01 Mar 2021 | 10:23 AM UTC
Romania: Health workers currently protesting in Bucharest March 1; further protests planned March 2
Health workers protesting outside Parliament building in Bucharest, Romania, March 1-2. Increased security, localized disruptions likely.
Event
Health workers associated with the Sanitary Solidarity Federation are currently protesting outside the Parliament building in central Bucharest. The purpose of the action is to demand the government allocate greater resources to the health sector; the protest is timed to coincide with government budget discussions taking place in Parliament. Participants have gathered at gates on United Nations Boulevard and Calea 13 Septembrie. The action is scheduled to end at 1330. Protesters plan to repeat the action 1100-1330 March 2.
Additional police will likely deploy to monitor the actions; associated security measures may prompt localized transport disruptions in the protest areas. Current COVID-19 measures in Romania restrict public gatherings; police may attempt to disperse protesters if they are deemed to be breaching these measures. The actions are likely to proceed peacefully.
Advice
Avoid the protests as a routine security precaution and to mitigate associated disruptions. Heed instructions from security services and leave the area at the first sign of a confrontation. Allow extra time for travel in the protest areas March 1-2.
