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Top-level Scientific Project Funded by EU

The ELI-NP project developed in Magurele, near Bucharest, is the nuclear physics component of the pan-European Extreme Light Infrastructure programme, and during a visit to Romania on Tuesday it was described by the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas as one of the most innovative such projects in Europe. Expectations are great with respect to the worlds largest laser which is being built in Magurele. Researchers hope the laser will bring substantial benefits in fields such as medicine, pharmaceuticals, astrophysics and nuclear physics.

During his visit to Magurele, the European Commissioner Carlos Moedas said there should be more talk about this project both in Europe and outside it, and that more people should be attracted into experimenting and proving the importance of making the invisible world observable. He mentioned that little was known about the dark matter, which makes up most of the Universe, and that ELI paved the way for better understanding it.

Carlos Moedas also argued that the projects developed as part of ELI, which he described as one of the best examples of open science in the world, may be Nobel winners in the future. According to the EU official, researchers from India, Israel, Japan, from around the world, are interested in the project in Romania, which is a huge opportunity for the country to showcase its performances in the field of science and the high-level professionals that it has.

In his turn, the Education Minister Mircea Dumitru, who visited the centre in Magurele together with the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said ELI-NP was an extraordinary achievement:

“What happens here is absolutely fascinating. It will certainly generate scientific breakthroughs that we cannot imagine today. If we look at the level of the research work done here and at what they intend to do in the future, in 10-15 years time we will likely see accomplishments worthy of a Nobel prize.

Funded by the European Union, the project is to be completed by 2019. So far, components of the laser have passed the individual tests run in Paris and are being assembled. More than 50 researchers have already been employed to work in Magurele, many of them Romanian experts having previously worked abroad.

(Translated by A.M. Popescu)

12 October 2016
Proiect ştiinţific de top, finanţat de UE

Proiectul ELI – Infrastructura Luminii Extreme – Fizica Nucleară,
dezvoltat la Măgurele, în apropiere de Bucureşti, este unul dintre cele mai
inovatoare de acest gen la nivel european. Declaraţia îi aparţine comisarului
european pentru Cercetare, Ştiinţă şi Inovare, Carlos Moedas, care a făcut,
marţi, o vizită în România. El a vizitat şi platforma de la Măgurele, unde se
află în construcţie cel mai mare laser din lume.

Aşteptările
sunt mari. Cercetătorii speră ca acest laser, aşteptat cu interes de Uniune, dar
şi de restul lumii, să aducă mari beneficii în domenii precum medicină,
farmacie, astrofizică sau fizică nucleară.

In cadrul vizitei pe care a făcut-o
la Măgurele, comisarul european Carlos Moedas a afirmat că trebuie să se
discute mai mult despre proiect atât în Europa, cât şi în lumea întreagă şi că
trebuie atraşi mai mulţi oameni să facă experimente şi să arate importanţa de a
face vizibilă lumea invizibilă. El a amintit că se cunosc foarte puţine lucruri
despre materia întunecată, care constituie cea mai mare parte din univers şi că
acest proiect va fi o cale de a face progrese spre cunoaşterea acesteia. De asemenea, Carlos Moedas
a susţinut că proiectele dezvoltate în cadrul ELI pot fi generatoare, în
viitor, de premii Nobel.

Carlos Moedas: Este de-a dreptul unic. Mi s-a spus că va avea 10% din puterea
soarelui. Până acum, n-am mai întâlnit aşa ceva şi este uşor de observat şi
atracţia pe care o manifestă oameni din lumea întreagă faţă de acest proiect.
Vin cercetători din India, Israel, Japonia, Italia, din toată lumea. Oamenii
vor să vină aici şi cred că este o oportunitate extraordinară pentru România să
arate lucrurile minunate pe care le face în domeniul ştiinţei şi specialiştii
pe care îi are. Nu-mi rămâne decât să-mi doresc să vin şi eu mai des pe aici să
văd lucrurile măreţe pe care le faceţi pentru lume..

La rândul său,
ministrul Educaţiei, Mircea Dumitru, care a vizitat centrul de la Măgurele
împreună cu comisarul european pentru Cercetare, Ştiinţă şi Inovare a spus că
proiectul reprezintă o realizare extraordinară: Este absolut fascinant ce se
întâmplă aici. Cu siguranţă, va aduce rezultate ştiinţifice la care astăzi nici
nu ne putem aştepta. Uitându-ne la nivelul la care se află cercetarea şi ceea
ce urmăresc să facă, e foarte probabil ca într-un număr de 10-15 ani să aibă şi
rezultate care să se înscrie pe lista realizărilor nobeliabile.

Finanţat de Uniunea Europeană, proiectul urmează să fie gata până în 2019. În prezent, părţi ale laserului
au trecut de testele individuale făcute la Paris şi sunt asamblate. Pentru
proiectul de la Magurele au fost deja angajaţi peste 50 de cercetători, mulţi
dintre ei români plecaţi în strainatate.

12 October 2016
October 11, 2016

TOUR – As of Tuesday the Romanian Foreign Minister Lazar Comanescu will go on a four-day tour of Asia. According to the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the tour includes an official visit to Indonesia, aimed at boosting diplomatic bilateral dialogue and consolidating economic cooperation with this country. On Thursday and Friday, the Romanian Foreign Minister will attend the 21st Ministerial Meeting of the European Union – Association of South-East Asian Nations (EU-ASEAN) in Thailand. On the sidelines of the meeting, Lazar Comanescu will hold a series of bilateral talks with his counterparts from ASEAN countries.

TALKS – Slovakian President Andrej Kiska today took part in a Romanian-Slovakian business forum. Also today the Slovakian official is visiting the town of Nadlac in western Romania, home to the largest Slovakian minority in Romania. On Tuesday, the Slovakian president held talks with his Romanian counterpart, Klaus Iohannis, regarding the political and economic cooperation between the two states and the fight against corruption. Iohannis and Kiska highlighted that the Slovakian minority in Romania and the Romanian community in Slovakia have a substantial contribution to the development of ties between the two states. Andrej Kiska also met with Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos, discussing the development of rural areas, social inclusion policies and supporting job mobility.

MOTION – The Chamber of Deputies is today debating and voting a simple motion targeting Justice Minister Raluca Pruna. The Social-Democrats are calling for her resignation after she admitted in a recent meeting of the Supreme Defence Council that she lied to European Court of Human Rights judges when claiming seven prisons in Romania were allotted a budget of 1 billion euros. The information was based on official documents, whereas the money didnt actually exist, Raluca Pruna said. The statement was made in the context of the underfunding in the justice system, Pruna calling for further investment and the need for a multi-annual investment plan. The Government is not forced to sack the justice minister, even if the motion is passed in Parliament.

VISIT – EU Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas is on Tuesday paying an official visit to Bucharest. He will meet with Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos, Education Minister Mircea Dumitru, the president of the National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation, Mihai Robert Dima, and with Romanian Academy president Ionel Valentin Vlad. Carlos Moedas will also meet with the members of Parliaments Committees on European affairs, education, science, youth and sports. Additionally, Commissioner Moedas will visit the ELI-NP laser project in Magurele.

FOOTBALL – Romanias football team is today playing the national team of Kazakhstan away from home, in its third preliminary game in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. On Saturday, in Erevan, Romania defeated Armenia, 5-0. In the same group E, Poland won 3-2 against Denmark, and Montenegro beat Kazakhstan 5-0. With 4 points each, Romania, Montenegro and Poland top the group table. Last month the national team drew at home against Montenegro, 1-1, in the first game with the German Cristoph Daum as the first foreign manager of the Romanian team. This autumn Romania is to also play at home against Poland, on November 11.

WEATHER – Its getting cold across the country, with overcast skies and showers reported in the southeast, northeast and center. Meteorologists have issued a code orange alert in place until Wednesday and a code yellow alert in place until Thursday against heavy rainfall. Snowfalls and strong wind are expected in the mountains. Maximum temperatures range from 6 to 18 degrees Celsius. The noon reading in Bucharest was 11 degrees.

(Translated by V. Palcu)

11 October 2016
10.10.2016 (mise à jour)

Visite — Le président roumain Klaus Iohannis et son homologue slovaque, Andrej Kiska, ont discuté, ce lundi à Bucarest, de la consolidation de la relation bilatérale au plan politique, culturel et économique, ainsi que des thèmes de l’agenda européen, vu que la Slovaquie assure la présidence du Conseil de l’UE au second semestre de cette année. Les deux chefs d’Etat ont abordé la politique de l’UE en matière d’élargissement et le voisinage oriental, mais aussi l’avenir de l’Europe, une réflexion lancée au sommet informel accueilli, le mois dernier, par la capitale slovaque, Bratislava. Pour ce qui est de la coopération au sein de l’OTAN, le président Iohannis a réitéré l’importance accordée par la Roumanie au renforcement de la capacité de l’Alliance de répondre aux défis sécuritaires actuels, dans le contexte des évolutions dans la région de la mer Noire. Par ailleurs, Klaus Iohannis et Andrej Kiska ont souligné le fait que la minorité slovaque de Roumanie et la minorité roumaine de Slovaquie avaient une contribution substantielle au développement des relations entre les deux pays.

Commémoration — Les Juifs et les Roms tués pendant l’Holocauste en Roumanie et dans le monde ont été commémorés ce lundi au Mémorial des victimes de l’Holocauste de Bucarest. Le 9 octobre est marquée la Journée nationale de commémoration des victimes de l’Holocauste en Roumanie. A cette occasion, le chef de l’Etat, Klaus Iohannis, a souligné, dans un message, que l’hommage rendu aux victimes de l’Holocauste était un devoir d’honneur de l’Etat roumain. A son tour, le premier ministre, Dacian Ciolos, a affirmé que la commémoration des victimes de l’Holocauste était un moment de réflexion sur les épisodes sombres de l’histoire nationale, d’assimilation des leçons du passé pour que de telles tragédies ne se reproduisent. C’est le 9 octobre 1941 que fut déclenchée la déportation des Juifs de l’est de la Roumanie dans les territoires soviétiques occupés. L’Holocauste a été reconnu par les autorités roumaines en 2004, sur la base des conclusions formulées par une commission dirigée par Elie Wiesel, prix Nobel de la Paix.

Motion — En Roumanie, le Parti social-démocrate a déposé, ce lundi, à la Chambre des députés, une motion simple contre la ministre de la justice, Raluca Prună, suite aux affirmations de celle-ci qu’elle avait menti à la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme (CEDH), au sujet des dons alloués aux pénitenciers. Les élus sociaux-démocrates signataires du document demandent la démission de la ministre. Raluca Prună affirmé, la semaine dernière, au Conseil supérieur de la magistrature, qu’elle avait menti quand elle avait dit, à la CEDH, que la Roumanie allouait un budget de près d’un milliard d’euros à sept pénitenciers. La ministre a expliqué que l’information présentée aux juges européens était extraite de documents officiels, mais, mais qu’en réalité l’enveloppe ne se retrouvait pas dans le budget. Selon le Règlement de la Chambre des députés, si la motion simple est approuvée par les élus, le gouvernement n’est pas obligé à démettre la ministre.

Commissaire — Le commissaire européen à la recherche, la science et l’innovation, Carlos Moedas, fera une visite officielle à Bucarest, ce mardi. A l’agenda, des rencontres avec le chef du gouvernement roumain, Dacian Ciolos, avec le ministre de l’éducation, Mircea Dumitru, avec le président de l’Autorité nationale pour la recherche scientifique et l’innovation, Mihai Robert Dima, et avec le président de l’Académie roumaine, Ionel Valentin Vlad. Le commissaire européen se rendra également à Magurele, dans la proche banlieue de Bucarest, pour visiter le site du laser ELI-NP.

Diplomatie — Le chef de la diplomatie roumaine, Lazăr Comănescu, commencera ce mardi une tournée de 4 jours en Asie. Au programme, une visite officielle en Indonésie, consacrée à l’intensification du dialogue politique et diplomatique bilatéral et à la consolidation de la coopération économique entre la Roumanie et l’Indonésie. Jeudi et vendredi, le ministre roumain des affaires étrangères participera, à Bangkok, en Thaïlande, à la 21e réunion ministérielle Union européenne — Association des nations de l’Asie du Sud-Est (ASEAN). En marge de cette réunion, Lazăr Comănescu aura des entretiens avec des homologues des pays membres de l’ASEAN.

Météo — Le mauvais temps est de retour partout en Roumanie ; mardi, il pleuvra et les températures seront en dessous des normales de saison, se situant entre 6 et 18° en milieu de journée.

10 October 2016