Tag: Figaro

  • June 17, 2023

    June 17, 2023

    TALKS The government in Bucharest and trade unions in the
    country’s education system have set up a schedule for the implementation of the
    amendments in the Salary Law as pledged by the Executive with a view to putting
    an end to the teachers’ all-out strike, which lasted for three weeks. According
    to the new Prime Minister, Marcel Ciolacu, Education Minister Ligia Deca and
    trade union representatives, the salary of a beginner teacher would be based on
    the average salary in Romania. Trade union leaders will be having a new round
    of talks with the Ministers of Education, Labour and Finances in an attempt to
    draw up the new salary scale. After an agreement has been reached, it will be
    presented to the ruling coalition and the first shape of the future salary law
    is to be announced by the Labour Minister until July 15. After the government
    endorsement, the project will be forwarded to Parliament in its autumn session.








    RAIN Torrential rains have in the past days affected
    several towns and villages in the country’s southwest, where numerous households
    and scores of hectares of farmland have been flooded. Teams of firefighters and
    gendarmes have intervened to pump the water out of the affected households.
    Road and rail traffic has been temporarily disrupted while the National
    Committee for Emergency Situations summoned by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu on
    Friday night, has approved food and water supplies to the families affected by
    the latest floods.








    FOOTBALL Romania’s national football side ended in a goalless draw their
    game against the selection of Kosovo in Pristina on Friday night. The match was
    counting towards the Group 1 of the EURO 2024 qualifiers, with Romania still
    unbeaten after three games: two wins and a draw. Kosovo has three points and
    the Romanian football team coached by Edward Iordanescu will play their next
    game against Switzerland in Lucerne on Monday. The first two sides in the group
    will qualify for the final tournament.


    OPERA The second edition of Bucharest Opera Festival kicked off at the
    National Opera in Bucharest (ONB) on Friday night. The event brings together
    for nine days 15 hundred artists, nine different productions, which aren’t
    normally performed on the ONB stage, and a programme, which covers nearly 300
    years of music history. I am convinced this festival remains an example about
    the fact that art has to unite people, that artists are free spirits practicing
    cultural diplomacy, and setting up bridges of communication between peoples,
    countries, between various teams of artists and managers in Romania and
    abroad, says Daniel Jinga, director general with the National Opera in
    Bucharest. The present edition has kicked off with a premiere of The Marriage
    of Figaro by Mozart, directed by maestro Sir David Pountney, a coproduction
    with the Tel Aviv Opera. According to Director Pountney, the show has been
    built on a world of contrasts.








    RELATIONS Between June 14-16, the Romanian city of Timisoara, which is also
    European capital of culture this year, played venue for the 26th
    session of the Romanian-German government commission for the problematic of the
    ethnic Germans in Romania. State Secretary Daniela Gitman has emphasized the
    excellent level of the Romanian-German relations based on mutual trust,
    stepped-up political dialogue, growing economic dynamics, and very tight
    inter-human relations. The Romanian official has mentioned the significant
    contribution of the German minority in Romania and the Romanian community in
    Germany to the consolidation of the bilateral dialogue and their role as a
    catalyst in the cooperation between the two countries. Gitman has also voiced
    appreciation for the decision of the German government to carry on its 5.4
    million Euro support for the ethnic Germans in Romania.






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  • Süßes für jeden Anlass: Figaro-Schnitten

    Süßes für jeden Anlass: Figaro-Schnitten

    Zutaten:



    Teig:



    500 g Mehl


    250 g kalte Butter


    1 Ei


    150 g Zucker


    1 Päckchen Backpulver


    1 Zitrone (Saft und geriebene Schale)


    1 Messerspitze Salz




    Füllung:



    400 g Konfitüre (Aprikosen, Johannisbeeren, Hagebutten)


    8 Eier (ca. 240 g)


    1 Messerspitze Salz


    200 g Zucker


    1 Päckchen Vanillezucker


    200 g gemahlene Nüsse




    Zubereitung:



    Einen Teig zubereiten. Dafür Butter in kleine Stücke schneiden, mit Mehl, Zucker und Salz in eine Schüssel geben und vermischen. Ei, Backpulver, Saft und geriebene Schale der Zitrone hinzufügen und alles rasch verkneten. Den Teig zu einer Kugel formen, in Frischhaltefolie wickeln und für eine Stunde im Kühlschrank legen.



    Den Backofen auf 200° C vorheizen. Teig ausrollen, 1/2 cm dick auswalken und in ein eingefettetes Backblech legen und mit den Händen einen ca. 2 cm hohen Rand formen.



    In der Zwischenzeit Nüsse mahlen. Eier trennen, Eigelb mit Zucker schaumig rühren. Gemahlene Nüsse in die Eigelbcreme rühren. Eiwei‎ße mit dem Salz und dem Vanillezucker steif schlagen und unterheben.



    Den Teig mit Marmelade bestreichen und die Ei-Nuss-Masse vorsichtig über die Konfitüre verteilen. Bei Mittelhitze (140-150° C) 20–30 Minuten backen. Das Gebäck erkalten lassen und mit einem Brotmesser vorsichtig in Schnitten teilen.