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  • CSM Bucharest wins Champions League

    CSM Bucharest wins Champions League

    It was a fantastic weekend for Romanian handball! Romanian champions CSM Bucharest made history on Sunday evening, grabbing a hard-won victory against the Hungarian side Gyor in the Champions League final. Upon their first appearance this season in Champions League, CSM won the most sought-after inter-club trophy, after an electrifying game with two periods of extra time and a penalty shootout to decide the winner.



    Seen as underdogs, CSM pulled an impressive performance in the semis, Kim Rasmussens trainees eliminating Vardar Skopje of Macedonia.



    In the final, our handballers fought tooth and nail to secure the win against Gyor, final score 29-26. The two sides seemed evenly matched throughout the game, which had a few turning points, keeping the crowds electrified.



    Worth mentioning is Isabel Gulldens stellar performance, CSMs player scoring 14 goals. Gullden was also declared the seasons top scorer with 108 goals and MVP. Discipline and motivation were key to securing victory for CSM. Playing for CSM on Sunday were Pessoa, Grubisic, Iordache, Gullden, Curea, Rodrigues, Jorgernsen, Varzaru, Bazaliu, Bradeanu, Torstensson, Nan, Vetkova, Martin, Manea and Fisker. CSM fans sang the name of Aurelia Bradeanu, the player who scored the winning goal for their team. Here is what the player said after the match:


    Aurelia Bradeanu: “Ever since the beginning of this tournament we trusted our odds and were confident we would win. We felt it was our time to win. I really wanted to win this trophy.



    Another CSM player, Cristina Varzaru, said Sundays win comes as a reward for a year of hardships, successes and failures:



    Cristina Varzaru: “I am happy. Its a great achievement for Romanian handball, for this club. I hope this feeling will last, because what we feel when we lift a trophy, when we kiss our medals, is unlike any other feeling. Its our greatest achievement this year, when weve had ups and downs. We were at our lowest several times, and we were criticized for it. We picked ourselves up and today we ended up lifting this trophy above our heads. Its been very difficult, it was a final in every sense of the word.



    CSM Bucharest thus becomes the third Romanian club to win Champions League, after Stiinta Bacau in the 1960-1961 season and Rapid Bucharest in the 1963-1964 season.

  • RRI Sports Club – Handball

    RRI Sports Club – Handball

    The last couple of days have been extremely important for Romanian handball. In the women’s Champions League, CSM Bucharest qualified for the first time to the semi-finals. On the other hand, the Romanian men’s national team is one step closer to the 2018 European Championships.



    CSM Bucharest managed a historic qualification to the Champions League semi-finals, the first time a Romanian team reaches this phase. In the quarterfinals, CSM knocked out one of this year’s favourite clubs, Rostov-Don of Russia.



    In the first leg on April 2, the Romanian team had won narrowly at home, 26-25. In the return leg played on Russia, CSM also grabbed a narrow 28-27 win. CSM dominated the game, and even secured a 7-goal lead. The ending was dramatic. Rostov-Don came from behind, but couldn’t even the odds.



    Joining CSM in the semi-finals will be Gyor of Hungary, Vardar Skopje of Macedonia and Buducnost Podgorica of Montenegro. The defending European champions, Buducnost qualified to the semi-finals after brushing aside HCM Baia Mare of Romania. Buducnost won the first leg in Romania 29-24 and the return leg in Podgorica 32-25. The semi-finals are scheduled to take place on May 7 and 8 in Budapest.



    Romania’s last representative in the EHF Cup, Corona Brasov, was edged out in the semi-finals after losing to Metzingen of Germany. In the first leg on April 3, the German team won 26-22 in Brasov, and also won Saturday’s return leg played at home, 30-23.



    In men’s handball, Romania’s national team has qualified to the preliminary group phase of the 2018 European Championships. On Sunday, Romania won against Israel 32-21 in Calarasi, in the second leg of the playoffs. In the first leg, Romania had won 30-27 in Tel-Aviv.



    The draw for the main group phase will take place in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Romania is in pot four. Teams will be drawn into seven groups of four teams each. The first two ranking teams in each group, as well as the third-ranking team with the best stats will secure qualification to the European Championships. The host country Croatia is automatically qualified.


    (Translated by V. Palcu)

  • RRI Sports Club – Handball

    RRI Sports Club – Handball

    The last couple of days have been extremely important for Romanian handball. In the women’s Champions League, CSM Bucharest qualified for the first time to the semi-finals. On the other hand, the Romanian men’s national team is one step closer to the 2018 European Championships.



    CSM Bucharest managed a historic qualification to the Champions League semi-finals, the first time a Romanian team reaches this phase. In the quarterfinals, CSM knocked out one of this year’s favourite clubs, Rostov-Don of Russia.



    In the first leg on April 2, the Romanian team had won narrowly at home, 26-25. In the return leg played on Russia, CSM also grabbed a narrow 28-27 win. CSM dominated the game, and even secured a 7-goal lead. The ending was dramatic. Rostov-Don came from behind, but couldn’t even the odds.



    Joining CSM in the semi-finals will be Gyor of Hungary, Vardar Skopje of Macedonia and Buducnost Podgorica of Montenegro. The defending European champions, Buducnost qualified to the semi-finals after brushing aside HCM Baia Mare of Romania. Buducnost won the first leg in Romania 29-24 and the return leg in Podgorica 32-25. The semi-finals are scheduled to take place on May 7 and 8 in Budapest.



    Romania’s last representative in the EHF Cup, Corona Brasov, was edged out in the semi-finals after losing to Metzingen of Germany. In the first leg on April 3, the German team won 26-22 in Brasov, and also won Saturday’s return leg played at home, 30-23.



    In men’s handball, Romania’s national team has qualified to the preliminary group phase of the 2018 European Championships. On Sunday, Romania won against Israel 32-21 in Calarasi, in the second leg of the playoffs. In the first leg, Romania had won 30-27 in Tel-Aviv.



    The draw for the main group phase will take place in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Romania is in pot four. Teams will be drawn into seven groups of four teams each. The first two ranking teams in each group, as well as the third-ranking team with the best stats will secure qualification to the European Championships. The host country Croatia is automatically qualified.


    (Translated by V. Palcu)

  • April 9, 2016 UPDATE

    April 9, 2016 UPDATE

    GOVERNMENT – Romania’s technocratic government held an informal meeting on Saturday, to discuss the European agenda and preparations for Romania’s taking over the presidency of the European Council in the second half of 2019. Attending the meeting was also Romania’s Ambassador with the European Union, Luminita Odobescu. Romania’s President, Klaus Iohannis, has asked the Government ever since last autumn, to start preparations early. Iohannis said at the time that Romania’s taking over the European Council’s presidency was a huge responsibility for that country.




    HEALTHCARE – Quality standards in the Romanian healthcare system will be introduced in two years, head of the National Authority for Quality Management in Heathcare, Vasile Cepoi, has said. According to Cepoi, these standards will apply to hospitals, family doctors, outpatient care and pharmacies. The medical system will not be able to operate and ensure quality services unless all its structures apply the new standards, Vasile Cepoi has said.




    RATING – The international rating agency Standard&Poor’s has decided to maintain Romania’s rating at BBB minus, with a stabile outlook. This is the first rating in the category of those granted to countries recommended for investment. In general, a credit rating is used by sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and other investors to gauge the credit worthiness of Romania thus having a big impact on the countrys borrowing costs.




    FESTIVAL – The “Ion Creanga” National College in Bucharest is hosting, on April 9 and 10, the 20th edition of the Japanese Culture Festival “Taiju Matsuri”. Participants will have the chance to learn more about the Japanese culture through Japanese language classes, origami and kimono workshops, film screenings and shows. The theme of this year’s edition is centred on the five basic elements in Japanese philosophy: fire, water, air, earth and void.




    FRIGATE — A Canadian frigate part of the NATO Standing Maritime Group in the Mediterranean Sea is currently in the Black Sea Port of Constanta. For three days, Craig Baines, Commander of the Canadian Fleet Atlantic, will have meetings with officials of the Romanian Naval Forces. The Romanian and Canadian marines will train together to perfect tactics and procedures specific to anti-submarine fight and maritime traffic monitoring.




    HANDBALL – On Saturday, the Romanian women’s handball team, CSM Bucharest qualified to Champions League Final Four after defeating the Russian team Rostov Don away from home, 29-28. In the first leg, CSM Bucharest grabbed a 26-25 win. On Sunday, HCM Baia Mare, also away from home, face Montenegro’s Buducnost Podgorica, after a 29-24 win for Buducnost in the first leg.



    (Translated by E. Enache)


  • April 3, 2016 UPDATE

    April 3, 2016 UPDATE

    ANNIVERSARY – Security challenges in the region and
    across the world have evolved in a direction that confirms the need to tighten
    NATO’s conflict deterrence and defence capacity, on the eastern flank, too,
    Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos said in a message launched on NATO Day in
    Romania. Earlier, in a similar message, President Klaus Iohannis said NATO accession
    is one of the most remarkable successes of Romania’s contemporary foreign
    policy. Bucharest, to which NATO’s increasing relevance and efficiency as a
    fundamental pillar of Euro-Atlantic security is a major goal, capitalises on
    its well-defined strategic profile and actively contributes to NATO’s missions
    and operations, the president also said. On Sunday, Romania celebrated 12 years
    since it became a full-fledged NATO member.




    BRUSSELS – Flights were resumed on Sunday, on the
    Zaventem international airport in Brussels, 12 days since the bloody attacks
    which hit Belgium’s airport and subway, killing 32 people. The resumption of
    flights was possible after the airport police officers’ trade unions reached an
    agreement with the government. Trade unionists had threatened to go on strike
    in the absence of additional security measures in the wake of the attacks. Over
    23 million people transit Zaventem airport every year. The airport’s closure
    following the March 22 attacks incurred daily losses of 5 million Euros.




    CONFLICT –
    Azerbaijan on Sunday announced a unilateral but conditional cease-fire in
    Nagorno Karabakh, a region which re-became, on Friday and Saturday, the stage
    of violent clashes between the Azeri and Armenian forces since the conflict was
    frozen, back in 1994. Armenia announced, however, the clashes continued. The
    two sides point an accusatory finger to each other for the resumption of
    hostilities. The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh will be high on the agenda of
    next week’s meeting of the OSCE’s Minsk group for solving the separatist
    conflict in the region, a group co-chaired by Russia, the United States and
    France. Since the late 1980’s Azerbaijan and Armenia have fought for
    the region of Nagorno-Karabah, with a predominantly Armenian population, but
    annexed to Azerbaijan. The area was the stage of a war, which killed over
    30,000 people and left hundreds of thousands destitute, between 1988 and 1994.




    NAVAL EXERCISE – Three warships belonging to the Turkish Fleet,
    which are taking part in a naval exercise in the Black Sea, on Sunday arrived
    in the port of Constanta. According to Radio Romania’s correspondent, the
    Turkish commander will meet with representatives of the Romanian Naval Forces
    and the local authorities. The Turkish military, who will stay in Constanta
    until Monday, will visit the Romanian Navy Museum and other tourist objectives
    in the region. Also, a cooperation protocol will be signed between Turkish and
    Romanian firms active in the defence industry.





    SPORTS – The women’s volleyball
    team CSM Bucharest on Sunday won the Challenge Cup, after outperforming the
    Turkish team Trabzon Idman Ocagi. After a 3-1 win secured on Wednesday on home
    turf, in the first leg of the finals, the Romanian volleyball players managed a
    3-1 win in the away match, too. It is for the first time that a Romanian
    women’s volleyball team wins a European trophy.

  • April 3, 2016

    April 3, 2016

    ANNIVERSARY – Romania is today celebrating 12 years since it became a full-fledged member of the North Atlantic Alliance. On this occasion, the Romanian Defence Ministry headquarters are opened to the public and visitors are invited to attend a military ceremony devoted to Romanias joining NATO. A weapons handling exercise will be organised for the public and various themed exhibitions will also be mounted. NATO accession is one of the most remarkable successes of Romanias contemporary foreign policy, President Klaus Iohannis said in a message conveyed on this occasion. Romania, to which NATOs increasing relevance and efficiency as a fundamental pillar of Euro-Atlantic security is a major goal, capitalises on its well-defined strategic profile and actively contributes to NATOs missions and operations, the president also said.



    PROTEST – The protest by family physicians will continue in Romania on Monday. They warn they will not issue prescriptions, nor referrals to specialists, just like Friday. Some of the family doctors have announced they will not make free of charge medical check-ups, either. The situation is generated by the delayed signing of this years framework agreement and by the fact that the document does not provide for optimal funding for basic medical assistance. Doctors state their refusal to retroactively sign contracts, as has happened so far, the more so as in some cases they had to pay for the prescribed medication. They warn to go on a token strike in the following days, if their requests are not met. Last week, family doctors picketed the Health Ministry headquarters



    BRUSSELS– The Zaventem airport, the largest in Brussels, is being partially reopened today, approximately two weeks since the attacks that made scores of victims and reduced to rubble the entrance to the departures terminal. The resumption of flights is possible after the airport police officers trade unions reached an agreement with the government. The trade unionists threatened to go on strike in the absence of additional security measures in the wake of the attacks. All passengers will now be thoroughly checked before entering the airport building, and only passengers with tickets and IDs will be allowed access in the check-in hall. Also, the luggage will be checked before being brought into the building. Furthermore, the airport will no longer be connected to the city by common transportation means. Access will be possible only by taxis and personal cars. Over 23 million people transit the Zaventem airport every year. The airports closure following the March 22 attacks incurred daily losses of 5 million Euros.



    CONFLICT-The heaviest clashes in the past 20 years started in the Caucasian region of Nagorno-Karabach, leaving over 30 people dead so far. The two sides point an accusatory finger to each other for the start of violence. Russian president Vladimir Putin has expressed deep concern about the situation and launched an appeal to the two sides to immediately halt the hostilities. The resumption of clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh will be high on the agenda of next weeks meeting of the OSCEs Minsk group for solving the separatist conflict in the region, a group co-chaired by Russia, the United States and France. Since the late 1980s, Azerbaijan and Armenia have fought for the region of Nagorno-Karabah, with a predominantly Armenian population, but annexed to Azerbaijan. The area was the stage of a war, which killed over 30,000 people and left hundreds of thousands destitute, between 1988 and 1994.



    NAVAL EXERCISE – Three warships belonging to the Turkish Fleet, which are taking part in a naval exercise in the Black Sea, are today arriving in the port of Constanta. According to Radio Romanias correspondent, the Turkish commander will meet with representatives of the Romanian Naval Forces and the local authorities. The Turkish military, who will stay in Constanta until Monday, will visit the Romanian Navy Museum and other tourist objectives in the region. Also, a cooperation protocol will be signed between Turkish and Romanian firms active in the defence industry.



    SPORTS – The womens volleyball team CSM Bucharest is today meeting, away from home, the Turkish team Trabzon Idman Ocagi, in the second round of the Challenge Cup finals. On Wednesday, the Romanian volleyball players secured a 3-1 win, on home turf, in the first round of the finals. So, they will need only two sets to grab the trophy, the first in the history of Romanian womens volleyball. In the last but one round of the competition, CSM, led by an Italian coach, secured a double victory against another representative of Turkey, Bursa BBSK, the defending holder of the trophy. It is for the first time that a Romanian womens volleyball team plays a European cup final.


    (Translated by Diana Vijeu)

  • February 20, 2016 UPDATE

    February 20, 2016 UPDATE

    EUROPEAN UNION – British Premier David Cameron announced on Saturday, after a Cabinet meeting, that the date for the referendum on whether Britain should remain in the EU is June 23rd. We remind you that late on Friday, the European Council president Donald Tusk announced that an agreement on renegotiating the UKs EU membership was reached. In his turn, David Cameron confirmed that the EU provided the concessions he sought, including assurances that the other nations wont try to make Britain part of a “European superstate.” According to the British premier, there will be tough new restrictions on access to his country’s welfare system for EU migrants. World leaders praised the deal, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel saying the EU leaders clearly wanted Britain to stay. President Klaus Iohannis, who represented Romania at the summit, has said that Romanians currently working in the UK will not be affected by the deal, which only affects workers that will enter the British labour market after its enforcement.




    HEALTHCARE — The two foreign experts from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control who travelled to Romania on Thursday to help find the cause of an infection that developed in a number of children from Arges county, are now looking over the data that Romanian doctors have gathered so far, The National Centre for the Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases announced. We recall that three children died this month due to serious digestive infections followed by major complications and seven children are being further treated in a Bucharest hospital, having been diagnosed with the hemolytic-uremic syndrome. They are all from the Arges county and finding the cause of the infection might take months.




    PRESIDENCY – Romanian President Klaus Iohannis will address Parliament’s plenary sitting on Monday. The President’s address, his first this year, will focus on domestic politics, Senate Speaker Calin Popescu Tariceanu has announced. This is Iohannis’s 5th Parliament address since he took over the presidential seat in December 2014.




    LAW – The Romanian Justice Ministry jointly with the Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA), the Direction for the Investigation of Organized Crimes and Terrorism (DIICOT) and the General Prosecutor’s Office are working on a bill allowing public bodies to further access private communications. The Constitutional Court has recently ruled that several provisions of an article in the Criminal Procedure Code violate the fundamental law, such as the ones allowing the Romanian Intelligence Service to tap suspects’ phone calls. Justice Minister, Raluca Pruna, has said that the bill will be ready by the time the Court publicly motivates its ruling, so that there will be no legislative gaps with negative effects on the ongoing criminal investigations.




    FILM – The independent production “Illegitimate” (Ilegitim), directed by Romanian Adrian Sitaru and produced by Anamaia Antoci, won the award of the International Confederation of Art Cinemas. The feature had its world premiere last week, at the 66th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival. The film was selected in the Forum section of the event, which presented a total of 44 films in its main program, 34 of which were world premieres. At the same festival, another Romania director, Roxana Stroe, won the Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the best short film, with “A Night in Tokoriki” (O noapte in Tokoriki). According to the competition’s website, “the jury appreciated the film for its idiosyncratic tone of voice and superb craft and storytelling. This film manages to playfully depict a heartfelt but urgent message. With humorous mise-en-scene, no dialogue and an ironic use of music, the film tells a brilliantly engaging story about unacceptable love in rural Europe and its repercussions.”




    HANDBALL –Romania’s vice champion women’s handball team, HCM Baia Mare, on Friday qualified to the Champions League’s quarter finals, after defeating, on home turf, the German team Thuringer HC, 38-27, in the main Group 1 of the Champions League. In the same competition, but in the 2nd main Group, the champions CSM Bucharest is playing Midtjylland of Denmark on Sunday away from home. The Romanian champions need at least a draw to secure qualification to the quarterfinals. At present CSM Bucharest is ranked 4th in the group tables.



    (Translated by Elena Enache)



  • February 20, 2016

    February 20, 2016

    EUROPEAN UNION – British Premier David Cameron has said he will announce a date for the referendum on whether Britain should remain in the EU later today, after a meeting of his Cabinet. The agreement on renegotiating the UKs EU membership was announced by European Council president Donald Tusk. After two days of talks in Brussels with other EU leaders, Cameron said the EU provided the concessions he sought, including assurances that the other nations wont try to make Britain part of a “European superstate.” According to the British premier, there will be tough new restrictions on access to his country’s welfare system for EU migrants. World leaders praised the deal, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel saying the EU leaders clearly wanted Britain to stay. President Klaus Iohannis, who represented Romania at the summit, has said that Romanians currently working in the UK will not be affected by the deal, which only affects workers that will enter the British labour market after its enforcement.




    LAW – The Romanian Justice Ministry jointly with the Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA), the Direction for the Investigation of Organized Crimes and Terrorism (DIICOT) and the General Prosecutor’s Office are working on a bill allowing public bodies to further access private communications. The Constitutional Court has recently ruled that several provisions of an article in the Criminal Procedure Code violate the fundamental law, such as the ones allowing the Romanian Intelligence Service to tap suspects’ phone calls. Justice Minister, Raluca Pruna, has said that the bill will be ready by the time the Court publicly motivates its ruling, so that there will be no legislative gaps with negative effects on the ongoing criminal investigations.




    HEALTHCARE – The haemolytic uremic syndrome in a 1-year old from eastern Romania, currently treated in a hospital in Iasi, has not been confirmed, Romanian health authorities announced. On Friday, the Romanian PM, Dacian Ciolos, and the healthcare minister, Patriciu Achimas Cadariu travelled to Arges County, in the south, where several cases of serious digestive problems had been reported among children. On Thursday two foreign experts came to Romania in an attempt to identify the source of the bacteria that caused the digestive problems in children. We recall that three children died this month due to serious digestive infections followed by major complications and seven children are being treated in a Bucharest hospital, having been diagnosed with the haemolytic uremic syndrome.




    UNITED NATIONS – Russia regrets the fact that the United Nations Security Council rejected its bid to halt Turkeys military actions against Syria, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He has given assurances that Moscow will continue supporting government forces against what it calls “terrorists.” Russia considers such cross-border shelling that Turkey is carrying out as unacceptable, Peskov also said. Turkey has intensely bombed areas in the northern province of Aleppo, controlled by the Kurds, which it sees as responsible for Wednesday’s bloody attack in Ankara. Turkey has pleaded for the international coalition’s ground military intervention in Syria.




    FILM – The feature film “Illegitimate” directed by Romanian Adrian Sitaru has a final screening today at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film, which had its world premiere late last week, has received big hands of applause from the public and appreciative reviews by international journalists. “Illegitimate”, one of the most daring and thought-provoking Romanian films in recent years, tells the story of two brothers and their illegitimate love. The Berlin International Film Festival started on February 11 and runs until February 21.




    HANDBALL — Romania’s vice champion women’s handball team, HCM Baia Mare, on Friday qualified to the Champions League’s quarter finals, after defeating, on home turf, the German team Thuringer HC, 38-27, in the main Group 1 of the Champions League. In the same competition, but in the 2nd main Group, the champions CSM Bucharest will take on the Danish team FC Midtjylland, on Sunday, in an away match.



    (Translated by Elena Enache)







  • RRI Sports Club – Handball

    RRI Sports Club – Handball

    Last week brought about poor results for Romanian womens handball. Both teams playing the main group phase of Champions League lost. In Group A on Friday, HCM Baia Mare lost on home turf to group leader Rostov Don of Russia, 22 to 20. The visiting side had the lead almost for the entire game, with the exception of the beginning of the first half, when the score was 3-all. Halfway through the second half, HCM managed to make it 16-all. The moment that tipped the balance in favour of Rostov Don was when Valentina Ardean-Elisei got a red booking for a rough tackle on Ana Sen.



    After the win in Baia Mare, Rostov remains the group leader with 6 points in two matches. Larvik of Norway ranks second with 4 points, followed by HCM Baia Mare with 2 points and Krim Ljubljana with zero points. HCM Baia Mares next fixture is scheduled on November 7, when it play Rostov Don away from home.



    On Sunday, in Group D, CSM Bucharest lost to Buducnost Podgorica of Montenegro, the defending European champions, 28-22 at home. Romanian Cristina Neagu was the top scorer for Buducnost with 9 goals, alongside former Oltchim player Katarina Bulatovic with 7 goals.



    Buducnost dominated the first half, having secured a 4 goal lead before half time. CSM Bucharest managed to even odds shortly into the second half, with four consecutive goals, and the scoreboard read 15-all on 37 minutes. The team from Montenegro picked up their game to win 28-22 at full time.



    Buducnost is leader of Group D with 6 points, followed by CSM Bucharest with 4 points, Savehof of Sweden with 2 points and Lublin of Poland with zero points. The upcoming fixture will pit CSM Bucharest against Buducnost on November 8 in Podgorica.


  • RRI Sports Club – Handball

    RRI Sports Club – Handball

    Last week brought about poor results for Romanian womens handball. Both teams playing the main group phase of Champions League lost. In Group A on Friday, HCM Baia Mare lost on home turf to group leader Rostov Don of Russia, 22 to 20. The visiting side had the lead almost for the entire game, with the exception of the beginning of the first half, when the score was 3-all. Halfway through the second half, HCM managed to make it 16-all. The moment that tipped the balance in favour of Rostov Don was when Valentina Ardean-Elisei got a red booking for a rough tackle on Ana Sen.



    After the win in Baia Mare, Rostov remains the group leader with 6 points in two matches. Larvik of Norway ranks second with 4 points, followed by HCM Baia Mare with 2 points and Krim Ljubljana with zero points. HCM Baia Mares next fixture is scheduled on November 7, when it play Rostov Don away from home.



    On Sunday, in Group D, CSM Bucharest lost to Buducnost Podgorica of Montenegro, the defending European champions, 28-22 at home. Romanian Cristina Neagu was the top scorer for Buducnost with 9 goals, alongside former Oltchim player Katarina Bulatovic with 7 goals.



    Buducnost dominated the first half, having secured a 4 goal lead before half time. CSM Bucharest managed to even odds shortly into the second half, with four consecutive goals, and the scoreboard read 15-all on 37 minutes. The team from Montenegro picked up their game to win 28-22 at full time.



    Buducnost is leader of Group D with 6 points, followed by CSM Bucharest with 4 points, Savehof of Sweden with 2 points and Lublin of Poland with zero points. The upcoming fixture will pit CSM Bucharest against Buducnost on November 8 in Podgorica.