The Romanian government
\ncannot tolerate forever the unacceptable comments of the Hungarian ambassador
\nto Bucharest, said prime minister Victor Ponta on Tuesday in a message posted
\non Facebook. He said the position of the Romanian foreign ministry has been extremely
\nbalanced and in keeping with European norms and standards. On Monday, the
\nministry summoned the charge d’affaires of the Hungarian embassy in Bucharest
\nfollowing an interview given by the Hungarian ambassador Zakonyi Botond to the
\nRomania Libera newspaper. Mr Botond said Bucharest was not interested in
\ncompleting the transport infrastructure between the two states and urged the
\nethnic Hungarians in Romania to seek autonomy. The Romanian foreign ministry
\nsays the comments about a possible autonomy based on ethnic grounds are
\ntantamount to involvement in Romania’s internal affairs. On Tuesday, the
\nHungarian media carried information according to which the Romanian ambassador
\nto Budapest Victor Micula was summoned at the Hungarian foreign ministry. Bucharest
\nexplained, however, that it was the Romanian diplomat who requested the
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The Bucharest authorities
\ntake a deep interest in the situation of the ethnic Romanian communities in
\nUkraine and the Republic of Moldova and keep a close eye on the situation of
\nthe Romanian communities in the Balkans, said the minister delegate for the relationship
\nwith Romanians abroad, Angel T\u00eelv\u0103r in a talk at the Izvorul Muresului Summer
\nUniversity. He also said that the policy department for the relationship with
\nRomanians abroad supports the consolidation of the associative environment, the
\npreservation and promotion of Romanian culture, the development of civil
\nsociety and Romanian media. This year, the Izvorul Muresului Summer University
\nis held between August 10th and the 15th and is entitled
\nRomania and the Romanians on the border with the European Union and NATO. The
\nissues discussed include the relationship between Romania and the Republic of
\nMoldova, the rights of ethnic Romanian minorities in the neighbouring countries
\nand the Balkans and the situation of the Romanian schools and churches in these
\nareas as a means of preserving ethnic identity. <\/p>\n
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The orange code alert for heat which has been in place in
\nthree counties in western Romania has been extended to seven other counties in
\nthe west and south. In these regions, temperatures will reach 38 degrees
\nCelsius. The unrelenting heat and the lack of rain have taken their toll on
\ncrops across the country. Also, the level of the Danube waters has fallen at an
\nalarmingly low level. In the Danube Delta, more than 50 canals have become
\nclogged and hundreds of fish have died because of the low level of the waters
\nand high temperatures. <\/p>\n
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World no. 3 Simona Halep of Romania today faces world no.
\n23 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the second round of the Rogers Cup tennis
\ntournament in Toronto worth 2.5 million dollars in prize money. In the first
\nround, Jankovic defeated Caroline Garcia of France. In the doubles, the
\nall-Romanian pair Irina Begu and Raluca Olaru face the all-Spanish pair Garbine
\nMuguruza and Carla Suarez in the eighth finals. On Monday, the Romania pair
\ndefeated the Australian pair Anastasia
\nRadionova and Arina Radionova in three sets. <\/p>\n
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