September 8, 2025
A roundup of local and world news
Newsroom, 08.09.2025, 13:55
MOTIONS The four censure motions the populist opposition submitted to Parliament against the pro-European coalition government were rejected through vote on Sunday. During a marathon session, the Chamber of Deputies and Senate held debates upon the aforementioned motions against the bills for which the Executive had assumed responsibility and which focused on healthcare, tax policies and on the process of reshuffling state companies. The four drafts as well as that on the pensions of the magistrates are considered endorsed. In order to be implemented, they must be approved by the Constitutional Court, where they are also to be contested by the Party for the Union of the Romanians, AUR.
SCHOOL Roughly 3 million preschoolers and students will today start a new school year in Romania. Many education units have announced they will not stage the traditional ceremonies marking the beginning of a new school year, this being a form of protest against the austerity measures endorsed by the government aimed at curbing Romania’s budget deficit. Teachers are contesting the increased number of working hours and students in classrooms, the pay cuts and school mergers. 30 thousand teachers are expected to attend a meeting in front of the government building and a march to the presidential palace. Students have announced their solidarity with the teachers.
FOOTBALL Romania’s national football side will be up against Cyprus in an away game in Group H of the qualifiers for the World Cup next year in Canada, the United States and Mexico. The group’s leader is Bosnia with 12 points, followed by Austria with 9, Romania, 6, Cyprus, 3 and San Marino with no points. Romania’s last participation in a world tournament was in France in 1998.
TENNIS Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus is topping the WTA ranking of professional tennis players published on Monday. After the second consecutive US Open she won, Salabalenka keeps the same advance she had two weeks ago, of over 3 thousand points, against the runner-up, Iga Swiatek, whereas US player Coco Gauff is on the third position, only 59 points after the Polish player. Romania has three representatives in top 100. Jaqueline Cristian is ranking 43rd, the best position in her career so far. Sorana Cirstea comes 56th, while Gabriela Ruse dropped 26 positions down to the 62nd place. Monica Niculescu comes 73rd.
FESTIVAL The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alain Altinoglu is performing at the Palace Hall in Bucharest tonight part of the International George Enescu Festival, sources with the event have announced. The evening’s soloist will be violinist Julian Rachlin. The concert includes parts of Sibeliu’s Violin Concerto and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8. The Moldova-Iassi Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Jiri Rozen with violinist Razvan Popovici as soloist performs at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest. The programme comprises a concerto piece for viola and piano by Enescu. The 27th edition of the George Enescu International Festival is taking place in Bucharest and other major Romanian cities until September 21. This edition’s main theme is entitled ‘Celebrations’ as this year we mark 70 years since the death of the great composer. Radio Romania is a co-producer of the event.
WEATHER In Romania the weather is warmer than usual for this time of the year and hot in the country’s west and south. Showers and thunderstorms are expected in mountainous regions in the north-west and center and on isolated areas in the south and west. The highs of the day are ranging between 24 and 33 degrees Celsius with a noon reading in Bucharest of 30 degrees.
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