The Italian government has declared a national day of mourning on
\nSaturday, while state funerals will be held for the people killed in the
\nearthquake that hit central Italy. President Sergio Mattarella will attend the
\nfunerals. At least 260 people died in the earthquake, while several hundred
\nwere wounded. Rescue operations continue, but they are hampered by the large
\nnumber of aftershocks. The authorities have declared a state of emergency in
\nthe region. Prime Minister Mateo Renzi has pledged 50
\nmillion euros in funds for reconstruction works and has introduced tax
\nexemptions for residents. In Bucharest, the Romanian Foreign Ministry on
\nFriday confirmed the death two other Romanians, which takes the number of
\nRomanian citizens killed in the earthquake to eight. A further five Romanians are
\nwounded and 19 are missing. The ministry has also said that a mobile consular
\nteam as part of its rapid reaction unit will travel to Rome to support the
\nefforts of the mobile teams of the Romanian embassy in Rome and of the General
\nConsulate in Bologna, who are already at the site. The foreign ministry stays
\nin permanent contact with the relevant Italian authorities, while the Romanian
\nembassy in Rome and the Consulate in Bologna provide assistance to the Romanian
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Romanian
\nPrime Minister Dacian Ciolos on Friday had talks with the European commissioner
\nfor digital economy and society G\u00fcnther Hermann Oettinger, who made a two-day
\ntrip to Bucharest. According to a government release, the two officials talked
\nabout the digital single market and cyber security. The government notes that
\nin the field of the digital single market, Romania seeks to reduce the gap
\nseparating it from the other European states, to computerise its public
\nadministration and increase the number of jobs in the digital sector. Also,
\nRomania aims to stimulate investments in the electronic communications
\ninfrastructure and develop its IT research and innovation sector. The two
\nofficials also discussed cyber security and crime, given that, in the current
\nregional context, Romania can play an increasingly important role in the field
\nof cyber security for the neighbouring states. <\/p>\n
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Military
\nceremonies were held in Romania on Friday to commemorate its WWI heroes and
\nmark 100 years since Romania entered the war. Over 330,000 soldiers died in
\nthis war and as many as 76,000 were crippled. Ceremonies were held in 100
\ncemeteries and memorials across the country. The creation of the Romanian unitary nation state was completed at the end of WWI, on December 1, 1918, when all of
\nthe provinces with a majority Romanian-speaking population that had until then formed part of neighbouring multinational empires, came together under
\nBucharest’s authority. <\/p>\n
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27 Syrian and Iraqi immigrants were arrested were Thursday night while
\nthey were trying to illegally cross the border into Romania from Serbia. As
\nmany as 600 foreign citizens have tried to illegally cross the border in the
\nfirst seven months of this year, 41% less than in the same period of last year.
\nAccording to a recent report published by the Border Police, 1,005 illegal
\nmigrants were caught at the border in 2015. Most of the illegal migrants have
\ntried to cross the border hidden in various vehicles or using fake documents.
\nOne week ago, the Romanian Interior Ministry deployed further border police and
\ngendarmerie forces at the border with Serbia, after several small groups of
\nimmigrants attempted to cross the border. These actions are meant to ensure
\npublic order and fight cross-border crime on Romania’s south-western frontier. <\/p>\n
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Romania’s football champions Astra Giurgiu and vice-champions Steaua
\nBucharest on Friday found out the name of their opponents in the Europa League groups.
\nAstra will face the Czech side Viktoria Plzen, the Italian side AS Rome and the
\nAustrian side Austria Viena in Group E, while Steaua will play against the
\nSpanish side Villarreal, the Swiss side FC Zurich and the Turkish side
\nOsmanlispor in Group L. The first group matches are scheduled for the 15th
\nand the 29th of September. <\/p>\n
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