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TV-RADIO FEE<\/strong> Romania’s Constitutional
\nCourt has today ruled that the law
\nproviding for the elimination of 102 fees, proposed by the president of the
\nSocial Democratic Party Liviu Dragnea, is constitutional. The one who contested the law was Romania’s
\nPresident Klaus Iohannis, who believes that the law breaks the principle of the
\nseparation of powers, as well as the regulations concerning the national public
\nbudget. These fees include the consular fee, the environmental fee and the
\nTV-radio license fee. As regards the TV-radio fee, both president Klaus
\nIohannis and media organizations have criticized its potential elimination,
\nsaying that this might generate interpretations as to the status of the employees
\nof the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation and of the Public Television,
\nand this in turn would affect the autonomy of the public radio and television
\nservices.<\/p>\n

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NEGOTIATIONS<\/strong> In Bucharest,
\nrepresentatives of the Social Democratic Party and of the Alliance of Liberals
\nand Democrats in Romania are holding talks on the harmonization of their
\ngoverning programmes, given that the two parties will hold together 54% of the
\nseats in parliament. The president of the Social Democratic Party Liviu Dragnea
\nhas stated he will set forth a proposal for the office of Prime Minister at the
\nnext round of consultations with Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis. As a
\nresult of the elections held on December 11th, 6 political parties
\ngot percentages above the electoral threshold. The Social Democratic Party won
\nthe largest number of seats, but it cannot form a government by itself.<\/p>\n

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WORLD BANK<\/strong> Romania will
\nbenefit from a 500 million Euro loan from the World Bank, aimed to render
\npublic finances more effective and help reform several institutions, with a
\nview to supporting a sustainable economic growth and higher standards of
\nliving, the World Bank has announced today. The international institution set
\nup its office in Romania back in 1991. Since then, the Bank has granted Romania
\nloans worth over 10.6 billion dollars, benefiting sectors such as education,
\nhealth-care, the environment, social security, justice, transportation, etc.
\nThe Bank’s current portfolio includes loans for investments, analytical
\nactivities and technical assistance supporting Romania’s priority reforms.<\/p>\n

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TIMISOARA<\/strong> Events
\ncommemorating 27 years since the 1989 anti-Communist revolution in Romania have
\nstarted in the western city of Timisoara. The Romanian Opera is playing host to
\na painting exhibition and the revolutionaries’ associations have participated
\nin a local administration meeting. This evening, candles will be lit in the
\nVictory Square in memory of those who died during the Revolution, and the
\nMartyrs’ Church will hold the holy mass. Started by the opposition of the
\ncitizens of Timisoara to an abusive measure enforced by the local authorities,
\nthe Revolution spread fast throughout Romania, gaining momentum on December 22nd,
\nwhen dictator Nicolae Ceausescu lost power and attempted to flee the country.
\nMore than 1000 people died and some 3,400 were wounded between the 16th
\nand the 25th of December 1989. Romania was the only country in the
\neastern block where the regime was changed violently and the communist leaders
\nwere executed. <\/p>\n

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BREXIT<\/strong> European leaders have
\ntalked in Brussels about Great Britain’s leaving the European Union. They have
\ndecided that the only chief-negotiator
\nshould be Michel Barnier and the negotiating process should be politically
\ncontrolled by the European Council. The British PM Theresa May has stated she
\nwishes for a smooth and well-organized exit. The 27 have stressed again that
\nthey will not accept the free access of British products on the single market
\nif London decides to confine the free movement of European citizens in the UK.
\nMore on this after the news.<\/p>\n

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HANDBALL<\/strong>
\nRomania’s national women’s handball team is today taking on the German squad in
\na match counting towards the 5th – 6th places at the
\nEuropean Championship underway in Sweden. The Romanian handball players have
\nhad good performances so far, but did not manage to qualify for the semifinals,
\nas they were defeated by Denmark. The Romanians have defeated the Olympic
\nchampion Russia, Hungary, Croatia and the Czech Republic and have lost to the defending
\nEuropean and world champion Norway. Romania’s coach is the Spanish Ambros
\nMartin, who replaced last month the Swedish Tomas Ryde, with whom the team had
\nwon bronze at the 2015 World Championship in Denmark.<\/p>\n

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