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Sports weekend

The main draw of the
WTA tennis tournament in Rome, an event with 3, 452, 538 USD in prize money,
does not include any Romanian tennis player. In the second round, the world’s
number 2 tennis player, Simona Halep, was defeated by the Czech challenger
Markéta Vondroušova, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3. 19-year old Vondroušova is 44th-placed
according to the as-it-stands WTA ranking. For the second time in the ongoing
competition season Vondroušova has outclassed Halep, having defeated her in the
round of 16 at the Indian Wells, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

The other Romanian competing in the Rome tournament, Mihaela
Buzărnescu, was unable to go past the round of 16. Buzarnescu sustained a 6-3,
6-3 defeat by the top-seed tennis player, Japan’s Naomi Osaka. Previously
Mihaela Buzarnescu overpowered Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko and the German Julia
Goerges.

We continue with news from football, as the coming weekend
sees matches being played, counting towards Romanian League One. In Group 2,
fixtures count towards the 11th round. On Friday, FC Botosani take
on Gaz Metan Medias. On Saturday, Poli Iasi receive the visit of FC
Hermannstadt, while in the southern Romanian locality of Chiajna, the local
side Concordia face Dinamo Bucharest. On Sunday, FC Voluntari are pitted
against Dunarea Calarasi on home turf. If they win, FC Voluntari stand real
chances to snap out of the hot area of the current classification. At the
moment, Voluntari are 5th-placed in Group 2, with 26 points. FC
Hermannstandt have 23 points on their record sheet and since they are 6th-placed
in the current standings, the team from Sibiu will have to play a play-off
fixture in order to avoid relegation. 7th-placed are Dunarea
Calarasi with 21 points, while 8th-placed are Concordia Chiajna,
with 16 points. The aforementioned positions lead straight into the domestic
season’s League Two.

In Group 1, matches are scheduled, counting towards the 10th-round,
which is also the last one. On home turf, Universitatea Craiova take on
Viitorul Constanta. The fixture will decide the 3rd-placed team
according to the final rankings. We recall that the 3rd-placed team
will secure a ticket for the Champions League. The other matches are scheduled
on Sunday. 2nd-placed team FCSB take on holders CFR Cluj in
Bucharest. The closing game of the 10th-round will see host team
Astra Giurgiu facing Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe.

17 May 2019
A la Une de la presse roumaine ce 18.03.2019

A 18 ans, la Canadienne d’origine roumaine est la nouvelle reine d’Indian Wells, selon Adevărul. Sa performance en Californie la propulse à la 24e place mondiale. Elle a été félicitée par le premier ministre canadien, Justin Trudeau, par Darren Cahill ou encore Nadia Comàneci. Martina Navratilova la voit cette année même dans les dix meilleures joueuses de la planète. A star is born (une étoile est née), a écrit le légendaire joueur australien Rod Laver.

18 March 2019
Săptămâna sportivă

Jucătoarea de tenis Bianca Andreescu a câştigat turneul de la Indian Wells, competiţie dotată cu premii de peste 9 milioane de dolari. Sportiva canadiană de origine română s-a impus în finală în faţa jucătoarei germane Angelique Kerber în trei seturi, cu 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. În urma acestei victorii, Andreescu a făcut un salt de 36 de locuri în clasamentul WTA, unde ocupă, acum, locul 24.

Echipa de rugby a României a învins, duminică, Belgia, la Bruxelles, cu scorul de 43-17. A fost ultimul joc al Stejarilor în Rugby Europe International Championship, sezonul 2018 / 2019. România a marcat patru eseuri, prin Johan Van Heerden, Vlad Nistor, Vlăduţ Zaharia şi Ovidiu Cojocaru. Daniel Plai a reuşit 4 lovituri de pedeapsă, 2 transformări şi un eseu de penalizare. Tot duminică, la Köln, Spania a învins Germania cu 33-10. În clasamentul general, România s-a clasat pe locul 3, după Georgia şi Spania.

România a obţinut două medalii de argint la Campionatele Europene de box rezervate sportivilor sub 22 de ani, care au avut loc în Rusia, la Vladikavkaz. Cosmin Petre Gîrleanu a pierdut finala categoriei 49 de kg în faţa rusului Volodia Mnatsakanian, iar Alina Gabriela Ene a fost învinsă în finala categoriei +81 de kg de Kristina Tkaceva, tot din Rusia.

Primele trei clasate în play-offul Ligii Întâi române de fotbal au câştigat jocurile pe care le-au disputat în weekend. Vineri, Universitatea Craiova a trecut în deplasare de Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe cu 1-0. Cu acelaşi scor, sâmbătă, CFR Cluj a învins, la Ovidiu, formaţia Viitorul Constanţa. Duminică, la Giurgiu, FCSB s-a impus în faţa Astrei cu 2-0. În clasament conduce Clujul, cu 33 de puncte. Urmează Craiova, cu 29, şi FCSB, cu 28. În playout, sâmbătă, Poli Iaşi s-a impus în deplasare, la Dunărea Călăraşi, cu 2-1.

Cu acelaşi scor, duminică, Gaz Metan Mediaş a trecut, acasă, de Dinamo Bucureşti. Luni, ultimele două jocuri, ambele contând pentru playout: Concordia Chiajna cu FC Hermannstadt şi FC Voluntari cu FC Botoşani.

18 March 2019
Săptămâna sportivă

Jucătoarea de tenis Bianca Andreescu a câştigat turneul de la Indian Wells, competiţie dotată cu premii de peste 9 milioane de dolari. Sportiva canadiană de origine română s-a impus în finală în faţa jucătoarei germane Angelique Kerber în trei seturi, cu 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. În urma acestei victorii, Andreescu a făcut un salt de 36 de locuri în clasamentul WTA, unde ocupă, acum, locul 24.

Echipa de rugby a României a învins, duminică, Belgia, la Bruxelles, cu scorul de 43-17. A fost ultimul joc al Stejarilor în Rugby Europe International Championship, sezonul 2018 / 2019. România a marcat patru eseuri, prin Johan Van Heerden, Vlad Nistor, Vlăduţ Zaharia şi Ovidiu Cojocaru. Daniel Plai a reuşit 4 lovituri de pedeapsă, 2 transformări şi un eseu de penalizare. Tot duminică, la Köln, Spania a învins Germania cu 33-10. În clasamentul general, România s-a clasat pe locul 3, după Georgia şi Spania.

România a obţinut două medalii de argint la Campionatele Europene de box rezervate sportivilor sub 22 de ani, care au avut loc în Rusia, la Vladikavkaz. Cosmin Petre Gîrleanu a pierdut finala categoriei 49 de kg în faţa rusului Volodia Mnatsakanian, iar Alina Gabriela Ene a fost învinsă în finala categoriei +81 de kg de Kristina Tkaceva, tot din Rusia.

Primele trei clasate în play-offul Ligii Întâi române de fotbal au câştigat jocurile pe care le-au disputat în weekend. Vineri, Universitatea Craiova a trecut în deplasare de Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe cu 1-0. Cu acelaşi scor, sâmbătă, CFR Cluj a învins, la Ovidiu, formaţia Viitorul Constanţa. Duminică, la Giurgiu, FCSB s-a impus în faţa Astrei cu 2-0. În clasament conduce Clujul, cu 33 de puncte. Urmează Craiova, cu 29, şi FCSB, cu 28. În playout, sâmbătă, Poli Iaşi s-a impus în deplasare, la Dunărea Călăraşi, cu 2-1.

Cu acelaşi scor, duminică, Gaz Metan Mediaş a trecut, acasă, de Dinamo Bucureşti. Luni, ultimele două jocuri, ambele contând pentru playout: Concordia Chiajna cu FC Hermannstadt şi FC Voluntari cu FC Botoşani.

18 March 2019
March 16, 2019 UPDATE

PARIS PROTESTS — Outbreaks of violence were reported on Saturday, on Paris’s Champs Elysées, where thousands of ’yellow vests’ gathered for the 18th weekend of protests against the French government’s fiscal and social policy. They set life-threatening fires, smashed up luxury stores and clashed with police firing tear gas and water cannon. Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said on French television that an estimated 10,000 protesters were protesting in Paris and another 4,500 around France. That was up from about 3,000 protesters in Paris last weekend. The violence comes after a two-month national debate that President Emmanuel Macron organized to respond to protesters concerns about sinking living standards, high unemployment, stagnant wages and general income inequality.

EPP SUMMIT – The elections for the European Parliament in May are held in a symbolic year that marks 30 years since the fall of the totalitarian regimes, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said Saturday in Bucharest at the summit of the European People’s Party (EPP). Europe cannot go back in time and voting remains the best way of sanctioning the populist and demagogical discourse that has become so virulent, the Romanian President went on to say. Iohannis resumed criticism levelled at the Social Democratic Party, the main party in the government coalition, which he says displays a false patriotism by trying to induce people the idea that Europe is a threat, which is a cynical and irresponsible way of making politics, President Iohannis has pointed out. According to the National Liberal Party, a member of the European People’s Party (PPE) and the main opposition party in Romania, the summit in Bucharest enjoys the participation of over 150 mayors and regional leaders from the EU as well as of 3,000 mayors from Romania. The EPP candidate for the presidency of the European Commission, Manfred Weber, will present his vision on the future of the EU and the structure of the EPP program for the EC’s presidency.

PSD — The leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the main party of the leftist ruling coalition in Romania, on Saturday at a meeting of one of the local branches, said his party invokes patriotism because this is an issue that bothers certain people. There are politicians, Dragnea said, who do not want to upset the leaders in Brussels. The Social Democratic EMPs must have the courage and determination of a Romanian patriot, and must fight for programs that support Romania. Dragnea took the occasion to blame again President Klaus Iohannis for the delays in adopting the 2019 budget bill which had been promulgated on Friday.

ATTACK – The 28-yer old Australian Brenton Turrant, the main suspect of the attack on two mosks in Christchurch, New Zealand, that left 49 people dead, appeared in Court on Saturday morning on a single murder charge. Further charges are expected to be made against him. Tarrant was described by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison as an “extremist, right-wing, violent terrorist”. New Zealand’s PM Jacinda Ardern said the suspect had a firearms licence and owned five guns. Ardern said the guns used by the attacker appeared to have been modified, and that the suspects car was full of weapons, suggesting “his intention to continue with his attack”. Speaking at a news conference on Saturday, she said the suspect had obtained a gun licence in November 2017 that allowed him to buy the weapons used in the attack.

S&P – Standard & Poors (S&P) has reconfirmed Romania’s rating at BBB-/A-3 for the long and short-term debt in domestic and foreign currency, and also the stable outlook. S&P forecasts, on the other hand, that Romania’s economy will slow down even more in 2019, to 3.5%, due to reduced foreign demand and less private investment. Improving the country rating, S&P says, depends on the progress made in adopting the institutional reforms and the degree to which Romania manages to increase domestic investment, by absorbing European funds for example.

TENNIS – The extraordinary run of teenager Bianca Andreescu, a Canadian of Romanian origin, continues at the BNP Paribas Open, as she knocked off No.6 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, to advance to the second final of her season and career at Indian Wells. In the first meeting between the two players, 18-year-old Andreescu survived two hours and 12 minutes of momentum shifts before claiming her second Top 10 win and increasing her outstanding win-loss record for the year to 27-3 across all levels. “Im actually shaking right now,” said an emotional Andreescu, to open her post-match press conference. “Its just so incredible. Im honestly speechless,” Andreescu has said. (Translated by Elena Enache)

16 March 2019
March 13, 2019

BUDGET -
Parliament is today re-examining the 2019 draft budget. President Iohannis sent
the bill back to Parliament after the Constitutional Court ruled against his
objections tied to its elaboration. The ruling coalition has announced it won’t
make any modification, as the current dispositions ensure the necessary
resources for the most important economic fields. The President said budget
allocations are based on unrealistic estimates, affecting the functioning of
key public institutions as well as the development of local communities and the
implementation of strategic investments. Klaus Iohannis on Monday ratified the
social security budget for 2019, so that pensioners should not suffer from what
he has called the incompetence of the Social-Democratic Party.

MUSEUM -
Romania’s Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said Romania pays special attention to
combating anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia and hate speech. The Romanian official
attended the conference titled The Future of Memory: The National Museum of
Jewish and Holocaust History in Romania. Viorica Dancila said this museum will
contribute to educating society and owning to some difficult moments in the
past. The Prime Minister said effective measures must be taken to combat
anti-Semitism and make sure Jews can live in safety in Europe. The Conference
was organized by the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union,
in cooperation with the Romanian Foreign Ministry, the Elie Wiesel National
Institute for the Study of the Holocaust and the Federation of Jewish
Communities from Romania.

ELI-NP -
The Extreme Light Infrastructure – Nuclear Physics Center in Magurele today hosted
an event marking a remarkable breakthrough – the high-power laser has reached
and exceeded 10 Petawatts, a new world record. Experts believe this project can
pave the way for countless vistas of scientific research. The authorities in
Bucharest have congratulated the team of Romanian and foreign researchers. The
Government says it supported this complex project, one of the most important
European research facilities built with EU and national funds.

BREXIT -
The British Parliament is today voting on a no-deal Brexit after the House of
Commons yesterday voted against an agreement with the EU on Brexit for the
second time. If British MPs vote for a no-deal Brexit, London will most likely
call for a postponement of their withdrawal from the community bloc, originally
scheduled for March 29. Prime Minister Theresa May expressed her deep regret
with Tuesday’s vote and what she has termed the best and only possible deal.
EU Chief Negotiator for Brexit Michel Barnier reacted to Tuesday’s vote, saying
the EU has done everything in its power to ensure the deal goes through and
that only London authorities can overcome this deadlock. European Council
President Donald Tusk in turn said the UK must come up with a good explanation
as regards any delay. In Bucharest, Minister Delegate for European Affairs
George Ciamba said the authorities will continue their efforts to protect the rights
of Romanian citizens in the UK and of British citizens in Romania.

STATISTICS -
The average net income in Romania has dropped to some 625 euros in January this
year, down by 0.7% as compared to December 2018, reads a report made public on
Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute. The highest level of the
average net income was reported in the IT services fields, while the lowest
level in the apparel manufacturing industry. The average net income has gone up
by 18.2% as compared to January 2018.

FLU
EPIDEMIC – The death toll of the flu epidemic in Romania has
reached 172, according to the latest report of the National Center for
Surveillance and Control of Infectious Diseases. The latest victim is a
68-year-old woman from Galati County infected with the type A flu virus. She
had no previous medical problems and had not taken the anti-flu vaccine.
According to the National Institute for Public Health, some 1.3 million people
have taken the anti-flu vaccine this season.

MOTION -
The right-wing opposition has filed a simple motion against Finance Minister
Eugen Teodorovici, to be debated on Monday in the Chamber of Deputies and voted
on Wednesday. Titled The Social-Democratic greed undermines national economy,
the document says the latest emergency decree introducing additional taxes for
banks, energy and telecom companies harms the country’s economy, and the
ministers responsible must be held accountable in Parliament.

MEETING -
Romanian Foreign Ministry Teodor Melescanu met with the Speaker of the
Parliament of North Macedonia, Talat Xhaferi, who is on a visit to Bucharest.
Teodor Melescanu reiterated Romania’s support for North Macedonia’s European
accession efforts. Talat Xhaferi’s visit coincides with the Senate’s vote on
the ratification of North Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol, scheduled to
take place today. The vote is the final step in the process of adopting the law
ratifying the protocol, after the Chamber of Deputies cast its vote in
February.

TENNIS -
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep WTA no. 2 on Tuesday lost to Marketa
Vondrousova of the Czech Republic, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 in the round of 16 at Indian
Wells, a tournament with over 9 million dollars up for grabs. Halep won the
tournament in 2015 and reached the semi-finals last year. The pair made up of
Horia Tecau and Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands was ousted by Novak
Djokovic of Serbia and Fabio Fognini of Italy.

(Translated by V. Palcu)

13 March 2019
Săptămâna sportivă

În turneul de tenis de la Indian Wells, românca Simona
Halep, favorita nr. 2 a turneului, s-a calificat în sferturile de finală după
ce a învins-o pe ucraineanca Katerina Kozlova cu 7-6, 7-5. Într-un alt meci, românca
Mihaela Buzărnescu a fost învinsă de australianca Daria Gavrilova cu 6-2, 6-2.

Scrimera română Ana-Maria Popescu a
câştigat, duminică, Grand Prix-ul de spadă de la Budapesta. În finală, Popescu
a învins-o pe Young Mi Kang din Coreea de Sud cu 15-7.

În
etapa a 4-a a Campionatului European de rugby, România a învins Rusia cu 22-20.
În celelalte două meciuri ale grupei, Georgia a învins Germania cu 52-3 iar
Spania a trecut de Belgia cu 47-9. În clasament, România ocupă locul 4 din şase
echipe. În ultima etapă, Stejarii vor juca în deplasare cu Belgia

În Liga
Campionilor la handbal feminin, în grupa a 2-a, echipa română CSM Bucureşti a
remizat cu echipa germană Thuringer, 23-23. CSM Bucureşti a încheiat grupa pe
locul 4 şi în sferturi va juca împotriva echipei franceze Metz, câştigătoarea
grupei 1.

România a încheiat Campionatele
europene de lupte Under-23 de la Novi Sad din Serbia cu un bilanţ de şapte
medalii: patru de argint, trei cucerite la greco-romane de Florin Tiţa la
categoria 55 de kilograme, Răzvan Arnăut la 60 de kilograme, Lenard Berei la 130
de kilograme şi Kriszta Tunde Incze la feminin, categoria 65 de kilograme, şi
trei de bronz, toate la feminin, prin Suzanna Georgiana Şeicariu la categoria
53 de kilograme, Andreea Beatrice Ana la 55 de kilograme şi Diana Elena
Vlăsceanu la 76 de kilograme.

Au început fazele playoff şi playout
ale ligii 1 române la fotbal. În playoff, sâmbătă CFR Cluj a învins-o pe Sepsi
Sfântu Gheorghe cu 3-1, iar duminică Universitatea Craiova a trecut de Astra
Giurgiu cu 1-0. Luni are loc ultima partidă a etapei, cea dintre FCSB şi
Viitorul Constanţa. În faza playout, Dinamo Bucureşti a învins-o pe Dunărea
Călăraşi cu 2-0, FC Hermannstadt a cedat cu 0-2 în faţa lui Gaz Metan Mediaş şi
Politehnica Iaşi a cedat cu acelaşi scor, 0-2 în meciul cu FC Voluntari. Luni
se joacă FC Botoşani-Concordia Chiajna. În clasament conduce CFR Cluj cu 30 de
puncte, urmată de CSU Craiova cu 26 de puncte şi FCSB cu 25 de puncte.

11 March 2019
Săptămâna sportivă

În turneul de tenis de la Indian Wells, românca Simona
Halep, favorita nr. 2 a turneului, s-a calificat în sferturile de finală după
ce a învins-o pe ucraineanca Katerina Kozlova cu 7-6, 7-5. Într-un alt meci, românca
Mihaela Buzărnescu a fost învinsă de australianca Daria Gavrilova cu 6-2, 6-2.

Scrimera română Ana-Maria Popescu a
câştigat, duminică, Grand Prix-ul de spadă de la Budapesta. În finală, Popescu
a învins-o pe Young Mi Kang din Coreea de Sud cu 15-7.

În
etapa a 4-a a Campionatului European de rugby, România a învins Rusia cu 22-20.
În celelalte două meciuri ale grupei, Georgia a învins Germania cu 52-3 iar
Spania a trecut de Belgia cu 47-9. În clasament, România ocupă locul 4 din şase
echipe. În ultima etapă, Stejarii vor juca în deplasare cu Belgia

În Liga
Campionilor la handbal feminin, în grupa a 2-a, echipa română CSM Bucureşti a
remizat cu echipa germană Thuringer, 23-23. CSM Bucureşti a încheiat grupa pe
locul 4 şi în sferturi va juca împotriva echipei franceze Metz, câştigătoarea
grupei 1.

România a încheiat Campionatele
europene de lupte Under-23 de la Novi Sad din Serbia cu un bilanţ de şapte
medalii: patru de argint, trei cucerite la greco-romane de Florin Tiţa la
categoria 55 de kilograme, Răzvan Arnăut la 60 de kilograme, Lenard Berei la 130
de kilograme şi Kriszta Tunde Incze la feminin, categoria 65 de kilograme, şi
trei de bronz, toate la feminin, prin Suzanna Georgiana Şeicariu la categoria
53 de kilograme, Andreea Beatrice Ana la 55 de kilograme şi Diana Elena
Vlăsceanu la 76 de kilograme.

Au început fazele playoff şi playout
ale ligii 1 române la fotbal. În playoff, sâmbătă CFR Cluj a învins-o pe Sepsi
Sfântu Gheorghe cu 3-1, iar duminică Universitatea Craiova a trecut de Astra
Giurgiu cu 1-0. Luni are loc ultima partidă a etapei, cea dintre FCSB şi
Viitorul Constanţa. În faza playout, Dinamo Bucureşti a învins-o pe Dunărea
Călăraşi cu 2-0, FC Hermannstadt a cedat cu 0-2 în faţa lui Gaz Metan Mediaş şi
Politehnica Iaşi a cedat cu acelaşi scor, 0-2 în meciul cu FC Voluntari. Luni
se joacă FC Botoşani-Concordia Chiajna. În clasament conduce CFR Cluj cu 30 de
puncte, urmată de CSU Craiova cu 26 de puncte şi FCSB cu 25 de puncte.

11 March 2019
10.03.2019

Justice — La Section spéciale d’investigation des magistrats de Bucarest a annoncé que l’ancienne procureure en chef du Parquet national anticorruption (la DNA), Laura Codruţa Kövesi, est mise en examen dans un deuxième dossier, accusée de création d’une association de malfaiteurs et de complicité de répression injuste. En 2015-2016, Mme Kövesi aurait coordonné, par ses ordres et dispositions, un groupe criminel créé par deux procureurs et par un officier de police judiciaire, soupçonnés d’enquête abusive, de répression injuste, d’avoir influencé les déclarations et d’avoir induit en erreur les organes judiciaires. L’ancienne cheffe de la DNA a estimé que ces accusations étaient des fabulations censées la dénigrer. Dans un premier dossier ouvert par la Section spéciale d’investigation des magistrats, Laura Codruţa Kövesi est accusée d’abus de pouvoir, de faux témoignage et de corruption passive. Rappelons que l’ancienne procureure en chef de la DNA a été révoquée de ses fonctions l’été dernier. Le ministre de tutelle, Tudorel Toader, lui reprochait, entre autres, d’avoir défié l’autorité du parlement et d’avoir contesté des décisions de la Cour constitutionnelle.

Procureur européen — Le président du Parlement européen, Antonio Tajani, a adressé au ministre roumain des Affaires européennes et président en exercice du Conseil de l’Union européenne, George Ciamba, une lettre officielle lui annonçant que Laura Codruţa Kövesi est la candidate du Parlement européen pour les fonctions de procureur chef européen. Après les récentes auditions dans les commissions des libertés civiles et respectivement de contrôle budgétaire du Législatif communautaire, Laura Codruţa Kövesi a devancé par le nombre de voix obtenues ses contre-candidats Jean-François Bohnert (France) et Andres Ritter (Allemagne). Ultérieurement, la Conférence des présidents du Parlement européen a décidé de soutenir la nomination de Mme Kövesi aux fonctions de procureur chef du futur Parquet européen. Ce dernier sera nommé après des négociations entre le Parlement et le Conseil des Etats membres, qui préfèrent le candidat français. Le Parquet européen, qui devrait commencer son activité jusqu’à la fin 2020, sera un bureau indépendant chargé d’enquêter, de poursuivre et de renvoyer en justice les infractions contre le budget de l’UE. Le procureur européen aura un mandat de 7 ans non renouvelable.

Tacot – En Roumanie, les programmes « Le tacot » et « Tacot + » subiront des modifications. Les nouvelles mesures figureront à l’agenda de la réunion gouvernementale de lundi, les membres du cabinet de Bucarest devant débattre d’un acte normatif. Celui-ci devrait modifier le décret d’urgence portant approbation du programme censé stimuler l’achat de voitures neuves. Le projet prévoit que pour les autos équipées de moteur à combustion interne le prix d’acquisition ne peut pas dépasser 50.000 lei (soit 10.500 euros), à cela devant s’ajouter la TVA. Les voitures dotées de système de propulsion hybride seront achetées contre 100.000 lei tout au plus, tandis que, pour les autos électriques hybrides, le prix d’acquisition est plafonné à 150.000 lei.

Chisinau — La Cour constitutionnelle de République de Moldova a confirmé les résultats des élections législatives du 24 février et validé les mandats des 101 députés. Elle a rejeté les contestations déposées par le cartel électoral ACUM (Maintenant), qui avait demandé l’annulation du scrutin et l’invalidation des mandats des députés élus dans 5 circonscriptions uninominales. Les socialistes philo russes du président Igor Dodon se sont adjugé 35 sièges au Parlement, le Parti démocrate, de centre-droit, au pouvoir, sera représenté par 30 députés. Ils sont suivis par le bloc électoral ACUM (d’opposition, pro-européen) – 26 sièges-, et par le parti Șor (populiste) — 7 mandats. Les députés indépendants ont obtenu 3 mandats. Le Parti démocrate a plusieurs fois invité le cartel électoral ACUM à des négociations afin d’aboutir à une majorité parlementaire, mais ce dernier avait décliné l’invitation.

Tennis — La joueuse de tennis roumaine Simona Halep, numéro 2 mondiale, affrontera aujourd’hui Katerina Kozlova d’Ukraine au 3e tour du tournoi WTA dIndian Wells, aux Etats-Unis. Au deuxième tour, elle a disposé de la Tchèque Barbora Strycova par 6-2, 6-4. Simona a été championne en 2015 à Indian Wells. Toujours ce dimanche, le duo roumano-américain Monica Niculescu/Abigail Spears rencontre le couple Gabriela Dabrowski/Yifan Xu (Canada/Chine) dans les huitièmes de finale. Dans le concours masculin, à l’épreuve de double, le Roumain Horia Tecău et le Néerlandais Jean-Julien Rojer joueront au premier tour contre la paire Marton Fucsovics (Hongrie)/Guido Pella (Argentine).

Météo — Il faut très chaud pour cette période de l’année. Le ciel est nuageux. On signale des pluies sur l’ouest et le nord-ouest du pays ainsi que des giboulées et des chutes de neige en haute montagne. Les maximales du jour vont de 10 à 20°, avec 18° à Bucarest.

10 March 2019
Week-end sportiv

În turul secund al turneului de tenis pe hard de la
Indian Wells, românca Simona Halep, favorita nr. 2 a turneului, va juca împotriva
jucătoarei din Cehia Barbora Strycova, în timp ce Mihaela Buzărnescu, o altă
româncă, se va duela cu australianca Daria Gavrilova. La masculin, românul
Marius Copil îl va întâlni pe moldoveanul Radu Albot.

În etapa
a 4-a a Campionatului European de rugby, România va juca pe teren propriu, la
Botoşani, cu Rusia. În clasament, lider este Georgia, România ocupă poziţia a
4-a din şase competitoare.

În Liga
Campionilor la handbal feminin, în grupa a 2-a, echipa română CSM Bucureşti
joacă acasă cu echipa germană Thuringer. Grupa este condusă de echipa maghiară
Gyor, CSM este pe locul 3, în timp ce Thuringer ocupă ultima poziţie, a 6-a.

Bilanţul delegaţiei României la
campionatele europene de lupte Under-23 de la Novi Sad din Serbia a ajuns a
ajuns la cinci medalii, trei de argint, toate cucerite la greco-romane, şi două
de bronz. Vineri, Kriszta Tunde Incze o va înfrunta pe rusoaica Maria Kuzneţova
în finala categoriei 65 kilograme, Suzanna Georgiana Şeicariu va lupta pentru
bronz cu azera Tatiana Varansova, la categoria 53 kilograme, iar Alexandra
Anghel va susţine ultimul său meci la categoria 72 kilograme împotriva
belarusei Anastasia Zimiankova.

În acest week-end încep fazele
playoff şi playout ale ligii 1 române la fotbal. În playoff, sâmbătă se joacă
meciul CFR Cluj – Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, iar duminică are loc partida
Universitatea Craiova – Astra Giurgiu. Luni are loc ultima întâlnire a etapei,
cea dintre FCSB şi Viitorul Constanţa. În faza playout, vineri joacă Dinamo Bucureşti
cu Dunărea Călăraşi, sâmbătă FC Hermannstadt cu Gaz Metan Mediaş, duminică Politehnica
Iaşi cu FC Voluntari şi luni FC Botoşani cu Concordia Chiajna. În clasament
conduce CFR Cluj cu 27 de puncte, urmată de FCSB cu 25 de puncte şi Universitatea
Craiova cu 23 de puncte.

8 March 2019
Week-end sportiv

În turul secund al turneului de tenis pe hard de la
Indian Wells, românca Simona Halep, favorita nr. 2 a turneului, va juca împotriva
jucătoarei din Cehia Barbora Strycova, în timp ce Mihaela Buzărnescu, o altă
româncă, se va duela cu australianca Daria Gavrilova. La masculin, românul
Marius Copil îl va întâlni pe moldoveanul Radu Albot.

În etapa
a 4-a a Campionatului European de rugby, România va juca pe teren propriu, la
Botoşani, cu Rusia. În clasament, lider este Georgia, România ocupă poziţia a
4-a din şase competitoare.

În Liga
Campionilor la handbal feminin, în grupa a 2-a, echipa română CSM Bucureşti
joacă acasă cu echipa germană Thuringer. Grupa este condusă de echipa maghiară
Gyor, CSM este pe locul 3, în timp ce Thuringer ocupă ultima poziţie, a 6-a.

Bilanţul delegaţiei României la
campionatele europene de lupte Under-23 de la Novi Sad din Serbia a ajuns a
ajuns la cinci medalii, trei de argint, toate cucerite la greco-romane, şi două
de bronz. Vineri, Kriszta Tunde Incze o va înfrunta pe rusoaica Maria Kuzneţova
în finala categoriei 65 kilograme, Suzanna Georgiana Şeicariu va lupta pentru
bronz cu azera Tatiana Varansova, la categoria 53 kilograme, iar Alexandra
Anghel va susţine ultimul său meci la categoria 72 kilograme împotriva
belarusei Anastasia Zimiankova.

În acest week-end încep fazele
playoff şi playout ale ligii 1 române la fotbal. În playoff, sâmbătă se joacă
meciul CFR Cluj – Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe, iar duminică are loc partida
Universitatea Craiova – Astra Giurgiu. Luni are loc ultima întâlnire a etapei,
cea dintre FCSB şi Viitorul Constanţa. În faza playout, vineri joacă Dinamo Bucureşti
cu Dunărea Călăraşi, sâmbătă FC Hermannstadt cu Gaz Metan Mediaş, duminică Politehnica
Iaşi cu FC Voluntari şi luni FC Botoşani cu Concordia Chiajna. În clasament
conduce CFR Cluj cu 27 de puncte, urmată de FCSB cu 25 de puncte şi Universitatea
Craiova cu 23 de puncte.

8 March 2019
March 17, 2018 UPDATE

CRIMEA – The Romanian Foreign Ministry supports and joins the declaration of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy regarding Russias illegal annexation of Crimea. In a communiqué issued on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry in Bucharest states that, 4 years since the illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation, Romania is once again firmly condemning that violation of international law regulations and principles. Also, Romania is reasserting its support for Ukraines sovereignty and territorial integrity.

DEFENSE – Romanias Supreme Defense Council, headed by president Klaus Iohannis, will convene on Tuesday. According to the Presidential Administration, the meeting will focus on an analysis of the activities carried out by the Council and the other institutions with responsibilities in the field of national security in 2017 and the main objectives for 2018. Also, the participants will tackle other major national security topics.

RIUF – More than 100 universities and education institutions from 18 countries are attending in Bucharest, on Saturday and Sunday, the 22nd Romanian International University Fair (RIUF). According to the organizers, participating in the fair are education institutions from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Romania, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Ireland, the US, Singapore, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Greece and Bulgaria. Visitors will find information about free tuition in the Nordic countries, but also about a scholarship fund of 3,000,000 Euro for bachelor and master degrees in Great Britain, the Netherlands and Germany. At the RIUF YouForum there will be more than 30 workshops, talks and presentations. The topics of discussion include online marketing, branding, gaming, IT, architecture, non-formal education and technology.

RUSSIA – The British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday that Moscows response to the sanctions decided by London did not change the facts of the matter, namely Russia part in the poisoning of the former Russian spy Serghei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury, England. Theresa May stated that Great Britain would decide the next steps in the coming days, together with its international allies, following Russias decision on Saturday to expel 23 British diplomats. On Saturday morning, the UK ambassador to Russia was summoned by the Russian Foreign Ministry for the second time this week. Russia has also decided to stop any activity of the British Council on Russian soil. The British Council is the United Kingdoms international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities. The measures were announced just one day before the presidential elections in Russia, as a result of which Vladimir Putin would get his fourth term. According to France Presse, the Kremlin is worried that a low turnout would weaken the legitimacy of the otherwise predictable outcome. Putin has been heading Russia for 18 years, as president and once as a prime-minister. His main opponent, Alexei Navalny, has been deemed non-eligible because of a criminal conviction in a case which, he says, was staged by the Russian authorities. Navalny has called on the population to boycott Sundays elections.

TENNIS – The Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, number one in the WTA rankings, has failed to qualify for the final of the Indian Wells tournament in California, with 8 million dollars in prize money, as she was defeated by the Japanese Naomi Osaka in two sets: 6-3, 6-0. Halep won the Indian Wells trophy in 2015, but this year has already sustained two defeats. However, she remains top of the rankings. In the final, Naomi Osaka will play against the Russian Daria Kasatkina, who has defeated the American Venus Williams.

RUGBY – Romanias national rugby team, ranking 17th in the world, on Sunday will play against the team of Georgia, away from home, in the last leg of Rugby Europe International Championship 2018. Romania is hoping for qualification to the World Cup to be hosted by Japan in 2019. So far, the oaks, as the Romanian rugby players are dubbed, have defeated Russia, Germany and Belgium and have lost to Spain. In the competitions classification, Georgia ranks first and Romania second. (translated by Mihaela Ignatescu)

17 March 2018
March 17, 2018

CRIMEA – The Romanian Foreign Ministry supports and
joins the declaration of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign
Affairs and Security Policy regarding Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea. In
a communiqué issued today, the Foreign Ministry in Bucharest states that, 4
years since the illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the
city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation, Romania is once again firmly
condemning that violation of international law regulations and principles.
Also, Romania is reasserting its support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and
territorial integrity.

RIUF – More than 100 universities
and education institutions from 18 countries are attending in Bucharest, on
Saturday and Sunday, the 22nd Romanian International University Fair
(RIUF). According to the organizers, participating in the fair are education
institutions from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, France, Switzerland,
Romania, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Ireland, the US,
Singapore, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Greece and Bulgaria. Visitors
will find information about free tuition in the Nordic countries, but also
about a scholarship fund of 3,000,000 Euro for bachelor and master degrees in
Great Britain, the Netherlands and Germany. At the RIUF YouForum there will be
more than 30 workshops, talks and presentations. The topics of discussion
include online marketing, branding, gaming, IT, architecture, non-formal
education and technology.

RUSSIA – The Russian Foreign Ministry has today
announced the imminent expulsion of 23 British diplomats, following a similar
decision announced by London after the poisoning of a former Russian spy and
his daughter in England, blamed on Russia. Also, the British Ambassador to
Moscow has been summoned by the Russian Foreign Ministry for the second time
this week. Russia has also decided to stop any activity of the British Council
on Russian soil. The British Council is the United Kingdom’s international
organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities. The measures were announced just one day
before the presidential elections in Russia, as a result of which Vladimir
Putin would get his fourth term. According to France Presse, the Kremlin is
worried that a low turnout would weaken the legitimacy of the otherwise
predictable outcome. Putin has been
heading Russia for 18 years, as president and once as a prime-minister. His
main opponent, Alexei Navalny, has been deemed non-eligible because of a
criminal conviction in a case which, he says, was staged by the Russian
authorities. Navalny has called on the population to boycott Sunday’s
elections.

TENNIS – The Romanian
tennis player Simona Halep, number one in the WTA rankings, has failed to
qualify for the final of the Indian Wells tournament in California, with 8
million dollars in prize money, as she was defeated by the Japanese Naomi Osaka
in two sets: 6-3, 6-0. Halep won the Indian Wells trophy in 2015, but this year
has already sustained two defeats. However, she remains top of the rankings. In
the final, Naomi Osaka will play against the Russian Daria Kasatkina, who has
defeated the American Venus Williams.

RUGBY – Romania’s
national rugby team, ranking 17th in the world, on Sunday will play
against the team of Georgia, away from home, in the last leg of Rugby Europe
International Championship 2018. Romania is hoping for qualification to the
World Cup to be hosted by Japan in 2019. So far, ‘the oaks’, as the Romanian
rugby players are dubbed, have defeated Russia, Germany and Belgium and have
lost to Spain. In the competition’s classification, Georgia ranks first, and
Romania second.

17 March 2018
March 15, 2018 UPDATE

CVM — EU officials on Thursday met in Bucharest with representatives of the Romanian judiciary, the Parliament and Government as part of the assessment mission within the Mechanism for Cooperation and Verification. The assessment mission will come to an end on Friday. The Justice Ministry officials have pointed out that talks are focusing on the analysis of recommendations, on the criminal and criminal procedure codes, the civil and civil procedure codes, and on the development strategy of the judiciary. The MCV was introduced in January 2007 upon Romania’s and Bulgaria’s EU accession, to support the two countries in order to overcome shortcomings in the reform of the judiciary and the anti-corruption fight. The Romanian authorities would like the MCV to be removed in 2019.

Book fair — Romania is a guest of honor at the 2018 International Book Fair in Leipzig, Germany. ‘Zoom in Romania’ is the motto for the more than 70 events to take place at the fair at the Romanian pavilion and in other locations, meant to promote the Romanian contemporary writers. In his inaugural speech, Romania’s foreign minister reminded that Romania was also a guest of honor at the Leipzig book fair 20 years ago.

Berlin — The Romanian Foreign Minister, Teodor Melescanu, ended his two-day visit to Germany. His agenda, on Friday, included meetings with the president of the Committee for European affairs in the Bundestag and with the president of the foreign affairs committee in the federal parliament. The talks focused on bilateral cooperation, EU enlargement and challenges facing the EU.

Poisoning — Great Britain, Germany, France and the US on Thursday made a joint declaration in which they claim that Russia’s responsibility is the only plausible explanation in the case of the nerve agent attack against a Russian double agent and his daughter in the English city of Salisbury last week. The leaders of the 4 countries called on Moscow to provide all information related to its chemical weapons program Novichok, given that this is the first time when a nerve agent of military use is used in Europe, after WWII. The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, labeled the accusations as rude and ungrounded. Moscow announced it was preparing to reply after London’s decision to expel 23 Russian diplomats. NATO considers the incident a clear violation of international norms and agreements on chemical weapons and the EU leaders will discuss next week the poisoning of the former Russian spy. The Romanian Foreign Ministry announced Romania’s solidarity with Great Britain.

Slovakia — The EU called on Slovakia to shed light on the assassination of the investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and to cooperate with the European Antifraud Office. The journalist was shot dead in February together with his girlfriend while he was conducting an investigation into a case of high-level corruption. In his last, unfinished article, Jan Kuciak wrote about alleged relations between Slovak politicians and Italian businesspeople suspected of links with the Calabria mafia. On Thursday the president of Slovakia accepted the resignation of PM Robert Fico, which he had handed in one day before, and announced early parliamentary elections for the second half of May. Previously, tens of thousands of people went out in the streets to protest against corruption and to ask for Fico’s resignation.

Flu — In Romania 101 people have died of flu, shows the National Center for Monitoring and Controlling Transmissible Diseases. As many as 1,200 cases of flu have been confirmed so far. The total number of acute respiratory infections registered last week exceed 140 thousand, 67% more than that reported in the same week of the past year.

Tennis — The Romanian tennis player, Simona Halep, world’s no. 1, will play on Friday against Japanese Naomi Osaka (20 WTA) in the semifinals of the Indian Wells tournament in California, USA. The tournament has total prizes worth 8 million dollars. In the quarterfinals, Halep defeated Croat Petra Martic (51 WTA) 2-1 in the sets, while Osaka defeated in two sets Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic (5 WTA). Halep won the Indian Wells tournament in 2015. (news translated by Lacramioara Simion)

15 March 2018
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Rumäniens Au‎ßenminister Teodor Melescanu hat am Donnerstag einen zweitägigen Deutschland-Besuch abgeschlossen. Er nahm in Leipzig an der Eröffnung der Buchmesse teil und traf sich anschlie‎ßend in der sächsischen Landeshauptstadt mit Ministerpräsident Michael Kretschmer und Landtagspräsident Matthias Rösler. Bei den Gesprächen ging es um die Verwertung der vielfältigen Beziehungen zwischen den Menschen und der geteilten gesellschaftlich-kulturellen Werte sowie um die Intensivierung der vielversprechenden Handelsbeziehungen und des politisch-diplomatischen Dialogs. Dabei wurde auch die Rolle der deutschen Minderheit in Rumänien und der rumänischen Gemeinde in Deutschland unterstrichen.

Rumänien ist in diesem Jahr Schwerpunktland bei der Leipziger Buchmesse, die am Donnerstag begonnen hat. Unter dem Motto “Zoom in Romania” finden am rumänischen Stand und an andere Standorten der Buchmesse sowie in der Stadt über 70 literarische und kulturelle Veranstaltungen statt. Zuletzt war Rumänien 1998, also vor genau 20 Jahren Schwerpunktland in Leipzig.

Rumänische Rüstungsfirmen werden Aufträge zur Montage, Ausrüstung und Wartung der amerikanischen Kampfhubschrauber vom Typ Black Hawk übernehmen. Dazu vereinbarten das staatliche rumänische Unternehmen ROMAERO aus der militärischen Luftfahrtindustrie und die Firma Sikorsky aus dem US-Unternehmen Lockheed Martin ein Kooperationsabkommen. Die Bukarester Zentrale wird die einzige von Lockheed Martin für solche Arbeiten zugelassene Stelle in Mitteleuropa sein. Nach Angaben der Behörden in Bukarest sei die Vereinbarung eine Bestätigung für das Potenzial der rumänischen Industrie, Dienstleistungem mit hoher Wertschöpfung anzubieten. Das ist unser zweites Thema im FJ.

Beamte der Europäischen Kommission sind am Donnerstag in Bukarest mit Vertretern der Justizverwaltung sowie der Regierung und des Parlaments zusammengetroffen. Sie sind bis Freitag auf einer Bewertungsmission im Rahmen des Verfahrens zur Kooperation und Überprüfung im rumänischen Justizwesen. Bei den Gesprächen geht es um die Empfehlungen zum Straf- bzw. Zivilgesetzbuch sowie zu den Prozessordnungen in diesen Bereichen. Das Verfahren ist im Januar 2007 beim Beitritt Rumäniens und Bulgariens eingeführt worden, um den beiden Ländern bei der Überwindung ihrer Rechtsstaatlichkeitsdefizite und bei der Bekämpfung der Korruption zu helfen. Rumänien will, dass das Verfahren bis 2019 aufgehoben wird.

Deutschland, Frankreich und die USA haben sich nach dem Giftanschlags auf den Ex-Doppelagenten Sergej Skripal hinter Gro‎ßbritannien gestellt – und in ungewöhnlich scharfen Worten von Moskau Aufklärung verlangt. «Es handelt sich um einen Übergriff gegen die Souveränität des Vereinigten Königreichs», befanden die Staats- und Regierungschefs aller vier Länder in einer gemeinsamen Erklärung. «Ein solches Vorgehen verletzt eindeutig die Bestimmungen des Chemiewaffenübereinkommens und das Völkerrecht. Es bedroht unser aller Sicherheit.» Russland zeigt sich auch von der Solidarisierung von Frankreich, Deutschland und den USA unbeeindruckt und will schnell auf die britischen Sanktionen reagieren. Das Au‎ßenministerium und andere Behörden schlügen Schritte vor, die Entscheidung werde Präsident Wladimir Putin treffen, sagte Kreml-Sprecher Dmitri Peskow. Auch die Nato hat keine Zweifel, dass Moskau für den in Gro‎ßbritannien verübten Nervengift-Anschlag verantwortlich ist. Die Attacke entspreche dem rücksichtslosen Verhalten Russlands in den vergangenen Jahren, sagte Generalsekretär Jens Stoltenberg am Donnerstag in Brüssel. «Wir haben keinen Grund, die Ermittlungsergebnisse und Einschätzungen Gro‎ßbritanniens infrage zu stellen.» Für den kommenden Montag kündigte Stoltenberg ein Treffen mit dem britischen Au‎ßenminister Boris Johnson an, berichtet dpa. Das rumänische Au‎ßenministerium drückte am Mittwoch die Solidarität Rumäniens mit Gro‎ßbritannien nach dem Anschlag aus.

Die Regierung von US-Präsident Donald Trump hat scharfe Sanktionen gegen Moskau wegen der mutma‎ßlichen russischen Einmischungen in den US-Wahlkampf 2016 verhängt. Die Strafma‎ßnahmen richten sich unter anderem gegen den russischen Inlandsgeheimdienst FSB und den Militärgeheimdienst GRU, wie Finanzminister Steven Mnuchin am Donnerstag in Washington mitteilte. Moskau kündigte umgehend “Vergeltungsma‎ßnahmen” an. Mnuchin bezeichnete die Sanktionen als Antwort auf “böswillige russische Cyberaktivitäten”, darunter die versuchte Intervention bei den US-Wahlen. Russische Regierungsmitarbeiter und Oligarchen würden damit für ihre “destabilisierenden Aktivitäten zur Rechenschaft gezogen”. Der russische Vize-Au‎ßenminister Sergej Riabkow sagte dazu: “Wir reagieren mit Ruhe. Wir haben angefangen, Vergeltungsma‎ßnahmen vorzubereiten.” Nach Angaben der Nachrichtenagentur Interfax sagte Riabkow auch, dass der Zeitpunkt der US-Sanktionen mit der russischen Präsidentschaftswahl am Sonntag zusammenhänge, bei der ein Sieg von Amtsinhaber Wladimir Putin erwartet wird. (AFP)

Simona Halep steht im Halbfinale des WTA-Tennisturniers von Indian Wells in Kalifornien, nachdem sie am Mittwoch die Kroatin Petra Martic in drei Sätzen nach einem schweren Spiel besiegte. Für die Weltbeste geht es jetzt gegen die Japanerin Naomi Osaka, die sich am Donnerstag gegen Karolina Pliskova aus Tschechien durchgesetzt hat. Halep gewann das Turnier vor drei Jahren.

15 March 2018