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UPDATE 2:(18:50) The pair made up of Romanian Horia Tecau and Dutch
\nJean-Julien Rojer on Sunday won the men’s doubles final of the WTA Tournament
\nin London. In the last match of the competition, Tecau and Rojer defeated the
\npair Florin Mergea Romania)- Rohan Bopanna (India), 6\/4, 6\/3. It was for the
\nfirst time in history that Romania had two representatives in this tournament
\nwith 7 million dollars in prize money up for grabs, which brought together the
\nbest 8 players of the 2015 season as well as the best men’s doubles pairs. <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n


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UPDATE 1 : (14:17): <\/strong>COLECTIV FIRE VICTIM <\/strong>– <\/strong>One of the people who sustained burn injuries in the
\nColectiv nightclub fire died on Sunday in Vienna, where he was undergoing
\ntreatment. Thus, the death toll has
\nrisen to 60. 26 people were killed by the deadly fire that devastated Colectiv
\non October 30, and a 27th person died on the way to hospital. 33 other people died within the 3 ensuing
\nweeks. 150 other people were injured and admitted to hospitals in Bucharest. 39
\nof them were taken to foreign hospitals, but 11 passed away, of whom 3 in the
\nUK, one in Israel, two in the Netherlands, one en route to Switzerland, one in
\nFrance, two in Germany and one in Austria. 40 injured people, of whom 10 in
\ncritical or severe condition, are still hospitalised in Bucharest.<\/span><\/p>\n

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RESUMPTION OF PAYMENTS<\/strong>-The European Commission has unblocked the Regional Operational Program and the reimbursement of European funds will start in the near future, Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos has said on Radio Romania, earlier today. He has explained that, by the end of the year, the absorption rate of structural funds might reach 70%, for the 2007-2013 budget exercise. As regards the reform of the administration, Ciolos has said he will lay emphasis on the principles of transparency and integrity. The integrity criteria, that have already been signed by the members of the new cabinet, will have to be assumed by all public administration employees. The Prime Minister has said Romania needs a functional system so that corruption and bribe no longer permeate the administration.<\/p>\n


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STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP<\/strong> \u2013 Romanian State Secretary for Strategic Affairs, Daniel Ionita, and the US Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Hoyt Yee, will co-chair in Bucharest on Monday, the fourth meeting of the Task Force for the implementation of the Joint Declaration on the Strategic Partnership for the 21st Century between Romania and the US. According to the Romanian Foreign Ministry, the Romanian and US officials will assess the stage of bilateral cooperation and will also discuss objectives, action lines and co-operation priorities for the ensuing period of time. The Joint Declaration on the Strategic Partnership for the 21st Century between Romania and the US was adopted, at the highest level, in September 2011. It is the first bilateral political document which validates, in writing, the Strategic Partnership between the two countries and includes key domains of bilateral cooperation.<\/p>\n


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TERROR ALERT<\/strong>– The Belgian line authorities maintain the highest alert level in Brussels, for fear of possible attacks. Prime Minister Charles Michel has said there is credible information on the risk of attacks similar to those in Paris. Brussels remains on lockdown, over serious threat, with the subway system, shopping centres, cinema halls, museums, restaurants and cafes closed. Stations and airports are guarded by heavily- armed joint police- army patrols. Military vehicles are patrolling the streets of Brussels, while the security forces continue the manhunt for key suspect and Paris fugitive, Salah Abdeslam, who is believed to hide in the Brussels region, trying to find the opportunity to leave for Syria.<\/p>\n


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<\/strong>DIPLOMACY<\/strong>– US Secretary of
\nState, John Kerry, is currently on a three-day visit to the Middle East. The
\nagenda of the talks held in Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ramallah (the
\nWest Bank) covers such issues as the situation in Syria, laying emphasis on the
\nfight against the Islamic State terrorist organisation and the recent
\nIsraeli-Palestinian wave of violence. In the wake of the Paris attacks, the US
\ntries to consolidate militarily the international coalition against the Islamic
\nState, FP reports. <\/p>\n


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SANCTIONS<\/strong>\u2013 Western leaders meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit held in Turkey last week, have agreed on a 6 month extension, by July 2016, of the sanctions imposed on Russia for the actions it had taken in Ukraine. According to Reuters, the confidential decision was made public by a high level European diplomat. The measure is taken against the backdrop of appeals for tighter cooperation with Russian president Vladimir Putin against the Islamic State Jihadist group, following the November 13 attacks in Paris, which made over 130 victims.<\/p>\n


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ECONOMY<\/strong>\u2013 The total value of Romanias imports in 2014 exceeded 58 billion Euro, registering a 5.8% increase as compared to the previous year. Data made public by the National Institute for Statistics show 75.4% of the imported goods came from EU member states, particularly from Germany, Italy and Hungary. As compared to 2013, China outclassed the Russian Federation, in terms of the volume of imports made by Romania. According to the National Institute for Statistics, in 2014 Romania fostered trading relations with 212 countries.<\/p>\n


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BOOK FAIR<\/strong>-The \u201cGaudeamus International Book Fair, organised by Radio Romania in Bucharest, will come to a close today, when the winners of the Gaudeamus Prize Draw are made public. Over 100 events are scheduled to take place today, among which the Prizes of the Salon of Inventions and Scientific Creation for Youth as well as the Goncourt Prize, offered following the publics vote, by the French Institute in Romania.<\/p>\n


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TENNIS<\/strong>– Two Romanian tennis players will meet in the mens doubles final of the ATP Tournament in London. The pair made up of Romanian Florin Mergea and Indian Rohan Bopanna will face Romanian Horia Tecau and Dutch Jean-Julien Rojer. It is for the first time that Romania has two representatives in this tournament, with 7 million dollars in prize money up for grabs, and which brought together the best 8 players of the 2015 season as well as the best mens pairs playing in the doubles.<\/p>\n

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