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  • February 19, 2023 UPDATE

    February 19, 2023 UPDATE

    ART On Sunday, the National Day devoted to Romania’s greatest sculptor, Constantin
    Brancusi, Romania’s Art Museum was offering guided tours around a special
    gallery presenting his works of art. The aforementioned gallery boasts the
    largest Brancusi collection in Romania including works such as ‘The Sleep’, ‘Head
    of a Child’ ‘the Prayer’, or a replica of the ‘Gate of the Kiss’. Children were
    invited to attend a workshop entitled ‘Bird hidden in Stone’, a special event
    designed and staged by experts from the Georges-Pompidou Centre in Paris. On
    this occasion, Romania’s Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca conveyed a message,
    saying that through his works of art, the great sculptor forged his own
    artistic identity revolutionizing sculpture and has left behind a valuable
    heritage, which is impressive through its universality at the same time bearing
    the hallmark of the simplicity and wisdom of the Romanian peasant. Romania
    today celebrates 147 years since the birth of this great artist.






    CULTURE On Sunday, the last day of the
    programme through which the city of Timisoara, in western Romania, launched its
    mandate of the European Capital of Culture, new artistic events took place,
    including a spectacular Puppet Parade staged jointly by the European capitals
    of culture in 2023. So puppeteers from Veszprem, Hungary jointly with the
    artists of the Hungarian State Theatre ‘Csiki Gergely’ in Timisoara presented the
    big puppets especially made for the official launch in Veszprem last month. The
    cities of Timisoara in Western Romania and the Hungarian city of Veszprem are
    sharing the title of the European Capital of Culture in 2023 with the city of
    Elefsina in Greece. One of the main
    highlights of last Saturday was the retrospective exhibition of the great
    surrealist artist Victor Brauner housed by the Art Museum, which was also a
    premiere for Romania. The inaugural programme also included a digital culture
    festival as well as scientific experiments, light shows and ballet performances
    in front of the Opera House in Timisoara. According to the city mayor Dominic
    Fritz, everybody is welcome to Timisoara. There were three days in which we
    showed that all the things that bring us together are more than those that
    separate us. The values that built this city – innovation, multiculturalism,
    diversity – have been seen and heard by the entire Europe, the mayor went on
    to say.






    AID The West must provide more military
    aid to Ukraine and speed up its deliveries, the EU Foreign Policy Chief Joseph
    Borrell said in Munich on Sunday. In a speech he delivered during the Security
    conference underway there, the EU high official said that much more had to be
    done and much quicker. Borrell went on to say that he supported an Estonian
    proposal for the European Union to buy ammunition on behalf of its member
    states to increase its military support to Ukraine. Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu held
    talks with a delegation of the US Congress headed by Mike Turner, chief of the
    House Intelligence Committee, on the sidelines of the Security Conference in Munich
    on Saturday. During the talks he had with Mike Turner, who is also co-chair of
    the Friendship Group with Romania, Aurescu hailed the Congress’ support in the
    efforts to strengthen NATO’s Eastern Flank and highlighted the importance of
    the US assistance in the transatlantic security, including through the
    beefed-up military presence in Romania. The members of the US delegation have
    highlighted the major role Romania plays among the US allies. Mike Turner has
    thanked Minister Aurescu for the exceptional efforts Romania made as part of
    the multidimensional support granted to Ukraine and for its role as a leader in
    ensuring regional security.








    HANDBALL Romanian
    handball side SCM Ramnicu Valcea has qualified for the quarter finals of the
    women’s competition EHF European League after a 28-26 win against Hungarian
    side Praktiker-Vac in their last match in Group D. SCM has thus ended in the
    second position after the group’s leader Thuringer of Germany. In the Champions
    League, vice-champions CSM Bucharest have qualified for the quarters whereas
    title holder Rapid Bucharest for the play-offs in the round of 16.






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  • February 19, 2023

    February 19, 2023

    ART Today on the National Day devoted
    to Romania’s greatest sculptor, Constantin Brancusi, Romania’s Art Museum is
    offering guided tours around a special gallery presenting his works of art. The
    aforementioned gallery boasts the largest Brancusi collection in Romania
    including works such as ‘The Sleep’, ‘Head of a Child’ ‘the Prayer’, or a
    replica of the ‘Gate of the Kiss’. Children are invited to attend a workshop
    entitled ‘Bird hidden in Stone’, a special event designed and staged by experts
    from the Georges-Pompidou Centre in Paris. On this occasion, Romania’s Prime
    Minister Nicolae Ciuca has conveyed a message, saying that through his works of
    art, the great sculptor forged his own artistic identity revolutionizing sculpture
    and has left behind a valuable heritage, which is impressive through its
    universality at the same time bearing the hallmark of the simplicity and wisdom
    of the Romanian peasant. Romania today celebrates 147 years since the birth of
    this great artist.






    CULTURE Today, on the last day of the
    programme through which the city of Timisoara, in western Romania, has launched
    its mandate of the European Capital of Culture, new artistic events are to take
    place, including a spectacular Puppet Parade staged jointly by the European
    capitals of culture in 2023. So puppeteers from Veszprem, Hungary jointly with
    the artists of the Hungarian State Theatre ‘Csiki Gergely’ in Timisoara are presenting
    the big puppets especially created for the official launch in Veszprem last
    month. The cities of Timisoara in Western Romania and the Hungarian city of
    Veszprem are sharing the title of the European Capital of Culture in 2023 with
    the city of Elefsina in Greece. One of
    the main highlights of last Saturday was the retrospective exhibition of the
    great surrealist artist Victor Brauner housed by the Art Museum, which was also
    a premiere for Romania. The inaugural programme also included a digital culture
    festival as well as scientific experiments, light shows and ballet performances
    in front of the Opera House in Timisoara.






    MAE Romanian Foreign
    Minister Bogdan Aurescu held talks with a delegation of the US Congress headed
    by Mike Turner, chief of the House Intelligence Committee, on the sidelines of the
    Security Conference in Munich on Saturday. During the talks he had with Mike
    Turner, who is also co-chair of the Friendship Group with Romania, Aurescu
    hailed the Congress’ support in the efforts to strengthen NATO’s Eastern Flank and
    highlighted the importance of the US assistance in the transatlantic security,
    including through the beefed-up military presence in Romania. The members of
    the US delegation have highlighted the major role Romania plays among the US
    allies. Mike Turner has thanked Minister Aurescu for the exceptional efforts
    Romania made as part of the multidimensional support granted to Ukraine and for
    its role as a leader in ensuring regional security.






    HANDBALL Romanian
    handball side SCM Ramnicu Valcea has qualified for the quarter finals of the
    women’s competition EHF European League after a 28-26 win against Hungarian
    side Praktiker-Vac in their last match in Group D. SCM has thus ended in the
    second position after the group’s leader Thuringer of Germany. In the Champions
    League, vice-champions CSM Bucharest have qualified for the quarters whereas
    title holder Rapid Bucharest for the play-offs in the round of 16.






    RALLY Over 100 thousand people took to
    the streets of Israel on Saturday night to fight a plan to overhaul the
    country’s court system that the justice minister says he is determined to carry
    out. The Israelis have protested for seven weeks now against the legislation
    that Netanyahu, his right-wing and religious allies hope to pass and which
    would limit the Supreme Court’s powers to rule against the legislature and the
    executive. The reforms would also give the government more influence over the
    committee, which appoints the judges, including to the Supreme Court. According
    to protesters, the plan will weaken the courts, endanger civil liberties and
    harm the economy.




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  • RRI Sports Club

    RRI Sports Club

    The womens handball team CSM Bucharest has this week taken a big step towards winning the national championship. Coach Adrian Vasiles students beat the defending champions, Rapid Bucharest, 27-26, and went 9 points ahead of them in the ranking.



    The match was quite balanced, with both team taking turns in the lead, but CSM went 4 goals ahead of Rapid in the last 10 minutes of the game. The best scorer for the winning team was Cristina Neagu, with 8 goals, while for Rapid Orlane Kanor scored 6 times. Rapid missed Sorina Grozav, one of the best players of todays generation in Romanian handball.



    After this 14th leg of the championship, CSM ranks first with 40 points, followed by Gloria Bistrița, with 34 and SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea, with 32. Rapid only comes 4th, with 31 points.



    This weekend, CSM and Rapid are playing in the Champions League, and SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea in the EHF European League. On Saturday Rapid are taking on Group B leaders Metz in France. This is a critical game for the Romanian champions, as a win would secure their place in the quarter-finals. Metz is currently top of the table with 21 points, followed by 3 teams with 18 points: Győr (Hungary), Esbjerg (Denmark), and Rapid.



    In Group A, CSM play at home on Sunday against another French team: Brest Bretagne. Romanias vice-champions are already qualified into the quarter-finals and top the group with 21 points. Next come Vipers Kristiansand (Norway), with 19 points.



    In EHF European League, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea play at home on Saturday against Thüringer. The German team is currently the leader of Group D, with 6 points in 3 matches. Vâlcea comes second with 2 points, followed by Paris 92 (France), and Vác (Hungary). (AMP)


  • RRI Sports Club

    RRI Sports Club

    The womens handball team CSM Bucharest has this week taken a big step towards winning the national championship. Coach Adrian Vasiles students beat the defending champions, Rapid Bucharest, 27-26, and went 9 points ahead of them in the ranking.



    The match was quite balanced, with both team taking turns in the lead, but CSM went 4 goals ahead of Rapid in the last 10 minutes of the game. The best scorer for the winning team was Cristina Neagu, with 8 goals, while for Rapid Orlane Kanor scored 6 times. Rapid missed Sorina Grozav, one of the best players of todays generation in Romanian handball.



    After this 14th leg of the championship, CSM ranks first with 40 points, followed by Gloria Bistrița, with 34 and SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea, with 32. Rapid only comes 4th, with 31 points.



    This weekend, CSM and Rapid are playing in the Champions League, and SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea in the EHF European League. On Saturday Rapid are taking on Group B leaders Metz in France. This is a critical game for the Romanian champions, as a win would secure their place in the quarter-finals. Metz is currently top of the table with 21 points, followed by 3 teams with 18 points: Győr (Hungary), Esbjerg (Denmark), and Rapid.



    In Group A, CSM play at home on Sunday against another French team: Brest Bretagne. Romanias vice-champions are already qualified into the quarter-finals and top the group with 21 points. Next come Vipers Kristiansand (Norway), with 19 points.



    In EHF European League, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea play at home on Saturday against Thüringer. The German team is currently the leader of Group D, with 6 points in 3 matches. Vâlcea comes second with 2 points, followed by Paris 92 (France), and Vác (Hungary). (AMP)


  • January 16, 2022 UPDATE

    January 16, 2022 UPDATE

    STRIKE Trade unionists in Romania’s education system are to go on a token
    strike on Wednesday and cease classes for two hours in their schools. The
    protesters have called for pay rises, for the allotment of 6% of the GDP to
    education and the pay for the extra hours worked. Almost 100 trade unionists
    from Romania’s education on Thursday picketed the government building and the
    headquarters of the Social Democratic Party and the National Liberal Party. The
    protest on Thursday was their fourth in front of the government building. On
    Saturday, the Day of National Culture in Romania, artists and organizers of
    various events, mounted protests in Bucharest and Sibiu, in central Romania,
    asking for compensations for their restricted activity during the pandemic. The
    protesters have denounced the lack of coherent measures aimed at supporting the
    sector of culture in Romania, severely affected in the past two years of
    pandemic.








    HANDBALL SCM Ramnicu Valcea, a women’s handball team from Romania, on
    Sunday started off on their right foot with a clear home win 39-29 against the
    Hungarian side Vaci NKSE in group D of the EHF European League. On Saturday in
    group C of the same competition Magura Cisnadie, a women’s handball team from
    central Romania lost away to the Danish side Herning-Ikast Handbold 31-28 while
    in group B, CS Minaur Baia Mare from north-western Romania lost to German side
    BBM Bietigheim 39-20. Also on Saturday, Romania’s champions CSM Bucharest
    secured a 28-20 away win against Montenegrin side Buducnost Podgorica in the
    Champions League. With 10 points out of nine games, the Romanians go up to the
    group’s fourth position and are to meet French side Brest Bretagne in an away
    game on January 19th and take on German side Borussia Dortmund at
    home on January 22nd.








    COVID-19 According to the latest figures released by authorities on
    Sunday, 7595 new Covid-19 infections have been reported in the past 24 hours in
    Romania, 60% more than a week ago. 28 Covid-related fatalities have been
    reported. Experts believe the fifth wave of the pandemic is stronger than the
    previous ones and is to reach its peak in Romania in the last week of January
    or the first of February, when the number of daily cases is expected to go up
    to 50 thousand. The interest of the Romanians in getting the jab is still low,
    with only 36 hundred in the past 24 hours. Epidemiologists are urging the
    people to get immunized because the vulnerable categories are at risk.










    TENNIS Romania has five representatives on the main draw of Australian
    Open, the year’s first Grand Slam tournament. Other Romanians have been
    eliminated from the competition in the qualifiers. In the first round Simona
    Halep, a former number one, will be up against Magdalena Frech of Poland, while
    Sorana Cirstea will be playing Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, who has a
    5-3 advantage in head-to-head matches. Another Romanian player, Irina Begu will
    be up against Oceane Dodin of France. Jaqueline Cristian of Romania will be
    playing Greet Minnen of Belgium and Gabriela Ruse will be meeting Jasmine Paolini
    of Italy. British player Emma Raducanu, who has a Romanian father and is the
    defending champion of the US Open will be playing Sloane Stephens of the USA.












    JUSTICE The Ministry of Justice in Bucharest has completed a draft on
    dismantling the Special Direction for investigating criminal offences within
    the judiciary, SIIJ. The institution has announced in a communiqué that in the
    following days it will submit the document for government and Parliament
    approval. We recall that the activity of this special body has attracted
    criticism from the European Commission, which says the SIIJ could be more
    susceptible to interventions from outside than the Anti-corruption Directorate,
    known in Romania as the DNA. The Justice Ministry has announced that it will
    resume the process of amending the justice laws and the criminal codes so that
    they can be approved by Parliament by the end of March. The Ministry of Justice
    reiterates its support for the EU law and legislation stipulated by the Lisbon
    Treaty and recognized by the Romanian constitution.








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  • The conclusions of the latest CVM report

    The conclusions of the latest CVM report

    The European Commission notes a positive trend in the reform of the judiciary and in the fight against corruption in Romania, but announces that it will continue to closely monitor the evolution of the situation until all objectives are met. The Commission published on Tuesday the report on the progress made by the Bucharest authorities under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism established since Romania’s accession to the EU in 2007, and whose purpose is precisely to signal possible failures and to propose remedies for the justice system.

    However, the Commission welcomes the fact that, this year, a new impetus was given in terms of reforming and correcting the transgressions that marked the period 2017-2019. As a result, the Community Executive says, progress has been made on all the CVM recommendations that have not yet been implemented, and many of them are close to being met if progress remains constant. In the vision of the European Commission, Romania must work on seven recommendations from 2018 and ten recommendations from 2017. The appointment early last year of the country’s attorney general and head of DIICOT, despite the negative opinion of the Superior Council of Magistracy, is criticized by the Commission.

    The SCM gets a black ball too, among other things, for its ambiguous position on the shutting down of the Special department for investigating offences committed by the judiciary, the existence and functioning of which are considered to be of concern in Brussels. On the very day when the new MCV report of the European Commission was published, in Bucharest, the Constitutional Court upheld, however, its decision according to which this special department for magistrates is constitutional and can only be abolished by Parliament, through a new law. The Minister of Justice, Stelian Ion, promised to find solutions:

    We cannot expect the Court of Justice of the European Union to resolve our internal problems. We have been given all the freedom to do it. Also, we cannot expect the judiciary to solve these problems alone. Therefore, it is very important, as politicians, to find the solution for the rapid abolition of this Special department for investigating offences committed by the judiciary and I still consider that the Government project is the correct one, so I will try to convince my parliamentary colleagues to go for this solution. It is very important that we succeed in shutting down this department, which has been often criticized, including in this report.

    With regard to the fight against corruption, the European Commission stresses that the appointment of a new head of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) has led to institutional stability. The situation has improved compared to 2019, but the Directorate faces a number of challenges, one of which is the staff shortage, the Commission also says. (MI)

  • Sports roundup

    Sports roundup

    A
    Romanian women’s handball side, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea, on Sunday secured their
    first win in this year’s edition of the Champions League. SCM clinched a 27-25
    away win against the Croatians from Podravka Koprivnica. German handballer
    Evgenija Minevskaja scored most of the goals for the Romanian side, 7. The
    Romanian champions are now ranking 6th in group B. In group A, CSM
    Bucharest dropped to the third position after losing to Vipers Kristiansand of
    Norway 22-29.

    In the
    Champions League, Dunarea Braila ended in a 25-all draw their game against
    Russian side Kuban Krasnodar. Dunarea ranked 2nd in the
    competition’s group D with three points, the same as the group’s leader,
    Hungarian side Siofok.




    Ice
    hockey now. Romanian side CS Gheorgheni secured a 1-0 win against their
    Hungarian opponent DEAC Debrecen in an away game counting towards the regional
    competition Erste Liga. Akos Szigeti scored the match’s only goal in the last
    minute of the game. Before this game CS had suffered two consecutive away
    defeats and are presently ranking 7th in the competition.




    Last
    weekend saw the matches counting towards the 17th leg of Romania’s
    first football league. On Saturday, Chindia Targoviste secured a 1-0 away win
    against Dinamo Bucharest. Sunday saw three matches. In Pitesti, southern
    Romania, FC Arges versus Gaz Metan Medias ended in a one-all draw, while in
    Sfantu Gheorghe, central Romania, local side Sepsi lost to CFR Cluj 1-0.




    Academica
    Clinceni versus FC Hermannstadt ended in a goaless draw in Calarasi, southern
    Romania. On Monday Poli Iasi takes on FC Botosani and Astra Giurgiu is up
    against Universitatea Craiova. Two matches have been scheduled for Tuesday, FC
    Voluntari plays UTA and Viitorul Constanta takes on FCSB, a team which is
    currently ranking first in the standings with 37 points, followed by CFR Cluj,
    with the same number of points but a lower goal ratio.



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  • Sports roundup

    Sports roundup

    A
    Romanian women’s handball side, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea, on Sunday secured their
    first win in this year’s edition of the Champions League. SCM clinched a 27-25
    away win against the Croatians from Podravka Koprivnica. German handballer
    Evgenija Minevskaja scored most of the goals for the Romanian side, 7. The
    Romanian champions are now ranking 6th in group B. In group A, CSM
    Bucharest dropped to the third position after losing to Vipers Kristiansand of
    Norway 22-29.

    In the
    Champions League, Dunarea Braila ended in a 25-all draw their game against
    Russian side Kuban Krasnodar. Dunarea ranked 2nd in the
    competition’s group D with three points, the same as the group’s leader,
    Hungarian side Siofok.




    Ice
    hockey now. Romanian side CS Gheorgheni secured a 1-0 win against their
    Hungarian opponent DEAC Debrecen in an away game counting towards the regional
    competition Erste Liga. Akos Szigeti scored the match’s only goal in the last
    minute of the game. Before this game CS had suffered two consecutive away
    defeats and are presently ranking 7th in the competition.




    Last
    weekend saw the matches counting towards the 17th leg of Romania’s
    first football league. On Saturday, Chindia Targoviste secured a 1-0 away win
    against Dinamo Bucharest. Sunday saw three matches. In Pitesti, southern
    Romania, FC Arges versus Gaz Metan Medias ended in a one-all draw, while in
    Sfantu Gheorghe, central Romania, local side Sepsi lost to CFR Cluj 1-0.




    Academica
    Clinceni versus FC Hermannstadt ended in a goaless draw in Calarasi, southern
    Romania. On Monday Poli Iasi takes on FC Botosani and Astra Giurgiu is up
    against Universitatea Craiova. Two matches have been scheduled for Tuesday, FC
    Voluntari plays UTA and Viitorul Constanta takes on FCSB, a team which is
    currently ranking first in the standings with 37 points, followed by CFR Cluj,
    with the same number of points but a lower goal ratio.



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  • Sports Roundup

    Sports Roundup

    Romanian tennis players Irina Begu and Simona Halep will be playing
    against each other in the second round of the Roland Garros tennis tournament.
    In the first round on Sunday, Begu secured a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win against Jil
    Teichman of Switzerland. Also on Sunday, Halep outperformed the Spanish
    challenger Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4, 6-0. The two have so far met in
    competitions seven times and Halep has won every match.






    In the Champions League women’s competition, SCM Ramnicu Valcea has registered
    the third consecutive defeat. The team coached by Florentin Pera on Saturday was
    outperformed by CSKA Moscow 30-20 and are currently ranking last in Group B. In
    Group A, CSM Bucharest was supposed to play on Sunday against another Russian
    side, Rostov-Don but the match was postponed due to some cases of Covid-19
    infections in the Russian side.






    Romania’s delegation won 7 medals, five gold and two silver on Sunday at
    the European Rowing Junior Championship, held in Belgrade. Romania had 10 teams
    in the finals and occupied the first place in the nations standings. The gold
    medalists were the women’s and men’s pairs, the women’s and men’s fours and the
    women’s eight.






    Last weekend saw the games counting towards the fifth leg of Romania’s
    first football league. On Friday, Sepsi secured a 2-1 away win against FC
    Voluntari and so did Univestitatea Craiova against FC Arges. On Saturday,
    Academica Clinceni obtained a 2-0 home win against Gaz Metan Medias and
    Viitorul Constanta thrashed Astra Giurgiu 4-1. CFR versus Chindia Targoviste ended
    in a goaless draw in Cluj on Sunday. Dan Petrescu, the hosts’ coach spared some
    of his players for the game against Finish side Kuopio in Europa League on
    Thursday.






    Universitatea Craiova ranks first in the standings with 15 points
    followed by CFR with 11.


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  • Sports Roundup

    Sports Roundup

    Romanian tennis players Irina Begu and Simona Halep will be playing
    against each other in the second round of the Roland Garros tennis tournament.
    In the first round on Sunday, Begu secured a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win against Jil
    Teichman of Switzerland. Also on Sunday, Halep outperformed the Spanish
    challenger Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4, 6-0. The two have so far met in
    competitions seven times and Halep has won every match.






    In the Champions League women’s competition, SCM Ramnicu Valcea has registered
    the third consecutive defeat. The team coached by Florentin Pera on Saturday was
    outperformed by CSKA Moscow 30-20 and are currently ranking last in Group B. In
    Group A, CSM Bucharest was supposed to play on Sunday against another Russian
    side, Rostov-Don but the match was postponed due to some cases of Covid-19
    infections in the Russian side.






    Romania’s delegation won 7 medals, five gold and two silver on Sunday at
    the European Rowing Junior Championship, held in Belgrade. Romania had 10 teams
    in the finals and occupied the first place in the nations standings. The gold
    medalists were the women’s and men’s pairs, the women’s and men’s fours and the
    women’s eight.






    Last weekend saw the games counting towards the fifth leg of Romania’s
    first football league. On Friday, Sepsi secured a 2-1 away win against FC
    Voluntari and so did Univestitatea Craiova against FC Arges. On Saturday,
    Academica Clinceni obtained a 2-0 home win against Gaz Metan Medias and
    Viitorul Constanta thrashed Astra Giurgiu 4-1. CFR versus Chindia Targoviste ended
    in a goaless draw in Cluj on Sunday. Dan Petrescu, the hosts’ coach spared some
    of his players for the game against Finish side Kuopio in Europa League on
    Thursday.






    Universitatea Craiova ranks first in the standings with 15 points
    followed by CFR with 11.


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  • Sports roundup

    Sports roundup

    We
    begin with good news from handball. The Romanian women’s side CSM has received
    a wildcard to participate in the next edition of the Champions League due to
    unfold in a new format. Only SCM Ramnicu Valcea initially qualified for the
    League after they had ended on the first position in the championships. Brest
    Bretagne, TSK Moscow, Ferencvaros Budapest, Bietigheim, Podravca Koprivnica and
    Krim Ljubljana have also received wildcards.






    Romanian men’s side Dinamo
    Bucharest also hoped for a wildcard for the Champions League, as they had been
    edged out of the present edition without any defeat. However, their dreams have
    been shattered by the European Federation whose decision allows Dinamo to play
    in the new continental competition the European Handball League directly in the
    groups’ stage.






    The Dutch Martine Smeets,
    one of the world’s best left wings, has been transferred to CSM Bucharest. A
    world champion and bronze medalist in the European Championship with the Dutch
    side, Smeets comes after a season at French team Metz. She is the fourth player
    to have joined the Romanian side for the future season, after French Siraba
    Dembele, Spanish Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa and Barbara Lazovic of Slovenia. On
    the other hand Norwegian player Nora Mork has announced her departure from CSM
    Bucharest.




    Last weekend saw the matches
    counting towards the championship of Romania’s first football league. On Friday
    Universitatea Craiova secured a 2-1 win against Astra Giurgiu and CFR Cluj on
    Saturday clinched a 2-0 away win against FC Botosani. On Sunday in Bucharest
    FCSB and Gaz Metan Medias ended in a draw their game, two-all. CFR tops the
    table in the first league with 36 points followed by Craiova with 29.






    On Sunday FC Voluntari
    secured a 1-0 home win against Poli Iasi while Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe managed a
    3-1 away win against Dinamo Bucharest.

    (translated by bill)

  • Sports roundup

    Sports roundup

    We
    begin with good news from handball. The Romanian women’s side CSM has received
    a wildcard to participate in the next edition of the Champions League due to
    unfold in a new format. Only SCM Ramnicu Valcea initially qualified for the
    League after they had ended on the first position in the championships. Brest
    Bretagne, TSK Moscow, Ferencvaros Budapest, Bietigheim, Podravca Koprivnica and
    Krim Ljubljana have also received wildcards.






    Romanian men’s side Dinamo
    Bucharest also hoped for a wildcard for the Champions League, as they had been
    edged out of the present edition without any defeat. However, their dreams have
    been shattered by the European Federation whose decision allows Dinamo to play
    in the new continental competition the European Handball League directly in the
    groups’ stage.






    The Dutch Martine Smeets,
    one of the world’s best left wings, has been transferred to CSM Bucharest. A
    world champion and bronze medalist in the European Championship with the Dutch
    side, Smeets comes after a season at French team Metz. She is the fourth player
    to have joined the Romanian side for the future season, after French Siraba
    Dembele, Spanish Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa and Barbara Lazovic of Slovenia. On
    the other hand Norwegian player Nora Mork has announced her departure from CSM
    Bucharest.




    Last weekend saw the matches
    counting towards the championship of Romania’s first football league. On Friday
    Universitatea Craiova secured a 2-1 win against Astra Giurgiu and CFR Cluj on
    Saturday clinched a 2-0 away win against FC Botosani. On Sunday in Bucharest
    FCSB and Gaz Metan Medias ended in a draw their game, two-all. CFR tops the
    table in the first league with 36 points followed by Craiova with 29.






    On Sunday FC Voluntari
    secured a 1-0 home win against Poli Iasi while Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe managed a
    3-1 away win against Dinamo Bucharest.

    (translated by bill)

  • Sports roundup

    Sports roundup

    The women handball sides, which are
    representing Romania in the Champions League, started off on the right foot. On
    Friday in group C, Romania’s champions SCM Ramnicu Valcea secured a 34-27 home
    win against German side Bietigheim. In the same group on Saturday, French side
    Brest Bretagne obtained a 35-32 away win against Buducnost Podgorica.






    The Romanians will be playing Brest
    on Saturday. On Sunday in group B, CSM Bucharest defeated Danish side Esbjerg
    24-22 in an away game while the group’s favourite, Russian side Rostov-Don,
    outperformed Polish side Perla Lublin 31-21 in a home match. The Russians will
    come to Bucharest on Friday to take on the local side CSM.








    Unfortunately Romanian athletes
    walked away with no medal from the World Athletics Championships held in Qatar.
    Alin Firfirica obtained the best result for the Romanian delegation, a fourth
    place in the discus throw event, while Alina Rotaru came sixth in the long jump
    contest.






    The Romanian women’s gymnastics
    team ranked 22nd at the World Artistic Gymnastic Championship held in
    Stuttgart, and have thus failed to qualify for the Olympic Games in Tokyo next
    year. This would be the second edition of the Olympics the Romanians aren’t attending
    after the one in Rio in 2016. Maria Holbura is the only Romanian who has won
    her plane tickets to Japan following the results she obtained in the individual
    all-round event.






    Last weekend saw the games of the
    12th leg of the first Romanian football league. Friday saw two
    games, FC Botosani versus Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe and Universitatea Craiova
    versus Poli Iasi. Both games ended in a one-all draw.








    On Saturday, Gaz Metan Medias
    secured a 2-1 home win against Academica Clinceni, while the derby in Bucharest
    opposing the two archrivals FCSB and Dinamo Bucharest ended in a draw, one-all.
    On their own turf, in southern Romania, FC Viitorul secured a 3-1 win against
    CFR Cluj.




    (translated by bill)

  • Sports roundup

    Sports roundup

    The women handball sides, which are
    representing Romania in the Champions League, started off on the right foot. On
    Friday in group C, Romania’s champions SCM Ramnicu Valcea secured a 34-27 home
    win against German side Bietigheim. In the same group on Saturday, French side
    Brest Bretagne obtained a 35-32 away win against Buducnost Podgorica.






    The Romanians will be playing Brest
    on Saturday. On Sunday in group B, CSM Bucharest defeated Danish side Esbjerg
    24-22 in an away game while the group’s favourite, Russian side Rostov-Don,
    outperformed Polish side Perla Lublin 31-21 in a home match. The Russians will
    come to Bucharest on Friday to take on the local side CSM.








    Unfortunately Romanian athletes
    walked away with no medal from the World Athletics Championships held in Qatar.
    Alin Firfirica obtained the best result for the Romanian delegation, a fourth
    place in the discus throw event, while Alina Rotaru came sixth in the long jump
    contest.






    The Romanian women’s gymnastics
    team ranked 22nd at the World Artistic Gymnastic Championship held in
    Stuttgart, and have thus failed to qualify for the Olympic Games in Tokyo next
    year. This would be the second edition of the Olympics the Romanians aren’t attending
    after the one in Rio in 2016. Maria Holbura is the only Romanian who has won
    her plane tickets to Japan following the results she obtained in the individual
    all-round event.






    Last weekend saw the games of the
    12th leg of the first Romanian football league. Friday saw two
    games, FC Botosani versus Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe and Universitatea Craiova
    versus Poli Iasi. Both games ended in a one-all draw.








    On Saturday, Gaz Metan Medias
    secured a 2-1 home win against Academica Clinceni, while the derby in Bucharest
    opposing the two archrivals FCSB and Dinamo Bucharest ended in a draw, one-all.
    On their own turf, in southern Romania, FC Viitorul secured a 3-1 win against
    CFR Cluj.




    (translated by bill)