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  • Sportivul săptămânii – Jucătoarea de tenis Ana Bogdan

    Sportivul săptămânii – Jucătoarea de tenis Ana Bogdan

    Săptămâna trecută s-a desfăşurat cel mai important eveniment sportiv programat în partea de est a României — turneul de tenis WTA 125 BCR Iaşi Open. Competiţia a avut loc pe zgură, a fost dotată cu premii în valoare de 100 de mii de euro, iar printre favorite s-au aflat patru jucătoare din primele 100 de sportive ale clasamentului mondial. Cap de serie numărul 1 a fost Irina Begu, iar numărul 2 – câştigătoarea ediţiei de anul trecut a turneului de la Iaşi, Ana Bogdan. Cele două sportive s-au întâlnit în finala turneului, pe care Bogdan a câştigat-o, duminică, în două seturi, cu 6-2, 6-3. În urma acestui rezultat, Radio România Internaţional a desemnat-o pe Ana Bogdan Sportivul Săptămânii.



    Ana a început destul de greu turneul de la Iaşi. În primul tur a avut nevoie de două ore şi 21 de minute pentru a trece de Barbora Palicová, din Cehia, jucătoare de 19 ani, locul 210 WTA. A pierdut primul set cu 2-6, l-a luat pe al doilea cu 7-5 şi a defilat în setul decisiv, câştigat cu 6-1. Nici jocul din optimile de finală nu a fost mai uşor. Conny Perrin, sportivă de 32 de ani din Elveţia, numărul 433 mondial, a rezistat Anei vreme de două ore şi 17 minute. Românca s-a impus, în cele din urmă, cu 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.



    A urmat, în sferturi, o altă elveţiancă, Simona Waltert, 22 ani, 131 WTA, a cincea favorită. A fost mai simplu: 6-0, 6-4 pentru Bogdan. Semifinala cu Raluka Şerban, numărul 166 WTA, sportivă română de 26 de ani care concurează pentru Cipru, a fost partida cea mai lungă a Anei în ediţia de anul acesta a turneului de la Iaşi — două ore şi 42 de minute. Scor final — 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. A urmat finala cu Irina Begu.



    Ana Bogdan s-a născut pe 25 noiembrie 1992, la Sinaia. A trecut la profesionism în 2007. În 2009 era a doua în clasamentul mondial al junioarelor. În ierarhia WTA, a urcat, până în 2018, lent, dar constant. A rămas apoi în apropierea locului 100, dar în 2-22 şi 2023 a reuşit să meargă mai sus. În acest moment ocupă locul 39, cel mai bun din întreaga sa carieră. Între jucătoarele române, este a doua, după Sorana Cîrstea, situata pe locul 32.




  • Sportivul săptămânii – Jucătoarea de tenis Ana Bogdan

    Sportivul săptămânii – Jucătoarea de tenis Ana Bogdan

    Săptămâna trecută s-a desfăşurat cel mai important eveniment sportiv programat în partea de est a României — turneul de tenis WTA 125 BCR Iaşi Open. Competiţia a avut loc pe zgură, a fost dotată cu premii în valoare de 100 de mii de euro, iar printre favorite s-au aflat patru jucătoare din primele 100 de sportive ale clasamentului mondial. Cap de serie numărul 1 a fost Irina Begu, iar numărul 2 – câştigătoarea ediţiei de anul trecut a turneului de la Iaşi, Ana Bogdan. Cele două sportive s-au întâlnit în finala turneului, pe care Bogdan a câştigat-o, duminică, în două seturi, cu 6-2, 6-3. În urma acestui rezultat, Radio România Internaţional a desemnat-o pe Ana Bogdan Sportivul Săptămânii.



    Ana a început destul de greu turneul de la Iaşi. În primul tur a avut nevoie de două ore şi 21 de minute pentru a trece de Barbora Palicová, din Cehia, jucătoare de 19 ani, locul 210 WTA. A pierdut primul set cu 2-6, l-a luat pe al doilea cu 7-5 şi a defilat în setul decisiv, câştigat cu 6-1. Nici jocul din optimile de finală nu a fost mai uşor. Conny Perrin, sportivă de 32 de ani din Elveţia, numărul 433 mondial, a rezistat Anei vreme de două ore şi 17 minute. Românca s-a impus, în cele din urmă, cu 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.



    A urmat, în sferturi, o altă elveţiancă, Simona Waltert, 22 ani, 131 WTA, a cincea favorită. A fost mai simplu: 6-0, 6-4 pentru Bogdan. Semifinala cu Raluka Şerban, numărul 166 WTA, sportivă română de 26 de ani care concurează pentru Cipru, a fost partida cea mai lungă a Anei în ediţia de anul acesta a turneului de la Iaşi — două ore şi 42 de minute. Scor final — 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. A urmat finala cu Irina Begu.



    Ana Bogdan s-a născut pe 25 noiembrie 1992, la Sinaia. A trecut la profesionism în 2007. În 2009 era a doua în clasamentul mondial al junioarelor. În ierarhia WTA, a urcat, până în 2018, lent, dar constant. A rămas apoi în apropierea locului 100, dar în 2-22 şi 2023 a reuşit să meargă mai sus. În acest moment ocupă locul 39, cel mai bun din întreaga sa carieră. Între jucătoarele române, este a doua, după Sorana Cîrstea, situata pe locul 32.




  • July 23, 2023 UPDATE

    July 23, 2023 UPDATE

    Patients. Belgium will continue to treat patients with severe burns from Romania. An agreement on this matter will be signed soon, the Minister of Health in the Bucharest government, Alexandru Rafila, has announced. He has also stated that, at national level, the number of beds in hospitals for major burns will increase from 30 to 50, with support from the World Bank.



    Wildfires. Dozens of Romanian firefighters, stationed in Greece, will participate in extinguishing the strong fires on the island of Rhodes, the Department for Emergency Situations in Bucharest has announced. 30,000 locals and tourists from this island were evacuated to safer places, 3,000 of them by water. The countrys fire service has described the fires as the most difficult right now. Firefighters are battling flames fueled by strong winds amid a heat wave that has hit most of Europe. According to the authorities, tourists are being safely evacuated from the affected areas and are being redirected to other hotels on the island.



    Vessel. The training ship “Mircea” of the Romanian Navy will dock, on Monday, in the Port of Izmir in Turkey. It will make a stopover until Thursday, during which it will have the mission of promoting the maritime values ​​and traditions of Romania. The diplomatic mission of Romania, through the General Consulate in Izmir, planned during the stopover in the port of Izmir visits of the crew and cadets on board to the tourist attractions in the area, official meetings of the ships commander with the local public authorities, as well as a reception on board the ship, with guests from among the diplomats, civil and military authorities in the region. The ship has a crew of 145 people and is conducting an international training march in the Black Sea until July 31. The ships crew includes 64 second-year students of the “Mircea cel Bătrân” Naval Academy in Constanta (south-east, on the Black Sea) and 10 foreign cadets from partner academies in Bulgaria, Poland, Latvia, Turkey, Italy and Spain. “Mircea” has so far called in the ports of Piraeus in Greece and Taranto in Italy.



    AUR. The Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR, in opposition in the Bucharest Parliament) has launched its candidates for next years European Parliament elections. Among them are the senator Claudiu Târziu, president of the National Management Council of the party, the MEP Cristian Terheş, elected in 2019 on the lists of another party, or the entrepreneur Mugur Mihăescu, a former non-professional comedy actor, who gained notoriety playing the role of an idiot policeman named Garcea. Before 1989, Mihăescu was a collaborator of the Securitate, the political police of the communist dictatorship. The average age of AUR candidates to the European Parliament is 45 years, and almost half of the list was reserved for women. The decision to announce the candidates for the European Parliament about a year before the election date is a challenge for the electoral competitors and a test of transparency towards the voters, who have 11 months to get to know those who are asking for their votes – the Alliance for the Union of Romanians has stated. The elections for the representatives of the member states of the Union in the European Parliament will take place between June 6-9, 2024.



    Ukraine. The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, has convened for Wednesday, at the request of Kyiv, a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council. This will take place at the level of ambassadors and will focus on consultations on the latest developments, including the transport of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea – said the spokesperson for the Alliance, the Romanian Oana Lungescu. Shortly before the announcement, Stoltenberg had a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, after which he wrote on Twitter: “We strongly condemn Moscows attempt to make a weapon out of food.” For his part, Zelensky said that he identified, together with the Secretary General of NATO, future measures for unblocking and supporting the grain corridor through the Black Sea.



    Rowing. Romania ended the World Rowing Under-23 Championships in Plovdiv (Bulgaria) with two gold medals. The Romanian athletes won the double sculls on Sunday, and the quadruple sculls on Saturday. In the medal ranking, our country took sixth place. At the World Under-23 Championships in 2022, hosted by Varese (Italy), Romania won three medals: gold in the womens double sculls, silver in the womens quadruple sculls and bronze in the mens double sculls.



    Tennis. Romanian tennis player Ana Bogdan won the BCR Iasi Open (WTA 125) tournament, with 100,000 euros in prize money, for the second year in a row. She defeated her compatriot Irina Begu, 6-2, 6-3, in the final on Sunday. In the doubles final, the Romanians Irina Bara and Monica Niculescu were defeated by the Slovenians Veronika Erjavec and Dalila Jakupovic, 6-4, 6-4. (MI)


  • July 23, 2023

    July 23, 2023

    Patients. Belgium will continue to treat patients with severe burns from Romania. An agreement on that will be signed soon, the Minister of Health in the Bucharest government, Alexandru Rafila, has announced. He has also stated that, at national level, the number of beds in hospitals for major burns will increase from 30 to 50, with support from the World Bank.



    AUR. The Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR, in opposition in the Bucharest Parliament) has launched its candidates for next years European Parliament elections. Among them are the senator Claudiu Târziu, president of the National Management Council of the party, the MEP Cristian Terheş, elected in 2019 on the lists of another party, or the entrepreneur Mugur Mihăescu, a former non-professional comedy actor, who gained notoriety playing the role of an idiot policeman named Garcea. Before 1989, Mihăescu was a collaborator of the Securitate, the political police of the communist dictatorship. The average age of AUR candidates to the European Parliament is 45 years, and almost half of the list was reserved for women. The decision to announce the candidates for the European Parliament about a year before the election date is a challenge for the electoral competitors and a test of transparency towards the voters, who have 11 months to get to know those who are asking for their votes – the Alliance for the Union of Romanians has stated. The elections for the representatives of the member states of the Union in the European Parliament will take place between June 6-9, 2024.


    Ukraine. The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, has convened for Wednesday, at the request of Kyiv, a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council. This will take place at the level of ambassadors and will focus on consultations on the latest developments, including the transport of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea – said the spokesperson for the Alliance, the Romanian Oana Lungescu. Shortly before the announcement, Stoltenberg had a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, after which he wrote on Twitter: “We strongly condemn Moscows attempt to make a weapon out of food.” For his part, Zelensky said that he identified, together with the Secretary General of NATO, future measures for unblocking and supporting the grain corridor through the Black Sea.



    Vessel. The training ship “Mircea” of the Romanian Navy will dock, on Monday, in the Port of Izmir in Turkey. It will make a stopover until Thursday, during which it will have the mission of promoting the maritime values ​​and traditions of Romania. The diplomatic mission of Romania, through the General Consulate in Izmir, planned during the stopover in the port of Izmir visits of the crew and cadets on board to the tourist attractions in the area, official meetings of the ships commander with the local public authorities, as well as a reception on board the ship, with guests from among the diplomats, civil and military authorities in the region. The ship has a crew of 145 people and is conducting an international training march in the Black Sea until July 31. The ships crew includes 64 second-year students of the “Mircea cel Bătrân” Naval Academy in Constanta (south-east, on the Black Sea) and 10 foreign cadets from partner academies in Bulgaria, Poland, Latvia, Turkey, Italy and Spain. “Mircea” has so far called in the ports of Piraeus in Greece and Taranto in Italy.



    Wildfires. Thousands of people have been evacuated from houses and hotels on the Greek island of Rhodes, due to wildfires. The countrys fire service has described the fires as the most difficult they are currently facing. Firefighters are battling wildfires fueled by strong winds amid a heat wave sweeping across Europe. No injuries have been reported, according to the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection in Greece. According to the authorities, tourists are being safely evacuated from the affected areas and are being redirected to other hotels on the island.



    Rowing. Romania has today won the gold medal in the womens double sculls at the World Rowing Under-23 Championships in Plovdiv (Bulgaria). Andrada-Maria Moroşanu and Iulia-Liliana Bălăucă won the race in 06 min 48 sec 50/100. This is the second Romanian gold medal, after the one won on Saturday by the womens quadruple sculls team, made up of Emanuela-Ioana Ciotău, Alexandra Ungureanu, Cristina Drugă and Patricia Cireş. At the World Under-23 Championships in 2022, hosted by Varese (Italy), Romania won three medals: gold in the womens double sculls, silver in the womens quadruple and bronze in the mens double sculls.



    Tennis. Romanians Ana Bogdan and Irina Begu are playing, today, the final of the BCR Iaşi Open tournament (eastern Romania), with 100,000 euros in prize money. Bogdan, number 49 WTA, the reigning champion and second seed at the tournament, qualified in the last act after defeating Raluka Şerban, a Romanian player representing Cyprus, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. For her part, Begu, ranked 31st in the world and the competitions first seed, defeated the Slovenian Tamara Zidansek 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. (MI)


  • July 22, 2023 UPDATE

    July 22, 2023 UPDATE

    Weather. 16 hydrographic basins in the western half of Romania are subject to hydrological warnings until Sunday noon. Yellow warnings for flooding have been issued for the Someşul Mic, Crişuri, Mureş, Miraj, Aries, Târnava Mică and Târnava Mare basins. Exceeding flows and rising levels may occur, possibly above the attention quotas, also on the rivers Bega, Timiş, Bârzava, Caraş, Nera, Cerna, Jiu, Motru, Râul Negru, Olt, but also on Ialomiţa, Prahova, Buzău, Putna and Râmnicu Sărat. The western half of the country is under a yellow code of atmospheric instability, for gales and hail. Water quantities exceed 30-40 liters per square meter and, in some areas, over 50 liters per square meter.



    Travel. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bucharest informs Romanian citizens who are transiting or want to travel to Portugal that the local authorities are re-introducing random border controls until August 7, during the World Youth Day activities. The measure concerns the check points at the land border with Spain, as well as airport check points. During the event, for Lisbon and the metropolitan area, the Portuguese authorities established a package of measures, which includes, among other things, traffic restrictions. Also, between August 1 and 6, public transport in Lisbon and the metropolitan area will operate according to a modified route and schedule.



    Insurance House. The IT system of the National Health Insurance House in Romania (CNAS), on which consultations and the issuing of prescriptions are based, is to be modernized with funds from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. The project, worth 70 million euros, would become fully functional only in 2025. Until then, it is expected that the current system will operate more in emergency mode, as it is happening now and as it happened in the last weeks. The spokesperson for the institution, Larisa Mezinu Bălan, has stated that one of the reasons is that the system has already been operating for two decades, and the IT specialists needed to ensure its maintenance are not interested in the job because the salaries offered are not so attractive. She specified that by April 30, 2025, CNAS is considering expanding the storage space of the current system, so as to improve operational times. At the same time, the institution calls on the health service providers and doctors not to postpone the necessary treatments to the insured due to the problems of the IT system, since the medical services can also be provided offline and will be reimbursed.



    Ukraine. The spokeswoman for the Defense Forces of southern Ukraine, Natalia Humeniuk, has stated that, most likely, the Russian invasion army has taken a break in terms of bombing Ukrainian territory. However, she stressed, the enemy has intensified its reconnaissance operations. Humeniuk added that the activation of Russian reconnaissance drones indicates that the occupiers are trying to gather information, in particular, about Ukraines port infrastructure. According to her, the activity of enemy drones is registered in the coastal area of ​​the Black Sea.



    Summer University. The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, once again used the context of his presence at the Summer University of Băile Tuşnad, in central Romania, to launch provocative statements. The leader from Budapest commented ironically on the recommendations he said hed received from the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the topics he could address in his speech. He stated that he was told what he could and could not talk about. The head of the Hungarian government suggested in this context that he could influence Romanias accession to the Schengen area, referring to the fact that, in the middle of next year, Hungary will take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. He wished success to the Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, at the beginning of his mandate, but commented ironically that since he had been in charge of the executive in Budapest, Romania had 20 prime ministers. Before participating in the event in Băile Tuşnad, Viktor Orbán met with Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu.



    Eurobarometer. Romania ranks last in the European Union in terms of financial knowledge, according to the results of a Eurobarometer. The survey, carried out at the request of the European Commission, shows that more than half of Romanians belive that they know a lot about money, but only 13% can prove, through correct answers, that they understand what inflation is, what interest rates are and how investments are made. The Netherlands, Denmark, Finland or Estonia are the best in this regard. The survey also has a section dedicated to the so-called digital financial literacy, where Romania is in the middle of the European ranking. 80% of Romanians, a percentage above the EU average, say that they feel comfortable with digitized banking services, with online payments or with the help of the phone. However, Romanians are positioned at the bottom of the ranking regarding the ability to support themselves financially in case they suddenly lose their main source of income: a quarter of Romanians say that they have no money set aside for such extreme situations and only 23% estimate that they could support themselves from savings for at least half a year.



    Elections. 35 million Spaniards are expected, on Sunday, at the polls for the parliamentary elections. The Radio Romania correspondent in Madrid notes that the head of the government and the leader of the Socialist Party, Pedro Sanchez, is counting on what he calls the well-being of the Spaniards during his mandate. The leader of the Peoples Party (right, in opposition), Alberto Feijóo, promises reparations for the things Sanchez did wrong. Yolanda Díaz, the creator of the extreme left platform Sumar announces the coming to power of the people and the oppressed classes, and Santiago Abascal, the leader of the far- right party VOX, promises almost the same thing, only with the nuance that the people coming to power must be exclusively Spanish. Opinion polls have varied in the last month and have led to changes in strategy. If 30 days ago the Peoples Party looked like it would win easily without needing an alliance with VOX to govern, in the last week the figures show that everything has reversed, and the Socialists will lead, together with Sumar, for another four years.



    Timisoara. The famous American actor John Malkovich played, on Friday evening, the last of the two performances of the “Infernal Comedy” show, part of the “Timişoara – European Capital of Culture” Program. The performances were sold-out. The actor plays in “Infernal Comedy” the role of a serial killer, in an original directorial concept, based on a script written especially for John Malkovich.



    Tennis. Romanians Ana Bogdan and Irina Begu will play in the finals of the BCR Iasi Open tournament in Romania, with 100,000 euros in prize money. Bogdan, number 49 WTA, the reigning champion and the second favorite of the tournament in Iasi (north-east), qualified for the last round after defeating Raluka Şerban, a Romanian player representing Cyprus, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. For her part, Begu, ranked 31st in the world ranking and the competitions first seed, has defeated the Slovenian Tamara Zidansek 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. The Begu-Bogdan final will take place on Sunday in the central arena of the Iasi complex. (MI)