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  • Sports weekend

    Sports weekend

    Romania’s men’s water polo team has qualified
    to the quarterfinals as part of the European Championship in Croatia. On Thursday
    in Zagreb, in the quarterfinal’s playoffs Romania outclassed Georgia, 18 to 11. The team’s
    top scorer was Vlad Georgescu, with five goals. Silvian Colodrovschi scored four goals while Andrei
    Neamţu, three. Gaining accession among the championship’s first eight teams
    also meant the direct qualification, for Romania, to the World Championship scheduled
    in February in Dubai. Romanian also secured its ticket for the Olympic Games in
    Paris, this coming summer.


    The European Men’s Handball Championship is
    underway in Germany. In Group B on Friday, Romania faces Austria. On Sunday, Romania
    takes on Spain, while on Tuesday, our national team plays Croatia. Following a
    28-year gap, Romania has returned to the European championship. In 1996, when
    Spain was the host country of the European championship, Romania was 9th-placed.


    In women’s handball, matches are scheduled, counting
    towards the European Cups. In the Champions League, Rapid and CSM play their
    games this coming Sunday. In Group B, Rapid plays a home fixture against French
    opponents Metz. Romanian vice-champions Rapid are 7th-placed according
    to Group B tables, with 7 points. Metz are second-placed with 14. In group A, CSM Bucharest play an
    away fixture against another French team, Brest Bretagne. At present, holders CSM
    are 3rd-placed, with 11 points, while Brest Bretagne are 5th-placed,
    with 9 points on their record sheet.


    Three Romanian teams play in the EHF European
    League. In Group B on Saturday, Dunărea Brăila play an away fixture against German
    opponents Thuringer. Germania, cu Thüringer. Also on Saturday, Gloria Bistriţa plays
    an away Group C game against Bensheim / Auerbach, also in Germany. In Group D on
    Sunday, CSM Târgu-Jiu plays a home match against Spanish team Costa del Sol, of
    Malaga.

  • Sports Flash

    Sports Flash

    Romanias national water polo side is this weekend playing in the preliminaries of the European Championships in Slovenia. Our athletes will be taking on Switzerland in the qualifying group D on Friday. A day later, our side will be up against Finland and they will be playing the host country on Sunday.



    The games of one of the qualifying groups for the womens European Water polo Championships are hosted by Otopeni, a town close to Romanias capital Bucharest. Romania will play Sweden on Friday, when Turkey will be up against Switzerland. On Saturday, Sweden will play Turkey and Romania will take on Switzerland. Sunday will see the last two matches, Switzerland versus Sweden and Romania versus Turkey.



    This weekend, the Romanian swimmer David Popovici, world and European champion in the 100 and 200 meter freestyle races will be running in the Sette Colli Trophy international competition, which is expected to bring 500 swimmers from 30 countries to Rome. For Popovici, this will be the last contest before the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, due to take place over July 13th and 30th.



    Poland will this weekend see the European Games, a multi-sports competition, where Romania is being represented by 150 athletes. On Thursday, Ştefan Comănescu won the first medal for Romania, bronze in the 67 kilogram category of the karate contest.



    On Saturday, Romanias under 21 football side will be playing Ukraine in Bucharest in their second match counting towards the European Under-21 Championship due in Romania and Georgia. On Wednesday, in the first game of Group B, the team coached by Emil Sandoi conceded a nil-three defeat to Spain. Our footballers will be playing Croatia on Tuesday.


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  • Sports Flash

    Sports Flash

    Romanias national water polo side is this weekend playing in the preliminaries of the European Championships in Slovenia. Our athletes will be taking on Switzerland in the qualifying group D on Friday. A day later, our side will be up against Finland and they will be playing the host country on Sunday.



    The games of one of the qualifying groups for the womens European Water polo Championships are hosted by Otopeni, a town close to Romanias capital Bucharest. Romania will play Sweden on Friday, when Turkey will be up against Switzerland. On Saturday, Sweden will play Turkey and Romania will take on Switzerland. Sunday will see the last two matches, Switzerland versus Sweden and Romania versus Turkey.



    This weekend, the Romanian swimmer David Popovici, world and European champion in the 100 and 200 meter freestyle races will be running in the Sette Colli Trophy international competition, which is expected to bring 500 swimmers from 30 countries to Rome. For Popovici, this will be the last contest before the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, due to take place over July 13th and 30th.



    Poland will this weekend see the European Games, a multi-sports competition, where Romania is being represented by 150 athletes. On Thursday, Ştefan Comănescu won the first medal for Romania, bronze in the 67 kilogram category of the karate contest.



    On Saturday, Romanias under 21 football side will be playing Ukraine in Bucharest in their second match counting towards the European Under-21 Championship due in Romania and Georgia. On Wednesday, in the first game of Group B, the team coached by Emil Sandoi conceded a nil-three defeat to Spain. Our footballers will be playing Croatia on Tuesday.


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  • Requests to assist Romanian farmers

    Requests to assist Romanian farmers

    Crops across Romania have been affected by this years unprecedented drought, and farmers are beginning to measure their losses, fearing that they will not break even this season.



    The biggest problems are reported in the south and east of the country, where water reserves are dwindling. The farmers in some areas have already asked the local authorities to take the necessary measures to declare a state of disaster in agriculture.



    In order to support the farmers affected by the drought, Bucharest has asked the European Commission to approve an advance payment accounting for 70 to 85% of the direct payments under the environment and climate measures in the 2014-2022 National Rural Development Programme.



    The government intends to give EUR 51.6 million in aid to fruit and wine growers and to pig and poultry breeders. Of this amount, EUR 25.5 million will come from EU funds, and the balance from the national budget, the agriculture ministry explained. Moreover, investments in local irrigation systems are planned, amounting to EUR 100 million, under the 2023-2027 National Strategic Plan.



    According to the data centralised by the institution, the drought has so far destroyed the crops on nearly 107,000 ha in 20 Romanian counties. Because of the drought, the Danube river flow Monday morning reached a minimum of 1,950 cubic metres per second, as against the 2,500 cubic metre per second on average at this time of the year. Hydrologists warn that the river flow would continue to drop this entire week, to as little as 1,850 cubic metres per second.



    For this reason, Dolj County in southern Romania for instance is facing an unprecedented situation in the last 70 years: crops can no longer be irrigated using the Danubes water, after the river level dropped 7 cm in one day.



    The head of the Romanian Farmers Association, Daniel Botănoiu, warns that the extreme drought affects this years crops, but will also have an impact on the next agricultural year, because works cannot be conducted in time and at the required quality standards. He believes that on the one hand the irrigation system must be adapted to the new technologies so as to ensure maximum efficiency, and on the other hand drought-tolerant plant species should be used.



    While farmers are struggling with the drought, the news from weather experts is hardly encouraging. This drought is only the beginning, difficult times are ahead, says the president of the Romanian Meteorological Society Ion Sandu, who urges the authorities to take measures for the forthcoming period. (AMP)

  • March 22, 2020

    March 22, 2020

    COVID-19 Romania Bucharest on Saturday night announced new restrictions to contain the spreading of COVID-19. The interior minister Marcel Vela said retail would be temporarily suspended, except for foodstuffs, veterinary products and pharmaceuticals. Under a military order presented by the interior minister, the measure takes effect tonight. Dentists offices will also be closed, except for emergency interventions. A 10p.m to 6a.m. curfew was introduced, with people allowed to leave their homes at night only for work-related purposes, or to buy food or other essential items. Romania has also closed borders for foreign citizens and stateless persons, except for transit corridors agreed on with neighbouring states. Exceptions to this rule include foreign family members of Romanian citizens, family members of other EU citizens or citizens of the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation residing in Romania, people traveling for work-related purposes, diplomatic and consular personnel, staff of international organisations, military and humanitarian personnel, passengers transiting Romania or passengers travelling for strict medical or family-related emergencies, people in need of international protection or people traveling for humanitarian reasons.




    COVID-19 world At least 900 million people in over 35 countries around the world are isolating, either as part of mandatory measures introduced by national authorities, or further to recommendations made by the authorities in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. Curfews have been introduced in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jordan and Burkina Faso. Tunisia and Rwanda have today imposed lockdowns. In South America, Bolivia decided nation-wide quarantine, while Columbia and the state of Sao Paulo in Brazil will do the same as of Tuesday. In the US as well, 30% of the citizens have been ordered to stay at home. Over 300,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported in 169 countries and territories since the epidemic started, and the death toll exceeds 12.800. The worst-hit country in the world is now Italy, where the situation continues to worsen. The number of victims in that country is over 4800. (…) The novel coronavirus continues to spread in the UK, where the government has urged 1.5 million vulnerable people to stay at home for 3 months. China announced 46 new cases today, only one of which was locally transmitted, after 3 consecutive days with no local infections. One of the priorities in the country where the pandemic broke out in December is to prevent the disease from entering Chinese territory from abroad. Other severely hit countries are Iran, Spain, France and the USA.




    UPDATE Romania has reported the first 2 deaths caused by COVID-19 in the country. According to the Strategic Communication Group, they were a 67-year old man suffering from terminal cancer and a 74-year old man with a chronic disease. So far 433 cases have been confirmed in Romania, 64 of whom are recovered and discharged. According to the Foreign Ministry, 8 Romanian citizens have died abroad because of the COVID-19, 7 in Italy and 1 in France.




    WATER The UN calls for better use of water to help fight climate change. In a report issued on World Water Day, the organisation emphasises that better management of water resources may contain global warming. The UN says treating larger quantities of used water should be one of the priorities. Up to 90% of the used water is not treated at present, although it is an important source of methane, which is a greenhouse gas. The UN also asks for the protection and reconstruction of wetlands, which store twice as much carbon as forests, while also preventing floods and providing a habitat for wildlife. The report criticises the lack of cooperation between governments in the field of global warming and water management.


    (translated by: Ana-Maria Popescu)