Tag: extermination

  • Commémoration de l’Holocauste

    Commémoration de l’Holocauste

    Voici trois quarts de siècle, vers la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, les derniers détenus du camp nazi d’Auschwitz-Birkenau, dans le sud de la Pologne, étaient mis en liberté. Ce camp, considéré la fabrique de mort la plus sinistre, avait été spécialement conçu, en 1940, pour éliminer les ennemis réels ou imaginaires. Il était devenu le lieu emblématique d’application de la soi-disant « solution finale » par laquelle le régime hitlérien voulait exterminer les Juifs d’Europe. Selon les statistiques, en moins de cinq ans, plus d’un million de personnes, des Juifs pour la plupart, ont été tuées à Auschwitz-Birkenau. Six millions de Juifs ont péri pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, victimes de l’Allemagne et de ses satellites. Plusieurs centaines de milliers étaient originaires de Roumanie. Une partie ont été déportés en Transnistrie (est) par le régime pro-allemand du maréchal Ion Antonescu. D’autres ont été envoyés directement dans les camps nazis d’extermination par les fascistes hongrois qui occupaient une partie de la Transylvanie (centre).



    Cérémonies religieuses et laïques, symposiums, galas de film et expositions ont honoré, à Bucarest et en province, les victimes de la Shoah de Roumanie. Participant, lundi, aux cérémonies d’Auschwitz, organisées sous le patronage du président polonais Andrzej Duda, le premier ministre roumain, Ludovic Orban, soulignait que ces cérémonies sont « un exercice nécessaire de souvenir, de compassion et censé préserver une conscience vive ». Le chef du gouvernement de Bucarest pense qu’« aujourd’hui, 75 années après la libération du camp d’extermination d’Auschwitz-Birkenau, le monde peut être considéré solidaire dans la lutte contre l’antisémitisme, le racisme, la xénophobie et l’intolérance ». Le chef du cabinet de Bucarest ajoutait que « la Roumanie, par elle-même, mais aussi en tant que membre de l’Union européenne, mène une politique de tolérance entre les hommes, de non-discrimination et de paix, restant active dans le processus de conservation de la mémoire de l’Holocauste ». Venus des quatre coins du monde, plus de 200 survivants de la Shoah se sont joints aux responsables politiques sur les lieux de l’ancien camp nazi.



    La semaine dernière, le président de la Roumanie, Klaus Iohannis, s’est compté parmi la cinquantaine de chefs d’Etats et de gouvernements qui ont participé, en Israël, au forum international consacré à la commémoration des victimes de la Shoah. Le président Iohannis a également eu un entretien bilatéral avec son homologue israélien, Reuven Rivlin, qu’il a assuré que la Roumanie continuerait de soutenir la préservation de la mémoire de l’Holocauste, la lutte contre l’antisémitisme, la prévention de la discrimination et de toute forme de violence. La participation du président à cet événement compte dans la série des démarches entreprises par l’Etat roumain pour promouvoir les valeurs européennes, la tolérance et le respect des droits et libertés fondamentales, a précisé l’Administration présidentielle de Bucarest.


    (Trad.: Ligia)

  • November 19, 2019

    November 19, 2019

    ELECTION In Romania, the campaign for the second round of the presidential election continues. The vote is scheduled for Sunday, November 24th. Competing are the incumbent president, Klaus Iohannis, backed by the National Liberal Party in power, and the former Social Democrat PM Viorica Dancila. According to data made public by the Central Electoral Bureau and validated on Friday by the Constitutional Court, in the first round Klaus Iohanis got 37.82% of the votes and Viorica Dăncilă 22.26%. The turnout was 51.19%. Abroad, where Romanian citizens were able to vote Friday through Sunday, record-large numbers of voters showed up in polls (over 675,000). In the runoff as well, the Romanians living abroad will have 3 days to cast their ballots, between noon on Friday and Sunday at 9 PM, with a possible extension to midnight.




    AUTOMOTIVE In October Romania was the most dynamic automobile market in Europe, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association announced. Last month, around 11,000 vehicles were registered in Romania, up 58.1% since the same month last year. In the first 10 months of 2019, around 135,000 automobiles were registered in Romania, accounting for an annual growth rate of 18.9%, whereas the European automobile market saw a 0.7% decline. Dacia reported a 7.8% rise in sales in Europe in October, to 40,687 units. The Romanian carmaker Dacia was taken over by Renault in 1999. Relaunched in 2004 with the new Logan model, Dacia turned into a major player in the European automobile market.




    TRAGEDY The owner of the Romanian company that provided pest extermination services for 2 apartment buildings in Timişoara, western Romania, was arrested for 24 hours this morning, under charges of manslaughter, bodily harm and trafficking in controlled substances. The court will decide whether he will be kept in pre-trial arrest. Recently, 3 people died following a pest and rodent extermination operation—a 9-day baby, a 3-year old and his mother, while 20 other people, adults and children, are hospitalised. The 2 buildings have been evacuated. Preliminary investigations reveal that the intoxication was caused by neurotoxins. The tragedy caused panic among the locals, with scores of people requesting medical check-ups.




    STATISTICS Over one-quarter (27.7%) of the population of Romania were living in 2018 in households without indoor toilets. The figure is down from the 29.7% reported in 2017, but still more than 10 times above the EU average of 2.1%, according to data made public today by Eurostat, on World Toilet Day. In as many as 19 member states, the percentage of people living in housing without indoor toilets in 2018 was below 1%, including Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden where the figure is very close to zero. At the opposite pole, Romania is preceded by Bulgaria with 15.3%, Lithuania (10.6%), Latvia (9.9%) and Estonia (5.3%). Still, the number of people living without proper sanitation services in the EU dropped from 3.3% in 2010 to 2.1% last year, and in Romania it fell from 40.9% to 27.7%.




    THEATRE The Government of Japan awarded the Order of the Rising Sun to the actor Constantin Chiriac, director of the Radu Stanca National Theatre in Sibiu and president of the Sibiu International Theatre Festival, in recognition of his contribution to promoting the Japanese culture in Romania and the cultural exchanges between the 2 countries. The Order of the Rising Sun was established in 1875, and is one of the most important decorations bestowed by the Japanese government, second to the Order of the Chrysanthemum, and is the highest awarded to foreign citizens, for distinguished achievements in international relations, for the promotion of the Japanese culture and of projects aimed at preserving the environment.




    FOOTBALL Romanias Under-21 football team are playing tonight away from home against Northern Ireland in the 2021 European Championship qualifying Group 8. With 3 wins and a loss in previous matches, the Romanians rank second in the group, after Denmark. The senior team Monday lost to Spain, 0-5 away from home, in Group F of next years European Championship qualifiers, and finished 4th in the group. After the defeat, manager Cosmin Contra announced his resignation. The only chance left for Romania to qualify into the final tournament is the Nations League playoff due in March. The draw for Euro 2020 will take place in Bucharest on November 30. The Romanian capital city will also host 3 group matches and an eighth-final.


    (translated by: Ana-Maria Popescu)