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  • May 26, 2024

    May 26, 2024

    MESSAGE In a message conveyed today on the occasion of the Day of the Romanians all over the World, President Klaus Iohannis has urged the Romanians to keep their identity, language and the Romanian traditions. Iohannis added that he constantly promoted the setting up of professional communities between the Romanians abroad and those at home, thus creating a tighter connection between the business people, scientists, physicians and Romanian artists from the world over, who worked together to accomplish many successful projects. Bucharest is seeing the last day of the 7th edition of a festival known as ‘Here and There’, an event that comprises a series of activities staged by the Department for the Romanians all Over the World jointly with the Union of the Fine Artists in Romania. For three days, the event has brought together Romanian artists from the country and abroad, activating in various fields of creation such as fine arts, design, music, film, etcetera and also members of academia and business environment from the Romanian communities abroad. This year’s edition has been attended by hundreds of Romanians from the Diaspora and the historical communities in 34 countries.

     

    TENNIS Four players from Romania are on the main draw of the Roland Garros tournament, the year’s second Grand Slam tournament, which kicked off in Paris. Today, Jaqueline Cristian will be playing Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, the competition’s ninth seed. Sorana Cirstea, Romania’s best tennis player at the moment, has been designated the tournament’s 28th seed. In the first round she will be playing Ana Blinkova of Russia. In turn, Ana Bogdan will be playing the wild car winner Elsa Jacquemot of France. Irina Begu, also of Romania, will be up against Julia Riera of Argentina. We recall that a former world number one, Romanian Simona Halep, won the trophy in 2018. In 1978, Virginia Ruzici became the first Romanian to win this famous French tournament.

     

    AI Romania is going to have an AI Research Institute through which it intends to develop its own technological solutions, cooperate with international partners and train top experts in this field, the country’s Finance Minister, Marcel Bolos, wrote on Facebook. According to Bolos, the Ministry he’s leading has already started to use AI in order to detect anomalies as well as in its anti-fraud operations. The construction of the first center of AI research in Romania kicked off at the Technical University in Cluj Napoca through an investment of 21 million Euros.

     

    FILMS “Anora”, a thriller directed by American Sean Baker, has won the Palme d’Or trophy at the 77th edition of the Film Festival in Cannes. Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light”, a film about sisterhood in Mumbai, has reaped the Grand Prix, the festival’s second-highest honour, while ‘Emilia Perez’ of the French director Jacques Audiard, has won the Jury Prize. Romanian production “Three Kilometers to the End of the World” has reaped the Queer Palm, an alternative award given every year to productions addressing LGBT issues. Another two Romanian productions, NASTY, directed by Cristian Pascariu, Tudor D. Popescu and Tudor Giurgiu, which portrays the life of Romania’s tennis legend Ilie Nastase, and “Human Violins” by Ioana Mischie have also been screened during this famous international film festival.

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  • Romanian films at Cannes

    Romanian films at Cannes

    A feature film entitled, “Three kilometers to the end of the world”, directed by Emanuel Pârvu, was premiered in the main competition, and presents the story of Adi, a 17 year old teenager from a remote Danube Delta village.

    When his parents are confronted with a truth they cannot understand, the unconditional love Adi was supposed to get from them, vanishes in thin air and the hero is left only one alternative.

    The film was received with standing ovations by the public in Cannes while reviews were laudatory about the Romanian production and its director: “Three kilometers to the end of the world” is the third feature film by director Emanuel Pârvu, after his debut with “Meda or the not so bright side of things”, (2017) and “Morocco”, which was premiered at the San Sebastian festival in 2021. “The Main Competition in Cannes is something that you dream of your entire life as a director, the place where you want your films to be seen, the place where you want to be. There are so many ‘ways’ you can get to – from the film’s idea to the script, locations and the shooting per se or the editing, that you don’t even know exactly how everything comes together, you know. Lots of thanks to all those involved; we made up a great team and here is our first recognition,” director Emanuel Parvu went on to say.

    Another Romanian film, NASTY, directed by Cristian Pascariu, Tudor D. Popescu and Tudor Giurgiu, has been presented at the “Special Screening” section. This feature film portrays the legendary tennis player Ilie Năstase, the first rebel in the history of tennis who compelled recognition in both domestic and international competitions back in the 70s topping the ATP rankings shortly after its creation.

    Ilie Năstase has also been received with standing ovations at Cannes. According to the documentary director Tudor Giurgiu, the selection of this production at Cannes is an extraordinary thing. “Ilie Năstase is as much loved in France as in Romania. And the inclusion of this production in the festival is a recognition of our work as a team and proof of the fact that you can get selected with a movie that is not necessarily in the author-cinema line, Tudor Giurgiu went on to say.”

    The Festival’s 2024 edition is this year including a premiere, an immersive competition’ devoted to Virtual Reality productions and among those vying for a prize there is also a Romanian production entitled – ”Human Violins: Prelude”. Created by artist Ioana Mischie, the film is inspired from the tragic events of the Holocaust, as many Jews were allowed to take only one thing with them to the concentration camps and many chose their violins.

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  • May 23, 2024 UPDATE

    May 23, 2024 UPDATE

    Protests – Trade unionists from several public institutions and governmental organizations protested on Thursday in front of the headquarters of the Romanian Government. They complained about wage inequities and discrimination in their fields of activity. These are employees from Environmental Protection domain, the Trade Register, the National Archives, the National Council for Combating Discrimination, as well as from the Sports and Youth domains. They were joined by a few employees from the government’s working apparatus, who started a spontaneous protest, stopping their  activity. In the meantime, the Government adopted an emergency ordinance that provides for 10% salary increases, in two installments, and the covering of costs for eyeglasses for several categories of employees in institutions under its authority, ministries or under the control of Parliament, including for some of those who were at the rally on Thursday. However, the offered increase displeases some of the protesters, who consider it too small. The Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu told them that for the institutions in question, more flexible staff structure solutions can be found, and from the savings made, the salaries of those who deserve it can be increased.

     

    Salaries – The minimum gross salary in Romania will increase to 3,700 lei (almost 744 Euros) from July 1, and the facility granted to employers regarding the 200 lei (about 40 Euros) exempted from taxes will be kept until the end of the year. The decision was announced by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu in a Facebook post, after the conclusion of the Tripartite Council: Government – employers – unions. The Prime Minister said that in this way, Romania is on the right track for the implementation of the European minimum wage.

     

    Exhibition – The regional military equipment exhibition “Black Sea Defense and Aerospace” 2024 takes place, until Friday, in Bucharest. The event is attended by over 400 global manufacturers of military equipment and technology from approximately 30 NATO member states or partners. Experts from all over the world will see the latest military equipment and weaponry, the main attraction of the exhibition being the fifth generation F-35 multi-role aircraft, which the US Air Force brought to an exhibition in Europe for the first time. Marcel Ciolacu, who participated in the opening of the exhibition, stated that, in the context of the bloody conflict in Ukraine, the revitalization of the national defense industry has become a priority of the Romanian government.

     

    Strategy – The National Youth Strategy 2024 – 2027 was approved on Thursday by the Romanian Government. Starting from the results of an academic research, the strategy addresses various areas that can influence the quality of life of young people. This aims to increase the number of projects addressed to young people in order to increase access to education, culture and to develop the entrepreneurial spirit, said the spokesperson for the Executive, Mihai Constantin. He pointed out that, in the implementation of the strategy, several institutions from the fields of Education, Culture and entrepreneurship will be involved.

     

    Forum – Romania openly supports the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine in their European aspirations and the progress of these two countries on the path of reforms is visible, but ‘this road is not easy at all, the speaker of the Senate, Nicolae Ciucă, said Thursday in Bucharest in the framework of the “Black Sea and Balkans Security Forum”. He mentioned that the two countries must work on several clear lines of action, so as to integrate into the EU. Officials, military diplomats and analysts from Romania, the United States and other NATO and EU countries gathered in Bucharest for this important security, defense and foreign policy event. The “Black Sea and Balkans Security Forum”, now in its eighth edition, debates topics related to developments in the Black Sea region, in the context of the war in Ukraine. George Scutaru, general director and founding member of the New Strategy Center Romania, organizer of the event, said that Romania, located on the border with a war zone, must invest in defense capabilities and adapt its legislation to the current situation. Among others, the well-known economist Nouriel Roubini, the former commander of the NATO Forces in Europe, General Phillip Breedlove, or the reserve general David Petraues, the former head of the CIA, participate in the forum in Bucharest.

     

    Film – The feature film “NASTY”, directed by the Romanians Cristian Pascariu, Tudor D. Popescu and Tudor Giurgiu, was presented, on Thursday, in the “Special Screenings” Section of the Official Program of the Cannes International Film Festival. The screening of the film ended with a Q&A session in the presence of the three directors. The documentary film NASTY offers the public a captivating foray into the life of the legendary Ilie Năstase, the first rebel in the history of tennis. Ilie Năstase dominated the Romanian and world tennis scene in the 1970s. In addition to pure talent, he stood out through an electrifying style of play, and his eccentric personality and volcanic, often controversial temperament brought him special fame. The Cannes Film Festival ends on Saturday. (LS)

  • Romanian-born actors in Cannes

    Romanian-born actors in Cannes

     

    One of the spring season’s most eagerly awaited cultural events in Europe, the Cannes International Film Festival, is under way, bringing to the red carpet high-profile names of the world’s film industry, much to the delight of photographers and fans.

     

    Romania is part of this select group, with the feature film “Three Kilometres to the End of the Worldˮ, directed by Emanuel Pârvu, included in the official competition, and with the documentary “NASTYˮ, directed by Cristian Pascariu, Tudor D. Popescu and Tudor Giurgiu.

     

    In the race for the big trophy, the drama film “Three Kilometres to the End of the Worldˮ tells the story of Adi, a 17-year old teenager from a Danube Delta village, who goes to school in the town of Tulcea thanks to his parents’ efforts. While at home over the summer, the teen enjoys the company of his family and his best friend, Ilinca. But when faced with a truth they can neither understand nor accept, the unconditional love Adi should receive from his parents vanishes all of a sudden, and the young man is left with only one solution.

     

    The film features the actors Bogdan Dumitrache, Laura Vasiliu, Ciprian Chiujdea, Ingrid Micu-Berescu and Valeriu Andriuţă. The cast also includes Adrian Titieni, Richard Bovnoczki, Alina Berzunţeanu, Vlad Brumaru and Radu Gabriel. After Friday’s screening, the film got standing ovations and positive reviews.

     

    On Thursday, the documentary “NASTYˮ will be shown in the festival’s Special Screenings section. The film portrays the Romanian tennis legend Ilie Năstase, the first rebel in the history of this sport, who dominated the national and world tennis scene in the ’70. Apart from his huge talent, Ilie Năstase rose to fame thanks to his rebellious persona and to his eccentricities and temper.

     

    Not least, “Human Violins: Prelude,ˮ directed and produced by Ioana Mischie, speaks about the transforming power of music in dark times. It is the story of Alma, a young woman who loves the violin but who lives in a world of terror, with Cabiria Morgernstern providing the protagonist’s voice.

     

    Another Romanian-born actor present in Cannes, Sebastian Stan, does not play in a Romanian film. He plays the young Donald Trump in Ali Abbasi’s “The Apprentice,” which examines Trump’s rise to power in ’80s America.

     

    In turn, the French-Romanian actress Anamaria Vartolomei plays in 2 films screened in Cannes. In one of them, “Mariaˮ, directed by Jessica Palud and focusing on the life of the actress Maria Schneider, Anamaria Vartolomei plays the lead, while in “The Count of Monte-Cristoˮ by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière, Anamaria Vartolomei was cast in a supporting role. (AMP)

  • April 24, 2024

    April 24, 2024

    Seoul – On the last day of the visit of Romania’s President, Klaus Iohannis, to South Korea, the official delegation visited, today, the Doosan Enerbility complex in Busan, a world leader in energy production. On Tuesday evening, the Romanian president participated in an exhibition of traditional Romanian art. During his visit to Seoul, Romania and South Korea decided to expand their bilateral cooperation, by signing a joint declaration on strengthening the bilateral strategic partnership and several cooperation agreements in the fields of defense, energy or emergency situations management.

     

    Study – The number of Romanian children whose parents went to work abroad is five times higher than the official figures show, and the local authorities need more information about them, so as to be able to develop programs to help them. These are the main conclusions of a study carried out by the “Save the Children Romania” organization for the south-eastern region of the country, where 57,000 minors are in such a situation. The data also show that almost 14% of children in Romania had, in the last year, at least one parent who went to work abroad, and those left in the care of grandparents, relatives or, sometimes, left to fend for themselves run a higher risk of dropping out of school, are more prone to emotional trauma and more vulnerable to violence and bullying.

     

    Cannes – Two Romanian films are in the official selection of the famous Cannes Film Festival in France: the feature film “Three kilometers to the end of the world”, the story of the complicated relationships between a teenager and his parents, directed by Emanuel Pârvu, and the documentary “Nasty”, about the life and career of the first world number one in men’s tennis, the Romanian Ilie Năstase, made by Tudor Giurgiu, Cristian Pascariu and Tudor D. Popescu. “Nasty” will be presented in the Special Screenings section. The Cannes festival also invited in the competition an Iranian filmmaker who criticizes the fundamentalist regime in Tehran, Mohammad Rasoulof. A total of 22 films will compete in 2024 to win the Palme d’Or trophy. The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will take place between May 14-25.

     

    Report – The US State Department published the annual report on human rights observance in Romania. The document shows that in 2023, human rights were affected by “serious government corruption” and the authorities sometimes did not do enough against officials who committed abuses. The report also shows that there is inefficiency and lack of accountability in relation to judicial oversight, and bribery was perceived to be common in the public sector. According to Washington, there are also problems in Romania regarding domestic violence and ethnic discrimination.

     

    Fair – Today, the largest book fair in Transylvania – Gaudeamus, organized by Radio Romania, begins in Cluj-Napoca (north-west). The event reached its 23rd edition. 16 pavilions host 60 stands of 85 publishing houses. The fair offers books, music and educational games. There are several thousand books in Romanian, in international languages and in the languages of the national minorities living in Romania. All in all, more than 40 launches and book presentations are scheduled, as well as meetings between writers and readers. The first launch is that of the volume “Naraton” by the late writer Cornel Udrea, one of the voices of the Cluj public radio, who passed away a few days ago.

     

    Handball – The Romanian men’s handball champions, CS Dinamo Bucharest, defeated the Danish team Skjern Handbold, on Tuesday evening, at home, with the score 28-27, in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the EHF European League. More than 2,500 spectators were in the stands, and Dinamo’s coach, the famous Spanish technician Xavi Pascual, said he was delighted with the victory. The second leg takes place on April 30 in Denmark. The winning team advances to the European League Final Four in Hamburg, Germany.

     

    Court – The Constitutional Court of Romania is going to debate, today, the notification submitted by Save Romania Union – USR and the opposition Force of the Right in relation to the law for amending and completing the ordinance on road transport. The opposition MPs criticize the law, on the grounds that it would once again postpone the real liberalization of the road transport of people, in order to defend what they call the interests of the politically protected mafia. Today’s agenda of the Constitutional Court also includes several notifications submitted by President Klaus Iohannis. (LS)

  • April 23, 2024

    April 23, 2024

     

    ELECTIONS – The ruling coalition made up of the Social Democratic Party and the National Liberal Party has decided to back separate candidates for mayor general of Bucharest, namely the Senator Gabriela Firea, a former mayor of Bucharest between 2016 and 2020,  supported by the Social Democrats, and the incumbent energy minister, Sebastian Burduja, for the Liberals. President Klaus Iohannis said the decision to have two separate candidates running for the same post in the local elections in Bucharest was not a success for the coalition. The politicians involved say the decision was made in order to fully mobilise the voters of the two parties. The announcement came at the end of a coalition meeting held following media allegations that the joint candidate Cătălin Cîrstoiu was in an incompatibility situation. The physician is accused of taking advantage of his post as manager of Bucharest’s Emergency Teaching Hospital to treat patients in a private clinic. The coalition leaders also decided to keep joint candidates for the Bucharest district mayors and for the local councils. The Social Democrats and the Liberals also have joint candidate lists for the European Parliament elections, due on June 9th, concurrently with the local ballots.

     

    VISIT The president of Romania Klaus Iohannis, while on an official visit to South Korea, had a meeting this morning in Seoul with his counterpart, Yoon Suk Yeol. After the official welcome ceremony, the two presidents and the Romanian and South Korean delegations had bilateral talks. According to Radio Romania’s special correspondent, the political consultations between the two heads of state focused on the consolidation of bilateral relations, on political, diplomatic, and defence cooperation, and on the main challenges at regional and global level. On the same occasion, a joint declaration was adopted on the consolidation of the strategic partnership between Romania and South Korea, a document setting the key cooperation directions for the coming 10 years. In the presence of the two presidents, other documents were also signed, concerning cooperation in fields like defence, nuclear energy, investments, foreign trade and culture. The Romanian president’s agenda also includes meetings with the Romanian community in Seoul and a visit to a Romanian traditional art exhibition.

     

    AUTOMOTIVE The vehicles produced in Romania are in demand in over 60 markets in the world, so that 2024 may end with a new profit record, says Adrian Sandu, the secretary general of the Board of the Romanian Carmakers Association. According to him, in 2023 the domestic automotive industry saw a record output of 513,000 units produced. On the other hand, Adrian Sandu says that, apart from the inadequate transport infrastructure, Romania’s economy loses huge amounts of money because of bottlenecks in the customs process, due to Romanian land borders not being accepted yet in the Schengen area.

     

    FILM Two Romanian films are included in the official selection for the famous Cannes Film Festival in France: the feature film “Three kilometers to the end of the world,” directed by Emanuel Pârvu, describing the complicated relations between a teenager and his parents, and the documentary “Nasty”, about the life and career of the first Romanian tennis player to make it to the top place in the world ranking, Ilie Năstase, a film directed by Tudor Giurgiu, Cristian Pascariu and Tudor D. Popescu. The Cannes Festival also invited an Iranian filmmaker who criticizes the regime in Tehran, Mohammad Rasoulof. The 77th edition of the Cannes Festival takes place between May the 14th and 25th.

     

    TENNIS The Romanian tennis player Jaqueline Cristian defeated McCartney Kessler (USA) 7-6, 6-4 in the first round of the qualifiers for the WTA 1.000 tournament in Madrid, which has nearly EUR 7 million in total prize money. Cristian plays next against Daria Saville (Australia). Three Romanians are playing in the main draw of the Madrid competition: Sorana Cîrstea, qualified into the second round, Ana Bogdan, who will be taking on Xiyu Wang (China) in the first round, and Irina Begu, who plays her first match against Linda Fruhvirtova (Czech Republic). Simona Halep, former no. 1 in the world, announced she would not take part in the tournament in Madrid, for which she had received a wildcard. “Unfortunately, my body needs more time to be prepared,ˮ Halep posted on social media. (AMP)

  • Cosmina Stratan, apariție de excepție în filmul „Frère et soeur”

    Cosmina Stratan, apariție de excepție în filmul „Frère et soeur”

    La începutul
    acestui an a intrat în cinematografele din România filmul Frère et
    soeur/Frate şi soră/, regizat de Arnaud Desplechin, film prezent în 2022 în
    selecţia oficială a Festivalului de Film de la Cannes, avându-i ca protagoniști
    pe Marion Cotillard şi Melvil Poupaud. Alice (Marion Cotillard) şi Louis
    (Melvil Poupaud) sunt frate şi soră. Ea e actriţă, el profesor şi poet. Nu s-au
    revăzut de mai bine de două decenii, dar moartea părinţilor face ca
    reîntâlnirea să fie inevitabilă. Din distribuția filmului Frère et soeur face
    parte și actrița Cosmina Stratan, premiată în 2012 la Festivalul Internațional
    de la Cannes pentru interpretarea sa excepțională din filmul După dealuri,
    regizat de Cristian Mungiu. În noul film regizat de Arnaud Desplechin, Cosmina
    Stratan interpretează rolul Luciei, o româncă imigrantă, confidentă a lui
    Alice. Arnaud Desplechin a invitat-o să interpreteze un rol și în filmul său,
    Tromperie, dar, din cauza pandemiei, colaborarea a căzut. Cosmina Stratan.

    Rămăsesem
    cu o părere de rău că nu am reușit să ne sincronizăm, mai ales că sunt rare
    ocaziile în care un regizor pe care îl admiri îți propune să joci într-un film
    făcut de el. Dar iată că     Arnaud Desplechin a
    înțeles că a fost motivat acest refuz și am avut senzația că mi-a făcut loc de
    la început în acest nou scenariu    . De aceea am avut mai puține
    emoții decât în mod obișnuit, pentru că știam că e un personaj creat pentru
    mine.     În ceea ce privește rolul pe care-l joc, nu
    pot să spun că a fost prea dificil, pentru că eu sunt oricum o admiratoare a
    lui Marion Cotillard, astfel că nu mi-a fost greu să compun respectiva
    situație.

    Ceea ce am observat la actorii și partenerii mei preferați cu care am
    lucrat până acum este faptul că reușesc să treacă foarte repede peste
    stânjeneala cumva normală de la început. Pentru că nici nouă, actorilor, nu ne
    este foarte simplu să depășim această barieră la început, suntem niște oameni
    care se întâlnesc pentru prima dată pe un platou de filmare și atunci e
    imposibil să ignorăm distanța asta care ne desparte. Dar, în același timp, avem
    un scop comun, acela de a ajunge mai repede la personajele noastre, ca să putem
    explora situațiile din film împreună. Cu Marion Cottilard procesul acesta a
    decurs firesc. Și ea și-a dorit să depășească distanța respectivă și am
    colaborat foarte bine. A fost o sincronizare și acest lucru a ajutat foarte
    mult, mai ales că ai mai multe emoții de depășit când lucrezi cu cineva pe
    care-l admiri foarte tare.


    Originară
    din Iaşi, Cosmina Stratan a studiat jurnalismul şi a lucrat la revista Opinia
    studenţească. În 2008, a intrat la Secţia de Actorie a Universităţii de Artă
    Teatrală şi Cinematografică din Bucureşti. După ce a jucat în câteva filme de
    scurtmetraj, actriţa a interpretat rolul Voichiței, o tânără măicuţă care îşi
    revede prietena din copilărie, în filmul lui Cristian Mungiu, După dealuri,
    rol pentru care a primit premiul pentru interpretare feminină la Festivalul de
    Film de la Cannes. Regizorul francez Arnaud Desplechin a declarat că a
    ales-o pe Cosmina Stratan în rolul Luciei din Frate şi soră, după ce a
    remarcat-o în producția După dealuri. Cosmina
    Stratan

    A fost un rol pe
    care îl consider un un punct de cotitură, chiar dacă a apărut la începutul
    carierei mele. Un punct de cotitură, în sensul că După dealuri a fost primul
    meu film important și deopotrivă primul job plătit din meseria asta. Spun
    primul job plătit pentru că în facultate noi, actorii, facem tot felul de
    exerciții cu colegii de la Regie Film, dar sunt roluri pentru care nu suntem
    plătiți. În cazul meu s-a întâmplat să vină totul dintr-o dată, și primul job
    plătit, și primul rol principal, și Premiul pentru Interpretare la Cannes. A
    fost cumva o confirmare pe care o căutam, pentru că actoria este o meserie în
    care poți avea și nesiguranțe.

    Aveam nevoie de un feedback, de un răspuns că
    sunt în locul potrivit și pentru că înainte de a face actorie încercasem și
    altă meserie, actoria a fost cea de-a doua opțiune pentru mine, iar rolul din
    După dealuri a fost de mare ajutor. Această recunoaștere, datorită
    vizibilității filmului și personajului, m-a ajutat să să-mi continui cariera și
    mi-a dat speranța că o să mai joc și în alte filme. Cumva povestea asta m-a mai
    liniștit, m-a asigurat că va mai urma și altceva după, pentru că aveam
    anxietatea aceea pe care o au mulți actori la început de drum, mai ales dacă
    sunt pe cont propriu și nu sunt angajați într-un teatru. La debut este destul
    de complicat să-ți imaginezi viitorul.


    Cosmina Stratan a interpretat un rol
    și în scurtmetrajul Interfon 15, scris și regizat de Andrei Epure,
    selecționat în 2021 în competiția La Semaine de la Critique din cadrul
    Festivalului de Film de la Cannes.


  • 10.10.2023 (mise à jour)

    10.10.2023 (mise à jour)

    Visite
    – Je remercie la Roumanie de son soutient – a déclaré le président ukrainien
    Volodymir Zelenski, à l’issue de sa rencontre de mardi, de Bucarest, avec le
    président roumain, Klaus Iohannis. « Je suis reconnaissant à la Roumanie pour
    son appui à un moment où l’Ukraine traverse le moment le plus difficile de son
    histoire » – a déclaré le leader de Kiev qui a discuté avec le chef de
    l’Etat roumain de la sécurité en mer Noire, de la coopération bilatérale, de
    l’intégration européenne et euro atlantique de Kiev et des droits des minorités nationales. Pour sa
    part, M Iohannis a assuré son homologue ukrainien de la détermination de
    Bucarest de continuer à soutenir l’Ukraine voisine jusqu’à la libération de
    tout son territoire. Il a également fait part de son admiration pour le courage
    et la résilience du peuple ukrainien face à l’invasion russe et a condamné les
    attaques répétées de la Russie contre les installations portuaires
    ukrainiennes. Le chef de l’Etat a réitéré l’engagement de la Roumanie de
    faciliter le transport des céréales ukrainiennes. Iohannis et Zelenski ont
    signé une déclaration politique qui élève les relations bilatérales au rang de
    partenariat stratégique. Volodymir Zelenski a eu également des pourparlers avec
    le premier ministre, Marcel Ciolacu, le président du Sénat, Nicolae Ciuca et le
    président par intérim de la Chambre des députés, Alfred Simonis.




    Manœuvres
    – Plus de 400 militaires de 17 pays alliés et de plus de 20 sous-unités des
    structures otaniennes de commandement participent à l’exercice Steadfast
    Jupiter 2023. Il s’agit du plus ample exercice de l’OTAN assisté par ordinateur
    jamais organisé au Centre national d’instruction Getica de Cincu au centre de
    la Roumanie. L’exercice se propose une approche globale de la sécurité
    collective au sein de l’Alliance de l’Atlantique Nord. Selon le Ministère
    roumain de la défense, les manœuvres visent à renforcer la cohésion et
    l’interopérabilité des forces armées impliquées, tout en s’avérant une
    excellente occasion de tester les capacités de réponse, de contrôle et de
    commande dans un milieu géopolitique caractérisé par des menaces multiples.
    L’exercice représente la dernière étape du processus de certification du
    Commandement de la Division multinationale Sud-Est, créée en Roumanie pour
    contrôler les opérations terrestres de l’Alliance au niveau régional, dans
    toutes les situations possibles.



    FMI
    – Dans son dernier rapport rendu
    publique mardi, le Fonds monétaire international a baissé de 2,4 à 2,2% les
    prévisions de croissance économique de la Roumanie d’ici la fin de l’année.
    Pour ce qui est de l’année prochaine, le FMI table sur une croissance
    économique de 3,8%. Le taux annuel d’inflation s’élèvera à 10,7% en 2023 pour
    baisser par la suite à 5,8% en 2024, selon les experts de la même institution
    financière internationale. A leurs dires, le déficit devrait se chiffrer à 6%
    cette année et à 5% l’année prochaine. Le chef de la mission du FMI en
    Roumanie, Jan Kees Martijn, a estimé que le paquet de mesures fiscales du
    gouvernement est censé réduire le déficit budgétaire, mais d’autres programmes
    étaient nécessaires pour augmenté l’efficacité et les recettes budgétaires.

    Visite
    Iohannis     – Le président roumain, Klaus Iohannis, fera mercredi une visite en
    Hongrie, à l’invitation de son homologue hongroise Katalin Novák, première
    visite officielle à Budapest d’un président roumain ces 14 dernières années.
    L’administration présidentielle a fait savoir que « la visite se déroule
    dans le contexte d’une dynamique accrue des contacts au sommet, après la visite
    officielle effectuée par la présidente Katalin Novák à Bucarest, en septembre
    2022 et la participation au 8e sommet de l’initiative des Trois
    mers, accueillie par le président roumain en septembre 2023. » Le chef de
    l’Etat doit réitérer l’intérêt et l’ouverture de la Roumanie pour « une
    coopération constructive, pragmatique et transparente avec la Hongrie. »
    Les deux présidents analyseront aussi la situation actuelle au niveau régional,
    européen et mondial, dans le contexte de la guerre déclenchée par la Russie contre
    l’Ukraine, avec un accent particulier sur les implications sécuritaires,
    énergétiques, alimentaires – précise encore l’Administration présidentielle.


    Films
    – La 14ème édition des Films de Cannes à Bucarest aura lieu du 20 au
    29 octobre. Les billets sont déjà mis en vente. Le public aura droit à 43
    longs-métrages et 15 courts-métrages de 15 pays, primés à Cannes, Berlin ou
    Venise.




    Automobile
    – Coup d’envoi du Salon auto de Bucarest qui se déroule jusqu’à dimanche au
    centre d’expositions Romexpo. Y sont exposés de nouveaux modèles, des
    concept-car et une partie des nouveautés de l’année.

    Météo
    – En Roumanie, les températures sont légèrement à la hausse mercredi, dans le
    nord du pays. Dans le reste du territoire, les thermomètres montreront des
    valeurs normales pour cette période de l’année. Nous aurons entre 15 et 23
    degrés mercredi, en Roumanie. Une belle journée ensoleillée et 20 degrés
    mercredi midi, à Bucarest.

  • Nachrichten 18.05.2023

    Nachrichten 18.05.2023

    Rumänien und das Vereinigte Königreich haben einen gemeinsamen Aktionsplan zur Bekämpfung des Menschenhandels unterzeichnet. Vertreter der beiden Regierungen kamen dafür am Donnerstag in Bukarest zusammen. Das Dokument ist Teil einer Strategie der Exekutive, die vor zwei Jahren entworfen worden war. Einerseits will Bukarest rumänischen Menschenhändlern das Handwerk legen und gleichzeitig sollen Opfer sicher und freundlich behandelt werden, hieß es in einer Pressemitteilung. Die Unterzeichnung des Aktionsplans sei ferner Ausdruck der Sorge der rumänischen Regierung um ihre schutzbedürftigen und gefährdeten Bürger, die in Rumänien oder in einer der größten Auslandsgemeinschaften im Vereinigten Königreich leben. Es sei unerlässlich, dass man sich weiterhin entschlossen für die Bekämpfung dieser Geißel einsetze, sagte Ministerpräsident Nicolae Ciucă. Man müsse die Fähigkeit und Bereitschaft haben, dieses Problem an allen drei Fronten anzugehen: Prävention, Bekämpfung und Schutz der Opfer (…) Seine Botschaft sei ganz klar, erklärte Ciucă abschließend. Menschenhandel ist eine Form der Kriminalität, für die die rumänische Regierung keine Toleranz kennt, so der Regierungschef.



    Angesichts externer Ungleichgewichte braucht Rumänien eine Kombination aus Haushaltskonsolidierung und Strukturreformen, so eine Analyse der Weltbank. Zu den politischen Maßnahmen zur Verbesserung der Haushaltslage gehören die Ausweitung der Steuerbemessungsgrundlage, die Stärkung der Finanzämter, das Vorantreiben wichtiger Reformen bei den öffentlichen Renten und Löhnen sowie die Reduzierung ineffizienter Ausgaben. Die Stärkung des öffentlichen Investitionsmanagements würde dazu beitragen, erhebliche verfügbare europäische Mittel freizusetzen und kritische Bereiche mit Rückstand in Rumänien zu verbessern, wie das Gesundheits- und Bildungssystem, die Reform der staatlichen Unternehmen und die Infrastruktur. Dies wiederum würde das Produktivitätswachstum fördern und die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Rumäniens verbessern, was sich positiv auf die außenwirtschaftliche Position des Landes auswirken würde. Die außenwirtschaftlichen Ungleichgewichte Rumäniens hatten in letzter Zeit zugenommen. Seit 2018 hat das Land einen Anstieg des Zwillingsdefizits – des Haushalts- und des Leistungsbilanzdefizits – in Verbindung mit einer expansiven Finanzpolitik zu verzeichnen. Die beiden großen externen Schocks, zunächst die Pandemie und dann der Krieg, haben diese Ungleichgewichte weiter verschärft.



    Die Beschäftigten des rumänischen Gesundheitswesens kündigen für den 8. Juni eine Protestkundgebung in Bukarest und für den 1. Juli einen Generalstreik an, wie ein Gewerkschaftsbund der Branche mitteilt. Ihre Vertreter fordern menschenwürdige Arbeitsbedingungen und die Umsetzung des mit dem Gesundheitsministerium vereinbarten Gesetzentwurfs zur Entlohnung. Der Entwurf würde die Neueinstufung aller Beschäftigten des öffentlichen Gesundheitswesens, angefangen bei den Krankenschwestern und -pflegern, in der Lohntabelle und die Möglichkeit einer Einkommenserhöhung für die Beschäftigten gewährleisten. Gleichzeitig fordern die Gewerkschafter, dass die Zulagen für die Arbeitsbedingungen des Hilfspersonals (Krankenschwestern, Pfleger, Krankenträger), der Verwaltung und des Gesundheitspersonals an die Grundgehälter gekoppelt werden. Ferner sollen Schichtzulagen und die Zulagen für die Arbeit an gesetzlichen Feiertagen an die Grundgehälter gekoppelt werden, die für alle Kategorien des Personals gezahlt werden. Weitere Forderungen sind die Bezahlung des ärztlichen Bereitschaftsdienstes zum Stundensatz des Grundgehalts, die Angleichung des Wertes der Verpflegungszulage an den Mindestlohn und ihre Streichung aus der Berechnung der Obergrenze für Zulagen, die Freigabe von Stellen im öffentlichen Gesundheitswesen und die Anhebung des Anteils der Gesundheitsausgaben am BIP auf den EU-Durchschnitt.



    Präsident Klaus Iohannis hat die Chefs der beiden Regierungsparteien zum schnellen Abschluss der Verhandlungen über die Verteilung der Ministerposten nach dem Wechsel der Premierminister aufgefordert. Er rechne damit, dass die verfassungsrechtlichen Verfahren zur Bildung der neuen Regierung unter der Führung des Sozialdemokraten Marcel Ciolacu in der nächsten Woche beginnen werden, während der derzeitige liberale Premierminister Nicolae Ciucă am 26. Mai zurücktreten wird. Die Koalitionsgespräche konzentrieren sich auf die Reduzierung der Anzahl der Ministerien und die sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Maßnahmen, die der neue Premierminister und die Regierung in den nächsten eineinhalb Jahren bis zu den Parlamentswahlen umsetzen werden.



    Sieben rumänische Filme nehmen an der internationalen Messe Marché du Film Cannes teil, die vom 16. bis 24. Mai veranstaltet wird – das gab das Ministerium für Unternehmertum und Tourismus in Bukarest am Donnerstag bekannt. Laut einer Pressemitteilung ist der Marché du Film im Zuge des berühmten Filmfestivals an der Croisette einer der wichtigsten Treffpunkte der internationalen Film- und Medienindustrie. Er ist ein Marktplatz für die Vermarktung von Filmen und audiovisuellen Inhalten, aber auch eine Plattform für Innovation und Wandel. Rumänien ist mit einem nationalen Stand vertreten, und während der Messe werden dem Fachpublikum sieben Film-Vorführungen präsentiert, wodurch die Sichtbarkeit der rumänischen Filmindustrie erhöht werden soll. Die rumänische Produktion Die Ziege und ihre drei Kinder wurde bereits von einer Video-on-Demand-Plattform erworben und vertrieben.

  • 18.05.2023

    18.05.2023

    Forum – Le monde a changé et tout ce qui est lié à la sécurité a été réécrit et doit être révisé dans notre région de la mer Noire, où se déroulent une grande partie des composantes de la guerre d’agression à grande échelle de la Russie en Ukraine – a déclaré le premier ministre roumain, Nicolae Ciucă, à Bucarest à la 7e édition du Forum sécuritaire de la région de la mer Noire et des Balkans. Selon le responsable roumain, la région devrait faire face à une guerre longue et de haute intensité qui épuise les ressources non seulement du pays en conflit mais aussi des pays d’Europe. Le forum est constitué d’une quarantaine de sessions déroulées le long de deux jours. Y participent de hauts responsables civils et militaires, des diplomates, des experts de renom des Etats membres de l’UE et de l’OTAN mais aussi d’Etats partenaires. Parmi les sujets à l’agenda figurent l’appui à l’intégration européenne de la République de Moldova et de l’Ukraine, la reconstruction de l’Ukraine et l’architecture sécuritaire européenne d’après la guerre. Egalement à l’ordre du jour, la crise alimentaire provoquée par l’invasion de la Russie, la sécurité énergétique en Europe, la sécurité des Balkans de l’ouest et la résilience cybernétique.

    Politique – Le président Klaus Iohannis a demandé aux leaders du PNL et du PSD, membres de la coalition gouvernementale à conclure rapidement les négociations visant le partage des ministères après la rotation des premiers ministres. Le chef de l’Etat s’attend à ce que les procédures constitutionnelles pour la création d’un nouveau gouvernement commencent la semaine prochaine. Il sera dirigé par le leader du PSD, Marcel Ciolacu, après la démission du premier ministre libéral Nicolae Ciucă prévue pour le 26 mai. Les négociations au sein de la coalition gouvernementale visent la réduction du nombre des ministères, ainsi que les mesures économiques et sociales que le prochain premier ministre et le nouveau gouvernement devrait mettre en œuvre durant l’année et demi qui nous séparent des élections législatives. Rappelons-le, les dirigeants du Parti national libéral et du Parti social-démocrate se sont réunis dans des séances séparées pour décider des mandats que leurs représentants occuperont aux négociations visant la formation du prochain gouvernement. Le PSD souhaite que le prochain exécutif soit constitué de moins de ministères, avec moins de secrétaires d’Etat et moins d’agences gouvernementales. Les libéraux souhaitent pour leur par de réduire le nombre de secrétaires d’Etat et de sous-secrétaires d’Etat tout en préservant le protocole en vigueur sur lequel repose la coalition gouvernementale.

    Italie – Le premier ministre roumain, Nicolae Ciucă a annoncé que les autorités roumaines étaient prêtes à participer à des missions de sauvetage suite aux inondations d’Italie. La Région d’Emilie-Romagne, dans le nord de la péninsule est en état d’alerte maximale à cause des pluies abondantes, qui ont provoqué des inondations graves qui ont fait des victimes. Selon le correspondent de la radio publique roumaine, des milliers de personnes ont déjà été évacuées mais que plusieurs dizaines de milliers sont toujours isolées dans des régions où l’électricité à été coupée. Plusieurs trains sont toujours immobilisés, de nombreuses rues sont impraticables et plusieurs segments d’autoroute sont fermés.

    Holocauste – La Roumanie est fermement engagée dans la lutte contre la négation de l’Holocauste, a déclaré mercredi le président de la Chambre des Députés, Marcel Ciolacu, durant l’événement organisé à l’Opéra de Bucarest à l’occasion de la fête nationale de l’Etat d’Israël. « Nous encourageons la recherche, l’éducation et la commémoration de l’Holocauste et nous exprimons l’engagement ferme de notre pays dans la lutte contre le négationnisme et la dénaturation de l’Holocauste. Cet engagement bénéficie d’un fort soutien et au niveau parlementaire », a précisé M Ciolacu. Mercredi également, les deux Chambres du Parlement roumain ont marqué dans le cadre d’une réunion solennelle les 75 ans de relations diplomatiques ininterrompues avec l’Etat d’Israël. Y ont participé le président de la Knesset, le parlement unicaméral israélien, Amir Ohana.

    TikTok – Le Conseil opératif de sécurité cybernétique de Roumanie, organisme consultatif coordonné par le Conseil suprême de défense de la Roumanie a recommandé aux autorités publiques de demander aux salariés de l’Etat d’effacer l’application TikTok de leur téléphones portables de service. Selon le Conseil, l’application peut collecter des informations sensibles sur l’utilisateur, y compris le numéro de téléphone, le code de la carte SIM, les coordonnées GPS, ou des détails sur d’autres comptes connectés et les mots de passe stockés sur le téléphone. Mercredi, l’Autriche a annoncé rejoindre la liste des Etats qui interdisent TikTok, détenue par la Chine sur les téléphones de service des employés gouvernementaux. Le Royaume Uni, les Etats Unis et plusieurs autres Etats membres de l’UE ont interdit déjà cette application à cause de problèmes sécuritaires.

    Météo – Temps assez friquet sur l’ouest, le sud-ouest et sur le sud alors qu’elles tournent autour des moyennes pluriannuelles sur le reste du territoire. Il pleut sur la moitié ouest du pays. Le ciel est variable, couvert avec quelques pluies à verse sur les autres régions du pays. Les maxima iront de 18 à 25 degrés.

    Film – Sept films roumains participent à la Foire internationale « Marché du Film de Cannes », organisé du 16 au 24 mai – a annoncé jeudi le ministère de l’Entrepreneuriat et du tourisme de Bucarest. Selon un communiqué, organisé dans le sillage du fameux festival du film, « le Marché du film » est un des lieux les plus importants de rencontres de l’industrie cinématographique et des médias internationaux, étant un marché pour la commercialisation des films et le contenu audiovisuel, mais aussi une plateforme d’innovation et de changement. La Roumanie participe avec un stand national et le long de la foire, sept projections seront présentées au public spécialisé, augmentant la visibilité de l’industrie cinématographique roumaine. D’ailleurs, la production roumaines « La chèvre et ses trois enfants » a été déjà achetée et distribuée par une plateforme de vidéos sur demande.

    Santé – Le personnel de la Santé de Roumanie annonce l’organisation d’une manifestation à Bucarest le 8 juin et le début d’une grève générale le 1er juillet, annonce la Fédération Solidaritatea Sanitara – la solidarité sanitaire. Ses représentants demandent des conditions de travail décents et d’appliquer le projet de loi des salaires convenu avec le ministère de la Santé, afin de remettre dans la grille des salaires tout le personnel du secteur public de santé, à commencer par les aides-soignantes et afin d’augmenter rapidement les revenus dans le système. Les syndicalistes demandent de rapporter les bonus pour les conditions de travails difficiles aux salaires de base pour le personnel auxiliaire (aides soignantes, infirmières et brancardiers), personnel administratif et autres travailleurs. S’y ajoutent d’autres revendications relatives à la rémunération, mais aussi le déblocage des embauches dans le système public de santé et la majoration du taux des dépenses pour la santé du PIB au niveau de la moyenne de l’UE.

  • 1er mars 2023

    1er mars 2023

    Accident – Le
    premier ministre roumain, Nicolae Ciuca, a transmis un message de soutien au
    peuple grec et aux autorités d’Athènes suite à la catastrophe ferroviaire de la
    nuit dernière quand au moins 36 personnes sont mortes et 85 blessées, dans la
    collision entre un train de passagers et un autre de marchandises. Le Ministère
    des Affaires Etrangères de Bucarest a annoncé que pour l’instant, il n’a reçu
    aucune demande d’assistance de la part des citoyens roumains. L’accident s’est
    passé au nord de la ville de Larissa, dans l’ouest de la Grèce. Le train de
    passagers, avec 350 personnes à bord, effectuait la liaison entre Athènes et
    Thessalonique, tandis que le train de marchandises effectuait le trajet
    inverse. Plusieurs wagons ont déraillé après la collision et sous la violence
    du choc, les locomotives et wagons de tête ont été pulvérisés, les conducteurs
    de deux trains tués sur le coup et plusieurs passagers projetés par les
    fenêtres. C’est le pire accident ferroviaire que la Grèce n’ait jamais connu,
    selon les médias locaux.


    Moldova – En
    visite officielle en Roumanie, le premier-ministre moldave, Dorin Recean, a été
    reçu ce mercredi par son homologue de Bucarest, Nicolae Ciuca, dans le cadre
    d’une cérémonie en présence de la garde d’honneur. Le responsable de Chisinau
    aura des discussions avec le chef de l’Etat, Klaus Iohannis, le président de la
    Chambre des députés, Marcel Ciolacu, la présidente du Sénat, par intérim, Alina
    Gorghiu et la princesse Margareta, gardienne de la Couronne royale de Roumanie.
    C’est la première visite officielle à l’étranger de Dorin Recean depuis le
    début de son mandat à la tête du gouvernement de la République de Moldova. Sa
    visite en Roumanie survient après celle que la présidente moldave, Maia Sandu,
    a faite la semaine dernière.


    Finlande – Un
    groupe d’ambassadeurs des pays membres de l’OTAN, dont celui de la Roumanie, Dan
    Neculăescu, a fait une visite de travail en Finlande dans le contexte des
    aspirations d’Helsinki de rejoindre l’Alliance de l’Atlantique Nord. Une
    occasion de mettre en lumière la détermination de la Finlande d’adhérer à
    l’OTAN. Lors du sommet de Madrid, en juin 2022, les leaders des pays alliés ont
    décidé d’inviter la Suède et la Finlande de rejoindre l’Alliance. Les
    protocoles d’adhésion ont été signés par 30 pays membres et ratifiés par 28. Il
    ne reste que la Turquie et la Hongrie dont le parlement se prononcera début
    mars. Le secrétaire générale de l’OTAN, Jens Stoltenberg, a affirmé que la
    Suède et la Finlande ont accompli leurs engagements envers Ankara afin que
    celle-ci approuve leur adhésion. Les deux pays nordiques ont décidé de renoncer
    à leur période de neutralité après que la Russie a attaqué l’Ukraine.














    Alerte – Les
    autorités de Roumanie ont repris ce mercredi l’exercice d’alerte à la
    population en cas de catastrophes. Les sirènes sonneront le premier mercredi du
    mois, comme c’était le cas pendant la pandémie. Parallèlement, une campagne
    d’avertissement de la population en cas de séisme a lieu sur les principales
    chaînes de télé de Roumanie. D’autres conseils en cas de catastrophe sont mis à
    la disposition de la population sur la plateforme « fiipregatit »
    « sois préparé » par le Département pour les situations d’urgence.


    Parquet européen – 121 enquêtes lancées en
    2022 par le Parquet européen, aussi appelé Bureau du procureur général européen
    (BPGE) ont visé la Roumanie, le montant des préjudices étant de plus de 508
    millions d’euros, peut-on lire dans un rapport de l’institution rendu public
    mercredi. L’année dernière, des personnes enquêtées dans cinq dossiers élaborés
    par le BPGE ont été renvoyées en justice en Roumanie et des condamnations ont
    été prononcées en un seul dossier. Les enquêtes concernant la Roumanie ont visé
    des affaires de fraude fiscale, de corruption, de blanchiment d’argent. Le
    Parquet européen est un organisme décentralisé indépendant de l’Union
    européenne (UE) regroupant 22 des 27 États membres de l’UE, y compris la Roumanie.






    Fonds -
    Réuni en séance ce mercredi, le gouvernement de Bucarest s’apprête à allouer
    une enveloppe financière au département de Targu Jiu, dans le sud du pays, une
    région touchée en février par deux séismes et par des glissements de terrain
    suite à des précipitations. Quelque 400.000 euros d’aides seront accordés à
    plus de 500 familles et personnes vivant seules et dont les logements ont été
    endommagés par les catastrophes naturelles. Et puis ce mercredi encore, le
    gouvernement examine un projet de loi portant sur des mesures de protection
    contre les séismes des logements et un autre, de décret d’urgence, censé
    permettre des travaux de renforcement parasismiques dans 39 écoles à haut
    risque.














    Martisor – Ce
    mercredi, 1er mars, c’est le Martisor, une fête dont l’existence
    remonte au début du XXème siècle aussi bien en Roumanie, qu’en Bulgarie et en
    Albanie. Imaginé dans un premier temps comme une sorte d’amulette censée
    protéger contre la maladie et la malchance, le Martisor est en fait un cordon
    natté d’un fil blanc et d’un fil rouge, avec un petit objet de parure, qui est
    porté par les femmes et les filles pendant tout le mois de mars et signifie
    l’arrivée du printemps. Cette tradition a été incluse, en 2017, dans la liste
    représentative UNESCO du patrimoine immatériel de l’humanité, suite à une
    demande commune avancée par la Roumanie, la République de Moldova, la Bulgarie
    et la Macédoine du Nord.


    FILM – Le
    Film « Contre le temps » « Against Time » de la jeune
    cinéaste roumaine, Alexandra Manda, a remporté le Trophée du Meilleur animal et
    celui de la Meilleure chanson originale, au Festival des films du monde de
    Cannes, Remember the Futur. Imaginé comme un projet cinématographique pour un
    examen, ce film raconte les liens qui se créent entre les sauveteurs alpins et
    les chiens d’avalanche. Le Festival des films du monde de Cannes est devenu un
    rendez-vous culturel incontournable d’envergure internationale qui se propose de
    propulser une nouvelle génération de jeunes talents.
























    Météo – Un ciel couvert et partiellement nuageux ce 1er mars,
    en Roumanie où des pluies éparses tombent sous la moitié sud du territoire. Le
    vent souffle légèrement sur le relief. Les températures vont de 3 à 13 degrés. 5
    degrés à midi, à Bucarest.

  • ‘Metronom (Metronome)’, the feature film debut of director Alexandru Belc

    ‘Metronom (Metronome)’, the feature film debut of director Alexandru Belc

    ‘Metronom’, the feature film debut of director Alexandru Belc, which received the Un Certain Regard Award for directing this year at the Cannes Film Festival, could be seen in cinemas across Romania since the beginning of November. After the film premiere at the opening of the program ‘Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest’, the film was screened in more than 45 cinemas in the country and the public had the opportunity to meet the films team after the screenings.



    The action of the film Metronom takes place in the 70s, when a group of high school students, fans of the rock music show Metronom aired by Radio Free Europe, write a letter to its producer, Cornel Chiriac. Things get complicated when Sorin, Anas boyfriend, gets the chance to leave the country for good with his whole family and the two lovers must separate. The cast includes Vlad Ivanov, Mihai Călin, Alex Conovaru, Alina Berzunţeanu, Mara Bugarin, Şerban Lazarovici, Mara Vicol, Marius Boboc, Mihnea Moldoveanu, Andrei Miercure, Măriuca Bosnea, Tiberiu Zavelea, Claudia Soare, Eduard Chimac, Briana Macovei, Pamela Iobaji, Ana Bodea, Alin Oprea, Alexandru Conovaru, Horatiu Bob, Alexandru Nedelcu, and Daniel Tomescu. We spoke with Mara Bugarin and Şerban Lazarovici about how they managed to impersonate teenagers from the communist period and about the challenge of playing the main roles in ‘Metronom’.



    Anas rebellious and equally romantic spirit won the actress Mara Bugarin over and she grew attached to the character she played: “It was quite difficult to understand Anas inner strength and the way it emerges and manifests itself in the context of a rather oppressive regime. I tried to connect with the character and not distance myself from it, given that Ana lives in the 70s and I was born much later. I didnt want to look at her as a character without substance or to judge her, to somehow consider myself better than her. That was the biggest difficulty about the role and equally the biggest challenge. It was difficult for me, but also very beautiful. The scenes at the Political Police headquarters were also very important for me, where I had as partners two of the best Romanian actors, Vlad Ivanov and Mihai Călin.”



    Next here is actor Şerban Lazarovici speaking about his role in Metronom: “I had fewer filming days than Mara and because I entered the project quite late, I had many discussions about the character and how it evolves with the director Alexandru Belc right on the set, before we started filming. These discussions helped me a lot and this is how I got into the atmosphere of the story, through long discussions that I had on the set with the small team of the film. Looking back, I can also talk about the things that make me different from Sorin, the character I played. Im sure that I wouldnt have reacted the way he did. It happened to me at certain Q & A sessions that people told me that I cant put myself in Sorins place, that I could not possibly know what I would have done if I was living during those times. However, I will stick to my opinion and say that I dont think I would have had his attitude towards the person I love, I dont think that I would have failed at least to warn her.”



    We also spoke with Mara Bugarin and Şerban Lazarovici, who play the main roles in Metronom, about the audiences reactions. Here is Mara Bugarin’s opinion. “For me, the reactions of the public are very relevant and important, and the words of the spectators move me and make me want to continue, to keep doing what Im doing. I realized that the film also has a kind of therapeutic effect, it so happened that the viewers confessed to us very intimate events that they experienced during communism. And its very exciting that people entrust you with such stories, you realize that just your mere presence in a film whose action takes place in a time that you did not even live in, helps and urges people to say things that they have probably never said.”



    Şerban Lazarovici believes that: “Indeed, the reaction of the public in Romania was very important for me too, especially because it is about a story that happened during communism. I was very curious to see how the public in Romania would react and what Mara said is true: at most of the screenings there are spectators who tell us about their experiences from their youth or adolescence, experiences lived during that period. And I find it very interesting that people have confidence in us, that their confidence is so great that they compare their own stories with what they saw in the film.”



    ‘Metronom’ was very well received by the specialized press. Variety considered it an intelligent and assumed tribute to a doomed generation of Romanians and noted that this stylized, slow and richly imaginative debut is much more than a Romanian version of the drama Romeo and Juliet. ‘Metronom’ is an exquisite piece of cinema, writes The Upcoming, and Cineuropa notes that in a film industry where filmmakers are rarely interested in female or young protagonists, the character Ana in Metronom becomes a true, shining symbol of a certain attitude towards life. (LS)

  • Alexandru Belc fait ses débuts dans le long-métrage

    Alexandru Belc fait ses débuts dans le long-métrage

    Après une première projection en ouverture du festival Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest, le film a fait le tour de plus de 45 cinoches à travers le pays, les spectateurs ayant eu l’occasion de rencontrer l’équipe de réalisation. « Metronom » raconte l’histoire d’un groupe de lycéens roumains des années 1970, qui écrivent une lettre à l’animateur d’une émission de musique rock, Metronom, diffusée sur radio Free Europe. La situation se complique lorsque Sorin, le petit ami d’Ana, et toute sa famille ont la chance de quitter définitivement le pays, ce qui implique la séparation des deux tourtereaux. Mara Bugarin et Șerban Lazarovici, deux des acteurs à l’affiche du film, ont raconté pour RRI leur travail de se glisser dans la peau de deux adolescents de l’époque communiste et d’assumer les personnages principaux. C’est l’esprit à la fois rebelle et romantique du personnage Ana qui a conquis l’actrice Mara Bugarin : « Il m’a été assez difficile de déchiffrer la force intérieure d’Ana et la façon dont elle s’exprime dans le contexte d’un régime assez oppressif. J’ai essayé de me connecter au personnage, de ne pas m’en éloigner, vu qu’Ana vit dans les années1970, alors que moi je suis née beaucoup plus tard. Je n’ai pas voulu la regarder comme si elle était une simple forme sans fond, ni la juger en me positionnant en hauteur pour ainsi dire. C’était la plus grande difficulté et le plus gros défi de ce rôle. Pour moi, c’était difficile, mais aussi très beau. Les scènes de la Securitate, que j’ai tourné en compagnie de deux des meilleurs acteurs roumains du moment, Vlad Ivanov et Mihai Călin, ont également été très importantes pour moi. »

    Şerban Lazarovici : « Moi, j’ai eu moins de journées de tournage que Mara parce que j’ai intégré le projet assez tard ; les discussions avec le réalisateur Alexandru Belc sur le personnage et son évolution, je les ai eues directement sur le plateau de tournage, avant d’entendre « Action ! ». Ces échanges avec l’équipe restreinte du film m’ont beaucoup aidé à me glisser dans l’atmosphère de l’histoire. Je pourrais vous parler des choses qui me différencient de Sorin, mon personnage. Je suis sûr que je n’aurais pas réagi comme lui. Il m’est arrivé d’entendre des remarques des spectateurs, qui me disaient que je ne pouvais pas savoir ce que j’aurais fait à la place de Sorin, si j’avais vécu à cette époque-là. Moi, je maintiens mon opinion et j’affirme que je ne pense pas avoir eu la même attitude envers la personne aimée, je crois que j’aurais réussi à l’avertir d’une manière ou d’une autre. »

    Mara Bugarin et Șerban Lazarovici, les titulaires des rôles principaux dans le film « Metronom », se sont aussi attardés sur les réactions des spectateurs. Mara Bugarin : « Pour moi, les réactions du public sont importantes et révélatrices, et les propos des spectateurs m’ont émue et poussée à continuer à faire ce que je fais. Je me suis rendue compte que le film a aussi un certain effet thérapeutique, il y a eu des rencontres où les spectateurs nous ont raconté des situations très personnelles, qu’ils avaient vécues sous le régime communiste. Et c’est très émouvant de se voir confier de telles histoires. Tu comprends que, par ta simple présence dans un film dont l’action se déroule à une époque que tu n’as jamais connue, tu aides les gens à dire des choses qu’ils n’ont probablement jamais exprimées. »

    Șerban Lazarovici : « En effet, la réaction du public roumain a été très importante pour moi aussi, surtout qu’il s’agit d’une histoire de l’époque communiste. J’étais très curieux de voir la réaction du public roumain et je suis d’accord avec Mara ; à la fin de la plupart des projections, des spectateurs nous racontent des situations de leur jeunesse ou adolescence, vécues à cette époque-là. Et je trouve très intéressant le fait que les gens nous font de plus en plus confiance, au point de comparer leurs histoires personnelles avec ce qui se passe dans le film. »

    « Metronom » a été bien accueilli par la presse spécialisée. « Variety » l’a qualifié d’hommage « intelligent et assumé rendu à une génération de Roumains damnés ». Le chroniqueur a aussi remarqué que « ce début stylisé, lent et bénéficiant d’une très riche imagination « est infiniment plus qu’une simple version roumaine du drame de Romeo et Juliette ». « Metronom est un magnifique exemple de cinéma », écrit The Upcoming, tandis que Cineuropa note que « dans une industrie du film où les cinéastes s’intéressent rarement aux protagonistes femmes ou jeunes, le personnage Ana de « Metronom » se transforme en un véritable symbole lumineux d’une certaine attitude envers la vie. » (Trad. Ileana Ţăroi)

  • Festivalul Internațional de Film Independent ANONIMUL

    Festivalul Internațional de Film Independent ANONIMUL

    Regizat de regretatul Mantas
    Kvedaravičius, Mariupolis 2, care a fost prezentat în premieră mondială în
    luna mai la Cannes, deschide cea de-a 19-a ediție a Festivalului Internațional
    de Film Independent ANONIMUL 2022, care se desfăşoară în perioada 8 – 14 august
    la Sfântu Gheorghe (Delta Dunării). Prezentat în premieră în România la
    ANONIMUL, Mariupolis 2 este ultimul film – neterminat – al regizorului
    lituanian Mantas Kvedaravičius, care a fost capturat de armata rusă și ucis în
    regiunea Mariopol, în Ucraina, la finalul lunii martie. Documentarul a fost
    montat în timp record de logodnica regizorului, Hanna Bilobrova, împreună cu
    producătorii proiectului, pentru a putea fi arătat la Festivalul de la Cannes.
    Bilobrova și Kvedaravičius se întorseseră să filmeze din nou în Mariupol, în
    plin război, pentru a documenta oamenii și locurile pe care le filmaseră în
    2015 pentru documentarul Mariupolis.

    Regizorul intenționa să arate cum
    continuă viața acestor oameni printre bombardamente, cu imagini la limita între
    tragedie și speranță. Mariupolis 2 este o compilație de imagini filmate de
    documentarist, fără voce din off sau muzică, și cuprinde cadre lungi din viața
    cotidiană a acestor oameni care încearcă să supraviețuiască războiului, o
    mărturie a rezistenței umane, scriau cei de la Screen Daily. Lungmetraje
    românești care s-au regăsit în palmaresul unor importante festivaluri de film,
    precum Cannes și San Sebastián, sunt incluse în programul celei de-a 19-a
    ediții a Festivalului Internațional de Film Independent ANONIMUL, în afara
    competiției. Dan Lupu, PR al Festivalului Internațional de Film Independent
    ANONIMUL.

    Mă bucur să vorbim despre acest festival
    pentru că este unul foarte special. Pe de o parte, datorită modului în care
    este gândit şi a selecţiei, dar şi datorită spaţiului în care se desfăşoară. După
    cum ştiţi, este un spaţiu foarte frumos şi cred că şi acesta este un criteriu
    pentru care multă lume alege să vină la Anonimul. Este un festival foarte
    apropiat şi de public, şi de invitaţi. De-a lungul timpului, au venit regizori foarte
    importanţi la Anonimul, unul dintre ei este regizorul ucrainean Sergei
    Loznitsa. Un aspect foarte important al festivalului este că publicul are
    puterea de decizie, publicul este cel care votează filmele atât din competiţia
    de scurtmetraj românesc şi internaţional, cât şi din cea de lungmetraj. Vorbind
    despre secţiunea dedicată scurtmetrajului, sunt foarte multe filme anul acesta
    în festival. În competiţia românească au fost înscrise peste 80 de titluri din
    care au fost alese 12, pe lângă regizori consacraţi figurând în selecţie şi
    regizori la început de drum, unii dintre ei sunt chiar studenţi. Voi aminti
    câteva din filmele din această selecţie, filme făcute de Adrian Sitaru, Tudor
    Pojoni, Radu Jude, dar, cum spuneam, şi de oameni foarte tineri, care îşi încep
    acum cariera în regie, ca Mihai Dragolea, Bogdan Alexandru, Daniel Popa, Miruna
    Minculescu, Alexandru Mironescu sau Radu C. Barbu.



    Programul festivalului cuprinde două
    competiții de scurtmetraje, românești și internaționale, anunțate în luna
    iunie, dar și proiecții în afara concursului. Toate proiecțiile vor fi însoțite
    de întâlniri și dialoguri între cineaști și public. Cinci lungmetraje de
    ficțiune și documentare vor concura anul acesta pentru marele trofeu al celei
    de-a 19-a ediții a Festivalului Internațional de Film Independent ANONIMUL,
    care va fi ales, continuând tradiţia ediţiilor anterioare, prin vot de publicul
    festivalului.



  • Ma mărli evenimenti a stămânăllei ţi tricu 29.05 – 04.06.2022

    Ma mărli evenimenti a stămânăllei ţi tricu 29.05 – 04.06.2022

    Noi sancțiuni europeane contra Rusiillei


    România salută diciziile a Consiliului European, di la ahurhita a stămânăllei, di la Bruxelles, iu lidirii di stat şi di guvern ditu aţeali 27 di țări membre ale Uniunii s’akicăsiră s’bagă un embargou progresiv ti importurilor di pitrol rusesc. Parte a aşi-număsităllei şasea dalgă di sancţiuni economice contra ali Rusiei, instituite după ţi, pi 24 di şcurtu, aesta aputrusi Ucraina, embargoul va s’mutrească, inițial, pitrolul livrat pi cale maritimă, dimi două treimi ditu total. Fu akicăsită ună scutire temporară tra petrolu purtat pritu conductele terestre, caftata insistent di Ungaria, văsilie ţi nu ari işeare la amare şi care fuvirseaşti că, ma s’nu hibă haristusită, va ufiliseasca ndreptulu di veto. Tindiarea a embargoului la livrările pritu conducte va s’hibă zburătă “cât cama curundu posibil” și, tut cu tut, 90% ditu exporturile di petrol rusesc către Uniune va s’hibă dănăsiti până la bitisita a anului. Embargoul va s’dănăsească ună sursă babageana di finanțare ti aftukina di polimu a Rusiei — angrăpsi prezidintulu a Consiliului European, Charles Michel. Naua pachetă di sancțiuni europeane pruveadi și excludirea a trei bănţă rusești ditu sistemul financiar internațional Swift. Easti vizată inclusiv Sberbank, nai ma mare bancă ditu Rusia. Analiştii notează că, după valurile anterioare di sancțiuni, economia rusă ahurheaşti s-aibă kindinu. Păhălu a pieselor di schimb ti aftukinatli xeani criscu cu 30% ică şi ma mult. Inflația anuală, di aproapi 18% tru aprilie, easti nai ma mare ditu 20 ani. Firme occidintale celebre, di la lanţul di restaurante McDonalds la producătorul auto Renault, s-trapsiră di pi păzarea rusă, iara dzăţ di ñilli di oamini lucreadză cu normă ñicurairătă ică suntu tru concediu cu zorea.



    Românii vor condamnarea liderilor ruşi


    Românii suntu tru proporţie babageană di partea Ucrainăllei tru conflictul cu Rusia. Uidisitu cu unu nou sondaj INSCOP, piste 70% lugursescu că Rusia este căbati di diclanşarea polimlui, iar 87% spun că liderllii ruşi lipseaşti s’hibă condamnaţi ti crime di polim comise tru Ucraina. Tru aţea ti mutreaşti apartenenţa la Uniunea Europiană şi NATO, piste 80% s’ncuntreadză ti isearea ditu ateali daua organisme, procentaj tru creaştire semnificativă. 22,7% ditu intervievaţ spun că easti posibil ca Rusia s’aputrusească Republica Moldova viţină (ex-sovietică, majoritar românofonă), iara ma multu di dauă cirecuri (68,7%) nu pistipsescu tru aestă ipoteză.



    Misuri sociale


    Pi fondul unei inflații cabauia iruşi, care maţină nicumtinatu putearea di ancupărare a românilor, Guvernul di coaliție di la București apufusi că oamenii cu pensii ma ñiţ ică isa cu 2.000 di lei (circa 400 di euro) va s’llia tru alunaru, un agiutor financiar di 700 di lei (140 di euro). Misura easti complementară cu eliberarea a n4scăntoru vouchere sociale cu ună valoare nominală di 250 di lei (50 di euro) ti ancuparari produse alimentare di către pirsoanele aflate tru ună situaţie materială dificilă. Beneficiari suntu piste 2,5 milioane di români, iar păradzlli va s’yină la doi meşi unăoară.



    Ministrul dimăndă noi reforme, elevlli ies diznou pi geadii


    S’alăxescu diznou regulile jocului tru Anviţămintu multe reforme tru 32 di ani di dimocrație românească postcomunistă. După ţi alăxi structura anului școlar viitor, ministrul Sorin Cîmpianu dimăndă și că va s’tragă mănă di la mediile semestriale, la obligativitatea susţănearillei tezelor şi că va s’hibă ananghi maş ună medie generală la bitisita a anului şcolar. Astfel, susține el, profesorul va avea mult mai multă autonomie tru evaluarea elevului pi parcursul trutregului an şcolar, iar notele ică calificativele vor evidinţia compitenţele elevilor. Fără să comenteze inovațiile abia lansate, Consiliul Naţional al Elevilor a organizat, la sediul ministerului, un protest față di situaţia ditu şcolile undi elevii fie primesc mâncare nesănătoasă, fie nu primesc niciun fel di alimente. Potrivit unui studiu World Vision Romania, unul ditu zece copii se duce la culcare flămând, iar doi ditu zece copii ditu mediul rural spun că familia le asigură doar uneori ică nu le asigură niciodată suficientă mâncare. Mai mult di 1 ditu 3 adolescenţi di la țară lipsesc di la şcoală pintru că trebuie să muncească tru gospodărie, iar unul ditu zece copii nu frecventează nicio instituţie di truvăţământ.



    România non-euro


    România nu tiñiseaşti, tru aestă oară, niţiunu ditu ateali patru criterii ananghisiti ta s’poată s’treacă la moneda unică europiană. Tru conformitate cu tratatul comunitar di la Maastrict ditu 1992, aceste criterii suntu stabilitatea preţurilor, finanţe publice solidi şi sustenabile, stabilitatea cursului di schimb şi convergenţa ratelor dobânzii pi termen lung. Ma multu, uidisitu cu aşi-număsitlu raport di convergenţă, dat publicitatillei di Comisia Europeană, ditu tuti ateali 27 di state membre ale Uniunii, România easti cratlu golu cari faţi obiectul unei proceduri di dificit excesiv. Ciudia scoasă tu migdani di analişti easti că tru 2016 România tiñisea trei ditu ateali patru criterii. Avea ti tiñiseari maş criteriul a cursului di alăxeari, şi ca ună condiţie suplimentară băgată di Comisia Europiană, compatibilitatea legislativă. Cu alti zboară, politicile economice ale guvernelor care viniră diapoa, I di stânga ică di dreapta, monocolore ică di coaliţie, nu eaţiră altuţiva că maş s’aspargă compatibilitatea României cu exigenţili a zonăllei euro.



    Premiu la Cannes


    Românlu Alexandru Belc amintă premiul tră regie tru cadrul secţiunii “Un Certain Regard” a ţelebrului Festivalului di la Cannes, ditu Franța, ti filmul Metronom. Pelicula, aproapea ună reconstituire di epocă, easti ti doi liceeni ditu România comunistă di aoa şi giumitati di secol, cari s’arisescu şi pitrecu cărţă la emisiunea Metronom a postului di radio Europa Liberă, finanțat di Congresul Statelor Unite, tru kirolu anda tenismenii Ion Ţiriac şi Ilie Năstase agioacă finala Cupăllei Davis contra americanilor. Metronom easti dibutul tru lungmetrajul di ficţiune a regizorului Alexandru Belc, până tora cunoscut tră documentarele Cinema, mon amour (2015) şi 8 martie (2012).



    Ună retrogradari istorică


    Echipa națională di fotbal a României agioacă, meslu aestu, tru una nauă ediție a Ligii Națiunilor, doilu eșalon valoric, tru ună grupă tru care va s’andămusească cu Muntenegru, Bosnia și Finlanda. Naua campanie a Naționalei fu prefațată di bitisita a sezonului fotbalistic intern, nică unu acutotalui fara di suspans. CFR Cluj amintă ţinţilu titlu di campioană tru ţinţi ani, iar Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe aminta Cupa României, ună compitiție un kiro mplina di musuteaţa, adza dotu nu ari scupo. Istorică armâne maş retrogradarea, tru premieră, tru Liga a 2-a a celebrăllei și popularăllei Dinamo București, a daua nai ma titrată echipă ditu fotbalu românesc, după concitadina Steaua. Cu 18 titluri di campioană și cu 13 Cupi, prima echipă ditu România cari agiumsi, tru 1984, tru semifinalele Cupăllei Campionilor Europeni, ndiocri și conducători niaxiziţ ică canda şi einali, cari divalizară clubul thimilliusitu tru 1948 di atotputernicul minister comunistu di Interne.




    Autoru: Bogdan Matei


    Armânipsearea: Taşcu Lala