The foreign ministry in Bucharest hails the
\ncelebration of Romanian Language Day – an opportunity for Romanians all over
\nthe world and for those who speak and learn Romanian to cherish Romanian
\ncultural and linguistic heritage. Romania’s foreign minister Bogdan Aurescu
\nsaid in a press release that Romanian Language Day is celebrated on the 31st
\nof August both in Romania and abroad through a series of events that celebrate
\nRomanian history and culture and the important contribution of the Romanian
\nlanguage to European and world heritage. Many Romanian embassies, consulates
\nand cultural institutes abroad have held events to mark this celebration,
\nincluding traditional music shows, poetry recitals, exhibitions dedicated to
\nRomanian writers, public talks, film screenings, theatre performances,
\nparticipations in ethnographic festivals and meetings of Romanian ethnic
\ncommunities in the region. Romanian is the native language of around 30 million
\npeople and is taught as a foreign language in universities in 45 different
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The new Fiscal
\nCode and postal voting for the Romanians living abroad are two of the
\npriorities of the Romanian Parliament when it returns from the summer recess on
\nSeptember 1st. The interim president of the Social Democratic Party,
\nLiviu Dragnea, says he would like to see Parliament engage in dialogue rather
\nthan be dominated by the war between power and the opposition. The Social
\nDemocrat Prime Minister Victor Ponta has also said that the law on state
\nemployees’ salaries, which provides for higher salaries in the public sector,
\nas well as the 2016 state budget and the procurement law could be adopted by
\nNovember 1st, through political consensus. The Liberal Party in
\nopposition, through its co-president Alina Gorghiu, has called for the passing,
\nby November 1st, of the postal voting bill. She says that drafting a
\nnew law does not make sense, as the bill already contains the requirements of the
\nRomanian communities abroad. The bill became a controversial issue after last
\nyear’s presidential elections, when thousands of Romanians who live abroad were
\nunable to cast their votes, despite queuing for hours at polling stations. <\/p>\n
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Romania took over on Monday the command and
\ncontrol of the NATO Multinational Division South-East, containing two force
\nintegration units in Bucharest and Sofia. Romania had expressed its willingness
\nto host the Multinational Division as early as 2014, but neither the Romanian
\ndefence ministry, nor NATO had indicated its exact location. Romania’s land
\nforces still maintain control of the other two large units, the Second Infantry
\nDivision in Buzau and the Fourth Infantry Division in Cluj. <\/p>\n
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Romanian air traffic controllers
\nhave cancelled their indefinite all-out strike set to begin on the 1st
\nof September. This decision follows talks over the last few days between the
\ntrade union of the Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration and the
\ntransport ministry. Air traffic controllers demanded higher salaries, the
\nreduction of the retirement age from 65 to 55, better work conditions and the
\nsacking of the administration’s management. They went on a warning 2-hour
\nstrike on the 15th of July, a first in Romania. According to the
\nRomanian Air Traffic Services Administration, which employs around 1,500
\npeople, Romania is transited by up to 3,000 planes every day. <\/p>\n
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Day two of the George Enescu International
\nFestival sees the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the legendary
\nconductor Zubin Mehta performing as part of the Great World Orchestras series,
\nwhile Bucharest’s Athenaeum hosted a concert conducted by the Romanian
\nconductor Liviu Prunaru. The opening of the 22nd edition of the
\nfestival was held on Sunday evening with the Romanian Youth Orchestra
\nperforming George Enescu’s First Romanian Rhapsody. <\/p>\n
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