TRILATERAL COOPERATION – Bulgaria, Romania and
\nSerbia are ready to close their borders if Germany and Austria close theirs, to
\nstop the inflow of refugees, said in Sofia on Saturday the Bulgarian Prime
\nMinister Boiko Borisov, after the meeting he had with his Romanian and Serbian
\ncounterparts, Victor Ponta and Aleksandar Vucic respectively. The Bulgarian PM
\nvoiced worries over the lack of a final strategic goal in the approach to the
\ninflow of migrants in Europe and said the recent agreement signed by the EU and
\nTurkey, aimed at keeping millions of refugees within Turkey’s borders, should
\nbe supported. In turn, the Romanian PM said he would like to see a European
\njoint action. Borisov, Ponta and Vucic met in Sofia for the second meeting of
\nthe so-called ‘Craiova Group’, which includes Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia, to
\ndiscuss cooperation in fields such as energy, transport, internal affairs and
\ntelecommunications, as well as the EU Strategy for the Danube Region. The
\nagenda of talks also included the latest regional developments, the migration
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MIGRATION – Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis will
\nattend in Brussels, on Sunday, the EC summit on migration in the Western
\nBalkans. Attending will be heads of state and government from Austria,
\nBulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Romania and Slovenia. According to
\na communiqu\u00e9 issued by the Presidential Administration, the participants will
\napproach general aspects relating to the challenges posed by the inflows of
\nrefugees that the countries in the region have to deal with. They will also
\nanalyze the needs of these countries and the potential support measures,
\nprovided by either the EU, through bilateral agreements or in cooperation with
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STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP -The Romanian Ambassador to
\nthe US, George Cristian Maior, has talked in Washington, on the eve of Romanian
\nArmy Day, on October 25th, about the importance of the Strategic
\nPartnership between Romania and the US, with focus on Romania’s major
\ncontribution in the foreign theaters of operations. All political parties in
\nRomania have agreed to increase the share of the GDP earmarked for defense,
\nagainst a very complicated regional and international context, and this will
\nhelp Romania modernize its army structures, in order to be able to deal with
\nthe new challenges, the ambassador said. George Maior has also stated that
\nrendering operational the base in Deveselu, in southern Romania, by the end of
\nthe year 2015, is clear evidence of Romania’s capacity to stay in line with the
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UN ANNIVERSARY – The
\nRomanian Foreign Minister, Bogdan Aurescu, said on Saturday that the UN was to
\nRomania a genuine friend and supporter. He hailed the 70th
\nanniversary of the organisation and also the 60 years of Romanian
\nmembership. Alongside other world
\norganisations, the UN assisted Romania during its transition and the democratic
\ntransformations that followed the anti-Communist Revolution of December 1989,
\nBogdan Aurescu also said. On the occasion, the Romanian Foreign Ministry
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POPULAR MOVEMENT – Traian Basescu, the
\nformer President of Romania between 2004 and 2014, has been elected president
\nof the Popular Movement Party, which he joined two weeks ago. Traian Basescu,
\nthe only candidate to the position, has explained that he decided to run for
\npresident of the party in order to defend the mandates he had as president of
\nthe country and to carry on the reform of state institutions.<\/p>\n
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JOURNALISTS’ UNION – The Romanian Minister Delegate for Relations
\nwith Romanians Abroad, Angel Tilvar, has reiterated in Vienna, on the setting
\nup of the Union of Romanian Journalists Abroad, the importance of the press in
\nthe Romanian language in preserving Romanian identity and strengthening ties
\nbetween the Romanians who live in various parts of the world. He has talked
\nabout Bucharest’s support for the development of Romanian media in the Romanian
\ncommunities abroad, encouraging the association of Romanian media institutions
\nand journalists across the world. The idea to set up the Union of Romanian
\nJournalists Abroad was launched last year, at a meeting held in Lyon by the
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MILITARY
\nEXERCISES – Romanian soldiers are taking part, until
\nOctober 28th, in two multinational naval exercises, led by Turkey, in several
\nareas in the Mediterranean and in the Sea of
\nMarmara. The first exercise, called MARSEC 15, will be carried out in
\nthe east of the Mediterranean, in Turkey’s territorial waters, in response to
\nthe tense situation in the Middle East, triggered by the current clandestine
\nmigration wave. The soldiers will carry out specific missions targeting illegal
\nmigration and trafficking, as well as medical evacuation drills. The second
\nexercise, NUSRET 15, takes place in the Gulf of Saros. Participating are mine
\nsweepers, mine hunters and divers specialized in mining and mine clearance
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WTA FINALS – Romanian tennis
\nplayer Simona Halep, ranking 2nd in the WTA classification will play her first
\ngame at the WTA Finals in Singapore on Sunday, against the Italian Flavia
\nPennetta. Halep, aged 24, a finalist last year and the favourite in the current
\ncompetition, has the chance to get back at 8th WTA ranked Penetta, who defeated
\nher at the US Open last month, in the semifinals, and won the tournament. Also
\npart of the red group in Singapore are the Russian Maria Sharapova and the
\nPolish Agnieszka Radwanska. Competing in the other group of the tournament, between
\nOctober 25 and November 1, will be Garbine Muguruza of Spain, Petra Kvitova and
\nLucie Safarova of the Czech Republic and Angelique Kerber of Germany. The first
\ntwo players heading each group will go into the semifinals.<\/p>\n
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