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  • August 21, 2019

    August 21, 2019

    PARTNERSHIP US president Donald Trump and his Romanian counterpart
    Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday adopted a joint statement pledging to take action as
    friends and allies to forward the robust and strategic partnership between the
    two countries. The two leaders have agreed that energy security translates as national
    security and have underlined their opposition towards projects that have
    rendered allies and partners energy-dependent on Russia. The US and Romanian
    leaders have said the excellent partnership in the field of law enforcement and
    the anti-graft fight is based on mutual commitment to the rule of law and
    independent justice. The two high officials have also highlighted the
    significant increase in the bilateral trade as well as the mutual interest in
    the creation of an investment climate, which provides transparency,
    predictability and stability. The two presidents have also tackled Romania’s
    inclusion in the Visa Waiver programme and the USA has reiterated its support for
    Bucharest’s efforts towards achieving eligibility in accordance with the US
    legislation. This has been the second meeting between the two presidents after
    the one in Washington in 2017.












    TALKS British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is today
    having talks with German chancellor Angela Merkel on changing the terms of the
    Brexit agreement, the BBC reports. Johnson is expected to reiterate his call
    for the Irish border backstop plan to be scrapped. The
    British Prime Minister has said the arrangement to avoid a hard border after Brexit
    is anti-democratic and must be removed to secure a deal but the EU
    has rejected the possibility of any changes to the backstop. The backstop is
    part of the withdrawal agreement negotiated between Brussels and former Prime
    Minister Theresa May, which has been rejected by Parliament three times. On
    Thursday Boris Johnson is expected to meet French president Emmanuel Macron and
    to participate in the G7 summit in France on Saturday.






    FESTIVAL The 17th intercultural festival ProEtnica kicks
    off today in Sighisoara, central Romania, the only medieval city inhabited in
    south-eastern Europe. For five days the event brings together 50 ensembles of
    the ethnic communities in Romania. Stands of various national minorities and
    craftsmen are on view in this medieval citadel during the festival. According
    to organizers, a first for this festival is a literary section, which allows
    writers belonging to the national minorities as well as writers who write about
    minorities to present their works and stage debates, lectures, presentations,
    exhibitions and book launches. ProEthnica is aimed at promoting inter-cultural
    dialogue and artistic interaction at European level.












    FOOTBALL Romania’s football champions CFR Cluj were defeated by
    Czech side Slavia Praga 1-0, on their own turf in the first round of the
    Champions League’s play-off on Tuesday night. The return game pitching Slavia
    against CFR will take place in Prague on August 28th. CFR Cluj has
    so far defeated Astana of Kazahstan, Maccabi Tel-Aviv of Israel and Celtic
    Glasgow of Scotland, whereas the Czech champions have qualified directly for
    this stage of the competition. In the Europa League, Romania’s vice-champions
    FCSB will be taking on Portuguese side Vitoria Guimaraes in an attempt to
    qualify for the groups.








    (translated by bill)

  • July 23, 2019

    July 23, 2019

    UDMR In Romanian capital Bucharest, the
    national Union of Ethnic Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) and the Parliamentary
    Group of National Minorities are today expected to sign the national political agreement
    for the consolidation of Romania’s European progress, proposed by Romanian
    president Klaus Iohannis. On June 13th the head of the Romanian
    state and the leaders of the main political parties PNL, USR, PMP and Pro
    Romania signed the document. The ruling PSD and ALDE have refused to sign the agreement
    because some proposals made by the two parties were not accepted by the
    president.










    UK The new Prime Minister of Britain is
    expected to be announced today. The Conservatives are to choose between former
    Foreign Minister Boris Johnson and incumbent Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt. It
    would be for the first time in history when the Prime Minister was elected by
    party members and not by Parliament or voters. A spokeswoman for the community
    Executive on Monday announced the European Commission is ready to establish
    working relations with any new British Prime Minister. The United Kingdom is to
    withdraw from the EU on October 31st.










    PSD Leaders of PSD, the main ruling
    party in Romania will today convene in Bucharest to choose their candidate for
    the presidential election in autumn. This candidate is to be validated by the
    Congress on August 3rd. Social Democratic leader Viorica Dancila on
    Monday held talks with the head of ALDE, their coalition partner, Calin Popescu
    Tariceanu and with Victor Ponta, leader of Pro Romania party, about supporting
    a PSD candidate in the presidential race, but these talks ended in a deadlock.
    In early July Dancila said that if the party asked her she might run for
    president in November. Her main party contender would be Bucharest’s incumbent
    mayor Gabriela Firea.








    MEDALS Students from Romania have
    walked away with two silver and three bronze medals from the 60th
    International Mathematical Olympiad held in Bath, Britain over July 10th
    and 22nd, the Romanian National Education Ministry has announced.
    This is the most prestigious competition of this kind and was launched in 1959
    upon the initiative of Romania’s Society of Mathematical Sciences, the first
    edition being staged in Brasov, central Romania in a formula that included
    seven countries. Romania has so far hosted this competition six times, the
    latest being held in Cluj, north-western Romania, last year.










    FOOTBALL Romania’s defending champions
    CFR Cluj on Wednesday take on Maccabi Tel Aviv in a fixture counting towards
    the Champions League’s second preliminary round. On Thursday, three other
    Romanian sides are playing in Europa League’s preliminary round. Winners of
    Romania’s Cup, Viitorul Constanta are up against KAA Gent of Belgium,
    vice-champions FCSB are facing Armenian side Alashkert FC while CSU Craiova are
    pitted against Hungary’s Honved Budapest. The return games are scheduled next
    week.








    (translated by bill)