Road Police Could Close Several Roads Due To Bad Weather

The Romanian Road Police could close some roads connecting various regions in the country to mountainous areas if the respective roads are affected by bad weather.

Road police agents said it will block access to roads that risk becoming impassable due to snow and it will offer drivers alternative routes. (puterea.ro)

France’s Lactalis Orders Baby Milk Recall Over Salmonella Fears  

French baby-milk maker Lactalis and health authorities have ordered a major international product recall because of fears of salmonella contamination following 26 cases of children falling sick in France.

Company spokesman Michel Nalet said “nearly 7,000 tonnes” of production may have been contaminated, but the company is unable to say currently how much remains on the market, has been consumed or is in stock.

The recall will affect consumers in countries as diverse as China, Pakistan, Britain and Sudan, underlining the reach of the company and the difficulty in trying to trace all the potentially at-risk powder. (jurnalul.ro)

Parliament Holds Solemn Meeting In Honor Of Late King Michael I   The Romanian Parliament was summoned for a solemn meeting, on Monday, at 3 p.m., in honor of Romania’s former monarch King Michael I who died last week.

The meeting will last two hours and will also be attended by President Klaus Iohannis.

King Michael I died last Thursday at his residence in Switzerland at the age of 96 and will be buried in Romania on December 16.  

The government declared three days of national mourning, on December 14, 15 and 16.

The funeral ceremony will take place at the new Cathedral in Curtea de Arges, a traditional burial site for the Romanian monarchy. (cotidianul.ro)

Romania Likely To Have Four New Tourist Resorts Of National Interest   The Tourism Ministry put up for public debate a draft act attesting four localities, namely, Borsa (Maramures County), Dambovicioara (Arges County), Navodari Town, with Mamaia Nord area (Constanta) and Moroeni commune, the Pestera-Padina area (Dambovita) as tourist resorts of national interest.

The ministry also plans to approve the attestation of localities Cacica, Dorna Candrenilor, Poiana Stampei and Solca (Suceava County), and Oncesti locality in Maramures County as tourist resorts of local interest.

The purpose is to promote these localities as tourist resorts of national or local interest in order to further attract non-reimbursable financing. (puterea.ro)

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