April 8, 2014 UPDATE
A roundup of domestic and international news
România Internațional, 08.04.2014, 19:51
The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, announced on Tuesday he would have another meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, next week Europe, to find solutions to the Ukraine crisis. Kerry said on Tuesday that Russian agents are behind the unrest in eastern Ukraine. According to him, Moscow’s moves in the region may be a pretext for a military intervention similar to that in Crimea. Russia reportedly urged Kiev on Tuesday to end preparations for an intervention in the pro-Russian regions in eastern Ukraine, warning against the risks of civil war. Tensions have escalated in eastern Ukraine since Sunday, after pro-Russian protesters seized official institution buildings in several towns. The EU has expressed concerns with the latest developments in Ukraine, and reaffirmed its support to the integrity and sovereignty of that country.
Ionel Valentin Vlad, 71, was elected on Tuesday president of the Romanian Academy on a four-year term in office. An electronics engineer, Ph. D. and researcher with the National Institute of Laser Physics Research and Development, Ionel Valentin Vlad has been an Academy member since 2009.
In 2013, the Competition Council in Romania issued fines totalling nearly 20 million euros, the head of the institution Bogdan Chiriţoiu announced, upon presenting the annual report. The Council initiated 18 investigations last year and fined 35 companies for anti-competition practices. According to the report, the pharmaceutical market, wood processing, telecoms and automobile insurance sectors were among the fields with the largest numbers of breaches of the competition laws.
The Romanian minister for budget Buget, Liviu Voinea, is taking part until Sunday in the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank Group in Washington. According to the Romanian Ministry for Finances, Voinea is scheduled to have talks with officials for the two international financial institutions, for the US Department of the Treasury and of rating agencies.
