Romania is in the top 10 countries whose populations are aging year by year, and three out of 10 elderly people in our country have no one to rely on in situations of need, informed, on Wednesday, the chairwoman of the Romanian Institute for Active Aging Association, Alexandra Dobre.Dobre mentioned, in the opening of the National Congress of Active Aging, which takes place on Wednesday and Thursday, that the elderly are often considered a burden. The concept of active aging, launched by the World Health Organization in 2012, aims to change this idea, she explained. According to her, sociological studies addressed to elderly people in Romania show that 55% of them say that they feel lonely, over 30% do not interact with more than three or four people in a month, and three out of 10 elderly people have no one to rely on in emergency situations."So, our grandparents and parents often, more than 30% of them, have no one to socialize with, they talk to a maximum of three to four people in a whole month. It's dramatic. Not to mention that some of them declare that they have a bad state of health, both physical and mental," added the chairman of the Romanian Institute for Active Aging Association.The Romanian Institute for Active Aging Association proposes the establishment of a national agency for the elderly, an independent public institution, which will be the only one dealing with this issue.The Romanian Institute for Active Aging is a non-governmental organization established in 2020.
Romania was formally designated the 43rd country to join the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) on Friday, January 10. According to the Romanian ambassador to Washington, Andrei Muraru, Romanian citizens will be able to travel to the US without the need for a visa starting March 31, 2025. "Romania becomes the first country in the […]
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Romania’s government adopted in its January 10 meeting a decision granting an extra day off to public sector employees at the beginning of May. Thus, Friday, May 2, will be an official day off for public sector workers, linking the legal holiday of May 1 (Labor Day) with the weekend (May 3-4). This...
The Ministry of Environment announced that 2024 was the hottest year in the history of Romania's meteorological records. Red alerts for heat waves began in June of 2024, with the longest consecutive periods of persistent and intense heat waves, six consecutive days, between July 13-18 and August 15-20. "The year 2024 is the hottest year...
Supporters of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu gathered outside the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, which houses the Constitutional Court, on January 10, demanding a rerun of the second round of the presidential elections. The protest, dubbed "The Great Judicial Union," was initiated by Georgescu, who called on his supporters to challenge the election annulment, as […]
