September 30, 2024
A roundup of local and international news.
Newsroom, 30.09.2024, 14:00
Academic year. Most state universities in Romania begin courses today, while private universities set their own date for the start of the academic year. 52 state universities offer over 2,200 different degrees and study programmes, and 34 private universities offer 338 degrees and specialisations.
Cooperation. Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu on Monday received a delegation led by the minister president of the German federal land of Baden-Württemberg, Winfried Kretschmann, who is paying a working visit to Romania. Two joint declarations were signed aimed at consolidating cooperation between the Romanian government and the government of Baden-Württemberg and bilateral cooperation in the area of civil protection. The former declaration reiterated the good collaboration between the two sides and the joint support for the Republic of Moldova. The signing of the two documents is an extremely important step towards deepening and expanding bilateral cooperation, all the more so as Baden-Württemberg is Romania’s biggest commercial partner among all German lands, said prime minister Marcel Ciolacu. The level of trade exchanges reached 8.32 billion euros in 2023. Ciolacu also highlighted the contribution of the sizeable Romanian community in Baden-Württemberg to deepening bilateral cooperation.
Parliament. Romanian senators and deputies are meeting tomorrow in a joint parliamentary session to appoint the members of the National Bank’s board of directors. Political sources say the current governor Mugur Isărescu, who has held this post since 1990, has the backing to secure yet a new term. Also on Tuesday, Parliament will also discuss two requests from president Klaus Iohannis, one regarding the participation of the Romanian Army in the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine command and another referring to the creation on national territory of a maritime training facility for Ukrainian personnel. The two chambers of Parliament will also be briefed on Romania’s allowing the transition of equipment and material assets donated by Sweden to Ukraine and on its hosting a US naval forces special operations contingent for a period of two years.
Middle East. Romania’s foreign minister Luminiţa Odobescuhas again advised Romanian citizens to avoid travelling to Lebanon owing to the security situation in the region. She advised Romanian citizens already in Lebanon and who cannot leave the country to inform the Romanian embassy in Beirut of their whereabouts. “We are in permanent contact and coordinating with our colleagues at the embassy and our counterparts in the region. We are also coordinating through our consulates with the embassies of the other EU member states and the other partners in the region”, the Romanian foreign minister also said.
Tennis. Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian lost to Karolina Muchova in straight sets today, 6-1, 6-3, in the third round of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament in Beijing, worth almost 9 million dollars in prize money. Last Saturday, Jaqueline Cristian defeated world no. 10 Barbora Krejcikova in three sets, 1-6, 6-4, 7-5.
