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  • Sports UPDATE

    Sports UPDATE

    SPORTS CS Gloria 2018 Bistrita Nasaud, a women’s handball side from northern Romania, was outperformed by Slovenian side Krim Ljubljana 28-25 on Saturday in an away match counting towards group A of the Champions League. After that game, Gloria has few chances to qualify for the play-offs. In the competition’s group B, Rapid Bucharest was outperformed 24-30 by Ludwigsburg of Germany in an away game. In tennis competitions, the Romanian-Italian pair Jaqueline Cristian/Angelica Moratelli has conceded defeat to Magali Kempen of Belgium and Ana Siskova of the Czech Republic in the doubles finals of the tennis tournament Transylvania Open (WTA 250), a competition hosted by Cluj-Napoca, in north-western Romania, with more than 275 thousand dollars in prize money.

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  • January 17, 2025 UPDATE

    January 17, 2025 UPDATE

    FAIR Romania will be participating in the world’s biggest fair of bioproducts, BioFach 2025, due in Nurnberg, Germany, over February 11 and 14, the Bio-Romania Association announced on Friday. Bio-Romania is supported by the government through the Romanian Agency of Investment and Foreign Trade. According to the aforementioned association, Romania has been participating in BioFach for the past 20 years. As early as 1990, BioFach became the main meeting point of producers from the world over, offering the participants numerous network opportunities and also being an idea hub for all the main players in the field organic production.

     

    PROTESTS Thousands of police officers and employees from defence, public order and national security institutions, as well as reserve officers from all over Romania took to the streets of Bucharest on Friday. They called on the government to review an order that significantly reduced their incomes. The act scraps overtime pay and payments for days worked on weekends or public holidays. The protesters argue that the income of operational police officers will be severely affected, with decreases ranging between 200 and 400 Euros. Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu pledged on Friday that the issue of overtime pay in the field of public order would be regulated by Parliament in early February.

     

    RUSSIA The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs firmly condemns the Russian forces’ irresponsible attacks that violate all the norms of international law, and emphasizes that Russia’s illegal and unprovoked aggression against Ukraine generates risks for the entire region. The statement was made as the monitoring and surveillance systems of Romania’s Defence Ministry Friday morning noted violations of Romanian airspace, in Tulcea county, after Russian forces resumed their drone attacks on civilian targets and port infrastructure in Ukraine. ‘Respect for sovereignty, security and peace are obligations that the Russian Federation violates systematically and without provocation. The persistent aggressive actions, the illegal occupation of some of the neighboring territories and the illegal full-scale war that Russia has been waging for almost 3 years against a sovereign neighbor are a persistent and serious threat not only to Ukraine but to the entire Black Sea region and NATO’s eastern flank,’ the foreign ministry says. The Foreign Ministry and the Defence Ministry also mention that they have been informing NATO in real time about the situations caused by these attacks, and remain in permanent contact with it.

     

    FLU Flu vaccination remains the easiest, safest and most effective protection method against seasonal diseases, Romanian doctors reiterate amid increases in the number of respiratory infections. Specialists emphasize that as the percentage of the vaccinated population increased, flu viruses spread in communities decreases. A National Institute for Public Health report shows that the number of people diagnosed with respiratory infections has doubled, with almost 91,000 cases reported in the last week. There are almost 600 patients diagnosed with clinical flu and over 200 for whom lab tests have confirmed infection with the flu virus, most of them in Bucharest, Cluj, Braşov, Constanţa, Alba and Galaţi. Five more people have died from the flu, bringing the death toll since the beginning of the season up to 9.

     

    TENNIS The Romanian tennis players Gabriela Ruse and Jaqueline Cristian, in separate pairs, qualified for the second round of the women’s doubles event at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, after winning their respective matches on Friday in Melbourne. Ruse and Ukraine’s Marta Kostiuk won against the Australians Destanee Aiuava and Maddison Inglis 6-4, 7-6 (7/2), and in the second round they will face strong opponents in Elise Mertens (Belgium) and Ellen Perez (Australia), seeded 6th. Jaqueline Cristian and her Italian partner Camilla Rosatello defeated Cristina Bucşa (Spain)/Iana Sizikova (Russia) 6-2, 6-7 (2/7), 6-4. Cristian and Rosatello will next face Leylah Fernandez (Canada) and Nadia Kicenok (Ukraine), seeded 16th. In another first-round match in the women’s doubles, Monica Niculescu and Sofia Kenin (US) were defeated by Miyu Kato (Japan)/Renata Zarazua (Mexico), 6-4, 6-4. In the men’s doubles, the Romanian-Argentine pair Victor Cornea/Mariano Navone was defeated in the second round by Germany’s Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz, 4-6, 6-1.

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  • May 26, 2024 UPDATE

    May 26, 2024 UPDATE

    LAW The Romanian Senate is hosting debates on Monday on a draft law initiated by the co-ruling National Liberal Party on maintaining the flat income tax for the next ten years. No other laws aimed at amending or eliminating the flat income tax, are to be endorsed until December 2033. According to the initiators, this measure is meant to ensure predictability, financial stability and a trustworthy environment for the population and investors alike. The Social-Democrats, partners with the liberals in the ruling coalition, do not support this measure yet as they were pretty much in favour of progressive taxation. The Chamber of Deputies is to vote on tougher penalties for human trafficking, slavery or child pornography. The Romanian government has recently endorsed the national strategy against human trafficking, which provides for the creation of an integrated mechanism of funds destined for the protection and support of the victims.

     

    MESSAGE In a message conveyed on the occasion of the Day of the Romanians all over the World on Sunday, President Klaus Iohannis urged the Romanians to keep their identity, language and the Romanian traditions. Iohannis added that he constantly promoted the setting up of professional communities between the Romanians abroad and those at home, thus creating a tighter connection between the business people, scientists, physicians and Romanian artists from the world over, who worked together to accomplish many successful projects. On Sunday, Bucharest saw the last day of the 7th edition of a festival known as ‘Here and There’, an event that comprises a series of activities staged by the Department for the Romanians all Over the World jointly with the Union of the Fine Artists in Romania. For three days, the event brought together Romanian artists from the country and abroad, activating in various fields of creation such as fine arts, design, music, film, etcetera and also members of academia and business environment from the Romanian communities abroad. This year’s edition has been attended by hundreds of Romanians from the Diaspora and the historical communities in 34 countries.

     

     

    TENNIS Romanian tennis player Jaqueline Cristian on Sunday conceded defeat to Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in the first round of Roland Garros, the year’s second Grand Slam tournament. The ninth-seeded Ostapenko secured a win in a two setter 4-6, 5-7. Three Romanians have remained on the competition’s main draw. Sorana Cirstea, who will be playing Anna Blinkova of Russia, Ana Bogdan who will be up against Elsa Jacquemot of France and Irina Begu, who will take on Argentine challenger Julia Riera.

     

    AI Romania is going to have an AI Research Institute where it intends to develop its own technological solutions, cooperate with international partners and train top experts in this field, the country’s Finance Minister, Marcel Bolos, wrote on Facebook. According to Bolos, the Ministry he’s leading has already started to use AI in order to detect anomalies as well as in its anti-fraud operations. The construction of the first center of AI research in Romania kicked off at the Technical University in Cluj Napoca through an investment of 21 million Euros.

     

    FILMS “Anora”, a thriller directed by American Sean Baker, has won the Palme d’Or trophy at the 77th edition of the Film Festival in Cannes. Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light”, a film about sisterhood in Mumbai, has reaped the Grand Prix, the festival’s second-highest honour, while ‘Emilia Perez’ of the French director Jacques Audiard, has won the Jury Prize. Romanian production “Three Kilometers to the End of the World” has reaped the Queer Palm, an alternative award given every year to productions addressing LGBT issues. Another two Romanian productions, NASTY, directed by Cristian Pascariu, Tudor D. Popescu and Tudor Giurgiu, which portrays the life of Romania’s tennis legend Ilie Nastase, and “Human Violins” by Ioana Mischie have also been screened during this famous international film festival.

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  • Sports Weekend

    Sports Weekend

    Romanian athlete Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu on Thursday qualified for the upcoming Olympics in Paris, after a couple of wins in the pre-Olympic wrestling tournament in Istanbul. The Romanian competed in the Greek-Roman style, the 130 kilogram category. A European champion in 2020, Alexuc also represented Romania at the London Olympics in 2012, in Rio, in 2016 and Tokyo in 2020. Romania presently boasts 83 athletes qualified for the Olympic Games in 12 disciplines.

    Romanian tennis players Sorana Cîrstea and Jaqueline Cristian on Thursday qualified for the third round of the WTA 1.000 tournament in Rome, a competition with 4,800,000 Euros in prize money.

    Sorana clinched a two-set win 7-5, 6-0 against Brenda Fruhvirtova of the Czech Republic and will be playing sixth seeded Marketa Vondrousova in the third round. Jaqueline Cristian who made it to the main draw as ”lucky loser”, obtained a 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 win against Elina Avanesyan of Russia in a match that lasted almost three hours. In the third round the Romanian will be up against the world’s number three, Coco Gauff, of the United States.

    On Sunday in Brno, the Romanian national side will be playing the Czech selection in the second round of the playoffs for the World Handball Championships next year. The Romanians won the first match at home 31-30. The World handball Championships will be hosted by Croatia, Denmark and Norway over January 14th and February 2nd.

    Football lovers in Romania this weekend are going to find out the sides that will demote to the second football league. Two elevens, Dinamo and FCU Craiova, are on the last positions in the ranking to be demoted to the second league. Dinamo will be playing in a home game UTA Arad and Craiova will be up against FC Hermannstadt. Poli Iași also on their own turf will be playing Petrolul Ploiești while FC Voluntari also in a home match takes on Universitatea Cluj. Oțelul Galați, also at home, takes on FC Botoșani.

    Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe plays Rapid București, while the champions FCSB, will be meeting CFR Cluj in Bucharest on Saturday. CFR Cluj will fight for the second position in the ranking. Another side fighting for this position, which ensures qualification for the preliminaries of the Conference League, is Universitatea Craiova, which is taking on Farul Constanta in an away game. CFR and Craiova have the same number of points.

    In the end we remind you that you can revisit this report on the Internet at rri.ro as well as on Radio Romania International’s Facebook profile.

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  • Athlete of the Week on RRI – Tennis player Jaqueline Cristian

    Athlete of the Week on RRI – Tennis player Jaqueline Cristian

    The Romanian national tennis team defeated Serbia 4-0 in
    the Billie Jean King Cup playoffs. The match was played in Kraljevo, Serbia. Starting
    next year, Romania will thus play in the preliminaries for the Billie Jean King
    Cup final.


    In the
    first two singles matches played on Friday, Gabriela Ruse (WTA 125) defeated
    Mia Ristic (WTA 353), 7-6, 6-3, while Jaqueline Cristian (WTA 98) won 7-5, 6-4
    against Alekandra Krunic (WTA 689). On Saturday, Jaqueline Cristian grabbed the
    winning point for Romania after defeating Lola Radivojevic (WTA 276), final
    score 7-5, 4-6, 7-5. Aged 25, Jaqueline Cristian defeated Radivojevic at the
    end of three hours of playtime. The match was disputed, with the Serbian player
    leading 4-2 in the final set. Jaqueline Cristian upped her game and eventually
    won the tie-break 7-5.


    In the doubles match, Monica Niculescu and Anca Todoni won
    6-1, 7-6 against Katarina Kozarov and Aleksandra Krunic.


    For her performance of winning two games in the Billie Jean
    King Cup match, we have designated Jaqueline Cristian Athlete of the Week on
    RRI.


    Jaqueline Adina Cristian was born in Bucharest in 1998. In
    2015, at the age of 17, she made her debut in a WTA tournament in the doubles
    alongside Gabriela Ruse. So far, Jaqueline Cristian has won 14 ITF tournaments
    and played a WTA final in Linz, Austria, in 2021, losing to Alison Riske of the
    United States. Her best performance in Grand Slam tournaments was reaching the
    second round at the Australian Open in 2022 and the second round in Wimbledon
    this year. In the doubles, Jaqueline Cristian reached the third round at the
    Australian open in 2022. (VP)





  • Sportivul săptămânii: Jucătoarea de tenis Jaqueline Cristian

    Sportivul săptămânii: Jucătoarea de tenis Jaqueline Cristian

    Naționala feminină de tenis a României a învins naționala
    Serbiei cu scorul de 4-0 în play-off-ul pentru grupa mondială a Cupei Billie
    Jean King. Meciul s-a desfășurat la Kraljevo, în Serbia. În continuare,
    România va evolua în primăvara anului viitor în calificările pentru turneul
    final al competiţiei.


    În primele
    două meciuri de simplu jucate vineri, Gabriela Ruse, nr. 125 mondial, a
    învins-o pe Mia Ristici, nr. 353 mondial, cu 7-6, 6-3, iar Jaqueline Cristian,
    98 mondial, a dispus de Aleksandra Krunici, 689 mondial, cu 7-5, 6-4. Sâmbătă,
    Jaqueline Cristian a asigurat victoria echipei României după ce a învins-o pe
    pe Lola Radivojevici, 276 mondial, cu 7-5, 4-6, 7-5. Jaqueline Cristian, 25 de
    ani, a avut nevoie de aproape trei ore de joc pentru a trece de Radivojevici,
    în vârstă de 18 ani. Meciul a fost unul foarte disputat, în setul decisiv
    sârboaica a condus cu 4-2. Însă Jaqueline Cristian a reuşit să revină şi s-a
    impus la tie-break cu 7-5.


    În meciul de
    dublu, Monica Niculescu şi Anca Todoni au trecut cu 6-1, 7-6 de perechea
    Katarina Kozarov și Aleksandra Krunici.


    Pentru
    performanța sa de a fi adus două puncte României în calificarea pentru turneul
    final, Radio România Internațional o declară pe Jaqueline Cristian sportiva
    săptămânii.


    Jaqueline
    Adina Cristian s-a născut la București în 1998. În 2015, la 17 ani, a debutat
    într-un turneu WTA în proba de dublu alături de Gabriela Ruse. Până acum,
    Jaqueline Cristian a câștigat 14 turnee ITF și a jucat o finală de turneu WTA,
    la Linz, în Austria, în 2021, unde a fost învinsă de americanca Alison Riske.
    Cea mai bună performanță la turneele de Grand Șlem la simplu a fost prezența în
    turul secund la Openul Australiei în 2022 și la Wimbledon în 2023. La dublu,
    Jaqueline Cristian a ajuns până în turul al treilea la Openul australian, în
    2022.


  • May 16, 2023 UPDATE

    May 16, 2023 UPDATE

    Government. The leaders of the National Liberal (PNL) and Social Democratic (PSD) parties, members of the ruling coalition in Romania, met, on Tuesday, in separate meetings, to establish the mandates that their representatives will have during the negotiations for the formation of the future Government, which will be led by the Social Democrats, after the rotation of premiers. The Social-Democratic leader, Marcel Ciolacu, would take over the position of head of Government from the current Liberal Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă, based on a protocol concluded between the two parties in November 2021. Nicolae Ciucă said that he would resign on May 26. PSD wants the future Executive to have fewer portfolios, fewer state secretaries and fewer government agencies. The Social Democrats priorities include the drop in inflation, an increase in the purchasing power and more investments. The Liberals also want to reduce the number of secretaries of state and undersecretaries of state, while preserving the protocol that is in force and on which the governing coalition is based. If the protocol is not observed, the PNL wants the renegotiation of the distribution of the ministries, but also the reduction of the number of portfolios.



    Visit. The President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, is participating in the Council of Europe Summit hosted by Reykjavik, Iceland. Held under the motto United around our values ​​/ United for Europe, the fourth edition of the high-level meeting emphasizes the role of the Council of Europe in the current geopolitical context marked by Russias war of aggression against Ukraine. The organization responsible for democracy, human rights and the rule of law was among the first international institutions to react with a concrete action, namely by excluding the Russian Federation from among the member states. On Wednesday, on the second day of the summit in Reykjavik, President Klaus Iohannis will reiterate Romanias commitment to the system of the European Convention on Human Rights and highlight the role that the Council of Europe has played in the 30 years of the countrys membership of the organization in Strasbourg, to the consolidation of a stable and mature democracy. At the end of the summit, a Declaration will be adopted reconfirming the particular role of the Council of Europe in the multilateral architecture at the European and international level.



    Strike. Education employees will go on a two-hour warning strike on Wednesday, and on Monday, May 22, they could start an all-out strike. According to trade unionists in the field, 70% of the teaching staff and other categories of workers in the system support this form of protest. They say that the Government must invest more in education. The claims mainly concern salary increases, an annual indexation in keeping with the inflation rate and the payment of additional hours performed by auxiliary teaching and non-teaching staff. In recent months, employees in education have participated in several protests and marches. Signatures are also being collected for a general strike the health-care and welfare system, starting June 15. Last but not least, in Bucharest, several hundreds metro trade unionists picketed the Ministry of Transport on Tuesday, dissatisfied with the companys underfunding, the lack of staff and the ban on the right to negotiate.



    Timisoara. The famous American actor John Malkovich will be in Timisoara, western Romania, on July 20 and 21 with a show entitled “The Infernal Comedy”, held at the National Theatre in the city. This is an absolute first for Timisoara, a European Capital of Culture this year. An Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominee, John Malcovich has performed in many successful movies, among which Dangerous Liaisons or Being John Malkovich, where he played his own character. The Infernal Comedy is a show written and directed by Michael Sturminger, created especially for John Malkovich, which has been performed in over 150 theatre halls all over the world.



    Bulgaria. The European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Maria Gabriel, nominated for the post of Prime Minister of Bulgaria by the GERB-SDS coalition, submitted her resignation and it was accepted by the President of the European Commission. Ursula von der Leyen has expressed her confidence that Ms. Gabriels experience in this European Commission and the previous one will benefit Bulgaria. Maria Gabriels portfolio has been taken over by the Executive Vice President for a Europe Fit for the Digital Age, Margrethe Vestager, and by the EC Vice President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas. We recall that, following the elections on April 2, the center-right party GERB, of which Maria Gabriel is also a member, ranked first, with 69 mandates out of the total of 240 in the Parliament of Bulgaria, faced with a political deadlock for more than two years.



    Tennis. The Romanian tennis player Jaqueline Cristian qualified, on Tuesday, for the round of 16 of the ITF tournament in Madrid, with 100,000 dollars in prize money, after defeating the Argentinian Nadia Podoroska in two sets, 6- 1, 6-4. The next opponent of the Romanian in Madrid will be the Japanese Mai Hontama (183 WTA). (MI)

  • Info Sport

    Info Sport

    Echipa de handbal
    masculin a României a fost învinsă, miercuri, la Bucureşti, de selecţionata
    similară a Austriei cu scorul de 35 la 30.     A fost penultimul joc al Naţionalei
    tricolore în cadrul preliminariilor Campionatului European din 2024, Grupa a
    4-a. În ultima partidă, România va întâlni, duminică, Ucraina, în Germania, la
    Gummersbach. În acest moment, Austria conduce în grupă, cu 10 puncte din tot
    atâtea posibile. Urmează România şi Insulele Feroe, cu câte 4 puncte, şi
    Ucraina, cu 2 puncte. Din grupele preliminare se califică la turneul final al
    Europenelor primele două clasate alături de cele mai bune patru formaţii de pe
    locul al treilea. Campionatul European se va desfăşura în Germania, între 10 şi
    28 ianuarie 2024. România nu s-a mai calificat la un campionat continental
    masculin din 1996.


    Jucătoarea română
    de tenis Jaqueline Cristian s-a calificat, miercuri, în runda a doua a
    turneului WTA 1000 de la Madrid, dotat cu premii totale de 7.700.000 de euro.
    Ea a trecut în primul tur de jucătoarea americană Sloane Stephens cu 5-7, 6-4,
    6-4. Următoarea sa adversară va fi rusoaica Anastasia Potapova, cap de serie
    numărul 21. Tot miercuri, Gabriela Ruse a fost învinsă de franţuzoaica Alizé
    Cornet cu 6-7, 6-4, 6-4. În turul secund al concursului de la Madrid s-au mai
    calificat Ana Bogdan, Sorana Cîrstea şi
    Irina Begu.


    Sepsi Sfântu
    Gheorghe este prima finalistă a Cupei României la fotbal. Miercuri, gruparea
    din Covasna a trecut, în semifinale, de CFR Cluj, cu 3 la 0.     Sepsi,
    deţinătoarea trofeului, s-a impus prin golurile marcate de Nicolae Păun, în
    minutul 10, de Marius Ştefănescu, 19 minute mai târziu, şi de venezueleanul Mario
    Rondon, în minutul 81. CFR, campioana en titre a României, a jucat mai bine de
    o repriză în zece oameni, fundaşul Andrei Burcă fiind eliminat în minutul 43,
    pentru un fault în poziţie de ultim apărător asupra slovacului Pavol Šafranko.
    Arbitrul a acordat lovitură de la 11 metri, dar Cosmin Matei a trimis balonul
    în bară. Cealaltă semifinală a Cupei României – joi: Universitatea Cluj – UTA
    Arad. Finala este programată în data de 24 mai, pe Stadionul Municipal din
    Sibiu.


  • Info Sport

    Info Sport

    Echipa de handbal
    masculin a României a fost învinsă, miercuri, la Bucureşti, de selecţionata
    similară a Austriei cu scorul de 35 la 30.     A fost penultimul joc al Naţionalei
    tricolore în cadrul preliminariilor Campionatului European din 2024, Grupa a
    4-a. În ultima partidă, România va întâlni, duminică, Ucraina, în Germania, la
    Gummersbach. În acest moment, Austria conduce în grupă, cu 10 puncte din tot
    atâtea posibile. Urmează România şi Insulele Feroe, cu câte 4 puncte, şi
    Ucraina, cu 2 puncte. Din grupele preliminare se califică la turneul final al
    Europenelor primele două clasate alături de cele mai bune patru formaţii de pe
    locul al treilea. Campionatul European se va desfăşura în Germania, între 10 şi
    28 ianuarie 2024. România nu s-a mai calificat la un campionat continental
    masculin din 1996.


    Jucătoarea română
    de tenis Jaqueline Cristian s-a calificat, miercuri, în runda a doua a
    turneului WTA 1000 de la Madrid, dotat cu premii totale de 7.700.000 de euro.
    Ea a trecut în primul tur de jucătoarea americană Sloane Stephens cu 5-7, 6-4,
    6-4. Următoarea sa adversară va fi rusoaica Anastasia Potapova, cap de serie
    numărul 21. Tot miercuri, Gabriela Ruse a fost învinsă de franţuzoaica Alizé
    Cornet cu 6-7, 6-4, 6-4. În turul secund al concursului de la Madrid s-au mai
    calificat Ana Bogdan, Sorana Cîrstea şi
    Irina Begu.


    Sepsi Sfântu
    Gheorghe este prima finalistă a Cupei României la fotbal. Miercuri, gruparea
    din Covasna a trecut, în semifinale, de CFR Cluj, cu 3 la 0.     Sepsi,
    deţinătoarea trofeului, s-a impus prin golurile marcate de Nicolae Păun, în
    minutul 10, de Marius Ştefănescu, 19 minute mai târziu, şi de venezueleanul Mario
    Rondon, în minutul 81. CFR, campioana en titre a României, a jucat mai bine de
    o repriză în zece oameni, fundaşul Andrei Burcă fiind eliminat în minutul 43,
    pentru un fault în poziţie de ultim apărător asupra slovacului Pavol Šafranko.
    Arbitrul a acordat lovitură de la 11 metri, dar Cosmin Matei a trimis balonul
    în bară. Cealaltă semifinală a Cupei României – joi: Universitatea Cluj – UTA
    Arad. Finala este programată în data de 24 mai, pe Stadionul Municipal din
    Sibiu.


  • Hâbări dit bana românească şi internaţională

    Hâbări dit bana românească şi internaţională

    XXX – Preşedintile Klaus Iohannis pitricu, ază, un mesaj di condoleanţe la moartea preşedintilui a Parlamentului European, David Sassoli, subliniinda că aestua fu un soţ/oaspe a Româniilei şi un lider care alumtăă trâ valorile şi principiile europeane. Social-democratulu italean David Sassoli dânâsi di bană noaptea tricuta, la spitalul di-tru căsăbălu Aviano, iu fu internat pi 26 andreu din cauza a unei complicaţie greauă provocată di ună disfuncţie a sistemului imunitar. Sassoli, care năinte di să iintră în politică avu ună lungă carieră în jurnalismu, fu numit preşedinte a leghislativului comunitar tru alonar 2019. El si aflaa tru ultima siptămână a mandatului a lui, în condiţiile în care marţa vinitoare Parlamentul va aleagă un nou preşedinte, di aformia că agiumse la giumitatea a liştei leggislatură. Easte tră prima oară în istoria Parlamentului European când un preşedinte în exerciţiu moare. Primulu vicepreşedinte lipseaşte să exeercită funcţia di preşedinte până la aleadzerea a unui succesor. Tru aest caz, prim-vicepreşedintile easte Roberta Metsola din partea a Partidului Popular European (PPE) din Malta, care eara deja favorită tra să amintă postul în cadrulu a remaniarilei di septămâna vinitoare di la Strasbourg (Franţa).



    XXX – Statile Unite si Rusia si achicăsiră să contiunuă dialogulu, ţea ţe, uidisit a presălei europeane, va hivă singurulu amintatic a ţilor 8 ore di discuţii pi teme di securitate care avură loc, aieri, la Geneva, in Elvetia. Şefa delegaţilei americană, subsecretarulu di stat Wendy Sherman, respinse garanţiile căftate di Moscova tră blocarea extinderilei NATO. Nu va permiitem a vărnui să agudească in politica uşilor dişchlise dusă di NATO, care fu importantă di totana tră Alianţă, şi nu va luăm decizii dispre Ucraina fără Ucraina, dispre Europa fără Europa şi dispre NATO, fără NATO, dzâse Sherman. Diplomatulu american reafirmăă la adunarea cu omologulu rus că invadarea Ucrainălei va ducă la un costu enorm tră Moscova. Di partea lui, adjunctul a ministrului rus di externe, Serghei Ryabkov, deade diz nou asiguripsiri că Rusia nu intenţionează să atacă Ucraina, ama sublinie că riscul a unui conflict nu poate să hibă subestimat. Discutiile di la Geneva va hibă urmate siptamana aesta de discuţii Rusia-NATO, la Bruxelles, si di ună intrumire OSCE, tot pi tema a Ucrainălei, la Viena.



    CANBERRA – Giucătoarea română di tenis Gabriela Ruse si calificăă, ază, tru optimurile di finală a turneului WTA 500 di la Sydney, dotat/păltit cu premii totale di piste 700.000 di dolari, după ţi amintă la poloneza Magdalena Frech tru 3 seturi. Ruse va u infruuntă în optimuri pi estoniana Anett Kontaveit, a patra favorită. În optimuri mai easte calificată ună romanca, Jaqueline Cristian, care va aibă meci cu cehoaica Barbora Krejcikova, a treia favorită şi campioana en titre di la Roland Garros.



    Autor: Camera Ştirilor/ Udălu a hâbărilor


    Armânipsire: Hristu Steriu

  • Sportivul săptămânii – Jucătoarea de tenis Jaqueline Cristian

    Sportivul săptămânii – Jucătoarea de tenis Jaqueline Cristian

    Unul dintre cele mai importante evenimente ale săptămânii trecute în tenisul feminin profesionist a fost turneul WTA de la Linz. Competiția a fost dotată cu premii de 190 de mii de euro, iar principalele două favorite au fost Emma Răducanu, câștigătoarea de la US Open, și fostul lider mondial Simona Halep. Dintre jucătoarele din România, cel mai departe a ajuns Jaqueline Cristian, care a disputat în Austria prima sa finală de simplu din circuitul WTA. Pentru această performanță, Radio România Internațional a desemnat-o Sportivul Săptămânii.



    La Linz, Jaqueline Cristian a evoluat în calificări și a fost învinsă în ultimul tur de ucraineanca Lesia Tsurenko, în trei seturi, cu 5-7, 6-4, 6-1. A intrat totuși pe tabloul principal ca lucky loser. În primul tur a învins-o pe Kamila Rahimova, din Rusia, cu 2-6, 6-2, 7-5. A trecut de optimile de finală după abandonul suedezei Rebeca Peterson în primul set, la scorul de 5-2 pentru româncă. În sferturi a trecut de rusoaica Veronika Kudermetova, cu 6-3, 7-6, urmând să o înfrunte în semifinale pe Simona Halep. Fostul număr unu mondial s-a retras însă din concurs, în urma unei accidentări, astfel că Jaqueline Cristian s-a calificat în finală, unde s-a întâlnit cu Alison Riske, din Statele Unite. Partida a fost dramatică, a durat două ore și 24 de minute, iar jucătoarea americană s-a impus cu 2-6, 6-2, 7-5.



    Jaqueline Cristian s-a născut în data de 5 iunie 1998, la București. A câștigat 10 titluri ITF la simplu și 10 la dublu. Și-a făcut debutul în circuitul WTA în 2015, la BRD Bucharest Open, în proba de dublu, alături de Elena – Gabriela Ruse. A jucat prima sa finală WTA tot la București, în 2019, în proba de dublu, alături tot de Elena – Gabriela Ruse, unde a pierdut în fața perechii formate din jucătoarea slovacă Viktória Kužmová și sportiva cehă Kristýna Plíšková.




  • 13/11/2021

    13/11/2021

    Covid en Roumanie — Le nombre de nouveaux cas d’infection au coronavirus est en baisse continuelle en Roumanie. Aujourd’hui, un peu plus de 4 000 nouvelles contaminations ont été annoncées, mais aussi 323 décès, dont 19 antérieurs à la période de référence. A Bucarest, l’incidence des cas calculée sur 14 jours était, ce samedi, de 6,68 cas par mille habitants. Selon la Direction de santé publique, c’est le 22e jour de recul de l’infection au SARS-CoV-2 dans la capitale roumaine, où le taux d’incidence le plus élevé — 16,54 – a été enregistré le 22 octobre dernier.



    Politique — Les représentants du PNL, au pouvoir, du PSD, d’opposition, et de l’UDMR, l’actuel partenaire gouvernemental, ont négocié la majeure partie d’un futur programme de gouvernance, mais les discussions se poursuivent ce samedi. Elles visent à harmoniser les points de vue divergents en matière de justice, de finances et d’économie. Les sociaux-démocrates insistent pour la majoration du point de retraite, la hausse des salaires et l’octroi des allocations familiales conformément à la législation en vigueur. Ils soutiennent que l’imposition des grandes fortunes serait une solution pour accroître les recettes au budget de l’Etat. Les libéraux écartent l’introduction d’une surimposition et estiment que la lutte contre l’évasion fiscale devrait être la priorité. La suppression de la Section spéciale d’investigation des magistrats est également un thème en divergence. Le PSD exclut une telle mesure. Après les discussions sur le programme de gouvernance, les équipes devraient négocier la composition du nouveau cabinet. Rappelons-le, après le départ de l’USR du gouvernement, en septembre, le cabinet minoritaire PNL — UDMR a été destitué par motion de censure déposée par le PSD et votée aussi par l’USR. Jusqu’ici, deux tentatives de constitution de cabinets minoritaires ont échoué.



    Réélection — Le ministère roumain des Affaires étrangères salue la réélection du ministre par intérim Bogdan Aurescu en tant que membre de la Commission de droit international de l’ONU pour un second mandat, de 2023 à 2027. Selon un communiqué transmis aujourd’hui, le responsable de Bucarest a été réélu à cette dignité le 12 novembre, à New York, par l’Assemblée générale des NU. Le ministère des Affaires étrangères précise que durant son premier mandat, Bogdan Aurescu s’est investi de manière directe dans l’analyse d’un thème d’une importance particulière au niveau international. Il s’agit de la hausse du niveau des mers et des océans en rapport avec le droit international, un effet grave des changements climatiques. La Commission de droit international de l’ONU, créée en 1947, compte 34 membres qui sont des experts indépendants reconnus en droit international.



    Justice — La cheffe du Parquet européen, Laura Codruţa Kövesi, a perdu le procès qu’elle avait intenté au Conseil supérieur de la magistrature de Bucarest. La Haute Cour de cassation et de justice a tranché : Laura Codruţa Kövesi n’a plus le grade professionnel de procureur du Parquet général, mais de procureur de parquet près un tribunal de grande instance. L’arrêt est définitif. En 2018, la Section pour procureurs du CSM avait décidé de ne pas lui accorder le grade professionnel de procureur du Parquet général sans concours, alors que l’ancienne cheffe du Parquet national anticorruption le demandait seulement en vertu du fait qu’elle avait été procureur général de la Roumanie.



    Tennis — La joueuse de tennis roumaine Jaqueline Cristian a essuyé une lourde défaite devant l’Américaine Alison Riske, par 2-6, 6-2, 7-5, vendredi soir, en finale du tournoi WTA 250 de Linz, en Autriche. La Roumaine (23 ans, 100e WTA, où elle a accédé en première dans le top 100), s’est inclinée dans la première finale WTA de sa carrière. Arrivée au dernier acte de la compétition après un départ comme heureuse perdante, Jaqueline Cristian a réussi une performance remarquable à Linz. Elle a eu de la chance. Ainsi, elle a accédé au tableau principal suite au retrait d’une autre Roumaine, Sorana Cîrstea, accidentée. Ensuite, dans les huitièmes de finale, elle a profité de l’abandon de la Suédoise Rebecca Peterson (accidentée elle aussi), et la demi-finale contre Simona Halep n’a plus eu lieu, car l’ancienne leader mondial s’est accidentée.



    Météo — En Roumanie, le ciel est variable, plus nuageux dans les zones de basse altitude, où le brouillard est présent. Le vent est faible à modéré. Les maximales iront de 8 à 15°. Nous avons 6 petits degrés à Bucarest et de la grisaille.

  • March 19, 2021 UPDATE

    March 19, 2021 UPDATE

    Covid-19RO. Some 5,600 new cases of COVID-19 were registered in Romania in 24 hours, out of 38,670 tests run nationwide, which means an infection rate of 14.46%, the Strategic Communication Group announced on Friday. Also, 143 Covid-19 related fatalities were reported during the same 24-hour interval. The number of people currently in intensive care has exceeded 1,300, a national record since the start of the pandemic. Over 887,000 people have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Romania since last year. Bucharest and another eight counties are in the so-called red scenario, where the incidence of the virus exceeds 3 per one thousand inhabitants. Several localities around the capital city are now under lockdown. In another move, starting December 27, 2020, over 1.6 million people have been vaccinated in Romania, mostly with Pfizer- BioNTech and Moderna, but also AstraZeneca. On Monday, the vaccination campaign entered its third stage, for the general population. For the time being, the campaign is carried out in localities where the incidence rate exceeds 4.5 per one thousand inhabitants. The rest of the population can register on waiting lists on the online platform.

    AstraZeneca. The benefits of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by AstraZeneca outweigh the risks, is the conclusion reached on Friday by WHO experts. Several European countries, including France, Germany and Spain, have announced they will resume vaccination with the AstraZeneca serum, after European pharmaceutical agencies stated the vaccine is safe and effective. On Thursday, the European Medicines Agency expressed confidence that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks, following concerns after blood clots were identified in people who were given the serum. So far, over 45 million doses of AstraZeneca have been administered in the European Economic Area.

    CVM. The European Commission supports the lifting of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism monitoring the Romanian judiciary by the end of 2021, Prime Minister Florin Cîţu said on a Facebook post. The announcement follows a meeting with European Commission vice-president, Vera Jourová. Florin Cîţu says the Government wants to eliminate and repair the amendments brought to the justice laws over 2017-2019, and shares the Commission’s desire to finalize by mid-2021 all commitments regarding the rule of law. The European Commission has mainly recommended the elimination of the Special Section Investigating Crime in Justice, the updating of the Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code, continuing the fight against corruption and defending freedom and pluralism of the press.

    Plan. The Government in Bucharest held a special meeting on Friday to discuss the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. Prime Minister Florin Cîţu stated after the meeting that next week, the Government will adopt by means of a memorandum the mandate for the negotiation of the program. He also stated that the NRRP, which represents Romania’s priorities, allocates major resources for road and rail infrastructure, motorways, the gas network, the building of new hospitals, and also for social measures. The document has to be submitted to the European Commission in April, for Romania to benefit from more than 30 million Euro for development until 2026, when all the projects included in the plan must be completed.

    Visit. On Friday, the Romanian Interior Minister Lucian Bode paid a visit to Italy. During the meeting with his counterpart Luciana Lamorgese, he stated that Romania was expecting the EU to recognize, by quickly adopting the Decision on the country’s joining the Schengen agreement, the essential role it played in the EU’s security architecture. We recall that Romania’s and Bulgaria’s joining the Schengen area, initially set for March 2011, has been repeatedly postponed, because of the opposition of several member countries, claiming the lack of judiciary reforms in these countries. As regards the current situation of the migration flows into the EU, Lucian Bode gave assurances that the situation on Romania’s borders is under control and permanent monitoring. In another move, Lucian Bode stressed the fact that the largest Romanian community outside Romania’s borders lives in Italy, and their presence in the peninsula is a vector of the consolidated strategic partnership that Romania has with Italy.

    Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated he is ready to hold online talks with the American President Joe Biden, Reuters reports. The White House, on the other hand, says Biden doesn’t regret calling the Kremlin leader a killer. Moreover, Moscow believes Biden’s statements are a clear sign that Washington isn’t in the least interested in fixing relations with Moscow. On Wednesday, Russia recalled its ambassador to the United States for consultations, expressing at the same time its willingness to avoid an irreversible degradation of relations with the USA.

    Vacation. Greece will open in mid-April for tourists coming from the EU, including Romanians, Charis Theocharis, Greece’s tourism minister, told a news conference in Bucharest on Friday. The Athens official is visiting Romania at the invitation of his counterpart Claudiu Năsui. Initially, Greece announced that it would open its borders to tourists starting May 14, if the evolution of the pandemic allows it. Charis Theocharis also said that entry into Greece will only be allowed to those who before the trip were either vaccinated or acquired antibodies following a coronavirus infection or will have a negative test result for a recent COVID-19 test. He pointed out that all tourists can be subjected to random tests, in the same way as last year. However, a significant difference compared to 2020 are the rapid tests, due to which the quarantine, for positive cases, will be instituted immediately, without the waiting time of 24 hours, the Greek minister said. He stated that Romania is the first country he visits after finalizing the plan to open the tourist season in Greece. Romania is one of the five largest markets for Greece, as in 2019, almost 1.4 million Romanians chose to spend their holidays in that country.

    Tennis. Romanian tennis player Jaqueline Cristian (160 WTA) was defeated on Friday by Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia (39 WTA), in the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 tournament in St. Petersburg, with 565 thousand dollars in prize money. That is still Jaqueline Cristian’s best performance of her career. On Thursday, she had ousted Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, a former winner at Roland Garros and seeded 6th in the competition. (MI)

  • March 19, 2021

    March 19, 2021

    COVID-19 IN ROMANIA – Some 5,600 new cases of COVID-19 infection were
    reported in Romania on Friday, the Group for Strategic Communication announced.
    Another 143 related fatalities were also signaled during a 24-hour interval. The
    number of people currently in intensive care has exceeded 1,300, a national
    record since the start of the pandemic. Over 887,000 people got infected with
    SARS-CoV-2 in Romania starting last year. Bucharest and another eight counties
    are in the so-called red scenario, where the incidence of the virus exceeds 3
    per thousand inhabitants. Several localities around the capital city are now
    under lockdown. On the other hand, starting December 27, 2020, over 1.6 million
    people have been vaccinated in Romania with one of the three serums being
    rolled out in Romania – Pfizer- BioNTech, Modern and AstraZeneca. On Monday,
    the vaccination campaign entered its third stage addressing the general
    population. For the time being, the campaign is carried out in localities where
    the incidence rate exceeds 4.5 per thousand inhabitants. The rest of the population
    can register on waiting lists on the online platform.




    VACCINE – Several European countries, including France,
    Germany and Spain, have announced they will resume administering the AstraZeneca
    anti-COVID-19 vaccine, after European pharmaceutical agencies announced the
    vaccine is safe and effective. On Thursday, the European Medicines Agency
    expressed confidence the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks,
    considering many countries expressed concerns after blood clots were identified
    in people who were given the serum. The WHO Director for Europe, Hans Kluge,
    also said the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh any potential health
    risks, adding that European countries should continue administering the vaccine
    to help save lives. So far, over 45 million doses of AstraZeneca have been
    administered in the European Economic Area.




    CVM – The European Commission supports the lifting of the Cooperation and
    Verification Mechanism monitoring the Romanian judiciary by the end of 2021,
    Prime Minister Florin Cîţu said on a Facebook post. The announcement follows a
    meeting with European Commission vice-president, Vera Jourová. Florin Cîţu says
    the Government wants to eliminate and repair the amendments brought to the justice
    laws over 2017-2019, and shares the Commission’s desire to finalize by mid-2021
    all commitments regarding the rule of law. The European Commission has mainly
    recommended the elimination of the Special Section Investigating Crime in
    Justice, the update of the Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code,
    continuing the fight against corruption and defending freedom and pluralism of
    the press.




    PLAN – The Government in Bucharest is today holding a special meeting to
    discuss the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, before adopting it next
    week. The document must be submitted to the European Commission in April, so
    that Romania should be allotted €30 billion worth of developments funds until
    2026, by which date all projects included in the plan must be completed. Prime
    Minister Florin Cîţu said the Plan represents a huge opportunity for a swift
    economic recovery and improving Romanians’ living standards.




    RUSSIA – Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is ready to hold online talks
    with the American President Joe Biden, Reuters reports. The White House, on the
    other hand, says Biden doesn’t regret calling the Kremlin leader a killer.
    Moreover, Moscow said Biden’s statements are a clear sign Washington isn’t in
    the least interested in repairing relations with Moscow. On Wednesday, Russia
    recalled its ambassador to the United States for consultations, expressing, at
    the same time, its willingness to avoid an irreversible degradation of
    relations with the USA.




    TENNIS – Romanian tennis player
    Jaqueline Cristian (160 WTA) is today playing Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia (39
    WTA) in the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 tournament in St. Petersburg, totaling
    565 thousand dollars in prizes. On Thursday, Cristian ousted Jelena Ostapenko
    of Latvia, a former winner at Roland Garros and seeded 6th in the
    competition. In the doubles, the pair made up of Monica Niculescu of Romania
    and
    Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove of the Netherlands are today playing Raluca Olaru of
    Romania and Nadia Kicenok of Ukraine in the semi-finals. The top favorites,
    Olaru and Kicenok, ousted Arina Rodionova of Australia and
    Rosalie Van Der Hoeck of the Netherlands in the quarterfinals. (V.P.)

  • March 18, 2021 UPDATE

    March 18, 2021 UPDATE

    COVID-19 IN ROMANIA – Almost
    6,200 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Romania on Thursday. The total
    number of infected people nationwide has exceeded 880,000. Most cases were
    registered in Bucharest, with more than one thousand new infections in 24
    hours. The capital and eight other counties are currently in the red scenario,
    with over 3 cases per one thousand inhabitants. There are 1,286 people in
    Intensive Care, a new record for the last months. Another 90 people infected with
    SARS-CoV-2 have died, bringing the death toll to 22,000. The alert state
    imposed in the pandemic context has been extended in Romania, since March 14,
    by another 30 days. All restrictions imposed so far are still in place, and in
    addition, night curfew now starts at 10 pm.




    VACCINE – In Romania, the national
    immunization campaign against COVID 19 continues. Since its start on December
    27, over 1.6 million people have been vaccinated, mostly with Pfizer-BioNTech,
    but also with Moderna and AstraZeneca. Romania has decided to continue
    vaccination with AstraZeneca, based on scientific data and the recommendations
    of the European Medicines Agency, the coordinator of the national immunization
    campaign, Colonel Valeriu Gheorghiţă, explained. He said the decision was not
    easy when many European countries – including Germany, Italy and France -
    decided to temporarily suspend the use of the vaccine as a precautionary
    measure following reports of blood clotting problems in people who had been
    given a dose of this vaccine. The third stage of vaccination has started this
    week, addressing the general population. For the time being, vaccinations are
    taking place in localities where the incidence of COVID-19 cases is higher than
    4.5 per one thousand inhabitants. The rest of the population can subscribe to
    waiting lists on the electronic platform.




    EMA – The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on
    Thursday announced the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective against
    COVID-19. The announcement came from EMA director, Emer Cooke, who pointed out
    the benefits of this vaccine outweigh the risks, and that there is no
    connection between the administration of this vaccine and the development of
    blood clots in patients who were given the jab.
    The announcement comes after several European Union member states suspended
    the administration of this vaccine for fear of side effects. On January 29, the
    EMA gave the green light to this vaccine developed by the British-Swedish
    laboratory AstraZeneca and Oxford University. Last month, the World Health
    Organization authorized the AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use, making it
    easier for developing countries to access this relatively cheap serum.




    JUDICIARY – The judicial
    committee of the Chamber of Deputies on Thursday adopted, by majority of votes,
    the Government’s bill on abolishing the Special Section Investigating Crime in
    Justice. The document also includes an amendment tabled by the group of
    national minorities, which calls for an opinion from the Superior Council of
    Magistrates for indicting magistrates. The opposition and part of magistrates’
    associations have criticized the bill. Social-Democrat leader Marcel Ciolacu
    said his party would challenge the bill at the Constitutional Court if adopted
    by Parliament. Coalition parties on the other hand expressed their support for
    the bill, which is due to be debated in the Chamber of Deputies. The Senate is
    the decision-making body in this matter. Prime Minister Florin Cîţu in February
    said shutting down the Special Section is one of the projects of his coalition
    government, as well as a recommendation of the European Commission under the
    Cooperation and Verification Mechanism.




    ALPINE CLIMBING – Romanian
    alpine climber Horia Colibăşanu has left for Nepal where he begins his 17th
    expedition in the Himalayas. His objective is open up a new route to Dhaulagri
    summit (8.167m). The 2021 expedition will take place over March – June. His
    team also includes another two seasoned climbers: Marius Gane – a
    top-performing athlete and high-altitude climber and Peter Hamor, a Slovakian
    climber who’s summited all 14 8,000-meter peaks in the Himalayas. The three
    will try to summit without oxygen and Sherpa support. This will be Colibăşanu’s
    22nd international expedition. He is the only Romanian climber to be
    awarded the Spirit of Mountaineering distinction by the British Alpine Club,
    the first and most prestigious mountaineering club in the world.




    TENNIS – Romanian tennis player
    Jaqueline Cristian (160 WTA) obtained the best performance of her career after qualifying
    to the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 tournament in St. Petersburg, totaling 565
    thousand dollars in prizes. Cristian ousted Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, a
    former winner at Roland Garros and seeded 6th in the competition. In
    the next round, Jaqueline Cristian will take on Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia
    (39 WTA). In the doubles, the pair made up of Monica Niculescu of Romania and Lesley Pattinama
    Kerkhove of the Netherlands advanced to the semi-finals, where they will play
    Raluca Olaru of Romania and Nadia Kicenok of Ukraine. The top favorites, Olaru
    and Kicenok, ousted Arina Rodionova of Australia and Rosalie
    Van Der Hoeck of the Netherlands in the quarterfinals. (M.I. & V.P.)