26] legislation, first energy contracts could not be made as
[00:17:29] happens in a
[00:17:33] was regulated and no one knew exactly how to make
[00:17:37] contracts for that three-year period,
[00:17:40] in which we had regulated prices,
[00:17:44] this is in conditions where all other European countries only had
[00:17:48] a six-month period in the 2022
[00:17:50] crisis, and this meant
[00:17:54] that while Bulgaria was investing massively in wind
[00:17:58] and solar energy production and batteries,
[00:18:02] we were standing still, only for about two years ago did the first
[00:18:05] investments begin timidly to be made.
[00:18:08] and now we're scrambling to see what
[00:18:12] exactly can be built in the next two to three months, because
[00:18:15] otherwise it will be a critical
[00:18:18] situation, and let's not forget about coal power plants, that
[00:18:21] practically 15% of our energy comes
[00:18:25] practically from coal in coal power plants in which no
[00:18:29] investment has been made for 35 years
[00:18:32] now, and this makes on the
[00:18:36] one hand. they operate very inefficiently, on the other
[00:18:40] hand, investments cannot be made in certain places
[00:18:44] in the grid, because the grid is
[00:18:47] reserved for future reactors 3 and 4, for
[00:18:51] gas power plants that will no longer be built at the Oltenia
[00:18:55] energy complex, and so on, and now the new law that
[00:18:58] has passed will mean that
[00:19:04] Oltenia where investors. were
[00:19:08] to install batteries, meaning exactly what Bulgaria has and we don't,
[00:19:11] will be blocked because those coal power plants will not
[00:19:15] be replaced, they will never be closed. Well, you have certainly
[00:19:19] seen the European Commission's warning, after the adoption of the law that
[00:19:22] would delay the closure of the mines, any risks of reversibility will be
[00:19:26] carefully examined, which could entail financial
[00:19:29] consequences.
[00:19:31] Yes, and this means that we lose exactly those funds that we would have
[00:19:35] used to modernize the networks. and the energy
[00:19:38] system, so we lose double, practically we are pushing
[00:19:41] the old problems further, we are doing exactly what we
[00:19:44] have done so far and we expect that for the next
[00:19:48] crisis the situation will be better, it is absolutely
[00:19:51] ridiculous, at the same time let's not forget that other projects that the
[00:19:56] Iernuț has been stalled for six years, it should have been
[00:20:00] completed in 2020,
[00:20:02] so it doesn't seem that the problem is the
[00:20:06] private sector here, but the inability
[00:20:25] There was a powerful storm in Mureș, which is under an orange code for bad weather until
[00:20:29] 11 PM. Attention, information with strong emotional
[00:20:32] impact follows. Two men were struck by lightning while in the river
[00:20:36] bed. More precisely in Reghin, military firefighters
[00:20:40] intervened and pulled the victims from the water, it was cardiac arrest, and rescuers
[00:20:43] began resuscitation maneuvers. The two men were
[00:20:47] transported to the hospital in critical condition.
[00:20:53] Cities in the west of the country are melting under the ever-hotter sun at temperatures of even
[00:20:56] over 50° at asphalt level, and the red
[00:21:00] code, under which seven counties have been for several days,
[00:21:03] expires only tomorrow morning. It was warmest in Oradea where 43°
[00:21:07] were felt in the air, but the atmosphere was hard to bear in other
[00:21:11] urban centers in the western part. At
[00:21:14] 1 PM in Timișoara, 36° were recorded in the
[00:21:17] shade, but the perceived temperature was... 40°.
[00:21:21] In the city center, the heat is unbearable, considering
[00:21:24] that we don't have much vegetation here. Let's do an experiment
[00:21:28] to see how quickly water evaporates from the hot
[00:21:31] asphalt. We have 6 minutes and
[00:21:35] 46 seconds. Not so
[00:21:38] comfortable, but we're
[00:21:41] managing. It's tough, but maybe a little,
[00:21:45] because it's too hot inside.
[00:21:48] Very high temperatures. Temperatures comparable to
[00:21:52] the highest absolute records for
[00:21:55] August in western and northwestern Romania, 40
[00:21:58] 41° in the shade. Highly sought
[00:22:02] after by those who dare to leave their homes in the heat is water from
[00:22:05] public fountains, there are over 90 in Timișoara. I stop,
[00:22:08] grab a bottle of water, cool down and continue with my
[00:22:11] work. In Brașov, in the Council Square, a snow cloud cools
[00:22:15] the atmosphere. If in winter water turns into snowflakes at 35°.
[00:22:18] in the city, the drops cool the air for
[00:22:22] a distance of up to 20 m, how is it? It's super
[00:22:25] cool, very, very refreshing, how long can you stay
[00:22:28] there? I think five minutes, how is
[00:22:32] the sensation? It is very pleasant, it's the best
[00:22:35] thing, okay, good, the hot
[00:22:38] air outside aggravates chronic diseases, doctors warn and recommend
[00:22:42] that people with such conditions stay indoors, hydrate
[00:22:45] properly and ensure that temperatures in homes do not rise
[00:22:49] excessively. Cardiac rhythm disorders, muscle
[00:22:52] cramps, excessive
[00:22:55] sweating, and unfortunately can lead to
[00:22:58] so-called heatstroke, but continuous air-conditioned
[00:23:01] spaces are not an ideal solution, unclean
[00:23:04] appliances or too low temperatures can lead to
[00:23:08] sick building syndrome. Migraine, headache, brain fog, meaning a
[00:23:11] slowdown in thinking. Another warning comes from meteorologists.
[00:23:15] These days the heatwave overlaps almost throughout the country with torrential
[00:23:19] rains and violent storms, strong gusts that will
[00:23:22] even reach around 90 km/h and
[00:23:26] at the same time there will be storms, hail and
[00:23:30] torrential downpours will be more possible especially in mountainous
[00:23:33] areas. At the end of the week the rains will decrease, but the heat
[00:23:36] persists, and from Monday the heatwave will intensify
[00:23:39] again. All of Italy is under a red heatwave code, for
[00:23:43] the first time this year, in the 27 major cities on
[00:23:46] the peninsula, there is a climate alert at temperatures over
[00:23:50] 40°C. Authorities recommend the public to
[00:23:53] avoid traveling during peak hours, to hydrate properly and to
[00:23:57] limit sun exposure, regardless of age. In Rome
[00:24:00] the municipality inaugurated the first urban climate
[00:24:02] refuge. The maximum alert status targets
[00:24:06] the entire Italian population, not just vulnerable categories.
[00:24:10] The peninsula is already going through its fourth heatwave since the beginning of
[00:24:13] summer, and locals and tourists are struggling with the
[00:24:16] thermal discomfort. For the first time this year, all
[00:24:20] 27 major Italian cities have been placed under a red heatwave
[00:24:23] alert. The unprecedented measure taken by the Ministry
[00:24:27] of Health is a warning for the population of all ages.
[00:24:31] In the face of increasingly frequent heatwaves, the administration in Rome
[00:24:34] inaugurated the first urban space specially designed to
[00:24:38] combat the effects of the heatwave. The area was
[00:24:41] set up on the outskirts to offer residents a place of
[00:24:44] refuge on scorching days. It is equipped with
[00:24:47] water sprayers, climbing plants. Does it also have a lot of shade?
[00:24:51] I took my parasol and cap,
[00:24:54] hat, but it still doesn't seem enough. We are looking for
[00:24:58] shady places,
[00:25:01] with a parasol, with a cap, we hydrate very
[00:25:05] well. Meteorologists warn that heatwaves are becoming
[00:25:08] increasingly intense and more persistent in
[00:25:11] Southern Europe, and cities are forced to invest in
[00:25:15] adaptation solutions to climate change. And on
[00:25:18] the Dalmatian coast in Croatia, tourists and locals are struggling with
[00:25:22] high temperatures. In Dubrovnik,
[00:25:25] the temperature reaches 40°C in the middle of the day.
[00:25:41] At lunchtime, the beaches in the city in southern Croatia are
[00:25:45] almost empty because the sun burns
[00:25:47] strongly.
[00:25:50] are being felt more strongly. In Romania, a study conducted by a group of experts shows
[00:25:54] that in large cities such as Cluj, Napoca, temperatures are rising faster than initial
[00:25:57] estimates indicated. The current infrastructure and measures taken so
[00:26:01] far by authorities are no longer sufficient to cope with extreme heatwaves
[00:26:04] and torrential rain episodes.
[00:26:08] We reach, in the central area of Cluj at
[00:26:11] very high risk and the same in
[00:26:13] Florești. Red on the map means that the city is scorching and
[00:26:17] cools down with increasing difficulty. For experts who study changes,
[00:26:21] there is evidence that in large cities, like Cluj Napoca, extreme heatwaves
[00:26:24] are much longer and more frequent. The values
[00:26:28] estimated by climate models 20 years ago are actually
[00:26:32] lower than what we have in reality, they underestimated reality
[00:26:35] is even more severe. And episodes of torrential rain have
[00:26:39] become increasingly devastating, shows the study conducted by the Cluj
[00:26:43] Metropolitan Area Association in collaboration with Babeș
[00:26:46] Booi University and European experts. Limited constructions in large
[00:26:50] urban agglomerations and tree planting should be
[00:26:53] constant concerns, as well as replacing asphalt.
[00:26:57] Creating sponge parks like the Ferroviarians' park,
[00:27:00] for example, where the designers started from the very
[00:27:04] beginning with the idea of draining, in case of rapid
[00:27:08] floods, draining the excess water through a
[00:27:11] diversion system towards the lakes in the park.
[00:27:14] Planting trees and generally trees with large canopies
[00:27:18] is the best, the best measure. These measures in which we no
[00:27:22] longer have continuous asphalt and we have this
[00:27:25] slab paving, facilitate
[00:27:28] water infiltration. At the national level, there will be problems.
[00:27:32] increasingly large in the next 10 years, warn climatologists.
[00:27:36] The biggest problem are these heatwaves that will be even more
[00:27:39] intense than now, with a higher frequency, they will be
[00:27:42] interrupted by periods of stronger instabilities
[00:27:46] than now, water will not have time to infiltrate the soil, hence
[00:27:49] big problems, even bigger problems in the city. A new study
[00:27:53] conducted by the Cluj Metropolitan Area and funded by European money, will
[00:27:57] show what measures Romania can take to limit the effects of climate
[00:28:00] change. Consultations on the wage law resumed
[00:28:04] at Cotroceni Palace. Presidential advisor for economic issues
[00:28:07] Radu Burnete discussed with representatives of the parties from the former governing
[00:28:11] coalition PSD, PNL, USR and UDMR. At the beginning of the week,
[00:28:14] the representative of the presidential administration also met with the leaders of the trade unions in the
[00:28:18] healthcare system. Sanitas announced then that it does not accept any
[00:28:22] law that generates income losses for employees in healthcare and
[00:28:25] social assistance. And the health solidarity
[00:28:29] demanded guarantees that incomes will increase upon entry into force.
[00:28:33] The project will be ready in two
[00:28:47] the political parties that were in government until now, PSD, PNL, USR,
[00:28:51] UDMR, talked to Radu Burnete, presidential
[00:28:54] advisor for economic issues, and also with Dragoș
[00:28:57] Pâslaru, about this new unified wage law. Sources say they did not
[00:29:01] reach a consensus, there were more debates and these negotiations will
[00:29:05] continue, it seems. They did not reach a consensus
[00:29:08] primarily regarding that bonus in education,
[00:29:12] the bonus for class mastership which could be 400 RON
[00:29:15] according to the new law and which currently represents
[00:29:19] 10% of income. Also, there are still dissatisfactions related to
[00:29:23] the healthcare sector, but also other sectors, and let's not forget that there are many
[00:29:26] trade unions that continue to say that if this law comes into force,
[00:29:30] then many salaries would decrease. "Precisely for this reason,
[00:29:33] the unionists asked those from PSD and AUR not to vote for the law in
[00:29:37] Parliament. If this normative act, if the proposal for a normative act
[00:29:41] reaches the legislative body's table. It is very possible that PSD will submit many
[00:29:45] amendments, vote for it, but with many conditions and many
[00:29:48] amendments that could radically change this law, or it is
[00:29:52] possible that the normative act will no longer reach the parliament's table. What is certain is
[00:29:56] that by the end of this month the law should be
[00:29:59] voted in parliament so that Romania does not..."
[00:30:12] law is practically at a standstill, but our sources
[00:30:16] say there are some mechanisms that can
[00:30:20] bring the authorities' solutions closer to the
[00:30:23] unions' demands. My question is where do you expect
[00:30:26] the compromises to be made, who and from
[00:30:30] whom takes, in such a way that there are fewer and fewer categories
[00:30:33] of employees, of workers
[00:30:36] outraged. We need to keep one thing in mind:
[00:30:40] the discussions we see taking place at Cotroceni
[00:30:44] Palace with the advisor appointed by the President
[00:30:47] are held with the parties, with the leaders of the parties and
[00:30:51] with the trade unions, on the other hand, for now, the discussions that are
[00:30:55] advancing or not, as he said, have started with them.
[00:30:58] sau nu, așa cum a spus.