May 6, 2023
A roundup of local and international news.
Newsroom, 06.05.2023, 13:57
CORONATION — King Charles III is a friend of Romania and has a deep understanding of the European continent, Princess Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania said in a message occasioned by the coronation of the British sovereign. “Todays coronation in London connects the past with the present through a historical tradition of a thousand years. A tradition that has carried on through wars, cataclysms, revolutions and fundamental changes of the world. His Majesty King Charles is being crowned after almost six decades of devoted service to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. All my life I have witnessed his devotion to the Crown and the Nation,” Princess Margareta said in a message. Princess Margareta of Romania and Prince Consort Radu are attending, in London, the ceremonies occasioned by the Coronation of King Charles III. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis is also taking part. The Romanian media describes King Charles as a great friend of Romania which he has constantly visited in the last 20 years. King Charles has helped preserve and popularize traditions and customs in Transylvania. He also owns a number of properties in Romania.
BOXING – Romanian boxer Flavius Biea won the vacant IBA world champion belt in the middleweight category, after defeating Argentinean Juan Jose Velasco on points, on Friday evening, in a 12-round match, in a professional gala held in Mioveni, Romania. Although dominated by the South American, Biea was seen as the winner by two of the judges, while the third saw Velasco as best athlete. Biea, aged 33, has thus become the fifth Romanian professional boxing world champion after Mihai Leu, Leonard Doroftei, Lucian Bute and Adrian Diaconu. Renowned boxers fought for this title, such as Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De la Hoya, Roberto Duran, Roy Jones Jr. and Arturo Gatti.
VIOLENCE — President Aleksandar Vucici has promised to disarm Serbia after two mass shootings in 48 hours that left 17 people dead. On Wednesday, in Belgrade, a 13-year old shot to death eight of his colleagues and a guardian, while Thursday night a 21-year old killed eight people with an automatic gun and injured another 14 in a village 60 km away from the capital. Romanian PM Nicolae Ciuca conveyed his condolences for the tragedy. He said that working groups made up of representatives of the education, interior and development ministries are being set up to draw up measures to be taken to prevent violence in Romanian schools. Expelling violent students, installing surveillance cameras in the classrooms and scanners at school entrances are among them.
ORDER — The Bucharest Government will next week pass an emergency order on reducing public spending, Liberal PM Nicolae Ciuca and the Social Democrat leader, Marcel Ciolacu announced. The ordinance should be completed on Monday, during a meeting of the ruling coalition, put out for public debate and then approved by the Government. Ciolacu gave assurances again this would not be an austerity order that diminishes salaries or pensions. In turn, PM Ciuca said additional taxation of high incomes was also ruled out.
CHESS — Chess World Champion Garry Kasparov opened the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2023 tournament in Bucharest, held between May 6 and 15 as part of the Grand Chess Tour. The competition brings together the world’s best chess players. Garry Kasparov and Teodora, a 12-year old girl who started playing chess only a few months ago, made the first symbolic move of the tournament. Representing Romania at are Bogdan Deac (21 years old, ranking 39th in the world) and Richard Rapport (27 years old, ranking 13th in the world). Born in Hungary, Rapport transferred last fall on the list of the Romanian Chess Federation which he has been representing ever since. (EE)
