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  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend



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


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


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


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

  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend



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


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


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


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

  • June 27, 2017

    June 27, 2017

    PM designated in Romania — The Social Democrat Mihai Tudose, designated by President Klaus Iohannis to form the future government, will establish the government membership, which is to be validated on Wednesday by the Social Democratic Party’s executive committee. After nominating Tudose as PM, the Romanian President Klaus Iohannis asked the parliamentary parties to urgently draft an agenda that should allow the finalization of parliamentary procedures during this week. He argued that the current political crisis seriously affects Romania’s economy and image. The Tudose cabinet will replace the Grindeanu government, which was removed following a no confidence motion filed by the majority coalition made up of the Social Democratic Party and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats.



    King Mihai — The health condition of the former King of Romania, Mihai I (who ruled between 1940- 1947) is fragile but stable, the Royal House of Romania has announced. Crown Princess Margareta of Romania and Prince Radu are on a family visit to Switzerland as of Monday. They will spend a few days with the king at his private residence. After undergoing cancer surgery, King Mihai I announced his withdrawal from public life on March 1, 2016. He also announced that his first born of his 5 daughters, Princess Margareta, who is the Crown Princess, would represent him and fulfill all his public duties.



    Tennis — Three Romanian women tennis players are today playing in the 2nd round of the tennis tournament on grass court of Eastbourne (Great Britain) which has prizes up for grabs worth 750 thousand dollars. World’s no. 2, Simona Halep, will take on the Chinese player Ying-Ying Duan, Monica Niculescu (51 WTA) will play against Ţvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria (149 WTA) while Sorana Cîrstea (62 WTA) will face British Johanna Konta (7 WTA). In the first round, Cîrstea on Monday defeated Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic (39 WTA) in two sets. The grass court tournament in Eastbourne is the last preparation stage ahead of the Wimbledon tournament, the year’s 3rd grand slam tournament.



    Strasbourg — The draft law on the modification of the election system in the Republic of Moldova (an ex-Soviet state with a majority Romanian-speaking population) will continue to be submitted to public debate, and the authorities will take into account the recommendations of the Venice Commission in order to pass the best possible law – the Moldovan PM Pavel Filip promised at the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly in Strasbourg. According to the Venice Commission, the modification of the election law and the adoption of the uninominal voting system for half of the Parliament members were inopportune. Analysts say that replacing the current, party-list voting system with the uninominal voting system, would be to the advantage of big parties, namely the pro-western Democrats of PM Filip and the Socialists of the pro-Moscow president Igor Dodon. Also in Strasbourg the Moldovan PM thanked neighboring Romania for the constant support it provided to the Republic of Moldova.



    Romanian- Bulgarian cooperation — The Bulgarian President, Rumen Radev, will pay an official visit to Romania on Wednesday and Thursday, when he will meet with his Romanian counterpart Klaus Iohannis. The aim of his visit is to deepen political dialogue between Romania and Bulgaria on the main issues of common interest of the bilateral agenda, as well as of the regional, European and international agenda. The talks will focus on economic relations, as well as on sectoral cooperation in such domains as energy and transports, in the context in which Romania is Bulgaria’s 3rd trade partner in the EU. The two presidents will also look into concrete ways to coordinate the promotion of common interests and targets within the EU. Bulgaria and Romania will hold the presidency of the European Council in the first half of 2018 and the first half of 2019 respectively. High on the agenda of talks are also cooperation within NATO and the security challenges in the Black Sea area, the Eastern Neighborhood and regional cooperation.



    File closure — Romania’s General Prosecutor’s Office has closed the file regarding the adoption of the emergency government decree no. 13, which brought several amendments to the Criminal Codes. Prosecutors motivated their decision by saying that it was not their prerogative to establish the legality and appropriateness of passing that ordinance, as the issues that could not be part of a criminal trial, according to a decision by the Constitutional Court of Romania. The decree was considered an attempt to relax the anti-corruption legislation and was repealed by another emergency decree following massive street protests. (translation by Lacramioara Simion)

  • February 17, 2017 UPDATE

    February 17, 2017 UPDATE

    ANTI-CORRUPTION – The Anti-Corruption Directorate ordered the criminal prosecution of the Mayor of Timisoara (in the west), Nicolae Robu, and of his predecessor, Gheorghe Ciuhandu, for abuse of office. Together with other current and former City Hall officials, the two are probed into in a case involving the illegal sale of nationalised buildings. According to prosecutors, between 1996 and 2015, the suspects breached their duties, to the effect that the buildings were not sold to the tenants who were entitled to purchase them, but rather to “influential individuals from Timisoara. Nearly 1,000 buildings have been illegally sold, with the damages incurred by the state reaching and estimated 40 million euros.




    EU TALKS – The PM of Romania, Sorin Grindeanu, had meetings in Brussels on Friday with the President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Junker, and the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk. During the talks, Grindeanu said his Cabinet was determined to carry on the fight against corruption. In turn, the European officials emphasised the need to consolidate the significant progress in the countrys anti-corruption efforts and to guarantee their irreversibility. The agenda of talks also included the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, through which the European Commission monitors the judicial field in Romania, the priorities of the new Romanian Government, Romanias presidency of the EU Council in the first half of 2019, and current European topics. The Romanian Prime Ministers two-day visit also included meetings with the first vice-president of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, and the vice-president of the European Commission Jirki Katainen.




    TENNIS – The Romanian Horia Tecău and the Dutch Jean-Julien Rojer will play on Saturday the doubles semi-finals of the Rotterdam tournament in the Netherlands, which has over 1.7 million euros in total prize money. They will be facing the Dutch Wesley Koolhof and Matwe Middelkoop. In the quarter-finals, Tecău and Rojer outplayed Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez of Spain, seeded 2nd in the tournament, 6-4 / 6-4. The Romanian-Dutch pair won the Rotterdam tournament in 2015.


    (translated by: Ana-Maria Popescu)