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Prime Minister Florin Citu stated on Wednesday, at the inauguration of the Palace of Justice in Ploiesti, that it took over 20 years and 28 ministers to complete the construction, and a situation like this can no longer be tolerated in Romania. "Finally this Palace of Justice is inaugurated. I also received the history of this building.

For the first time, Romania's national team in debating for students, coordinated by the Romanian Association for Debate, Oratory and Rhetoric (ARDOR) has ranked in the first eight of the 74 teams in the world, at the World Schools Debate Championship, taking place online between July 25 and August 5.

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake occurred on Wednesday morning, at 03:29hrs, EEST, local time, in the Vrancea seismic zone, Vrancea County, according to data published by the National Earth Physics Research-Development Institute (INCDFP).

The Blood Transfusion Center "Colonel Professor dr. Nicolae Nestorescu'', located inside the Central Military Emergency Hospital Dr.Carol Davila, is hosting on Monday, in partnership with the Romanian Patriarchate, a blood donation activity to mark World Blood Donor Day.

Matei Costin Banu of the Mihai Viteazul Collegiate High School of Ploiesti has won a bronze medal at the 17th edition of the International Linguistics Olympiad that took place in Yongin, South Korea, July 29 - August 2, as part of team Romania, according to the Romanian Education Ministry (MEN).

Renault's new investment projects are "an important signal of confidence in the Romanian economy," Prime Minister Viorica Dancila told the opening on Friday of new Renault offices in Bucharest. "I welcome the new investment projects of your company. They are an important signal of confidence in the Romanian economy," she said. Dancila mentioned the development of the automotive industry.

The Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Friday handed over on behalf of his country a 300,000 EUR cheque for the programmes unfolded by the Concordia Vocational School in southeastern city of Ploiesti, a release by the Concordia Humanitarian Organisation reads.

Officials of railway companies have taken a series of measures to ensure continuity in the circulation of the trains affected by the collapse of the metal bridge at the Ploiesti West station, with the passengers being carried between the stations of Ploiesti South and Buda by buses made available by the CFR SA national railway corporation.

A first cargo of around a million barrels of crude oil is to arrive this week at the Romanian port of Constanta, marking the return of Iran to the European market after years of international sanctions against Tehran. 

A further three million barrels are expected to be shipped to Spain and other European ports for France's Total Oil, according to media reports. 

National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) prosecutors on Tuesday morning are conducting searches at the headquarters of the Ploiesti City Hall, in a case having to do with funds allotted from the local budget to the FC Petrolul football club, related to which investigations were launched in rem for abuse of office one year ago.

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