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  • August 13, 2022

    August 13, 2022


    Celebration. More than 200
    thousand tourists are expected, these days, on the Romanian coast at the Black
    Sea, to spend the mini-vacation occasioned by the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, on
    August 15, when the Romanian Navy Day will also be marked. The army
    ports of Constanta and Mangalia have opened their doors today, so locals and
    tourists can visit military ships, technical and armament exhibitions or stands
    presenting the educational offers of military educational institutions. On
    Monday, everyone’s attention will focus on the events organized to celebrate the
    navy. Thousands of people are expected to attend the parade of ships on the
    sea, in Constanţa, and a naval exercise in Mangalia, but also the seamanship
    competitions and games in the tourist ports of the two towns. In the evening, there will be music concerts
    and the spectacular torchlight retreat of the sailors, as well as fireworks.
    Until then, this weekend, the Romanians who chose to spend their mini-vacation
    at the seaside can benefit from a wide range of entertaining events, from theater and music evenings, opera and ballet
    performances to a pop-rock festival and a jazz festival organized outdoors .
    Throughout this period, 25,000 employees of the Ministry of the Interior -
    policemen, gendarmes or firefighters – are mobilized at national level to
    secure order and public safety.








    Firefighters. The Romanian
    firefighters stationed in France yesterday carried out their first mission in
    that country, where they intervened to limit the spread of a fire in
    residential buildings and acted to liquidate hidden outbreaks on an area of
    ​​more than two square kilometers. The operations were carried out by 19 of the
    77 Romanian military firefighters deployed in the southwest of the Hexagon. We
    recall that the support mission that Romania offers to the French authorities
    in the fight against wildfires takes place based on the request for
    international assistance formulated by the French Government through the
    European Civil Protection Mechanism.










    Rushdie. British writer
    Salman Rushdie was connected to a ventilator after he was stabbed yesterday in
    New York state by a man who was arrested. The 75-year-old writer’s agent told
    The New York Times that Salman Rushdie will probably lose an eye, the nerves in
    his arm were severed and he was stabbed in the liver. Salman Rushdie has
    written about 15 novels, stories for young people, short stories and essays.
    However, he became famous most likely due to his novel ‘The Satanic Verses’,
    from 1988. The book, considered blasphemy by many Muslims, triggered widespread
    protests, and the former supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini,
    called for the assassination of the writer and his editors. For decades, Salman
    Rushdie was forced to live in hiding and under police protection.








    Competitions. Romania has
    today won the gold medals in the women’s
    and the men’s double sculls events at the European Rowing Championships in
    Munich. Also today, the Romanian swimmer David Popovici, a world champion in
    100 and 200 m freestyle, is competing today in the 100 m freestyle final of the
    European Aquatics Championships in Rome. Last night he qualified with a time of
    46 sec / 98 hundredths, setting a new European record. The world best is held
    by the Brazilian Cesar Cielo Filho (46 sec / 91 hundredths), recorded in 2009. At
    the championships in Rome, Romania is represented by 11 athletes, competing in
    the swimming, diving and high diving events.






    Tennis. The Romanian
    tennis player Simona Halep qualified, yesterday, in the semifinals of the WTA
    1,000 tournament in Toronto, with over 2.5 million dollars in prize money. Halep (30 years old, 15 WTA) defeated the
    American player Cori Gauff 6-4, 7-6. In the penultimate act of the competition,
    she will also meet an American – Jessica Pegula. The two will face each other
    for the first time in the professional circuit. Simona Halep won the Canadian
    Open twice, which is played alternately in Montreal and Toronto, each time
    winning when the competition took place in Montreal (2016, 2018). She lost the
    2015 final in Toronto. (MI)







































































  • August 14, 2018 UPDATE

    August 14, 2018 UPDATE


    PROTESTS – Tuesday was the last day on which the people injured in Fridays protests in Bucharest could file for damages. More than 60 people, including gendarmes, have filed complaints. Prosecutors continue investigations into the forceful intervention of security forces against protesters. The Federation of Romanian Associations in Europe have called on the authorities to identify with due urgency the people who instigated violence on August 10th. The federation called on the president, the prime minister and on state institutions to urgently develop a strategy to put a stop to the exodus of Romanians from the country, at the same time encouraging the return of the Diaspora. They also call on the political class to stop using the Diaspora as a weapon in their domestic strife. On Monday, people were back on the streets to protest in Bucharest.



    ECONOMY – The Romanian economy went up 4% in the first semester of the year as against the same period last year, according to the National Institute of Statistics. In its spring forecast, published in May, the European Commission maintained its 4.5% estimate regarding Romanias economic growth, with an expected growth of 3.9% next year. Data published on Tuesday by Eurostat show that, in the second semester, Romania registered the highest growth rate in the whole of the EU, as compared to the previous three months.



    CELEBRATION – The Romanian Navy on Tuesday celebrated its heroes who died defending the countrys independence and sovereignty. On this occasion, sailors took part in the military and religions ceremony organized at the Monument of Sailors in Constanta. The most important naval exercise of the year will take place on Wednesday, on the Romanian Navy Day, celebrated on August 15th each year, with events being held in Constanta, Mangalia, Braila, Tulcea and Bucharest.



    AFGHANISTAN – The third echelon of the Romanian battalion “Hawks of Carpathians” has arrived safely in Afghanistan, the 81st Brigade “General Grigore Balan” has announced. The deployment of Romanian soldiers in Afghanistan started on July 29th, as they will carry out missions to protect the military base in Kandahar, as well as training and counseling missions benefiting the Afghan National Forces. For six months, the 448 Romanian soldiers will take part in the NATO mission Resolute Support. The unit, set up 23 years ago, has proven it is capable of carrying out extremely complex missions both in the country and in theatres of operations abroad.



    SWINE FEVER – The number of African swine fever outbreaks has reached 677, reported in 132 towns and villages in 8 counties in the north-west and south-east of Romania, the Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority announced on Tuesday. Farmers have received approximately 47,000 Euros in damages but the value of their claims exceeds 760,000 Euro. Some 100,000 pigs have been culled so far. The first outbreaks were reported in August 2017, but their number increased dramatically in June this year. The disease does not affect humans, but the social and economic impact is high.



    ATTACK – Several pedestrians were injured on Tuesday after a driver ran over a checkpoint around the British Parliament building. The perpetrator was arrested and the area around Parliament was cordoned off. The anti-terror branch of Scotland Yard has opened an investigation. The UK was hit by a wave of attacks in 2017, which left 36 people dead and over 200 injured. 4 of the attacks have been claimed by ISIS.



    ACCIDENT – At least 30 people died on Tuesday after a section of a highway bridge in northern Italy collapsed. The rescue teams that rushed to the place found cars and trucks that had plunged almost 300 feet into a heap of rubble below. The Italian Transport Minister Danilo Totinelli described the incident as an enormous tragedy. The bridge was built in 1960 and was refurbished in 2016. The Romanian Foreign Ministry has received no notification about potential Romanian victims. We recall that Romanians form the largest community of immigrants in Italy.



    TENNIS – At the WTA tournament in Cincinnati, OH, with 2.8 million dollars in prize money, the Romanian Ana Bogdan was defeated on Tuesday by the Russian Ekaterina Makarova in the first round. Irina Begu too was eliminated in the first round by Australian Ajla Tomljanovic, who will play against the competitions first seed Simona Halep. In the doubles, Irina Begu pairs up with Monica Niculescu against the Australian-American pair Asleigh Barty/ CoCo Vandeweghe and the Romanian-Russian pair Raluca Olaru/Vera Zvonareva will play against the Czech couple Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova.




  • August 13, 2018 UPDATE

    August 13, 2018 UPDATE

    PROTESTS – In Romania, military prosecutors called on people who
    protested on Friday in Bucharest to come forward if they have been injured or
    can provide important information. Dozens of people have filed complaints over
    the last two days against the gendarmes after being injured in the protests. Forensic
    medical reports have been issued for scores of people, including gendarmes. At
    the same time, the two individuals who assaulted a female gendarme and her
    colleague have been arrested. As a result of the violence that ensued on Friday
    at the protests against the government, around 500 people needed medical care,
    and 70 were hospitalized, including 11 gendarmes. The Romania 100 platform filed
    a request with the prosecutors with the High Court of Cassation and Justice to
    indict Bucharest Prefect Speranta Cliseru and Interior Minister Carmen Dan as a
    result of the extreme violence perpetrated on the night of August 10 to 11.




    MESSAGE – Romania is undergoing a period of
    turbulence due to the violent protests, President Klaus Iohannis said on Monday,
    referring to last Friday’s violent anti-Government protests. The president said
    the violent repression of protests is unacceptable, pointing out that those
    responsible must be identified and brought to justice. President Iohannis also
    condemned the actions of people who attacked the riot police, stating that no
    one is yet being held accountable for the violent acts of August 10, adding
    that at least one person should have stepped down by now. Romania is a balanced
    and respected country, but the Government is doing everything in its power to
    destroy this image, the President went on to say. Polls show that 80% of
    Romanians believe Romania is headed in the wrong direction, Klaus Iohannis
    argued. In turn, the Social-Democratic Party wrote in a press release that the
    President encouraged the anti-Government protests, calling on Klaus Iohannis to
    display responsibility and act like a President should, to help consolidate
    democratic rights and values and the rule of law.




    JUSTICE – European Commissioner for Justice Vera Jourova calls on
    the government in Bucharest to reconsider their recent changes in the judicial
    system, according to the DPA news agency, quoting an interview by the German
    publication Die Welt. The European official said that the new version of the
    laws threatens the independence of judges, limits the authority of prosecutors,
    and undermines confidence in the judicial system. Commissioner Jourova said it
    would be useful for the government in Bucharest to reconsider their plans. DPA
    mentions that the judicial reform in Romania has sparked protests. According to
    the source, the organizers of these protests claim that the laws favor corrupt
    politicians, as they decriminalize abuse in office.




    SUMMIT – Romania is ready to organize
    the informal summit of EU heads of state and Government on May 9, 2019 in
    Sibiu, central Romania, the Foreign Ministry reports. On Monday, Sibiu hosted a
    working meeting to prepare next year’s summit as part of Romania’s mandate at
    the helm of the European Council. Attending were representatives of the presidency
    and local authorities. Devoted to the future of the EU and the upcoming
    strategic agenda for the 2019-2024 period, the Summit will bring together 27
    heads of state and government of member states, 36 official delegations, 400
    high-ranking officials, some 900 journalists and 100 interpreters.




    NAVY- The Romanian Naval Forces on August 14 will pay homage to the
    heroes and soldiers who made history in the naval battles that helped preserve
    the independence and sovereignty of the country, the Defense Ministry reports.
    Romanian military will attend a special ceremony at the Sailors’ Monument in
    Constanta. Wednesday, August 15, is Navy Day, which will be marked by a big
    naval show held in Constanta and Mangalia. 2018 marks 116 years since the
    Military Navy was founded.




    VISIT – A delegation of the National Guard of the State of Alabama,
    led by Major-General Sheryl Gordon, is paying an official visit to Romania over
    August 13-16. The American delegation will attend the conference entitled 25
    Years of State Partnership Program, organized by the Carol I National
    Defense University in Bucharest. The agenda also includes visits to the Mihail
    Kogalniceanu airbase, to the military port in Tulcea, and the Constanta
    barracks, where they will meet with Chief of General Staff Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca
    to attend ceremonies marking Navy Day. Cooperation between the Romanian Army
    and the National Guard of the State of Alabama has been ongoing for the past 25
    years, as part of the State Partnership Program.




    THEATRE – Stage director Silvu Purcarete’s
    latest show, The Story of an Ill-reputed Princess, has been selected for the
    opening of the Cultural and Olympic Games in 2020 in Tokyo, the spokesperson of
    the Radu Stanca National Theatre in Sibiu has announced. The show is based on
    an original script written by Silviu Purcarete, grounded on a kabuki play. It
    will premiere in June.


    (Translated by V. Palcu)

  • August 12, 2017 UPDATE

    August 12, 2017 UPDATE

    HEAT Romania is in for more hot days. Meteorologists have issued a code orange alert for heat in two counties in southern Romania and a code yellow alert for another 24 counties and the capital Bucharest. The discomfort index is expected to rise above 80 while maximum temperatures will be ranging between 38-39 degrees Centigrade. Thunderstorms and even hail are expected in western regions as well as heavy rainfalls in 19 counties until Sunday at noon.



    RADIO The Gaudeamus Book Fair staged by Radio Romania kicked off in the Black Sea city of Constanta on Saturday. Another major event is marking 50 years since Radio Holiday started its summer broadcasts. The fair is waiting for locals and tourists alike with an attractive book offer as well as numerous publishing events and contests. Over August 12th and 15th, Radio Romania Orchestras are giving free open air concerts of classical, pop and traditional music.



    ELECTION German chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday kicked off her election campaign for the general election on September 24th with a pledge: to bring down the unemployment rate under 3% with a zero deficit until 2015. During a support-rally for the Christian-Democratic Union Party in Dortmund, Mrs. Merkel said that Germany is in a good situation but the world is passing through a period of changes and uncertainty. She defends the European project, which she describes as ‘the greatest security and the greatest peace project’ adding that ‘strengthening Europe means strengthening Germany’. According to the latest polls, CDU might obtain between 38% and 40% of the votes, whereas the rival Social-Democratic Party could muster between 23% and 24% of the votes.



    EGGS The Romanian Poultry Breeders Union is giving assurances the eggs selling on the Romanian market are safe for consumption and that chicken farms in Romania aren’t using fipronil — the insecticide that caused the closing down of hundreds of farms in the EU and the withdrawal of millions of eggs from the EU markets. The authorities are monitoring the situation and are regularly taking samples. On Thursday in western Romania, inspectors with the National Food Safety Authority seized a ton of contaminated liquid yolk coming from Germany. According to the European Commission, 15 EU countries and other two non-EU states, Switzerland and Hong Kong have been affected by the contaminated-eggs scandal.



    HOLIDAY The Romanian authorities have taken a series of measures allowing the Romanians to enjoy the mini-holiday of Saint Mary, which is also the Romanian Navy Day. Over 24 thousand troops of the Interior Ministry are assuring the public order, road safety and traffic towards the seaside and the mountain resorts. The Transport Ministry has added new trains and more rail personnel. Over August 12th and 15th Romania will be seeing over 200 religious, cultural and military ceremonies and services devoted to Navy Day, celebrated in the Romanian sea port of Constanta on the same day with the Dormition of the Mother of God, protector of the sailors.


  • Romanian Navy Day and the Black Sea Area

    Romanian Navy Day and the Black Sea Area

    Celebrated for the
    first time on August 15th 1902, Romanian Navy Day was this year
    celebrated, as usual, on the feast day of the Assumption of Mary, the oldest
    celebration of Virgin Mary, the protector of sailors. On the Black Sea Coast,
    in the port-town of Constanta, locals and tourists watched an impressive
    display of sound, colour and light and watched for the first time an ingenious
    choreographic moment, with tugboats performing a harmonized set of maneuvers,
    on a famous waltz performed by the Romanian Navy Music band.




    The events held on
    Romanian Navy Day, with 20 vessels and some 3000 navy staff attending, started
    after president Klaus Iohannis saluted the Guard of Honour on the Navy Command
    plateau. On the occasion, president Iohannis said that the Black Sea bears a
    strategic importance and developments
    in the area have implications with regard to Euro-Atlantic security. Romania,
    which is part of the Black Sea area, is currently a pillar of stability,
    democracy and security, president Iohannis also said.


    Klaus Iohannis: These are real
    advantages and we must have the capacity to use them in order to strengthen our
    position as a NATO member, as a credible strategic partner, especially
    considering the current international background. If we have the necessary
    wisdom, vision and political maturity to build the profile of a strong Romania,
    our country has not only the potential but also all the chances to become a
    relevant player in the region.


    Klaus Iohannis
    also said that, in order to carry out their missions, the Romanian Naval Forces
    needed proper equipment and an enhanced level of interoperability. Attending
    the events held in Constanta, the Defense Minister Mihnea Motoc said that in
    2016, the ministry’s financial efforts would focus on the Romanian Naval Forces.


    Mihnea Motoc: This year, most
    acquisitions will be made for the benefit of the Naval Forces: the modernization of the two T22 frigates,
    the acceptance upon completion of work of two of the three tug-boats built at
    the Damen shipyard. Also, we will focus on acquiring multi-functional corvettes and making investments for the special
    operations forces and EOD divers, who
    are our strategic vectors in the Black Sea.


    The events devoted
    to Romanian Navy Day were also attended by members of the Border Police.