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00:00:33Large consumers can be disconnected from the
00:00:36energy system if the crisis worsens, the government decided, but
00:00:39the population will not be affected, the interim
00:00:42prime minister says. How can we protect ourselves from ever-rising
00:00:46prices, we'll discuss immediately. The controlled
00:00:48sinking of the four barges on the Danube to increase the water level in
00:00:52the Cernavodă area proves to be an extremely complicated mission. After
00:00:56several delays, the operation will begin tomorrow morning under safe
00:01:00conditions, and Romania has gone through another day with extreme
00:01:04weather, seven counties in the west remain under a red code for scorching
00:01:07temperatures until tomorrow morning, and violent storms have claimed
00:01:11victims, two men from Mureș county
00:01:30up and localities in several counties have been left without water in their taps and wells,
00:01:34the persistent heatwave and the long-awaited rains have especially affected
00:01:38the counties in the west and south of the country. In Bihor, where there's been a red
00:01:41code for several days, the entire hydrographic basin of the Criș rivers is
00:01:45affected. People depend on cisterns brought from a distance and
00:01:48desperately turn their eyes to the sky, praying for
00:01:52rain. Valea Nouă, an important tributary of
00:01:56free market, then the price Crișul Negru, used to flow strongly through the Bihorean commune, Husasău de
00:01:59Tinca. Now only vegetation grows in the
00:02:02riverbed, I at least have never experienced such a
00:02:06great drought, a terrible drought, luckily
00:02:09with the well, we can water the garden because
00:02:13otherwise it would be a disaster, animals don't really have, we don't have water
00:02:17for them. The red code heatwave has dried up many of the rivers in
00:02:21Bihor county, from north to south the situation is the same, terrible
00:02:25drought. The river Valea Nouă has dried up, we also have
00:02:28some streams in. the visits, thanks to which all have
00:02:32dried up also due to the drought and the lack of precipitation. The hydrological
00:02:36situation remains critical in the Crișuri hydrographic basin.
00:02:40Almost 30% of the 88 monitored
00:02:43stations have dried up, while
00:02:469% are experiencing pooling, and at another
00:02:4917% they have exceeded historical
00:02:52lows. The drought has reached the foothills of the mountains. In Drăganului Valley
00:02:56in Cluj county, local authorities have been forced to impose
00:03:00restrictions on water supply. We need to save because there is a
00:03:03crisis. People should also impose some
00:03:07restrictions. In the evening from 10 PM until 7 AM
00:03:11we stop the water supply to accumulate water in the basin we
00:03:14have. And to the south in Mehedinți there are hundreds of localities where
00:03:17wells have dried up. Villagers receive water by tanker. We
00:03:21don't have for animals, we don't have for anything. We don't have for drinking, nor for animals.
00:03:24Nor for birds, absolutely
00:03:27all those coal power plants in nothing. No, it's not possible anymore. Difficult. It takes us to Severin.
00:03:30for water, at the Bârza spring, wherever we find it, at the
00:03:34taps, nothing, soul, we don't have for cattle, we don't have for
00:03:37drinking, we have nothing at all. There are problems in Dolj, but also in
00:03:41Constanța county where several localities receive water with
00:03:44restrictions. The controlled sinking operation of
00:03:47barges in the Danube to get more water to Cernavodă seems much more
00:03:51complicated than the specialists estimated. Announced for this
00:03:55evening, the operation has been postponed until tomorrow morning. All day long
00:03:58analyses and measurements were made and the plans announced
00:04:02initially were also changed. The postponement of the operations is due to
00:04:06the difficulty of the maneuvers that the captains of the tugboat that
00:04:09will place
00:04:10the barges will have to perform.
00:04:15Two barges were loaded today in the Bala Channel area, another two arrived
00:04:19state had, for example the power plant in in the area from Galați. Controlled sinking is a very
00:04:22difficult operation due to the large volume of water and the weight
00:04:26of the barges. The procedure will be to pump water
00:04:30into the cofferdams so that it
00:04:32descends, so that the barge descends slowly to
00:04:36the water surface and then it will be filled, so that
00:04:40it descends as balanced as possible. Under these
00:04:43conditions, what we want is their most controlled
00:04:46placement, because the moment they have sunk,
00:04:50other phenomena may appear. Interim Prime
00:04:53Minister Ilie Bolojean explained that this is not the only measure to try to
00:04:57increase the Danube's flow in the central area. In parallel,
00:05:00dredging continues, and at the beginning of
00:05:04the week the army detonated the Pârjoaia rock that obstructed the river's
00:05:07course. We have a project that
00:05:10solves the increase of the flow
00:05:13on this branch, which had all the necessary
00:05:16approvals and was at the Ministry
00:05:18of Transport
00:05:20for four years and unfortunately it was
00:05:24not put into practice, I asked Mr.
00:05:27Miruță as a matter of urgency to start
00:05:30this project, to update all the data and
00:05:34no matter who will be at transport in the next period, I consider
00:05:37it one of the priority projects.
00:05:41All the actions on. are caused by the major drought:
00:05:44the Danube's flow has reached the historical minimum level of 1400
00:05:48m3/second. Due to this, reactor 1 at
00:05:51Cernavodă has been shut down, and through controlled sinking
00:05:54operations, authorities hope to keep the second one running for another
00:05:58four days. The population will not be affected by any possible limitation of
00:06:02electricity consumption, assures interim Prime Minister Ilie
00:06:05Bolojan, who states that the executive will take measures to limit consumption for
00:06:09industrial units in case the situation
00:06:12worsens. The energy crisis could continue for another week or
00:06:16two, the head of the executive also said. He again appealed
00:06:19to everyone to save on electricity consumption and
00:06:22announced that some companies have already found solutions and have scheduled, for
00:06:26example, revisions or maintenance of installations during this
00:06:29period. In this situation we
00:06:33find ourselves in
00:06:35at the moment and at least for the next few days, we estimate
00:06:39five to seven days, as long as
00:06:43it is ensured according to the predictions regarding the flow,
00:06:46the operation of group 2 from Cernavodă, we will not
00:06:49have industrial consumers affected. As
00:06:53for a possible stage we could enter, in which measures to
00:06:57limit
00:06:58consumption
00:07:01will be taken, even in this
00:07:04period there is no question of granting
00:07:07compensation. I emphasize
00:07:09that personal homes.
00:07:13will not be limited or disconnected,
00:07:16so household consumers are
00:07:19exempt from these measures,
00:07:22also, consumers whose
00:07:25activity cannot be interrupted, such as hospitals, will
00:07:29not be included in this normative.
00:07:33Romania approached a new summer record for energy consumption last night, despite
00:07:36repeated calls from authorities to save money, a peak that far
00:07:40exceeded domestic production, therefore, to ensure the country's needs,
00:07:44the energy system depends on
00:07:56consumption recorded one of the highest levels in recent
00:07:59times, almost 7800
00:08:02MW. Production did not cover consumption, and Romania
00:08:05even imported over 2300 MW,
00:08:08as happened, for example, around 8 PM. In
00:08:12comparison, on Tuesday evening, also around 9 PM, electricity
00:08:16consumption was however lower than on Wednesday evening by
00:08:19approximately 400 MW. Real-time data
00:08:22recorded by Transelectrica shows
00:08:26that in the evening our country had to import over 200
00:08:30MW. On the domestic market, in the evening, electricity
00:08:33costs even over 1700 RON per
00:08:37MW, more than four times more expensive than at
00:08:40noon. Under these conditions, authorities. have reiterated their appeal to
00:08:43the population, companies and institutions, to limit electricity consumption
00:08:47between 7 PM and 11 PM. In
00:08:51several European countries, authorities are calling on citizens to be mindful of electricity
00:08:55consumption and to save whenever possible, so that rationing is not
00:08:58needed. Hydropower generation is low in
00:09:02several states in our region due to severe drought, and
00:09:06demand is higher either for irrigation, or even for cooling
00:09:10homes and offices.
00:09:13Slovenia's only nuclear power plant in Krško will reduce its
00:09:17energy production due to the low level of the Sava
00:09:19river. What if we go into it, so
00:09:22that we work according to the steps of reduction, every few
00:09:26days, some, some 10 %. Hungary is the country in
00:09:29the most difficult situation, due to the extremely low level of the Danube,
00:09:33the nuclear power plant in Paks has reduced, temporarily stopped
00:09:36production. The government has appealed to the population to save energy between
00:09:405 PM and 10 PM, including by limiting the use of air
00:09:43conditioning and by limiting the charging of electric
00:09:46vehicles. Budapest has announced that if the situation worsens, it will
00:09:50introduce rationing for large industrial consumers.
00:09:53Measures have already been taken, such as turning off decorative lighting and reducing
00:09:57some railway transport. In Croatia, there is a red heatwave
00:10:01alert, and river levels are at historical lows. Smaller
00:10:05rivers like Orleava and Plitvica are almost dry. Rivers that
00:10:09one could swim in now have only a few centimeters.
00:10:12I am one of the swimmers who has been swimming here for years and I don't remember
00:10:15the Drava being so low, so pleasant
00:10:19somewhere we measured the temperature 28°, and here
00:10:23at the boats you simply can't. So,
00:10:35I have no buoyancy at all, all the barges are standing, anchored,
00:10:38so either in ports or in certain areas. Bulgaria keeps
00:10:42the Kozloduy nuclear power plant operational, despite the record
00:10:46levels of the Danube, but only for a few weeks, if nothing
00:10:49changes. The complex produces 2/3 of the national needs, in addition,
00:10:53Bulgaria has invested massively in... in batteries, including for storing
00:10:57energy produced by prosumers, households and
00:11:00companies that have photovoltaic panels and practically
00:11:03feed more electricity into the grid than they consume. The energy
00:11:07crisis will make energy bills even more expensive, some suppliers
00:11:11have already started sending offers with higher tariffs. For an ordinary
00:11:14consumption, the difference can mean tens of lei more every
00:11:18month. Specialists warn that price increases could continue and advise
00:11:21consumers to compare offers before signing a new
00:11:25contract.
00:11:27In the offer received by a consumer, from September, he would pay
00:11:311.53 RON for 1 kWh. The increase of
00:11:3318 bani compared to the current tariff means at the end of the month a bill higher by
00:11:37at least 18 RON for the same consumption as before.
00:11:41The new offers come in the context where electricity is sold on
00:11:45the stock exchange at a price triple compared to last
00:11:49year, and the blame lies with the drought and the high risks of
00:11:52supply. I don't think it's an explanation. The crisis that
00:11:56happened a few days ago, why should we pretend to forget
00:12:00about the crisis in Iran, which led to an increase in energy
00:12:03prices, not only in Romania, but everywhere. The offers already
00:12:07sent by some suppliers are valid until the end of the year, in some
00:12:11cities the new tariffs that would be applied from autumn are
00:12:14close to 2 RON per kWh, for Iași the price
00:12:18exceeds this threshold. The differences come from the
00:12:21transport and distribution tariff, in fact. I ask customers to check the
00:12:25available offers, on the ANRE comparator there are offers
00:12:28even between 1.1, 1.2, 1.5. With
00:12:32already high bills, Romanians have reduced purchases in almost all
00:12:36categories, retail trade decreased by
00:12:395.6% in the first 6 months compared to the same period last
00:12:43year. If we look at the cost of energy, if we look at
00:12:46rents which increased by 40%, energy by
00:12:50over 60%, these are some costs that we cannot. postpone
00:12:53and we redirect money from some
00:12:57expenses that were somewhat optional to these compulsory ones.
00:13:01Romania is among the countries in Europe with the highest energy
00:13:04prices, changing suppliers is free and
00:13:08simple, without interrupting the electricity
00:13:11supply. In
00:13:21energy for the population, considering that large
00:13:24industrial consumers are already on lists for consumption
00:13:27reduction? household consumers
00:13:31are quite low
00:13:34in the category of
00:13:38in between the categories that would be interrupted, meaning
00:13:42we don't expect for now to reach that point where
00:13:45we have hours per
00:13:48day without electricity,
00:13:52however, we must
00:13:55understand that rationing is already happening, that
00:13:58there are different companies from different sectors that are reducing
00:14:02their consumption and that means they are giving up production
00:14:05for a period of time and that will be
00:14:09reflected in the gross domestic product,
00:14:13so it would be very important that
00:14:16voluntarily each of us try to save in
00:14:20this period when things are not
00:14:23going very well because every
00:14:27kWh we save means a kW that
00:14:31remains in the system. Good, how do the high costs of
00:14:34emergency imports from neighboring countries like Ukraine reflect
00:14:38in the final price that the ordinary person will pay in
00:14:41autumn? Of course, it doesn't reflect
00:14:45immediately and it doesn't reflect fully. That's why I specified
00:14:49in autumn. Yes, and this is because suppliers
00:14:52have diversified portfolios. of energy
00:14:55acquisitions, long-term contracts, shorter
00:14:59ones, and from the spot market only that amount of energy
00:15:02that could not have been foreseen earlier
00:15:05is purchased, however, we must take
00:15:09into account the fact that for a very long time we have had high
00:15:12prices in the wholesale energy market and this is because we have a
00:15:16chronic deficit in energy production,
00:15:19the explanations are the well-known ones, namely the fact that, unlike
00:15:23other countries, we have made very few investments in
00:15:27energy production and because we kept prices
00:15:30regulated and for other reasons and that we started building more
00:15:34seriously after an eight-year break sometime two
00:15:38years ago, so we are paying for those delays.
00:15:42Good, what should a household consumer do at this
00:15:45moment to change or renegotiate their supply
00:15:49contract so as to avoid the shock of exaggerated bills coming
00:15:53now or in autumn?
00:15:56As I said earlier, we need
00:16:00to look at the offers on the market,
00:16:03but to expect that everyone will face
00:16:07the same problem, namely the fact that
00:16:11we have a deficit in the energy market, and then almost all offers
00:16:14are probably a bit higher than
00:16:17before and almost all
00:16:20are the same yes, because everyone
00:16:23is affected by the exact same
00:16:26phenomenon, so any supplier when trying to buy
00:16:29energy buys from the same market as their competitors
00:16:33and so when
00:16:35you have there where...
00:16:39hours in which energy is very
00:16:42expensive, of course the whole mix in
00:16:45each supplier's portfolio
00:16:49becomes more expensive. Good, but what happened to Romania that it buys such
00:16:52expensive energy from its neighbors, how did we actually get into this
00:16:56situation, maybe it's good to explain this issue a bit more
00:16:58broadly. We got into this situation because
00:17:02for about seven or eight years we made no investments in electricity
00:17:06production. "This is because we insist on keeping
00:17:09alive failed power plants like
00:17:13those in Oltenia, which take up space in the grid
00:17:16and it is very difficult for an
00:17:19investor to obtain connection permits to
00:17:23the grid, we had very bad
00:17:26legislation, first energy contracts could not be made as
00:17:29happens in a
00:17:33was regulated and no one knew exactly how to make
00:17:37contracts for that three-year period,
00:17:40in which we had regulated prices,
00:17:44this is in conditions where all other European countries only had
00:17:48a six-month period in the 2022
00:17:50crisis, and this meant
00:17:54that while Bulgaria was investing massively in wind
00:17:58and solar energy production and batteries,
00:18:02we were standing still, only for about two years ago did the first
00:18:05investments begin timidly to be made.
00:18:08and now we're scrambling to see what
00:18:12exactly can be built in the next two to three months, because
00:18:15otherwise it will be a critical
00:18:18situation, and let's not forget about coal power plants, that
00:18:21practically 15% of our energy comes
00:18:25practically from coal in coal power plants in which no
00:18:29investment has been made for 35 years
00:18:32now, and this makes on the
00:18:36one hand. they operate very inefficiently, on the other
00:18:40hand, investments cannot be made in certain places
00:18:44in the grid, because the grid is
00:18:47reserved for future reactors 3 and 4, for
00:18:51gas power plants that will no longer be built at the Oltenia
00:18:55energy complex, and so on, and now the new law that
00:18:58has passed will mean that
00:19:04Oltenia where investors. were
00:19:08to install batteries, meaning exactly what Bulgaria has and we don't,
00:19:11will be blocked because those coal power plants will not
00:19:15be replaced, they will never be closed. Well, you have certainly
00:19:19seen the European Commission's warning, after the adoption of the law that
00:19:22would delay the closure of the mines, any risks of reversibility will be
00:19:26carefully examined, which could entail financial
00:19:29consequences.
00:19:31Yes, and this means that we lose exactly those funds that we would have
00:19:35used to modernize the networks. and the energy
00:19:38system, so we lose double, practically we are pushing
00:19:41the old problems further, we are doing exactly what we
00:19:44have done so far and we expect that for the next
00:19:48crisis the situation will be better, it is absolutely
00:19:51ridiculous, at the same time let's not forget that other projects that the
00:19:56Iernuț has been stalled for six years, it should have been
00:20:00completed in 2020,
00:20:02so it doesn't seem that the problem is the
00:20:06private sector here, but the inability
00:20:25There was a powerful storm in Mureș, which is under an orange code for bad weather until
00:20:2911 PM. Attention, information with strong emotional
00:20:32impact follows. Two men were struck by lightning while in the river
00:20:36bed. More precisely in Reghin, military firefighters
00:20:40intervened and pulled the victims from the water, it was cardiac arrest, and rescuers
00:20:43began resuscitation maneuvers. The two men were
00:20:47transported to the hospital in critical condition.
00:20:53Cities in the west of the country are melting under the ever-hotter sun at temperatures of even
00:20:56over 50° at asphalt level, and the red
00:21:00code, under which seven counties have been for several days,
00:21:03expires only tomorrow morning. It was warmest in Oradea where 43°
00:21:07were felt in the air, but the atmosphere was hard to bear in other
00:21:11urban centers in the western part. At
00:21:141 PM in Timișoara, 36° were recorded in the
00:21:17shade, but the perceived temperature was... 40°.
00:21:21In the city center, the heat is unbearable, considering
00:21:24that we don't have much vegetation here. Let's do an experiment
00:21:28to see how quickly water evaporates from the hot
00:21:31asphalt. We have 6 minutes and
00:21:3546 seconds. Not so
00:21:38comfortable, but we're
00:21:41managing. It's tough, but maybe a little,
00:21:45because it's too hot inside.
00:21:48Very high temperatures. Temperatures comparable to
00:21:52the highest absolute records for
00:21:55August in western and northwestern Romania, 40
00:21:5841° in the shade. Highly sought
00:22:02after by those who dare to leave their homes in the heat is water from
00:22:05public fountains, there are over 90 in Timișoara. I stop,
00:22:08grab a bottle of water, cool down and continue with my
00:22:11work. In Brașov, in the Council Square, a snow cloud cools
00:22:15the atmosphere. If in winter water turns into snowflakes at 35°.
00:22:18in the city, the drops cool the air for
00:22:22a distance of up to 20 m, how is it? It's super
00:22:25cool, very, very refreshing, how long can you stay
00:22:28there? I think five minutes, how is
00:22:32the sensation? It is very pleasant, it's the best
00:22:35thing, okay, good, the hot
00:22:38air outside aggravates chronic diseases, doctors warn and recommend
00:22:42that people with such conditions stay indoors, hydrate
00:22:45properly and ensure that temperatures in homes do not rise
00:22:49excessively. Cardiac rhythm disorders, muscle
00:22:52cramps, excessive
00:22:55sweating, and unfortunately can lead to
00:22:58so-called heatstroke, but continuous air-conditioned
00:23:01spaces are not an ideal solution, unclean
00:23:04appliances or too low temperatures can lead to
00:23:08sick building syndrome. Migraine, headache, brain fog, meaning a
00:23:11slowdown in thinking. Another warning comes from meteorologists.
00:23:15These days the heatwave overlaps almost throughout the country with torrential
00:23:19rains and violent storms, strong gusts that will
00:23:22even reach around 90 km/h and
00:23:26at the same time there will be storms, hail and
00:23:30torrential downpours will be more possible especially in mountainous
00:23:33areas. At the end of the week the rains will decrease, but the heat
00:23:36persists, and from Monday the heatwave will intensify
00:23:39again. All of Italy is under a red heatwave code, for
00:23:43the first time this year, in the 27 major cities on
00:23:46the peninsula, there is a climate alert at temperatures over
00:23:5040°C. Authorities recommend the public to
00:23:53avoid traveling during peak hours, to hydrate properly and to
00:23:57limit sun exposure, regardless of age. In Rome
00:24:00the municipality inaugurated the first urban climate
00:24:02refuge. The maximum alert status targets
00:24:06the entire Italian population, not just vulnerable categories.
00:24:10The peninsula is already going through its fourth heatwave since the beginning of
00:24:13summer, and locals and tourists are struggling with the
00:24:16thermal discomfort. For the first time this year, all
00:24:2027 major Italian cities have been placed under a red heatwave
00:24:23alert. The unprecedented measure taken by the Ministry
00:24:27of Health is a warning for the population of all ages.
00:24:31In the face of increasingly frequent heatwaves, the administration in Rome
00:24:34inaugurated the first urban space specially designed to
00:24:38combat the effects of the heatwave. The area was
00:24:41set up on the outskirts to offer residents a place of
00:24:44refuge on scorching days. It is equipped with
00:24:47water sprayers, climbing plants. Does it also have a lot of shade?
00:24:51I took my parasol and cap,
00:24:54hat, but it still doesn't seem enough. We are looking for
00:24:58shady places,
00:25:01with a parasol, with a cap, we hydrate very
00:25:05well. Meteorologists warn that heatwaves are becoming
00:25:08increasingly intense and more persistent in
00:25:11Southern Europe, and cities are forced to invest in
00:25:15adaptation solutions to climate change. And on
00:25:18the Dalmatian coast in Croatia, tourists and locals are struggling with
00:25:22high temperatures. In Dubrovnik,
00:25:25the temperature reaches 40°C in the middle of the day.
00:25:41At lunchtime, the beaches in the city in southern Croatia are
00:25:45almost empty because the sun burns
00:25:47strongly.
00:25:50are being felt more strongly. In Romania, a study conducted by a group of experts shows
00:25:54that in large cities such as Cluj, Napoca, temperatures are rising faster than initial
00:25:57estimates indicated. The current infrastructure and measures taken so
00:26:01far by authorities are no longer sufficient to cope with extreme heatwaves
00:26:04and torrential rain episodes.
00:26:08We reach, in the central area of Cluj at
00:26:11very high risk and the same in
00:26:13Florești. Red on the map means that the city is scorching and
00:26:17cools down with increasing difficulty. For experts who study changes,
00:26:21there is evidence that in large cities, like Cluj Napoca, extreme heatwaves
00:26:24are much longer and more frequent. The values
00:26:28estimated by climate models 20 years ago are actually
00:26:32lower than what we have in reality, they underestimated reality
00:26:35is even more severe. And episodes of torrential rain have
00:26:39become increasingly devastating, shows the study conducted by the Cluj
00:26:43Metropolitan Area Association in collaboration with Babeș
00:26:46Booi University and European experts. Limited constructions in large
00:26:50urban agglomerations and tree planting should be
00:26:53constant concerns, as well as replacing asphalt.
00:26:57Creating sponge parks like the Ferroviarians' park,
00:27:00for example, where the designers started from the very
00:27:04beginning with the idea of draining, in case of rapid
00:27:08floods, draining the excess water through a
00:27:11diversion system towards the lakes in the park.
00:27:14Planting trees and generally trees with large canopies
00:27:18is the best, the best measure. These measures in which we no
00:27:22longer have continuous asphalt and we have this
00:27:25slab paving, facilitate
00:27:28water infiltration. At the national level, there will be problems.
00:27:32increasingly large in the next 10 years, warn climatologists.
00:27:36The biggest problem are these heatwaves that will be even more
00:27:39intense than now, with a higher frequency, they will be
00:27:42interrupted by periods of stronger instabilities
00:27:46than now, water will not have time to infiltrate the soil, hence
00:27:49big problems, even bigger problems in the city. A new study
00:27:53conducted by the Cluj Metropolitan Area and funded by European money, will
00:27:57show what measures Romania can take to limit the effects of climate
00:28:00change. Consultations on the wage law resumed
00:28:04at Cotroceni Palace. Presidential advisor for economic issues
00:28:07Radu Burnete discussed with representatives of the parties from the former governing
00:28:11coalition PSD, PNL, USR and UDMR. At the beginning of the week,
00:28:14the representative of the presidential administration also met with the leaders of the trade unions in the
00:28:18healthcare system. Sanitas announced then that it does not accept any
00:28:22law that generates income losses for employees in healthcare and
00:28:25social assistance. And the health solidarity
00:28:29demanded guarantees that incomes will increase upon entry into force.
00:28:33The project will be ready in two
00:28:47the political parties that were in government until now, PSD, PNL, USR,
00:28:51UDMR, talked to Radu Burnete, presidential
00:28:54advisor for economic issues, and also with Dragoș
00:28:57Pâslaru, about this new unified wage law. Sources say they did not
00:29:01reach a consensus, there were more debates and these negotiations will
00:29:05continue, it seems. They did not reach a consensus
00:29:08primarily regarding that bonus in education,
00:29:12the bonus for class mastership which could be 400 RON
00:29:15according to the new law and which currently represents
00:29:1910% of income. Also, there are still dissatisfactions related to
00:29:23the healthcare sector, but also other sectors, and let's not forget that there are many
00:29:26trade unions that continue to say that if this law comes into force,
00:29:30then many salaries would decrease. "Precisely for this reason,
00:29:33the unionists asked those from PSD and AUR not to vote for the law in
00:29:37Parliament. If this normative act, if the proposal for a normative act
00:29:41reaches the legislative body's table. It is very possible that PSD will submit many
00:29:45amendments, vote for it, but with many conditions and many
00:29:48amendments that could radically change this law, or it is
00:29:52possible that the normative act will no longer reach the parliament's table. What is certain is
00:29:56that by the end of this month the law should be
00:29:59voted in parliament so that Romania does not..."
00:30:12law is practically at a standstill, but our sources
00:30:16say there are some mechanisms that can
00:30:20bring the authorities' solutions closer to the
00:30:23unions' demands. My question is where do you expect
00:30:26the compromises to be made, who and from
00:30:30whom takes, in such a way that there are fewer and fewer categories
00:30:33of employees, of workers
00:30:36outraged. We need to keep one thing in mind:
00:30:40the discussions we see taking place at Cotroceni
00:30:44Palace with the advisor appointed by the President
00:30:47are held with the parties, with the leaders of the parties and
00:30:51with the trade unions, on the other hand, for now, the discussions that are
00:30:55advancing or not, as he said, have started with them.
00:30:58sau nu, așa cum a spus.