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  • February 13, 2024 UPDATE

    February 13, 2024 UPDATE

    VISIT The PM
    of Romania, Marcel Ciolacu, will be on an official visit to Rome on February
    14-15, and will take part in the 3rd joint government meeting of Romania and
    Italy, held 13 years after the previous inter-governmental summit. PM Ciolacu
    will have meetings with the PM of Italy, Georgia Meloni, and will attend a
    meeting of the 2 official delegations and the signing of bilateral documents. His
    agenda also includes talks with the Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, and a
    meeting with the Romanian community in Italy. Italy is one of Romania’s most
    important economic partners, and the Economic Forum focusing on areas such as IT&C,
    energy, the processing industry, infrastructure and the agri-food industry is
    another excellent opportunity to improve our economic cooperation, PM Marcel
    Ciolacu said. Marcel Ciolacu will also be received by His Holiness Pope Francis
    at the Vatican.


    INTERESTS The
    National Bank of Romania Tuesday decided to keep the monetary policy interest
    rate at 7% per year, the institution announced. The central bank will also keep
    the credit facility interest rate at 8% per year and the deposit facility
    interest rate at 6% per year, and also maintain the current levels of the
    compulsory minimum reserve rates for banks’ national and foreign currency
    liabilities. The key interest rate has not been changed since last January, when
    the National Bank decided to raise it from 6.75% to 7% per year. A balanced mix
    of macroeconomic policies and structural reforms, including the use of EU
    funding to encourage the country’s growth potential in the long run, are vital
    to maintaining macroeconomic stability and to strengthening the Romanian
    economy’s capacity to withstand negative developments, the institution said. An
    updated forecast by the central bank reconfirms the prospects of an increase of
    the annual inflation rate in the first months of this year, following the
    increase of existing indirect taxes and the introduction of new ones, and of a
    subsequent downward trend, at a slower pace than in 2023 and than originally
    expected.


    CYBERSECURITY On Tuesday 4 more hospitals in
    Bucharest and elsewhere in the country were added to the list of 21 public and
    private healthcare units affected since last weekend by a large-scale cyber
    security incident, the National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC) announced. A crypto
    currency ransom demand has been received, amounting to approx. EUR 157,000, but
    the attackers only provided an email address, without disclosing the name of
    the group claiming the attack. Both the DNSC and other cyber security
    authorities involved urge the victims not to contact the perpetrators and not
    to pay the ransom. The healthcare minister, Alexandru Rafila, has told Radio
    Romania that some of the hospitals have managed to fix the problems, and the
    authorities will come up with a new technical standard designed to prevent such
    actions. Other public institutions in Romania have been targeted by cyber-attacks
    in the past.


    FARMERS On
    Tuesday the European Commission officially endorsed a regulation which grants a
    partial exemption for farmers from the rule binding them to keep 4% of their
    arable land fallow. In exchange, they are required to grow nitrogen fixing
    crops such as lentils or peas. The measure comes after large-scale farmer
    protests across the EU, including in Romania. Member States who wish to apply
    the derogation at national level need to notify the Commission within 15 days
    of entry into force of the Regulation so that farmers can be informed as soon
    as possible.


    WRD World Radio Day was celebrated on Tuesday, and this year’s theme
    was A century of information, entertainment and education. To mark this
    celebration, Radio Romania’s stations broadcast interviews with journalists,
    media experts, teachers, public figures and listeners, and their programmes
    featured debates on the future of radio and broadcasts from the European
    Broadcasting Union. The UNESCO declaration on World Radio Day, entitled Radio,
    the Trusted Guide in a Changing World, can be found on the websites of all
    Radio Romania’s stations.


    WRESTLING The
    Romanian athlete Denis Florin Mihai won the bronze in the Greco-Roman style 55
    kilo category of the European Wrestling Championship in Bucharest on Tuesday, after
    defeating Georgia’s Nugzari Tsurtsumia. Mihai ranks 4th in the world
    standings and was the bronze winner in last year’s European Championships. Romania
    takes part in the event in Bucharest with 30 athletes, 10 in each style.


    POLO Romania’s men’s water polo team will play for the 9th
    place at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar, after defeating China 9-7 on Tuesday. In
    the match for the 9th and 10th places, scheduled on
    February 15, Romania takes on the USA. Romania finished 8th last
    month in the European Championships held in Croatia, and the team’s best performance
    to date at a World Championship is a 5th place in 1975. (AMP)

  • February 13, 2023 UPDATE

    February 13, 2023 UPDATE

    UN The Romanian foreign minister Bogdan
    Aurescu will be a main speaker on Tuesday in New York at the open debate of the
    UN Security Council on Threats to international peace and security:
    Sea-level rise: implications for international peace and security. Participants
    will discuss the risks posed by the rise in sea levels as a result of climate
    change and will explore ways to tackle these risks as part of the global
    security architecture. Romania’s presence in the UN Security Council
    consolidates Bucharest’s efforts to promote a rule-based international order
    and its role as an actor involved in the management of vital global problems,
    the Foreign Ministry says.


    MOLDOVA Moscow
    plans to force a change of the political power in the R. of Moldova in
    the forthcoming period, through violent actions
    designed to destabilise the country, Moldova’s president Maia Sandu said. According
    to her, Russia allegedly intends to use diversions, attacks on institutions and
    hostage taking. The plan was uncovered with the help of intelligence received
    from Kyiv, among others, Maia Sandu added. ‘The goal of these actions is to upset
    constitutional order, to replace the legitimate power in Chişinău with an
    illegitimate one, which will leave our country into the hands of Russia, to
    stop the European accession process and to ensure that Moldova can be used by
    Russia in the war against Ukraine,’ Maia Sandu said. Last Thursday in Brussels
    the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to EU leaders about such a
    plan put together by Russia.


    NATO Romania’s defence minister, Angel Tîlvăr, is taking part on Tuesday
    and Wednesday in Brussels in the meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group
    and a meeting of the NATO defence ministers. The Allied defence ministers
    convene as part of the regular meeting schedule, and talks will primarily focus
    on continuing support for Ukraine, on the implementation of the decisions taken
    last July at the NATO Summit in Madrid and on preparing the decision package
    for the forthcoming Summit in Vilnius. The meeting begins on Tuesday night with
    an informal working meeting on security developments one year after the start of
    Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. Invited to attend are also the defence
    ministers of Sweden, Finland and Ukraine, and the EU High Representative for
    Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.


    VISIT The Minister-President of Bavaria, Markus Soder, who is on a
    visit to Bucharest, Monday reiterated support for Romania’s Schengen accession,
    emphasising that over the past few years the country made substantial progress
    in fighting corruption and structural reforms. We support Romania on its path
    towards Schengen accession. It is very important that we, in Europe, understand
    that here in particular, given the situation with Ukraine and Russia, the
    challenges are at an entirely different level, he added. Markus Soder also
    voiced his appreciation for the support given by Romania to the Ukrainian
    refugees. Markus Soder was received in Bucharest by president Klaus Iohannis and
    PM Nicolae Ciuca. The 2 ministers signed a joint Statement on consolidating
    bilateral relations, which also stipulates the resumption of the works of a
    joint Romania – Bavaria governmental committee.


    ECONOMY Romania’s economy is expected to grow by 2.5% in 2023 and by
    3% in 2024, with the inflation rate standing at 9.7% this year and 5.5% next
    year, according to the European Commission’s winter forecast made public on
    Monday. According to the EC, the implementation of the National Recovery and
    Resilience Programme should contribute to massive investments in Romania, driving
    the economic growth this year.


    WRD Monday was World Radio Day, established as such by UNESCO in 2011.
    February 13 marks the first broadcast by the United Nations’ radio station,
    back in 1946. The theme of World Radio Day this year was Radio and
    Peace. On this occasion, Romanian artists showed their solidarity with
    Ukraine. At 9:30 a.m. on Monday, all Radio Romania channels aired the famous
    song Heal the World, released by Michael Jackson in the early 1990s. The
    broadcast of this song on World Radio Day is part of a series of events organised
    by Radio Romania to mark one year since the start of the war in the
    neighbouring Ukraine. (AMP)

  • World Radio Day 2023 on RRI

    World Radio Day 2023 on RRI

    Happy
    World Radio Day everyone!


    On
    February 13, RRI joins the community of international broadcasters in
    celebrating World Radio Day.


    The
    history of this day takes us back to 1946, when the first edition of World
    Radio Day marked the creation of the UN headquarters-based United Nations
    Radio. Since then, the objectives of WRD have remained unchanged through
    history: to raise awareness among the public and the media regarding the
    importance of radio as well as to encourage decision makers to establish and
    provide access to information through radio as well as to enhance networking
    and international cooperation among broadcasters.


    In
    2023, UNESCO picked Radio and Peace as the central theme to WRD. According to
    UNESCO’s website, radio can indeed fuel conflict but in reality, professional
    radio moderates conflict and/or tensions, preventing their escalation or
    bringing about reconciliation and reconstruction talks. In contexts of distant
    or immediate tension, relevant programmes and independent news reporting
    provide the foundation for sustainable democracy and good governance by
    gathering evidence about what is happening, informing citizens about it in
    impartial and fact-based terms, explaining what is at stake and brokering
    dialogue among different groups in society.


    On
    this very special occasion, we invite all our listeners to discover a series of
    historic audio files released by UNESCO, which can be accessed free of charge
    and redistributed without copyright restriction. These include interviews and statements
    of former world leaders, UNESCO officials or representatives of international
    organizations. The full list is available here:


    https://www.unesco.org/en/days/world-radio/audios


    To
    mark WRD 2023, RRI has devoted a special program to the celebration of UNESCO’s
    theme, Radio and Peace, relying exclusively on contributions sent by
    listeners of RRI’s language departments.


    At the
    English Service, our Listeners’ Letterbox segment aired last weekend included a
    selection of such contributions. You can listen to the programme here:


    https://www.rri.ro/en_gb/listeners_letterbox_on_wrd-2677350


    We
    thank everyone who sent their greetings on this occasion or shared with us
    their thoughts and ideas about this year’s theme. A big thank you thus goes to
    Art Wormald (Canada), Pawel Nikodym (Poland), Timothy Brockett (USA), Roseanna
    Lakeland (USA), Christer Brunström (Sweden), Artur Fernandez Llorella (Spain),
    Tarun Sethi (India), Bidhan Chandra Sanyal (India), Hans Verner Lollike
    (Denmark), Paul Jamet (France), Najim Uddin (India), Maria Khanam Moure (Bangladesh), Faria Khanam
    Mumu (Bangladesh), Saif Ahmed Utsha (Bangladesh), Prothama Prome (Bangladesh),
    Tanima Tanne (Bangladesh), Anika Anne (Bangladesh), Wasif Ahmed (Bangladesh),
    Salina Akter (Bangladesh), Yaara Ahmed (Bangladesh), Eti Mone (Bangladesh),
    Renita Rini (Bangladesh), Upoma Khatun (Bangladesh), Besakha Akter
    (Bangladesh), Juli Sarmile (Bangladesh), H.M. Tarek (Bangladesh), R.S. Vijay
    Kumar (India), Anand Mohan Bian (India), Ratan Kumar Paul (India), Malik Allah
    Bachaya (Pakistan), Teruhiko Kachi (Japan), Nasir Aziz (Pakistan), Jayanta
    Chakrabarty (India), James O’Brien (United Kingdom).


    Many
    thanks to everyone sending us feedback, reports and comments on our broadcasts.
    We are happy to have you part of the community of RRI listeners.



  • Ziua Mondială a Radioului 2022

    Ziua Mondială a Radioului 2022

    UPDATE

    Sărbătorim astăzi Ziua Mondială a Radioului, un mijloc de informare publică deja centenar, apreciat şi urmărit de miliarde de oameni de pe tot globul, a transmis, într-un comunicat de presă, Răzvan-Ioan Dincă, Preşedinte Director General al Societății Române de Radiodifuziune.

    Deviza de anul acesta a zilei mondiale – ‘Radio şi încredere’ – subliniază rolul şi obligaţia radioului de a-şi informa corect şi echilibrat ascultătorii.

    Prestigiul radioului ca sursă de informare (atât în România, cât şi în multe alte ţări din Europa şi din lume) se construieşte pe puterea cuvântului rostit, pe apelul său la discernământul ascultătorului, pe efortul de a transmite în mod prioritar idei.

    Această muncă primeşte admiraţia publicului şi este deseori prezentată, pe bună dreptate, drept abordarea exemplară în materie de jurnalism de informare.

    Felicit cu această ocazie toţi ascultătorii şi toţi oamenii de radio din România, dorind tuturor ca radioul să ne însoţească în continuare ca mijloc de informare serios şi credibil.

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    13 februarie a fost declarată de către UNESCO Ziua Mondială a Radioului. Radioul este un mijloc de informare în masă puternic și constituie o platformă pentru discursul democratic. La nivel global, radioul rămâne mediul cel mai consumat. Această capacitate unică de a ajunge la cea mai largă audiență înseamnă că radioul poate reprezenta o arenă pentru ca toate vocile să vorbească, să fie reprezentate și auzite. Posturile de radio ar trebui să servească diverse comunități, oferind o varietate de programe, puncte de vedere și conținut și să reflecte diversitatea audiențelor, afirmă UNESCO.



    Radioul continuă să fie unul dintre cele mai de încredere și utilizate mass-media din lume, potrivit diferitelor rapoarte internaționale, tema ediției din 2022 a Zilei Mondiale a Radioului fiind chiar Radio și încredere. Conform unui studiu EBU din septembrie 2021, radioul este cel mai de încredere mijloc de comunicare în masă din Europa, situându-se pe locul I în 65% dintre ţările în care s-a făcut cercetarea. 58% din populaţie Europei are încredere în radio, radioul fiind mass-media la care diferenţa dintre cei care au şi cei care nu au încredere (indicele net de încredere) este de +23. Spre comparaţie, indicele este +9 pentru presa scrisă, +6 pentru televiziuni, dar -19 pentru Internet şi -49 pentru reţelele sociale.



    Audrey Azoulay, directorul general UNESCO, a declarat de Ziua Mondială a Radioului, că sărbătorim independența și fiabilitatea radioului. Apelăm la radio, mai mult decât la orice alt mediu, atunci când trebuie să fim informați, radioul fiind singurul care poate ajunge peste tot, în special în cele mai îndepărtate zone. În timpul unei pandemii, radioul rămâne astfel una dintre cele mai sigure modalități de a ști ce să faci, fără controverse care să confuzeze. Radioul este adesea mijlocul prin care învățarea continuă atunci când școlile sunt închise, a spus Azoulay, care a conchis: Un mediu vechi de peste 100 de ani, radioul este astăzi mai relevant ca niciodată. Fie ca acesta să trăiască încă mulți ani de acum încolo!

  • Всесвітній день радіо-2022

    Всесвітній день радіо-2022

    За рішенням ЮНЕСКО 13 лютого було оголошено Всесвітнім днем ​​радіо. Радіо є потужним засобом масової інформації та платформою для демократичного дискурсу. На глобальному рівні, радіо залишається найбільш популярним медіа-носієм. Ця унікальна здатність досягати найширшої аудиторії означає, що радіо може бути сценою для всіх голосів, які можуть говорити, бути представленими та почутими. За словами представників ЮНЕСКО, радіостанції повинні обслуговувати різноманітні громади, пропонуючи різноманітні програми, погляди та контент, а також відображати різноманітність аудиторії.

    Згідно з різними міжнародними звітами, радіо продовжує бути одним із найбільш використовуваних засобів масової інформації у світі, а темою Всесвітнього дня радіо у 2022 році є «Радіо та довіра». Згідно з дослідженням EBU, проведеним у вересні 2021 року, радіо є найнадійнішим засобом масової інформації в Європі, займаючи перше місце в 65% країн, де проводилося дослідження. 58% населення Європи довіряє радіо, причому радіо є засобом масової інформації, щодо якого різниця між тими, хто довіряє, й тими, хто не довіряє (чистий індекс довіри) становить +23. Для порівняння, індекс становить +9 для друкованих ЗМІ, +6 для телеканалів, але -19 для Інтернету і -49 для соціальних медіа.

    Генеральний директор ЮНЕСКО Одрі Азуле у Всесвітній день радіо заявила, що ми відзначаємо незалежність і надійність радіо. Ми звертаємося до радіо більш ніж до будь-якого іншого засобу масової інформації, коли нам потрібно бути поінформованими, оскільки радіо є єдиним ЗМІ, що може дістатися всюди, особливо до найвіддаленіших районів. Під час пандемії радіо залишається одним із найбезпечніших способів дізнатися про те, що нам робити. Радіо часто є засобом, за допомогою якого навчання продовжується, коли школи закриваються, сказала Азуле, додавши у висновок: «Старий понад сторічний засіб – радіо сьогодні як ніколи актуальний. Хай доля намітить йому ще багато років!»

  • La Journée mondiale de la radio 2021

    La Journée mondiale de la radio 2021


    Le 13 février, c’est la Journée mondiale de la radio !


    Le monde change. La radio évolue. La radio s’adapte et innove. La radio connecte.


    La radio est-elle importante pour vous ? Comment une radio peut-elle mieux répondre aux besoins du public d’aujourd’hui ?


    Joyeuse fête de la radio à toutes et à tous !



    https://youtu.be/Ct3EnAALDy4




  • Ziua Mondială a Radioului 2021

    Ziua Mondială a Radioului 2021

    În fiecare an, la 13 februarie sărbătorim Ziua Mondială a Radioului. Un proiect UNESCO, un proiect ajuns în 2021 la un deceniu de existenţă.



    A 10-a ediții a Zilei Mondiale a Radioului este organizată în jurul a trei teme principale: evoluția, reziliența și perenitatea radioului; conectarea și beneficiile aduse de radio societăților; inovarea și adaptarea radioului la noile tehnologii. Eugen Cojocariu a stat de vorbă despre sărbătorire cu Simona Miculescu, Ambasadorul României la UNESCO.




  • Speciale WRD 2019: auguri dall’Accademia di Romania in Roma e Italradio

    Speciale WRD 2019: auguri dall’Accademia di Romania in Roma e Italradio

    LUNESCO ha proclamato il 13 febbraio come Giornata Mondiale della Radio, per celebrare questo mezzo di comunicazione e rafforzare la cooperazione internazionale tra le varie emittenti. Tutti i Paesi sono incoraggiati a festeggiare World Radio Day, che questanno celebra il dialogo, la tolleranza e la pace.



    La vicedirettrice responsabile per i programmi di promozione culturale dellAccademia di Romania, prof. associato dr. Oana Boşca-Mălin, ha rivolto un messaggio augurale a Radio Romania e alle emittenti dellintero mondo.



    Ricordando come, nellattuale contesto di enorme mutamento di tecnologie, la radio è un mezzo che resiste, Luigi Cobisi, responsabile Italradio, il portale della radiofonia internazionale in lingua italiana, ha sottolineato che la radio stessa può essere un laboratorio di tolleranza e dialogo.





  • Speciale WRD 2019: auguri dall’Accademia di Romania in Roma e Italradio

    Speciale WRD 2019: auguri dall’Accademia di Romania in Roma e Italradio

    LUNESCO ha proclamato il 13 febbraio come Giornata Mondiale della Radio, per celebrare questo mezzo di comunicazione e rafforzare la cooperazione internazionale tra le varie emittenti. Tutti i Paesi sono incoraggiati a festeggiare World Radio Day, che questanno celebra il dialogo, la tolleranza e la pace.



    La vicedirettrice responsabile per i programmi di promozione culturale dellAccademia di Romania, prof. associato dr. Oana Boşca-Mălin, ha rivolto un messaggio augurale a Radio Romania e alle emittenti dellintero mondo.



    Ricordando come, nellattuale contesto di enorme mutamento di tecnologie, la radio è un mezzo che resiste, Luigi Cobisi, responsabile Italradio, il portale della radiofonia internazionale in lingua italiana, ha sottolineato che la radio stessa può essere un laboratorio di tolleranza e dialogo.





  • Всесвітній день радіо

    Всесвітній день радіо




    Цього року 13 лютого увосьме відзначається Всесвітній день радіо, проголошений на Генеральній
    конференції міжнародної організації ЮНЕСКО восени 2011 року. Дата святкування була
    вибрана тому, що саме 13 лютого у 1946 році запрацювало «Радіо ООН», яке
    вело мовлення зі штаб-квартири Організації Об’єднаних Націй.




    Незважаючи на те,
    що сьогодні мусить конкурувати з новими ЗМІ, радіо все ще вважається одним з
    найважливіших винаходів людства. Передача сигналів через електромагнітні хвилі була
    вражаючою з самого початку. І хоча інформаційна революція, спричинена виникненням
    радіоприймача, завдяки винаходам Гульєльмо Марконі та Ніколи Тесли, не була
    визнана такою ж важливою як промислова революція, радіо відіграло величезну
    роль як під час конфліктів, так і в мирний період. Міхай Коман,
    професор-засновник Факультету журналістики та комунікаційних наук
    Бухарестського університету торкнувся ролі радіо загалом та суспільного радіо
    зокрема: «Навіть якщо з’явилися інші, нові засоби масової інформації, радіо має
    цю здатність близькості і таким чином люди легше сприймають інформацію, яку
    отримують по радіо. Потім важливим є зміст передач, але це залежать від кожної радіостанції.
    По суті, суспільне радіо мало б бути фактором коректного інформування і, цим
    самим бути фактором зняття напруженості в суспільстві, коли є конфліктні або
    потенційно конфліктні ситуації, а також створювати атмосферу толерантності.
    Очевидно, однак, що це залежить від редакційної
    політики кожної радіостанції.»





    Темою цьогорічного Всесвітнього
    дня радіо є «Діалог, терпимість і мир». Згідно з ООН радіопередачі, які служать платформою для
    діалогу і демократичних дискусій з таких питань, як міграція чи насильство по
    відношенню до жінок, можуть сприяти підвищенню обізнаності слухачів, а також
    розширити розуміння нових перспектив з метою створення умов для подальших
    позитивних дій. Радіопрограми також можуть сприяти зміцненню терпимості і
    подолання бар’єрів між групами людей, об’єднуючи їх на основі загальних цілей
    та ідей. Ці цілі включають забезпечення освіти дітей або вирішення проблем
    охорони здоров’я на місцевому рівні. Говорить Міхай Коман: «Це в дусі ЮНЕСКО і,
    звичайно, воно ґрунтується на припущенні, що там, де є діалог, тобто
    спілкування, є більше шансів створити атмосферу толерантності і, таким чином. менше підстав для виникнення конфліктів, відповідно, більше шансів на мир. Ця
    логіка лежить основі цьогорічної теми. Новітня історія показує, що є багато
    ситуацій, коли попри наявність засобів комунікації, не було докладено зусиль
    для забезпечення терпимості. Я не звинувачую в цьому радіо, але спостерігається
    така тенденція, яка є специфічною передусім для потоків соціальних медіа, які підсилюють
    емоційну сторону, в результаті чого заохочуються виступи, які викликають такі
    реакції.»




    Їріс Константін, експерт з питань комунікації Національної комісії Румунії
    у справах ЮНЕСКО розповіла, які заходи заплановані до Всесвітнього дня радіо. «Дві
    радіостанції транслюють наживо: «Радіо ЮНЕСКО», тимчасова радіостанція присвячена Всесвітньому дню радіо, і Radio France Internationale. У
    штаб-квартирі ЮНЕСКО в Парижі відбулася відкрита подія для широкого загалу -
    десять майстер-класів з набуття практичного досвіду роботи на радіо. Записатися
    можна було на веб-сайті ЮНЕСКО. Теми майстер-класів: тексти для радіо, запис
    звуку, монтування звуку, запис позивних, підкастинг, радіо-ток-шоу,
    інтернет-радіо та просування радіо у соціальних мережах.»






    Водночас будуть нагороджені
    радіопродукції, присвячені Всесвітньому дню радіо. Радіокомпанії в усьому світі
    заохочуються до обговорення запропонованої для роздуму теми. Їріс Константін: «Так
    само був проведений всесвітній радіо-конкурс з призами. Радіостанціям було запропоновано
    створити радіопродукцію, спеціально до Всесвітнього дня радо, або аудіопродукцію
    як складову їх звичайної програми передач на туму «Діалог, толерантність і мир».
    Крім того, ЮНЕСКО поставила в їх розпорядження певні вільні ресурси. До них
    відносяться рекламні джингли на шістьох офіційних мовах Організації Об’єднаних
    Націй та інші типи контенту, які можуть бути використані для просування
    Всесвітнього дня радіо в ефірі та соціальних мережах.»




    За ініціативою
    ЮНЕСКО Всесвітній день радіо є святом засобу масової інформації, що є доступним
    широкому загалу інструментом, здатним пристосовуватися до сучасних реалій. Це інструмент
    інформації, освіти, культури, свободи вираження поглядів і публічних дебатів,
    каже професор Міхай Коман: «Я дивлюся у минуле, коли мушу думати про майбутнє.
    Що розповідає нам минуле? Той факт, що коли з’явилися нові ЗМІ, всі думали, що
    старі ЗМІ зникнуть. У дійсності засоби масової інформації співіснували, а старі
    традиційні ЗМІ, зокрема друкована преса, коли виникло радіо, а потім друкована
    преса і радіо, коли з’явилося телебачення, пристосувалися до нового способу
    роботи медіа. Тому я думаю, що сьогоднішнє радіо, яке має сайт в Інтернеті, а
    також сторінку в мережі Facebook, пристосовується до специфіки сучасних ЗМІ, і
    таким чином забезпечує собі функціонування і майбутнє.»





    Радіо Румунія, як
    радіостанція світового значення, має три національні канали: новиний, культурний
    та Сільська антена, міжнародну радіостанцію Всесвітня служба Радіо Румунія, що веде
    мовлення 12-ма мовами (румунською, англійською, іспанською, німецькою,
    французькою, українською, італійською, російською, китайською, арабською,
    сербською та на івриті, а також арумунским діалектом румунської мови), регіональні
    студії, радіостанцію Радіо Румунія-Кишинів, музичну радіостанцію, присвячену виключно
    класичній музиці, Radio3Net ім. Флоріана Піттіша, що працює в режимі on-line, прес-агентство «РАДОР», Видавництво Casa Radio, оркестри, хори і
    солістів, а також Національний радіотеатр. Радіо Румунія також проводить щорічний
    книжковий ярмарок «GAUDEAMUS», Фестиваль радіооркестрів «РадРо» та Фестиваль радіовистав
    «Grand Prix Nova».





  • Pont hertzien au-dessus de la Méditerranée

    Pont hertzien au-dessus de la Méditerranée

    Sport au féminin, médiatisation des performances des athlètes, légendes du journalisme sportif radio – le tout décliné, en langue française, en Roumanie et en Tunisie, dans le magazine D’un monde à l’autre, animé par Mayada Shili et Ileana Taroi. La première coopération de Radio Tunis Chaîne Internationale et de Radio Roumanie Internationale est un hommage aux sportifs et aux journalistes sportifs des deux pays.



  • WORLD RADIO DAY 2018

    WORLD RADIO DAY 2018

    “World Radio Day 2018 means that despite advances in technology, radio is still relevant – especially Shortwave Radio – a medium that crosses all boundaries regardless of war, natural disaster and other terrestrial & economic obstacles.”


    Troy Riedel of Toano, Virginia, the USA



    “Hello RRI team, Happy World Radio Day 2018! With the theme of Radio and Sports, UNESCO has come up with a face of radio which shows the spirit of competitiveness as well as co-operation, a fight as well as love, peace and harmony among players as well as nations. I think this is the most appropriate theme for the World Radio Day 2018 (…)The theme is worthy and positive because it build and unite communities, inspire participation and inclusion and fosters goodwill and inspires humanity.”


    Mahesh Jain of Delhi, India



    ”I say hello and happy world radio day to entire staff and listeners.”


    Ms Kalab Abbas of Faisalabad Pakistan



    “Im very interested in Radio and listen to various radio stations throughout the world. I celebrate World Radio Day 2018.”


    Nirmalendu Mahata of West Bengal, India



    “I and all my club staff are regular listeners of your broadcast. All programs are very nice.”


    M.Abdur Razzak of Bangladesh



    ”Happy World Radio Day, which we celebrate today, February 13, 2018. Have a nice day ahead!”


    Stefan Stanev of Bulgaria



    “Happy Word Radio Day!”


    Muhammad Arshad Qureshi, president of the International Radio Listeners Organization Karachi, Pakistan



    “If you define sports as ‘moving the body’, there is a sport in Japan called ‘radio calisthenics’ that is tailored to the music flowing from the radio. Programs that NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) has been broadcasting since long ago, programs of 10 minutes daily are running. Actually, Radio calisthenics is for the general listener, started for the purpose of improving the physical strength of the people and maintaining and promoting health, and moves the body according to music for calisthenics accompanied by piano (…). In Japan, it started from November 1, 1928, was interrupted during the World War, but from May 6, 1951 until the present, it has been broadcasting all day without any break. It is now a radio popular program among children and elderly people. The radio is responsible not only for news and topics as information, music and drama as entertainment, but also for moving the body by calisthenics, it also plays a role of maintaining the daily health of people.”


    Mikio KOHARA of Settsu-city, Osaka, Japan



    “Opening my radio for any international radio I would of course like to hear the top-sport results for this particular country and why they are winning or loosing. I would like to meet the individual sports women/men, but I would also like to hear what role sport plays in the country as such. Mass sport events, social events with sports, children’s interest in sport.”


    Hans Verner Lollike of Denmark



    “Greetings from Bydgoszcz, Poland! Just a moment ago during your program I heard request for sending short messages. I listen to RRI on short-wave band using 1961 tube radio receiver equipped with 15 cm wire as antenna. Although I do have fast Internet acces I choose AM radio over any Internet stream. Why? Because this way of listening clearly shows a true power of radio. A signal travelling for very long distances, finally coming into my house and turning into voice played through a speaker is something truly magical. In addition I usually listen to radio at night so this experience is even more special. On upcoming World Radio Day I wish to RRI and all radio broadcasters among the world many hours of auditions and countless listeners!”


    David Miszewski of Bydgoszcz, Poland



    “Radio and Sports have a very long history. Long before the advent of television, radio was used to report on all kinds of sport events. In Sweden, the pioneer was a man called Sven Järring who had a very long career in broadcasting. He provided running commentaries on football matches and all kinds of sports in the early days of radio broadcasting in Sweden. Today there are radio stations proving 24/7 coverage of sports including discussions on coming events, actual coverage or the event and then comments and explanations on the results. It is incredible how much time some radio stations devote to the coverage of sport.”


    Christer Brunström of Halmstad in Sweden

  • February 13, 2018

    February 13, 2018

    ANTI-CORRUPTION – The Judicial Inspection in Romania has taken note of the accusations launched publicly against some prosecutors of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate in Prahova County, southern Romania, and has announced that it makes verifications. In a televised program, the former Social-Democrat MP, Vlad Cosma, who has been sentenced to five years in prison, in a first instance court, on Monday claimed that the anti-corruption prosecutors allegedly asked him to plant evidence in a file related to the former Social Democrat PM Victor Ponta and businessman Sebastian Ghiţă, who fled to Serbia. Vlad Cosma has made available audio recordings. In response, the DNA Ploiesti chief-prosecutor, Lucian Onea, has told a press conference that evidence has never been falsified and illicit understandings with the defendants have never been made in the institution he runs. The Anti-corruption Directorate claims that Vlad Cosma’s allegations are aimed at compromising prosecutors and police officers who affected the interests of some politicians. The president of the ruling Social Democratic Party, Liviu Dragnea, has said that if the accusations related to the activity of DNA Prahova turn out to be true, there are elements of political police in Romania. In another move, representatives of the right wing opposition say the respective information should not be the subject of political debate. According to them, finding the truth is the responsibility of the Judicial Inspection, the Supreme Council of Magistracy, the Justice Ministry and the Prosecutor’s Office with the High Court of Cassation and Justice.



    JUSTICE OVERHAUL — Romania’s Constitutional Court is today analysing the notifications forwarded by the High Court of Cassation and Justice and the main opposition party, the National Liberal Party, regarding the modifications brought to the Law on the organisation and functioning of the Superior Council of Magistracy. Late last year, the Senate adopted, as decision-making body, the draft modifying the Law on the functioning of the Superior Council of Magistracy. Some of the most important provisions referred to the Judicial Inspection, which will be functioning as a structure within the Superior Council of Magistracy, as a legal body. Backed by the ruling coalition made up of the Social Democratic Party-the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in Romania, the modifications are contested by the right wing political opposition, part of the public opinion and hundreds of magistrates, who consider the judicial overhaul to be a process lacking transparency. In exchange, the representatives of the ruling coalition say the changes are meant to bring the justice laws in line with earlier rulings issued by Romania’s Constitutional Court and by the European Court of Human Rights.



    FINANCIAL –“Romanias expansionary fiscal policy looks set to continue following last months change of prime minister and this will increase macro-economic imbalances” the London-based Fitch Ratings said in a commentary published on its website. Fitch also sees a sizeable structural budget deficit which will make Romanias public finances more vulnerable to shocks. “Pro-cyclical fiscal policy has boosted growth but increased the risk of the economy overheating. A strong fiscal impulse contributed to robust consumption-driven growth of close to 7% in 2017 – the highest in the EU,” Fitch has also noted. “With the economy operating above capacity, further fiscal easing risks increasing macroeconomic imbalances, potentially increasing inflationary pressures, weakening competitiveness and widening the current account deficit”, the ratings agency added. Fitch also noted that the Dancila cabinet has presented its governing programme which includes proposals for further tax cuts and increases to minimum wages and pensions, as well as for introducing tax exemptions for medical doctors.



    WRD– World Radio Day is being celebrated today the world over. It is for the seventh year in a row that World Radio Day is being celebrated on February 13, to mark the anniversary of the first broadcast by UN Radio in 1946, when it transmitted its first call sign: “This is the United Nations calling the peoples of the world.” The theme of World Radio Day this year is “Radio and Sports”. In Romania, the first broadcast by the public radio was aired on November 1, 1928, 90 years ago. February 13 is a day to celebrate radio, to improve international cooperation between broadcasters and to encourage major networks and community radios to promote access to information, freedom of expression and gender equality over the airwaves. World Radio Day seeks to raise awareness about the importance of radio, facilitate access to information through radio, and enhance networking among broadcasters.



    TENNIS — Romania’s Fed Cup team will play Switzerland over April 21-22 on home turf in the World Group playoffs. On Sunday, Romania defeated Canada at home in the first round of the second world group. Today Irina-Camelia Begu, 37 WTA, is playing Samantha Stosur of Australia, 44 WTA, in the first round of the Qatar Total Open in Doha, offering $3.1 million in prize money. Also today, Sorana Cirstea, 38 WTA, is playing Maria Sakkari of Greece, 60 WTA. On Monday, in the first round, Mihaela Buzarnescu, 43 WTA, ousted Lesia Tsurkenko of Ukraine, 40 WTA, in straight sets. Monica Niculescu, 92 WTA, upset Russia’s Maria Sharapova, 41 WTA, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Simona Halep, WTA no. 2, who won the Qatar Open in 2014, will play in the second round against Ekaterina Makarova, 36 WTA. In the women’s doubles, Irina Begu and Monica Niculescu will take on Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic.

  • La Journée mondiale de la Radio 2017

    La Journée mondiale de la Radio 2017

    Le 13 février a été déclaré par l’UNESCO – Journée Mondiale de la Radio (World Radio Day – WRD), pour attirer l’attention sur l’importance extraordinaire de ce média, sans lequel bien des gens n’auraient pas accès à l’information. Cette année, le thème de la Journée Mondiale de la Radio est « La radio, c’est vous! », l’occasion de célébrer la radio et son impact sur notre vie!

    La radio c’est vous, chers amis, mais qu’est-ce qu’elle représente pour vous ? Quel est le rôle qu’elle joue dans votre vie ? Voici vos réponses !

    La toute première réponse nous est venue depuis l’Ile Maurice, dans un message signé par Anand Kapil Nunkoo : « J’aime beaucoup la radio depuis mon enfance à écouter la radio dans le monde entier en français et en langue anglaise à travers le monde avec mon récepteur radio. A travers la radio, j’ai connu beaucoup de choses en ondes courtes dans beaucoup des années, avec des informations, la culture, loisirs, la musique des différents pays est d’autres. J’ai reçu plusieurs Diplômes est Certificats de la station radio RRI, à travers des rapports d’écoute et des cartes Qsl. Actuellement, il y a beaucoup de changements à travers Internet, pour écouter la radio avec une bonne qualité de réception du signal. La Journée mondiale de la radio, c’est un grand événement pour moi pour, reconnaitre le passé avec des anciennes radios de la marque Murphy, Philips et d’autres avec une petite antenne sur le toit de la maison ».

    Aude Claude, auditrice et surtout internaute, a tenu absolument à participer à cette Journée Mondiale de la Radio, journée qu’elle trouve « féerique à sa façon ». Pour Aude Claude la radio reflète la réalité d’une manière accessible, correcte et surtout objective.

    Aude Claude : « Quel serait le rôle de la radio pour moi? Par quel bout commencer ? Peut- être par dire qu’un être bien informé en vaut deux ? Oui, c’est ça. Décidément ça. La radio est pour moi une lecture sonore des faits, événements, situations, états d’esprit…car moi, j’ai besoin de voir par la voix de la radio, à savoir de comprendre…Voir et comprendre donc. Lorsqu’elle exprime les événements sociaux, la radio est pour moi l’écho d’une réalité … des plus réelles QUI SOIENT. . Celle que j’aimerais avoir de façon permanente à côté de moi, à même de désamorcer les conflits. (…) Culturellement et …passionnément. La radio enrichit par sa force de conviction quant aux événements. Prenons la capitale roumaine, à envier par les temps qui courent, de par sa passion sociale…. Bucarest de l’hiver blanc 2017, véritable foire de cette passion sociale, des derniers jours… or Paris, si dramatique du 2015. A chaque fois, la radio nous a présenté les faits de façon à les comprendre, à comprendre l’essence des choses, par une expression objective que je vois comme une qualité CAPITALE. Car qui a su garder son esprit objectif de nos jours ? C’est LA RADIO. C’est que la radio induit de l’objectivité, a portée de notre compréhension…. Grâce à la radio, à la façon dont elle présente les choses, on peut mieux appréhender les événements, les phénomènes et la marche des choses, de la société, ce qui représente en fait l’essence de notre vie. Qui a gardé cette fonction complexe, ces nuances descriptives des faits? Ah oui, c’est la radio…Encore une fois elle… En fait, la radio pourrait être prise pour le plus grand pouvoir mondial /global, si l’on tient compte de sa capacité de faire la synthèse de ce qui est le plus important…et de savoir la transmettre… Rôle modérateur, formateur… pour ceux qui prêtent leur oreille à attentivement l’écouter. Rôle de défi….vers d’autres horizons culturels or autres…. Voilà ce que la radio représente pour moi ».




    Elargir les horizons, nous faire voyager à travers le monde, nous tenir informés à tout moment, la radio nous accompagne depuis un siècle, mais elle doit aussi tenir le pas avec la nouvelle ère dans laquelle nous sommes entrés : celle du numérique, nous attire l’attention Christian Ghibaudo, de Nice, France.

    Christian Ghibaudo : « La radio a toujours de l’importance depuis mon enfance, même si nous avions la télévision depuis plusieurs années, c’est la radio qui a bercé mon enfance. A cette époque, la télévision en France, n’émettait qu’à partir de la fin d’après-midi. Donc c’était la radio qui nous accompagnait le matin avant de partir au travail ou à l’école. On était réveillé au son de Radio Monte Carlo et Radio Andorre, deux stations très populaires dans le sud de la France. Stations qui ont disparu depuis, quelle nostalgie. Très tôt j’ai été intéressé par les radios internationales comme Radio Roumanie Internationale. Ces stations qui émettaient (certaines comme RRI émettent encore) sur les ondes courtes, ont divers objectifs. Les « grandes » comme la VOA (Voice of America), la BBC etc., ont pour mission d’informer le monde, surtout ceux qui vivent dans des pays ou la liberté de la presse est réduite. D’autres comme RRI, ont maintenant comme mission d’informer l’étranger de la vie sous toutes ses formes en Roumanie. RRI accomplit bien sa mission, comme on a pu le constater ces jours ci avec la crise politique dans tout le pays. Sur les ondes, mais aussi avec les réseaux sociaux, les auditeurs ont été régulièrement tenus au courant. L’Internet et les réseaux sociaux, c’est maintenant un nouveau moyen d’écouter la radio, les générations les moins jeunes devront s’habituer, mais c’est une bonne chose, plus de facilités pour écouter c’est là le progrès. Alors en 2017, une fois encore on peut dire « Longue vie à la Radio et Vive la Radio ! ».

    Pour les personnes qui n’ont pas d’accès à la télévision ou à Internet, quelle que soit la raison, c’est la radio qui reste la seule source d’information. Pour ces personnes la radio est vitale. C’est le cas de notre cher ami René Aulnette de France qui a souhaité nous transmettre ces mots :

    On aurait pensé que l’on avait tout dit sur la radio. Eh bien en parcourant vos emails, on se rend compte que c’est un sujet inépuisable. Par exemple, pour notre auditeur algérien Naghmouchi Nouari la radio c’est : « … la Paix, l’écoute, la communication, le savoir-faire, connaître de culture des pays, avoir une idée sur le tourisme et la vie du pays, écouter de musique etc… la Radio est un moyen de passer le temps, d’avoir des connaissances avec des auditeurs, avoir des nouvelles du pays etc….. ».

    La radio nous accompagne en permanence. Que ce soit dans la voiture, dans le bus, dans les galeries marchandes, même dans les ascenseurs, nous écoutons la radio tous les jours. C’est valable pour nous aussi en tant que journalistes, c’est valable pour vous nos auditeurs fidèles, et c’est surtout valable pour notre ami Paul Jamet de France.

    Paul Jamet : « Depuis plus de 60 ans, la radio fait partie de mon quotidien. Elle m’accompagne au fil des heures, au fil des jours, pour m’informer, me divertir, m’évader vers d’autres pays plus ou moins lointains. Ainsi, j’ai connu les postes à lampes avec leur oeil magique, puis les premiers récepteurs portatifs à transistors. J’ai écouté des stations en ondes longues, en ondes moyennes puis à partir des années 70 via les ondes courtes. En France, la FM s’est véritablement imposée dès le début des années 80 avec la libéralisation de la bande FM. Parallèlement, la diffusion par satellite a vu le jour, essentiellement sur le continent nord-américain. Avec l’arrivée d’Internet des milliers de stations de radio sont maintenant à portée de clic ! Plus récemment encore, la téléphonie en 4G est devenue une sérieuse alternative pour l’écoute de la radio, en particulier auprès des plus jeunes. La RNT – Radio Numérique Terrestre – peine, du moins en France, à percer alors que l’on cesse la diffusion sur OM voire OL et que l’abandon de la FM se profile. L’Inde mise sur le DRM et la Roumanie diffuse en DRM pour l’international offrant ainsi un excellent confort d’écoute.Bref, on le voit, bien qu’ayant plus de 100 ans, la Radio reste un média plein de vitalité qui s’adapte à l’évolution des technologies et des pratiques d’écoute de son auditoire. De plus, il me semble que la Radio a parfaitement réussi sa convergence avec le web, ce qui lui permet d’enrichir son offre avec des compléments, des podcats, des archives. J’adore la Radio toujours présente quand j’en ai besoin. Une telle fidélité mérite bien quelques compliments. Merci à toutes celles et à tous ceux qui ont fait de la Radio une telle ouverture sur le monde. Qu’elle soit locale, régionale, nationale ou internationale la radio s’adresse à tous. Contrairement à la télévision, elle laisse une large place à l’imaginaire. A partir des sons qui nous parviennent, il appartient à chacun de se construire une représentation du monde. Qu’il est bon de rêver, de voyager, de s’évader en écoutant la radio. Vive la Radio ! »

    Pour Maguy Roy de France, membre du Radio DX Club d’Auvergne, la radio a de multiples facettes: LA RADIO est avant tout un moyen d’information qu’elle soit locale, régionale, nationale, internationale, dans des domaines très variés : politiques, économiques, sociétaux, culturels….. LA RADIO est aussi un moyen de communication, de partages d’idées grâce à des écoutes, des forums, des débats, la diffusion de messages d’urgence ou personnels. LA RADIO est un moyen de s’évader du quotidien, de rêver lors d’émissions en tous genres : histoire, civilisations, musique, gastronomie….. LA RADIO est un moyen de rompre la solitude, l’isolement, l’individualisme par l’échange, en créant des liens par delà les distances, le temps, les âges, en tous points du monde. LA RADIO nous ouvre à l’autre, nous ouvre au monde grâce à la découverte d’autres cultures qui relativisent la primauté et le bien-fondé de notre pensée , de notre façon de vivre . LA RADIO nous accompagne quotidiennement, du matin au soir, alors que nous vaquons à nos occupations. Qui ne possède pas LA RADIO dans sa maison, sa voiture, son ordinateur, sa tablette voire son téléphone ? LA RADIO représente peut-être l’ancêtre des médias modernes, mais elle demeure incontournable !Alors, bon vent à LA RADIO !

    Nous avons gardé pour la bonne bouche le message de Philippe Marsan de France, pour lequel la radio rime avec magie, avec fascination et surtout avec amitié.

    Philippe Marsan : « Pour moi, c’est de la magie, la magie des Ondes qui se propagent dans l’espace au grès des vents et qui viennent nous réconforter, nous réchauffer le cœur. A la fin du 19e siècle, ce n’est pas si loin, on ne transmettait que quelques signaux en Morse, étonnant car il n’y avait pas de fil électrique, c’était la TSF. Puis, dans les années vingt arrivèrent les paroles, la musique, les émissions… Cela fait presque cent ans. Lorsque j’écoute un programme de RRI en ondes courtes, c’est toujours pour moi étonnant. Le fait de se caler sur la fréquence souvent au moyen d’une aiguille, rechercher, fouiller le cadran, et soudain comme par enchantement, c’est la voix venue de Bucarest. Formidable ! C’est toujours comme si cela était la première fois, nouveau, fascinant !Ce qui est important pour les stations internationales, c’est aussi de recevoir le courrier des auditeurs. Ainsi se créent des liens entre la station et celle ou celui qui écoute. On peut poser des questions concernant le pays, les habitants, la culture, la géographie, l’histoire. Grâce à Internet, suite à la réception des ondes, en complémentarité peut se créer ainsi une interactivité entre la rédaction, le service et les auditeurs. Merci à vous chers Amis du service français.La radio chez soi, la radio pour soi, ou en famille pourquoi pas, le mystère des Ondes devenu réalité, un lien entre les continents, la joie d’entendre des voix venues d’ailleurs en Amies. Alors, en ce début de siècle, que vive la Radio…. ».

    Chers amis, merci pour vos messages si chaleureux et si intéressants, qui nous ont aidés à marquer une fois de plus la Journée mondiale de la Radio. Permettez-nous de terminer par une expression qui apparaît dans la plupart de vos messages : « Vive la radio ! »

  • World Radio Day 2016

    World Radio Day 2016

    Radio has always had an educational
    purpose, also serving as a platform for an exchange of ideas about
    subjects that people are interested in. Radio can also save lives in the event
    of natural disasters and armed conflicts. World Radio Day has been celebrated
    on the 13th of February since 2012.


    The theme this year is Radio in
    Times of Emergency and Disaster. The event’s website (http://www.diamundialradio.org/)
    contains examples of how radio can be used as an effective means of
    communication in areas affected by conflict or disaster. One such example
    refers to the role played by radio in the effort to contain the Ebola epidemic
    in Africa, while another looks at the contribution of school radio stations in
    the wake of disastrous floods in northern Chile in 2015. Radio Sarajevo was yet
    another example of how important radio can be in times of conflict, as shown
    during the siege of Sarajevo at the time of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.

    Philippe Marsan from France, who listens to Radio Romania International’s
    broadcast in French, wrote in to say: Radio is such as a beautiful
    invention! During the First World War, the then brand new wireless telegraphy
    devices were used in the trenches, under enemy fire. This new way of
    cooperation was used for information, to provide details about rescue
    operations and to deliver battle orders. Radio appeared soon afterwards, first
    broadcasting on long wavelengths and later on medium wavelengths. Short
    wavelengths were soon also discovered, which could travel long distances. Radio
    would win over the masses. More recently, during the Bosnian war, people did
    not have access to the Internet or the telephone. So radio broadcasting was
    again used to inform, warn and save lives. In France, the Civil Protection
    Office and other bodies conducting rescue operations have their own radio
    broadcasting networks.


    David Iurescia from Argentina,
    listens to Radio Romania International’s broadcast in Spanish. Here’s an
    excerpt from his World Radio Day entry: Radio has lost none of its
    powers. In times likes these, when military conflicts are taking place in
    countries like Syria and Iraq, countries whose infrastructure has been
    destroyed, the only means of communication and information available to the
    local population is radio, in particular short-wave broadcasts. In recent
    weeks, we have seen the outbreak of a serious epidemic that might become a
    global problem, caused by the Zika virus. And what is the best means to reach
    everybody, especially the people who live in rural areas, in isolated villages,
    to inform them on the prevention and symptoms, on what this virus may cause?
    Without doubt, it is radio. It has saved thousands of lives and will certainly continue
    to do so.


    In his turn, MEP Victor
    Bostinaru also talked about the role of radio in times of emergency and
    disaster: Probably radio has always
    been the most direct connection with conflict areas, with disaster-hit zones,
    with places where major crises have occurred, on the one hand because it is the
    simplest means, from a technical point of view, and it does not require very
    complex logistics. On the other hand, radio reporters have always been very
    brave and professional people, highly committed to their profession, people who
    often face great danger and who have sometimes lost their lives, but who go to
    where serious things happen and report in real time.


    In this context, our English
    Service listener Mikio Kohara, from Osaka, Japan, told us about the response of
    the Japanese authorities in a major crisis: 21 years ago, early on January
    17, 1995, in Hyogo Prefecture, in the middle of Japan, a big earthquake took
    place, the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. Its magnitude was 7.3. Lifelines
    such as roads, electricity, railways, water, gas and telephone were no longer
    operational at all. 6,434 people died. Many people were forced to live in parks
    and schools. One month later, Hyogo Prefecture launched ‘Disaster FM’
    broadcasting station, airing information on the safety of victims and the
    evacuees. It broadcast for 45 days, with 67 volunteers taking part. This
    demonstrates the power of FM stations and effectiveness in case of disaster. A
    similar radio station was launched on March 11, 2011, after the Great East
    Japan Earthquake. Radio is close to people, is a valid mass media at times of
    disaster and emergency.


    Apart from the role of radio in
    case of emergency and disaster, MEP Victor Bostinaru also warned on the issue
    of freedom of speech in relation to the radio stations broadcasting to conflict
    areas:Radio, and mass media in general, are a
    two-edged sword. They are means of communication, instruments for the correct
    information when journalists are free, and they may be instruments of
    manipulation and propaganda, even part of hybrid wars, as it has happened
    recently, especially after the Ukraine crisis. It is a fact that in the
    countries where freedom of speech is restricted, mass media become part of the
    official propaganda and of the war that the state is waging either against its
    own citizens, or against the targets of its aggression. Unfortunately, in 2016
    freedom of speech and the journalists’ rights to exercise their profession are
    dramatically questioned by these developments, from the Russian propaganda to
    the propaganda of Daesh. So, mass media may also be a tool of war, not only of
    communication and information.


    Our English Service listener, Mahesh
    Jain, shares a similar opinion: When all other means of communication
    fail, radio remains the only option. A powerful quake struck Nepal recently and
    all means of communication have failed. It was ham radio operators who managed
    to establish a means of communication so as to send important messages. From my
    point of view, there is another manmade disaster, when nations obstruct the
    free flow of information and restrict citizens’ access to different opinions
    and alternative points of view. The modern communication tools, such as
    television and the Internet, are encrypted and it’s very easy for governments
    to block citizens’ access to information. When this happens, the radio and
    especially the short-wave radio, provides us with alternative viewpoints from
    different countries. Short-wave radio helps us have a better understanding of
    the world we live in. Radio brings the peoples of the world together and helps
    restore harmony and solidarity in the world. So keep radio alive!


    Paul Jamet, a listener to RRI’s French Service, says: Radio does more than just inform us. It educates and
    encourages us when we deal with natural disasters or epidemics. It allows
    rescuers to be more efficient, organise rescue operations and guide people. I
    hope that this year’s celebration of World Radio Day will help us raise awareness
    of the importance of radio in emergency situations. Radio saves lives, because
    radio means life, it mirrors our lives.


    According to a recent report by the European
    Broadcasting Union (EBU), Europeans spend an average 4 months of their life on
    Facebook and 9 years listening to the radio. Every week, 2.5 million Europeans
    go to football matches of their domestic championships, while 420 millions
    listen to the radio every week, some of them for the live broadcast of football
    matches. The EBU report also says that 29% of the EU citizens trust their
    national government, while twice as many, 58%, trust the radio.