July 16, 2019 UPDATE

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Newsroom, 16.07.2019, 20:22

REVIEW Romania has confirmed the statute of a full-fledged member by
holding the EU-rotating presidency, which proves the legitimacy of its
aspiration towards the ending of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism,
Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila told the European Parliament on
Tuesday. According to Dancila, no differences should exist between member
states. During a review of the Romanian presidency of the European Union in Strasbourg
on Tuesday, Mrs. Dancila said that Bucharest continues to promote the common
objective of consolidating the European project and to concurrently achieve the
country’s integration into the Schengen zone. The mandate, Romania’s first
since the country’s EU accession in 2007, has been appreciated as a successful
one, thanks to the results obtained, including 90 legislative files and the
summit in Sibiu, central Romania. Also in Strasbourg, Viorica Dancila held
talks with the new president of the European Legislature, Italian Maria
Sassoli.

TENNIS Romanian tennis player Patricia Tig on Tuesday clinched a 6-2,
6-1 win against Anna Bondar of Hungary and thus qualified for the round of 16
of the BRD Bucharest OPEN, a competition with 250 thousand dollars in prize
money. Another Romanian, Camelia Begu on Tuesday qualified for the second round
of the aforementioned competition after a two-set win 7-5, 6-1 against Aleksandra
Krunic of Serbia. Begu will take on Kaja Juvan of Slovenia in the competition’s
next stage. Also on Tuesday Romanian
Irina Bara was eliminated by Australian Jaimee Fourlis in two sets 3-6, 6-7.

DRILL Romania
has joined another 11 EU countries to participate in an international military
exercise called Breeze 2019, unfolding until July 21st in Bulgaria’s
territorial waters at the Black Sea. The drill has brought together 2,000 servicemen
from Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Greece, France, Italy, Poland,
Romania, the US and Turkey. The main objective of the exercise is to increase
interoperability and interaction between the naval forces of the participating
countries. A maritime security operation will be simulated during the exercise,
which involves the participation of 26 warships and auxiliary vessels, as well
as 10 planes and helicopters, the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and the
Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group. Representatives of various
institutions, NGOs and state-owned organisations are also attending the
exercise.

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