May 29, 2016
The Diaspora should truly become a “national priority, says Romanias President Klaus Iohannis/ Romanian prosecutors continue the investigation in the Hexi Pharma case/ Gymnast Marian Dragulescu has grabbed a European silver medal in the floor event
România Internațional, 29.05.2016, 12:15
ROMANIANS AROUND THE WORLD — The Diaspora should truly become a “national priority” and therefore I’ve asked the government to come up with a Roadmap, says Romania’s President, Klaus Iohannis, on his message delivered on the Day of the Romanians Around the World. Thus, the Romanian president believes the potential of the Romanians living outside the borders of the country will not be wasted, and they can contribute to developing Romania, either by returning home, or by representing its image abroad. The Day of the Romanians Around the World is marked today by a series of events held both in the country and abroad.
THE HEXI PHARMA SCANDAL — The director general of Hexi Pharma, Flori Dinu, will be investigated and placed under home arrest, in the case of the diluted biocides, Romanian judges ruled on Saturday evening. She is accused of misrepresentation and preventing the combating of disease. Prosecutors say she coordinated the staff that promoted the Hexi Pharma products and signed contracts with Romanian hospitals while aware that the products have a different composition from the one specified on the label. In the same file, the Romanian General Prosecutor’s Office has commenced prosecution against the Hexi Pharma production manager, Mihai Leva. The damages caused for the last 4 years alone through the supply of low-quality disinfectants are put at more than 6 million euros. The media quotes judicial sources as saying that Dinu is facing a 30-year prison sentence. We recall that the owner of Hexi Pharma, Dan Condrea, seen as the mastermind of the illegal operation, died last Sunday in a car crash in unclear circumstances, which should still be investigated.
NEGOTIATIONS– A new round of negotiations will be held in Bucharest on Monday between the Romanian Government and the trade unions in education on the salary scheme in the sector. On Saturday, the government came up with a new proposal, an average 5% increase as of January 1, 2017, but the trade union representatives expressed their discontent over the offer. So far, the trade unionists declined all offers made by the government, deeming the sums allotted to education as too low. They have announced to stage a protest march in Bucharest on June 1.
ROMANIAN PEACE KEEPERS – 62 Romanian policemen and gendarmes last months participated in UN peacekeeping missions in dangerous areas around the world. According to the Romanian Interior Ministry, they were dispatched to Haiti, the Central African Republic and Congo. Raluca Domuta has received the title of “International Female Police Peacekeeper 2015”, for the special role she played during a search and rescue mission in Haiti. She is the first Romanian policewoman to be granted this award.
TIFF — Film screenings, concerts, workshops and performances for children are the highlights of the day, at the Transylvania International Film Festival, in short TIFF. So far, over 10,000 people attended the events and activities organised as part of TIFF. Until June 5, over 248 films, of which 216 long reels and 32 shorts, will be presented to the public. The special guest of this year’s edition of TIFF is Sophia Loren, who comes to Romania for the first time. During the festival, she will receive a prize for lifetime achievement.
TENNIS — Two Romanian women tennis players are today playing in the eighth finals of the Roland Garros, the second most important Grand Slam tournament of the year. Simona Halep (WTA’s no. 6) is facing Australian Samantha Stosur (WTA’s no. 24), whereas Irina Begu (WTA’s no. 28) is meeting American Shelby Rogers (.WTA’s no.108). Halep and Stosur have met 7 times so far, the Romanian player defeating the Australian player four times. In exchange, Irina Begu has qualified for the first time for the eighth finals and has never met Rogers in the world circuit so far. The two Romanian tennis players might meet in the Rolland Garros semi-finals. In the men’s double tennis competition, the pair Florin Mergea and Rohan Bopanna (Romania/India) has qualified for the eighth finals.
FOOTBALL– Romania’s national football team continues its training in Italy, in preparation for the European Football Championship due in France, next month. The Romanian footballers are today meeting Ukraine in Turin, in a friendly match, after on Wednesday they ended in a draw, 1-1, the match, played in Como, against the representative of the Democratic Republic of Congo. On June 3, Romania will meet Georgia in Bucharest, in the last preparatory match played ahead of the final tournament. In Paris, Romania will play the opening match of Euro 2016, with the host country, France, on June 10. Also paying in Group A are Switzerland and Albania.
GYMNASTICS – Romanian gymnast Marian Dragulescu has today grabbed a silver medal in the floor event, at the European Gymnastics Championship held in Berne, Switzerland. He was outperformed by Russian Nikita Nagornyy, and the bronze medal went to Israeli Alexander Shatilov. Thus, Dragulescu, 35, has brought the first medal to Romania, in this edition of the European Champions held in Berne. In the floor event, throughout his career, the Romanian gymnast has won three gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal in the European Championships, is the holder of four world titles and has also won a silver Olympic medal.
(Translated by Diana Vijeu)
