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  • November 1, 2017

    November 1, 2017

    Radio Romania anniversary — Radio Romania marks 89 years of existence on Wednesday November 1. In the beginning, its name was Radio Bucharest, and it only broadcast for several hours a day such programs as newscasts, dance and classical music shows and of course weather reports. At present Radio Romania is the most important media institution in Romania, thanks to the big number of listeners who tune in daily to its broadcasts, the campaigns in which it gets involved and the large-scale cultural projects that it develops. Radio Romania is not only a public institution but also a cultural and educational phenomenon, said the president and director general the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation, Georgica Severin. The culture minister Lucian Romaşcanu joined the personalities who congratulated Radio Romania on its 89th anniversary, saying that Radio Romania is a friend. Concerts by the Radio Chamber Orchestra and the Radio Choirs were scheduled for Wednesday, as well as a recital by the Radio Big Band at the Henri Coanda International Airport in Bucharest. The Parliament Palace will be host to a concert by the Radio Traditional Music Orchestra. Wednesday is also a Doors Open Day at Radio Romania.



    Conference — Over 600 people are participating, as of Wednesday, in a 2-day conference devoted to French-speaking women, which is hosted by Bucharest. The conference entitled “Creation, innovation, entrepreneurship, economic growth and development: women are rising!” is being attended by officials from 48 French-speaking countries. Talks will focus on women’s rights and their access to the labor market as well as on their contribution to innovation and entrepreneurship. The Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said in the opening of the conference that the role of women in the economy was relevant for the present and the future. He also hailed the proposal aimed at setting up a network of French-speaking women entrepreneurs during the conference in Bucharest. The conclusions of the Bucharest conference will be included in a Strategy of the Francophony for equal opportunities for men and women.



    Drills — Two Romanian military ships are joining the NATO maritime mine counter-measures group and will be participating between October 31 and November 14 in an operation meant to monitor maritime traffic in the Black Sea. The mission takes place in accordance with the commitments Romania made to NATO. The Romanian frigate “King Ferdinand” will ensure the command of this group, which also includes the “Lupu Dinescu” minesweeper, alongside ships from Bulgaria and Turkey. According to the Romanian Navy forces, after the deterioration of the security situation in Romania’s eastern vicinity, the number of NATO military exercises and mission in the Black Sea has significantly increased starting in 2014.



    US Attacks — The Romanian President Klaus Iohannis firmly condemned Tuesday’s attack in New York and reiterated Romania’s solidarity with the US in such difficult moments. Bucharest will do its best to fight terrorism, which cannot be justified in any way, President Iohannis went on to say. 8 people were killed and 11 wounded by a 29-year old man from Uzbekistan who had reached the US in 2010. He drove a truck into a bike path on the Hudson riverfront. The American authorities consider the gesture a terrorist attack. The US President Donald Trump ordered the authorities to tighten verification procedures for foreigners entering the US.



    Patriot missiles — The draft law on Romania’s purchasing the first Patriot missile defense system is to be approved on Wednesday by the Romanian Government, says the defense minister Mihai Fifor. The document is to be presented in Parliament in the coming two weeks. Minister Fifor pointed out that this first system costs 764 million dollars and that the American side signed the letter of acceptance. The purchase of Patriot missiles is part of the project aimed at modernizing Romania’s antiaircraft defense. To this end, in the next 10 years, Romania will spend around 4 billion dollars on Patriot missiles. (news translated by L. Simion)

  • April 14, 2017

    April 14, 2017


    CORRUPTION – The former Romanian deputy Sebastian Ghita was localized and detained by the police in Belgrade last night, after four months since his disappearance. Romanian authorities will take the necessary measures to have him extradited. When he was found, he presented false documents apparently issued by an EU state. Sebastian Ghita disappeared on December 21st, 2016 and a national search warrant was issued on his name as he had violated the terms of the legal restrictions imposed on him pending trial. On January 10th, the High Court issued a European warrant and he was also placed on the Interpols wanted list. Ghita is being tried in two cases of corruption and prosecuted in another two. More on this after the news.



    EASTER – Christians across the world, including in Romania, which is a predominantly Orthodox country, are commemorating on Good Friday the crucifixion and the burial of Jesus. This evening, believers will attend masses recalling the burial procession. On Saturday night Christians will celebrate Easter, the Resurrection of Christ. This year, the Orthodox and Catholic Christians celebrate Easter on the same day.



    US ATTACK – Last night, Washington used in Afghanistan the largest non-nuclear bomb ever launched by the US. The bomb targeted several grottos and tunnels in the east of the country, where Islamic State terrorists were allegedly hiding. The clashes between the terrorist group and the Afghan forces in the region have grown in intensity lately. The bomb used by the Americans, dubbed the mother of all bombs, weighed some 10,000 kg and was guided by means of a GPS system. According to the Pentagon, the super-bomb is the right weapon to destroy the ISIS hiding places and to carry on the offensive against terrorists. This is the second massive ordinance air blast used by the Pentagon within a week, after the bombing of Shairat airport, controlled by the Assad regime in Syria. The US arsenal contains another 19 such bombs, costing more than 300 million dollars. We recall that Donald Trump promised in his election campaign that he would drop a shower of bombs against terrorists.



    NATO – As of today, the Cincu shooting range in Sibiu County, central Romania, is hosting the international military exercise Resolute Castle 17. By September 30th, Romanian soldiers will be training alongside US and British soldiers. The exercise, carried for the third consecutive year, is aimed at ensuring a better training of the forces in order for them to be able to deal with crisis situations. Another goal of the exercise is to increase the level of interoperability between the three countries military engineers and to improve the infrastructure of the training center, the Romanian Defense Ministry has announced. The extremely complex security situation in the region has urged NATO to organize a large number of such exercises, especially involving soldiers from the Baltic countries. 120 Romanian soldiers have already been integrated into the NATO combat force in Poland, and a marine corps is attending the Summer Shield exercise underway in Latvia.



    BORDER SECURITY – Romanian check points are getting crowded, because of a new European regulation tightening EU and Schengen border checks, which took effect last week, and because of increased traffic ahead of the Easter holidays. The most crowded is the Vama Siret checkpoint in the north, on the border with Ukraine, where trucks have to wait 10 hours to exit the country and two hours to enter. Also crowded are the checkpoints on the borders with the Republic of Moldova, Bulgaria and Hungary. Authorities say that the borders will remain croweded in the following days, because restrictions have been imposed in Hungary too for the Easter holidays period.



    HANDBALL – The Romanian womens handball team and winner of the Champions League CSM Bucharest is playing in Budapest on Saturday against the Hungarian squad Ferencvaros. The match is decisive for qualification into the final four of the most important European competition. In the first match, in Bucharest, the Romanians won 30-25 and became 1 seed. We recall that CSM Bucharest won the Champions League in 2016, playing the final match against another Hungarian team, Gyor.