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[00:00:42] It's 9 o'clock now, good morning, we're back to the morning news. On Monday
[00:00:45] morning, the rains are coming, here umbrellas open faster
[00:00:50] 770, which drastically than negotiations for a government. Trump agrees with Putin
[00:00:53] on diesel, until yesterday Russia had to be isolated. Today it can
[00:00:56] deliver, principles have reached the pump and are sold by the liter.
[00:01:00] Ukraine counts victims, America watches prices, and the Kremlin looks for
[00:01:03] clients. We count declarations, the designated prime minister seeks votes,
[00:01:07] parties seek conditions, Romanians obviously an explanation,
[00:01:10] each leader has a red line, from all these red
[00:01:13] lines the country would need at least a direction.
[00:01:17] Who else can understand the world, we are asked to be patient with politics and
[00:01:20] money for all its consequences, to accept that the enemy
[00:01:24] can become a supplier, but the neighbor in parliament remains unbearable.
[00:01:28] For us, work, school, bills,
[00:01:32] for them, consultations, the rain at least has a forecast, the government
[00:01:35] only has declarations of intent and the citizen is still at the station,
[00:01:39] wet, waiting for something they are told is coming. Let's start by looking
[00:01:43] at some of the topics we are focusing on this
[00:01:46] morning.
[00:01:49] Designated Prime Minister Luca Niculescu continues negotiations for the formation of the new
[00:01:52] government. Today he has scheduled meetings with USR and minorities after
[00:01:56] last week he talked with PSD, PNL and UDMR.
[00:02:00] By Thursday, Niculescu must finalize the government program and the list
[00:02:03] of ministers.
[00:02:06] The energy truce announced by Donald Trump did not prevent new
[00:02:09] Russian attacks on Ukraine. A power plant in Kharkiv was hit
[00:02:13] just a few hours after the message of the American president. In Kyiv,
[00:02:17] half of the city was left without electricity, and residents
[00:02:20] are warned that they could be without electricity, heating, and
[00:02:25] and Saint Paisie of water for days. Romania is in first place in the European
[00:02:29] Union for domestic tourism, according to Eurostat data, 89%
[00:02:33] of Romanians' trips are made in the country, not abroad.
[00:02:36] We will detail in a few minutes with our
[00:02:38] guest.
[00:02:41] And the weather changes radically, from today the rains begin and temperatures drop.
[00:02:44] We detail everything immediately here in the morning
[00:02:47] news.
[00:02:55] A busy day for the former independent presidential candidate, Călin Georgescu. He started
[00:02:59] the day at DIICOT where
[00:03:01] IT searches continue, and at this hour he arrives at the Bucharest Tribunal
[00:03:05] where he requests the replacement of preventive arrest with judicial control.
[00:03:09] Our colleague Alexandru Costache comes with more details live on
[00:03:13] the phone. Good morning, Alex, we're listening.
[00:03:16] Good morning, Călin Georgescu has this
[00:03:19] possibility and
[00:03:21] requests,
[00:03:24] not necessarily the revocation of the preventive
[00:03:27] arrest measure, but that is, he accepts a
[00:03:31] preventive measure, but requests a milder
[00:03:35] one, meaning instead of preventive arrest, he be granted
[00:03:38] house arrest or judicial
[00:03:41] control. This is the stake of today's
[00:03:43] request at the Bucharest Tribunal made
[00:03:47] by Călin Georgescu. After
[00:03:49] that, at 12 o'clock he will have
[00:03:53] to be brought to
[00:03:56] the Bucharest Court of Appeal where there is another hearing in the case in which
[00:04:00] Călin Georgescu and the mercenary Horațiu Potra are accused
[00:04:03] in the attempted coup d'état case and
[00:04:07] only after that Călin
[00:04:10] Georgescu could be brought to DIICOT, initially he was
[00:04:14] scheduled to be at 8 am at DIICOT, for the continuation
[00:04:18] of the IT searches, but eventually the prosecutors from
[00:04:21] DIICOT will bring him
[00:04:24] at or after 1 pm at DIICOT to
[00:04:27] continue to assist in these IT searches that
[00:04:31] have been going on since last week, it is a laborious
[00:04:35] procedure, prosecutors look in every laptop, phone, memory
[00:04:38] stick of Călin Georgescu in search of evidence.
[00:04:42] So, it is a busy day,
[00:04:45] it starts at the tribunal, then at the Court of Appeal and will end
[00:04:49] at DIICOT, then at the Central Detention Center, as we all
[00:04:53] know that for
[00:04:55] already passed since more than two weeks Călin Georgescu has been in the
[00:04:57] police detention center of
[00:05:00] the capital, being accused in a third criminal case of
[00:05:03] fraud and organized crime, he is accused of
[00:05:07] defrauding a businessman from Buzău of over one million euros.
[00:05:11] So, these are the
[00:05:18] bought with institutional money, as well as contracts worth millions of lei awarded
[00:05:22] directly. These are the irregularities reported at the National
[00:05:25] Meteorological Administration following inspections by the control body of
[00:05:28] the Ministry of Environment. Diana Buzoianu demands the resignation of the management and
[00:05:32] announces that the report will be sent to the General Prosecutor's Office and the Court of
[00:05:35] Accounts. ANM Director Elena Mateescu claims that she did not
[00:05:39] use the institutional framework and did not approve illegal acquisitions. She
[00:05:43] specifies that she ordered an internal audit and notified the police as early
[00:05:46] as August after the discovery of irregularities. Last night, in the show
[00:05:50] "Corridors of Power" on TVR Info, the Minister of Environment also spoke about
[00:05:54] contracts that would have been awarded specifically to
[00:05:57] two companies. Diana Buzoianu claims that the Acquisitions Department
[00:06:00] is under the direct subordination of Elena Matăiescu and that she would have signed
[00:06:04] the disputed acquisitions.
[00:06:08] The control body actually brought to light many more problems
[00:06:12] than just this part of unjustified
[00:06:15] expenses from cards, one of
[00:06:18] the essential things they brought to light was that in recent years,
[00:06:22] contracts were awarded to two
[00:06:26] affiliated companies, practically
[00:06:29] ANM, contracts were awarded through direct
[00:06:32] acquisition, worth millions,
[00:06:36] although there are very clear limits for what you can
[00:06:40] do by direct acquisition, an amount of 27. 7000
[00:06:43] RON, so practically we see how the system was used, how the money was used
[00:06:47] including to favor, let's say, some
[00:06:50] in-house companies close to this institution, and I just
[00:06:54] want to mention, Madam Director Mateescu, the acquisitions
[00:06:57] department is under her direct subordination, so all
[00:07:01] these acquisitions were signed at some point
[00:07:05] by her, no matter how much she would want to exclude herself from this
[00:07:08] process. Today,
[00:07:11] the designated Prime Minister Niculescu enters his second week of negotiations
[00:07:14] with one of the most difficult meetings,
[00:07:18] PSD, PNL and UDMR, the designated Prime Minister tries to find out if he
[00:07:22] can gather the 233 votes
[00:07:24] needed and says he wants to have the government program and the list of ministers
[00:07:28] ready by Thursday. USR, however, comes with a
[00:07:31] complicated condition, it does not want PSD ministers in a
[00:07:35] cabinet it wants to support. This forces
[00:07:38] Niculescu to find a formula that does not
[00:07:42] lose precisely the party without which a majority is very difficult
[00:07:45] to build at this moment, because PSD has already put its
[00:07:49] own conditions on the table. Social Democrats demand an
[00:07:52] assumed political government, not a technocratic one, and have
[00:07:56] presented a list of priorities, no new tax increases next year,
[00:08:00] pension indexation, elimination of CASSS for certain
[00:08:03] categories, payment of state arrears to companies,
[00:08:06] budget rectification and administrative reform. The stake for
[00:08:10] Niculescu is to take over enough of these demands to obtain the votes
[00:08:14] of PSD without losing the support of the other parties, and
[00:08:17] the designated prime minister has already begun to outline what he wants to do, he spoke
[00:08:21] about indexing pensions with priority for
[00:08:24] low incomes, resuming the unitary wage law, measures for
[00:08:28] economic recovery, protecting purchasing power and preparing
[00:08:31] the budget for next year, but it also has a limit, the deficit,
[00:08:35] Romania remains under pressure from markets and rating agencies, and any
[00:08:39] new promise must come with real money behind it.
[00:08:43] PNL says it can support the government, but does not want
[00:08:46] to enter a cabinet together with PSD. UDMR is open to
[00:08:50] support, including from outside the executive, and AUR announced a
[00:08:54] vote against. And after USR, Niculescu also discusses with
[00:08:58] groups and with national minorities and the groups
[00:09:01] of unaffiliated members of parliament. The last attempt at a government stopped, as you
[00:09:05] already know, at 182 votes. The necessary threshold is 233, that is
[00:09:09] 233 votes. Therefore, today's discussion with USR does not
[00:09:12] alone decide the government, but it can say if Niculescu
[00:09:16] manages to build a bridge between the almost incompatible
[00:09:19] conditions of the parties. If not,
[00:09:22] on Thursday, the designated prime minister may have a program and ministers,
[00:09:26] but not a majority.
[00:09:29] The weather is getting much colder and the mild autumn until now is becoming
[00:09:32] a memory, the rains will gradually cover a large part of the country, and
[00:09:36] the counties around the capital enter under a yellow code for abundant
[00:09:39] rainfall. Weather-sensitive people feel such
[00:09:43] changes, the explanation is primarily biological, natural light regulates
[00:09:47] the body's internal clock, and less light can modify the
[00:09:50] secretion of melatonin.
[00:09:53] After an early October with temperatures higher than the seasonal average, the weather changes
[00:09:57] radically, rains will cover a large part of the country, and temperatures will drop even
[00:10:01] by more than 10°. In Bucharest and several other counties in Muntenia and Oltenia,
[00:10:05] as well as for the Carpathian bend area, there is a yellow code for abundant rains.
[00:10:09] With the penetration of a very cold air mass
[00:10:12] from northern latitudes, temperatures tend to
[00:10:15] drop significantly, even by more than
[00:10:19] 10°, and we will reach thermal values generally
[00:10:22] between 11 and 7.
[00:10:26] 13°, and the lows will even drop below freezing, on the
[00:10:29] other hand, there will also be rain. The change in weather can affect
[00:10:33] those who are weather-sensitive. Fewer hours without natural light in the autumn and
[00:10:37] winter months can disrupt the circadian rhythm, which affects the levels of
[00:10:40] serotonin and melatonin. And this changes mood, energy, and
[00:10:44] sleep. For many people, such reactions to weather changes do not exist, others, however,
[00:10:48] feel them seriously. For now, no, at this age, no, I hope not even
[00:10:51] later. No, no, we try to get energy from anything.
[00:10:55] From any activity, we can say that a change is observed
[00:10:59] in our state of, our psychological state, let's
[00:11:02] say, in the sense that inevitably we become more, we are more
[00:11:05] melancholic, more depressed. Seasonal
[00:11:09] affective disorder is a form of depression that reappears at the same time of year, but
[00:11:13] doctors warn that not all autumn fatigue is asthenia and not all bad mood
[00:11:17] is seasonal depression. A study
[00:11:19] showed that serotonin in the brain decreases
[00:11:23] in winter. This leads to fatigue, drowsiness and
[00:11:27] a craving for sweets. Fatigue that does not go away can also have
[00:11:30] other causes such as anemia, vitamin B12
[00:11:34] deficiency, thyroid problems,
[00:11:37] diabetes, or lack of sleep. Among the easy
[00:11:41] solutions available to weather-sensitive people are exposure to sun
[00:11:45] and fresh air, any form of exercise, including walks, a diet with more
[00:11:49] vitamins and, obligatorily, a restful
[00:11:51] sleep.
[00:11:53] Winter is at the door, and the wave of respiratory viruses is starting
[00:11:57] to claim more and more victims among the population. Family doctors
[00:11:59] warn that hospitals and clinics are filling up with patients with severe
[00:12:03] fever that cause days of absence from work
[00:12:07] and serious complications for children and the elderly. Doctors insist that
[00:12:11] the most effective method of protection against severe forms of illness
[00:12:14] remains timely flu vaccination before the seasonal
[00:12:18] epidemic breaks out. The vaccine is free or compensated for
[00:12:21] vulnerable categories, including people with chronic illnesses, children, and
[00:12:25] the elderly, and can be prescribed directly by the family doctor. Specialists
[00:12:29] recommend that citizens avoid crowds, maintain rigorous
[00:12:33] hand hygiene, and consult a doctor immediately at the first
[00:12:36] symptoms of illness, without resorting to self-medication with antibiotics.
[00:12:40] Iași is these days the capital
[00:12:43] of Orthodoxy. Thousands of believers come
[00:12:47] to pray at the relics of Saint Parascheva
[00:12:50] Sihăstria. Authorities say that this year a record
[00:12:54] participation was registered at the feast of the patron saint of Moldova.
[00:12:57] Our colleague Laura Lucescu comes with details from Iași right now. Laura, good
[00:13:00] to see you.
[00:13:06] Good morning, and welcome to everyone. The pilgrimage to Iași continues to
[00:13:09] attract thousands of believers from all over the country to the Metropolitan
[00:13:13] Cathedral. Up to this moment, since the
[00:13:16] pilgrimage began, over 128,000
[00:13:19] people have already reached the reliquary with
[00:13:22] the relics of Saint Parascheva, and another over
[00:13:25] 14,000 are currently in line. The estimated
[00:13:29] waiting time is approximately 8 hours, and the queue extends for about
[00:13:33] 4 km. Last night, one of the important moments of the
[00:13:36] feast took place, the procession of the saints, during which
[00:13:39] the reliquaries with the relics of Saint Parascheva and Saint Paisie of
[00:13:43] Sihăstria were carried on the shoulders of priests through the streets of central
[00:13:47] Iași. 3000 believers took part in this
[00:13:51] moment. After several days of favorable weather, the weather
[00:13:54] conditions change today. In Iași, temperatures
[00:13:58] are low, the sky is cloudy
[00:14:02] the change in weather may make the wait more difficult for those in line
[00:14:06] and they are advised by the authorities
[00:14:09] to wear waterproof clothing and shoes that
[00:14:13] are suitable for wet weather.
[00:14:16] Up to this hour, medical teams have intervened for
[00:14:20] 861 people, of whom 35 have been
[00:14:24] transferred to the hospital, medical staff remain mobilized for those
[00:14:27] who need help and the
[00:14:31] pilgrimage continues here, we will return with other
[00:14:41] Donald Trump wrote about, lasted little. The Kharkiv
[00:14:43] thermal power plant was the target of a massive attack approximately
[00:14:47] three hours after the United States President's post. We warn
[00:14:51] you, there will be images and information that may affect you emotionally.
[00:14:55] Shortly after this new attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure,
[00:14:58] at least three people died and 25 were
[00:15:01] injured in a strike on Kharkiv's suburbs. Among
[00:15:05] the victims were three children, several apartments, cars and a grocery store
[00:15:09] were destroyed. Moreover, Ukraine had no information
[00:15:13] about the energy truce announced by Trump, a high-ranking
[00:15:16] official quoted by the Kyiv media said. The capital of
[00:15:20] Ukraine is on alert after half of the city was left without
[00:15:23] electricity. A high-voltage central main was damaged in a
[00:15:27] Russian attack, and water pressure dropped throughout the network.
[00:15:31] Residents were warned to prepare for at least three days
[00:15:34] without electricity, heating or
[00:15:37] running water.
[00:15:40] The most extensive list of sanctions against Russia is today
[00:15:43] being considered by the foreign ministers of the European Union meeting in
[00:15:47] Luxembourg. Around 1600 measures target
[00:15:50] only Moscow's defense industry, companies and organizations in shipbuilding,
[00:15:54] aviation, electronics and space, the
[00:15:58] aerospace sector. This is the largest list of new sanctions ever presented
[00:16:01] for analysis at the community bloc level. Today's meeting agenda
[00:16:05] also includes the escalation of Russia's
[00:16:07] hybrid campaign and security challenges in the Black Sea.
[00:16:11] Romania will also welcome, through the voice of the foreign minister,
[00:16:14] the opening of new negotiation chapters with the Republic of Moldova and
[00:16:18] Ukraine.
[00:16:21] Europeans are hypocrites, this is the defense built by the
[00:16:24] US Treasury Secretary around the Trump administration's decision to
[00:16:28] greenlight diesel deliveries from Russia. The institution that
[00:16:32] practically manages the sanctions against Moscow has issued a temporary
[00:16:35] authorization allowing Russian diesel imports until the first
[00:16:39] week of April
[00:16:41] next year.
[00:16:45] clear, the biggest loser here is the
[00:16:48] Iranian regime, because they tried
[00:16:52] to have a choke point on the straight of for mots, that didn't
[00:16:55] work, they tried to have a choke point on diesel prices, now that's not
[00:16:59] working, and charlie is just as you said, the
[00:17:02] Europeans have given the Russians more money,
[00:17:06] they assence to started this... more than they have given the Ukrainians, because they
[00:17:10] cannot win themselves off Russian
[00:17:12] energy, they had a failed energy policy, and
[00:17:16] Vladimir Putin, the they
[00:17:18] continue to fund him, so for them to say
[00:17:22] that we cannot have a respit in diesel
[00:17:26] pricing is completely
[00:17:27] hypocritical.
[00:17:30] Donald Trump is analyzing the possibility of dismissing
[00:17:33] Kimberly Kill from her position as US Ambassador to
[00:17:36] Greece, following allegations regarding her behavior.
[00:17:40] According to American media, the President and Secretary of State
[00:17:43] Marco Rubio are dissatisfied with reports that
[00:17:47] Giuffre allegedly accepted luxury gifts and solicited money in exchange
[00:17:50] for facilitating access to officials of the American administration,
[00:17:54] before her confirmation in office. The State Department is investigating
[00:17:57] the accusations, while the ambassador's lawyer claims that she did not
[00:18:01] violate any rules. The scandal also has a connection with
[00:18:04] Romania, according to the Wall Street Journal, Gilfoils allegedly stated that
[00:18:08] the United States could overthrow the government of Greece, as it allegedly happened in
[00:18:11] Romania. The White House has not yet announced a decision regarding
[00:18:15] her future in office.
[00:18:19] Slovenians narrowly rejected in a referendum held yesterday, a
[00:18:22] government reform program qualified as authoritarian by
[00:18:26] the opposition. A symbolic defeat for nationalist
[00:18:29] Prime Minister Janez Janša, the law aimed at
[00:18:32] extending the powers of parliamentary inquiry committees. Towards the
[00:18:36] end of the count, partial results showed that 51% of
[00:18:39] voters voted against and 49%
[00:18:43] for. In parallel, three other referendums were organized, all
[00:18:46] approved by the population, one aimed at eliminating the tax for public
[00:18:50] audiovisual service, thus, the financing of public television will henceforth
[00:18:54] depend on the government. The other two aimed at eliminating the voting rights
[00:18:58] of foreign residents in local elections and conditioning the payment of
[00:19:01] unemployment benefits for the unemployed on performing
[00:19:05] volunteer activity.
[00:19:09] Drastic measures adopted in Europe to protect the mental health of
[00:19:13] children, the Greek government has launched a revolutionary bill
[00:19:16] that aims to restrict children's and
[00:19:19] adolescents' access to social media and online
[00:19:23] entertainment platforms. The legislative initiative provides
[00:19:26] for mandatory age verification of users through secure digital
[00:19:29] systems and the prohibition of autonomous
[00:19:32] accounts for children under a certain age, without parental consent.
[00:19:36] The decision comes against the alarming increase in cases
[00:19:39] of cyberbullying, screen addiction and attention problems among
[00:19:43] young people. The Greek model could be adopted at the level of the entire
[00:19:46] European Union, with authorities seeking a balance between minors' digital security
[00:19:50] and freedom of access to
[00:19:53] information.
[00:20:01] Here are some of today's highlights. Luca Niculescu begins a decisive
[00:20:05] week for government formation at 10:30, the PSD leadership
[00:20:09] meets to discuss the party's position, the designated
[00:20:12] prime minister goes to USR at noon, then discusses with national
[00:20:15] minorities, the Pace Group and representatives of Uniți pentru
[00:20:18] România. The stake of the day is what concrete support Niculescu
[00:20:21] can obtain in parliament. Niculescu says he wants to submit the list of ministers and the government
[00:20:25] program on Thursday. Until then, negotiations must produce both votes
[00:20:29] and a team. Romania's economy receives a new set of figures today. INS
[00:20:33] publishes August data on salaries, foreign trade and population
[00:20:36] movement. We monitor how much incomes have increased and how large the difference
[00:20:40] between imports and exports remains. And in Stockholm, after
[00:20:43] 12:45 Romanian time, we will find out the laureate
[00:20:47] or laureates of the Nobel Prize in Economics. Research that can
[00:20:51] change the way we understand work, investments and especially
[00:20:54] prosperity. Forest controls reach the
[00:20:57] public, the Ministry of Environment presents the balance sheet of this year's inspections and
[00:21:01] launches a digital platform for the nine forest guards.
[00:21:05] Citizens should be able to send petitions and track their
[00:21:08] status. The important test is whether notifications will receive faster
[00:21:11] responses, and whether checks can be monitored more clearly.
[00:21:15] In Berceni, Prahova, a race begins for six houses in five
[00:21:19] days. Over 500 volunteers are expected at the Habitat
[00:21:23] for Humanity construction site. The project is called Hope Build and is intended
[00:21:26] for families who need safe and decent homes.
[00:21:30] For them, each day of work on the construction site means a step towards a stable
[00:21:33] home. And also today, Romania looks at a wound from the past,
[00:21:37] the consequences of Decree
[00:21:40] restricted abortion in communism. 60 years after
[00:21:44] its adoption, the Agency for Equal Opportunities
[00:21:47] opens two days of debates about women who died, abandoned
[00:21:50] children and affected families. The stake is to preserve
[00:21:53] their memory and understand the consequences of a policy imposed on
[00:21:57] private
[00:21:57] life.
[00:22:07] The weather is changing radically, the rains are starting. What temperatures can we expect
[00:22:10] in the coming days, Dana Iancu tells us right now. Dana.
[00:22:14] The rains are starting, but they have already
[00:22:17] started, exactly. And the temperatures are. from today, even until
[00:22:20] the end of the week,
[00:22:24] so autumn has made its appearance
[00:22:28] completely, we could say, let's see what temperatures are registered
[00:22:32] at this hour, 10° are in Suceava, 13° we have in
[00:22:35] Iași, 12° in Bacău, where the clouds have already appeared and
[00:22:38] the rains have started, Constanța, 17°,
[00:22:42] for now we have sun, 15° we have in the capital at this moment with covered
[00:22:46] sky, it's about to rain, Craiova 13°, covered sky.
[00:22:50] Let's go to the west of the country, Timișoara 9°, Oradea
[00:22:53] 7°, here we have sometimes sun, sometimes clouds, in the evening the rains will start here
[00:22:57] too, Cluj Napoca 9°, Sibiu
[00:23:00] 11, Brașov, 11°,
[00:23:03] behold, covered sky with clouds
[00:23:06] and significant rainfall during
[00:23:09] this day. Let's see where it's coldest and
[00:23:13] warmest at this moment, still warmest in Sfântul Gheorghe
[00:23:17] 19° and coldest in Banat. 4°
[00:23:21] in Banloc, temperatures remained the same compared to
[00:23:24] the previous hour. Let's also see what awaits in the coming days, because
[00:23:28] we talked about cooling, rain and falling temperatures.
[00:23:32] Well, on Tuesday, the weather will remain cold for this time
[00:23:36] of year, in most areas. And there will be widespread
[00:23:39] rain, and the highs will stop at 17,
[00:23:43] 18°. On Wednesday, we have another day with
[00:23:46] low temperatures, unstable weather and there will be highs
[00:23:50] of 19°, and on Thursday we will see the
[00:23:53] sun a little, the clouds will dissipate, temperatures
[00:23:56] will still rise to 20°, but if the
[00:23:59] sun appears, then it feels
[00:24:07] provided by representatives of nuclear electric power units 1 and 2
[00:24:11] of the Cernavodă nuclear power plant were maintained in a safe shutdown state
[00:24:14] authorities saying that the population and the surrounding
[00:24:18] environment are not exposed to any danger, the technical maneuver was
[00:24:21] triggered automatically or programmed in accordance with the strict nuclear
[00:24:25] security procedures of the plant for carrying out routine checks
[00:24:28] and preventive works on the electrical systems. The company's experts
[00:24:32] emphasize that the temporary shutdown does not affect national security
[00:24:36] and that all installations operate at designed safety
[00:24:39] parameters, until reconnection to the national
[00:24:43] energy grid, electricity production is supplemented by the country's
[00:24:47] other resources, and the teams of engineers are working
[00:24:50] to resume deliveries as soon as possible.
[00:24:53] timp.
[00:24:57] Romania obtains from each kilogram of consumed materials
[00:25:00] approximately the same economic value as 25 years
[00:25:04] ago. Meanwhile, the European Union has improved this result by
[00:25:08] 50%. The comparison appears in the analysis of the Smart Energy
[00:25:11] Association published yesterday and based on Eurostat
[00:25:14] data. The indicator is called resource productivity, for everyone
[00:25:18] to understand, how much economy we produce using
[00:25:21] fuel, metals, wood or building materials. Well,
[00:25:25] the calculation includes materials extracted from the country plus imports minus exports, and
[00:25:28] for comparison over time the effect of price
[00:25:32] increases is eliminated. The stagnation of this report shows that Romania's
[00:25:35] development has remained strongly linked to material consumption. The causes,
[00:25:39] however, must be separated, new infrastructure legitimately consumes large quantities
[00:25:42] while losses and poor technologies can mean
[00:25:46] waste. Another indicator completes the picture according to Eurostat.
[00:25:50] In 2024, only 1.3%
[00:25:53] of the materials used in Romania came from recycling, the European average was
[00:25:57] 12.2%, a share more than nine times higher.
[00:26:01] We are talking about materials reintroduced into the economy, not just
[00:26:04] about separately collected waste. The impact reaches
[00:26:07] company costs and competitiveness. More
[00:26:10] value obtained from the same amount of materials can support more solid
[00:26:14] businesses and sustainable salaries. The President of the Association, Dumitru Chisăliță,
[00:26:18] asks that public investments be judged by
[00:26:22] results. They save resources, reduce costs,
[00:26:25] modernize production. The wealth of a country begins with the resources
[00:26:28] it has. Prosperity depends on what it manages to do
[00:26:32] with these resources.
[00:26:36] Tropical storm Rachel wreaked havoc in Southern California. Huge waves
[00:26:40] destroyed homes near the famous Long Beach. The century-old
[00:26:44] wooden boardwalk was completely destroyed in places.
[00:26:47] Efforts to protect with sandbags were
[00:26:50] in vain. The area had barely recovered from the damage caused by
[00:26:54] Hurricane Marie last month. The storm then
[00:26:57] moved towards Las Vegas, causing floods in iconic areas of
[00:27:00] the world's entertainment capital. Almost
[00:27:14] nine out of 10 trips by Romanians take place in
[00:27:17] the country, according to Eurostat data, we are in first place in the European
[00:27:21] Union for domestic tourism. But there is also a paradox, Europeans
[00:27:24] spend more on holidays abroad than on those in their own
[00:27:28] country. We are discussing the topic with Traian Bădulescu, spokesperson
[00:27:33] of ANAT, but also a consultant in tourism, good morning and thank you very much for
[00:27:37] this phone intervention. So,
[00:27:40] Romanians preferred holidays in the country, at least last year, according to
[00:27:43] Eurostat data, is it a choice or a financial
[00:27:47] constraint? I say both,
[00:27:50] for many Romanians it is also a choice, indeed,
[00:27:54] there are many Romanians who can only afford holidays in Romania, but many
[00:27:58] Romanians travel in the same year abroad, but also choose
[00:28:01] Romania. "I have always said it, and the National Institute of
[00:28:05] Statistics shows it, Romanians prefer their
[00:28:09] own country, they travel a lot in Romania, and
[00:28:12] we should not panic if sometimes there are decreases, as was the case this
[00:28:16] year in the first months, although indeed
[00:28:20] decreases in domestic tourism are felt and also contributed to
[00:28:22] the decrease in value, the halving of the value of holiday
[00:28:26] vouchers, but annually somewhere around 10, 11
[00:28:30] million trips..."
[00:28:32] by Romanians take place in their own country, Romanians
[00:28:36] travel much more in their own country compared to their neighbors, for
[00:28:39] example, Bulgarians receive on their own
[00:28:43] coast, 80% of the tourists who go to the
[00:28:46] Bulgarian coast, to give an example, are foreigners, an
[00:28:50] important part, even in first place after the pandemic, being Romanians in the north of the
[00:28:53] Bulgarian coast, for us it's true on the Romanian
[00:28:56] coast, whether we like it or not, that's it
[00:28:59] 95% of tourists are Romanians. We
[00:29:03] need to work a lot more on attracting foreign tourists, because we have great
[00:29:07] potential. I repeat, Romanians travel a lot in their own
[00:29:10] country, which shows that we have tourism potential, and Romanians love
[00:29:13] their own country from a tourist point of view. We are practically witnessing
[00:29:17] a paradox, we spend more for, we travel more
[00:29:21] in Romania and spend more for external holidays, how do
[00:29:24] we explain this? It's normal, because
[00:29:28] for external holidays we also have
[00:29:31] transport. which costs more, the distances
[00:29:35] are greater and often the costs are higher
[00:29:38] with transport and everything, because it's true
[00:29:42] that in Romania many Romanians choose
[00:29:45] short trips, one or two nights accommodation,
[00:29:48] weekends, many of the Romanians who choose
[00:29:52] mountain resorts, rural guesthouses, city breaks,
[00:29:55] do not stay more than two nights, the
[00:29:59] longest duration of stays
[00:30:01] is... on the
[00:30:05] holidays, in July and August when Romanians stay at least four or five
[00:30:09] nights if not more and in the case of spa
[00:30:12] resorts when tourists go for recovery and for
[00:30:15] treatment, otherwise, even if more and more
[00:30:19] Romanians have started to choose three, four, five nights in the
[00:30:23] mountains and in the case of rural tourism, the majority
[00:30:26] stay for the weekend or at most two
[00:30:29] nights. You emphasized that you emphasized at the
[00:30:33] beginning that we should attract more foreign tourists and you gave the example of Bulgaria, but
[00:30:37] concretely what should hoteliers and authorities change for Romanian
[00:30:40] tourism to become attractive. Well, first
[00:30:43] of all, we need a much more coherent promotion strategy. We have something to
[00:30:47] offer, but we need to invest around 30 million euros annually
[00:30:51] in promotion. We need a coherent strategy, perhaps even a new
[00:30:55] tourist brand, because 16 years have
[00:30:58] the previous brand, the famous.