August 14, 2017 UPDATE
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Newsroom, 14.08.2017, 19:54
ARREST Romanian businessman Puiu Popoviciu, for whom an international search warrant had been issued, was apprehended in London on Monday. Popoviciu was released on bail later in the day; the bail amounted to 200 thousand pounds. The businessman has to come to the police precinct three times a week and wear a surveillance bracelet. On August 2nd, the Romanian businessman was sentenced to 7 years in jail on corruption charges. Popoviciu was charged in the so-called ‘Baneasa’ file concerning the association of his firm with the University of Agronomic Studies and Veterinary Medicine in Bucharest for a 224-hectare terrain in northern Bucharest, the region with the highest real estate prices in Romania’s capital. The prejudice he created has been estimated at 137 million euros.
FOOTBALL Romanian vice-champion football squad, FCSB, formerly known as Steaua Bucharest, takes on Sporting in Lisbon on Tuesday. The fixture counts as the first round of the playoffs for the qualification in the Champions League’s group stage. The return match is scheduled in Bucharest, in a week. If they fail to go through to the group stage of the Champions League, FCSB are entitled to a position in Europa League’s group stage. On home turf, titleholders Viitorul Constanta, in the southeast, on Thursday will be playing their return match in Europa Leagu, against Austrian contenders Red Bull Salzburg.
NAVY DAY In Romania on Monday and Tuesday, over 200 religious, cultural and military ceremonies dedicated to Navy Day are being held. The events are held around the entire country, in all major cities. On Monday, in Constanta, the main port on the Black Sea, a military and religious ceremony was held in memory of navy heroes. On Tuesday, the Romanian military navy holds, for the first time, sea and air military exercises open to the public, attended by President Klaus Iohannis.
GAUDEAMUS The 100th anniversary edition of the Gaudeamus Fair is being held in Mamaia, a major resort on the Black Sea. Representatives of the European Commission in Romania are holding a debate on the future of the European Union. At the event, an exhibition marks the 60th anniversary of the signing the Rome Treaty, the foundation of the Union. The Gaudeamus book fair, organized by Radio Romania, is open until Wednesday. Also this year, the national radio station celebrates 50 years since Radio Holiday started broadcasting for seaside resorts.
