{"id":102197,"date":"2017-09-01T19:50:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T16:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devrri.freshlemon.ro\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/september-1-2017-update-102197.html"},"modified":"2024-02-15T20:10:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T18:10:26","slug":"september-1-2017-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/september-1-2017-update-id102197.html","title":{"rendered":"September 1, 2017 UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong style=line-height: 1.6em;>PARLIAMENT<\/strong> \u2013 Parliament on Friday resumed its plenary sessions after the summer recess. The main legislative priorities on the agenda are the amendments to the pension law, to the justice laws, and setting up the Sovereign Investment Fund. The Senate and the Chamber of Deputies must vote on draft laws pending from the previous session, on legislative initiatives and on the Governments emergency orders.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><strong>STATE OF THE ECONOMY<\/strong> \u2013 The prime minister of the left of centre Romanian Government, Mihai Tudose, will go to Parliament on Monday, to take part in the \u201cPremiers Hour debate and give explanations on the state of the national economy. The decision was made by the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies, at the request of the right wing National Liberal Party, the main opposition party in Romania. The Liberals say there are concerns that Romania might soon face an economic crisis similar to that in 2009. In another move, the leader of the Social Democratic Party, the main party in the ruling coalition, Liviu Dragnea, in his capacity as Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, says the economy is not facing major problems.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CORRUPTION<\/strong> \u2013 The president of the National Health Insurance Authority, Marian Burcea, was arrested on Friday by anti-corruption prosecutors. Burcea is suspected of illegally reimbursing medical services. Another 13 people have been arrested in the same case. Burcea was sacked right after his arrest. Anti-corruption prosecutors suspect the funds of the Bucharest Health Insurance Authority were embezzled by refunding sham medical services. Hundreds of false medical records were allegedly forged, involving several employees who enjoyed the protection of the institution and of the National Health Insurance Authority. On Thursday, prosecutors searched the headquarters of dozens of companies and institutions, as well as the homes of certain people in Bucharest. The fraud purportedly caused an estimated prejudice of 3 million euros.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=font-size: 1em;>US-RUSSIAN RELATIONS -&#13;<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=font-size: 1em;>The war of sanctions and reactions between Moscow and Washington was resumed on&#13;<br \/>\nFriday, with the closure of the Russian Consulate in San Francisco, at the&#13;<br \/>\nrequest of the White House, FP reports. The US also ordered the closure, by Saturday,&#13;<br \/>\nof two Russian commercial missions, in Washington and New York, respectively.&#13;<br \/>\nAlso on Friday, some two thirds of the US&#13;<br \/>\ndiplomatic missions staff in Russia, left their embassies and consulates. The&#13;<br \/>\nmeasure was taken at the end of July by the Kremlin leader, Vladimir Putin, in response to the new economic&#13;<br \/>\nsanctions imposed by the US on Russia. Although Donald Trump&#8217;s taking office in&#13;<br \/>\nJanuary seemed to herald the re-launch of bilateral relations, they continue to&#13;<br \/>\nsour, against the backdrop of accusations on Russia&#8217;s interference in the 2016&#13;<br \/>\npresidential elections in the US and of suspicions of an alleged understanding&#13;<br \/>\nbetween Mr. Trump&#8217;s campaign team and&#13;<br \/>\nMoscow, FP reports. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=font-size: 1em;><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=font-size: 1em;>ENESCU FESTIVAL<\/strong><span style=font-size: 1em;> \u2013 The George Enescu International Music Festival, one of the most prestigious events of its kind in Europe, kicks off on Saturday and will bring to Bucharest and other 7 cities in Romania over 3,000 of the worlds most acclaimed musicians. For three weeks, spectators will be able to attend some 80 concerts and events. This years honorary president is conductor Zubin Mehta, while the festivals artistic director is another conductor, Vladimir Jurowski. Some of the concerts on the festivals agenda will be broadcast live on Radio Romanias culture and music channels. The opening concert will be George Enescus \u201cOedipus Opera performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p> <strong>TENNIS<\/strong> \u2013 Romanian tennis player Monica Niculescu, no. 57 WTA, has advanced to the third round in the US Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year. In the second round Niculescu ousted another Romanian, Ana Bogdan, 108 WTA, after three sets. Niculescu will next play Jennifer Brady of the United States. The best performance for Monica Niculescu at the US Open was reaching the round of 16 in 2011. Niculescu is the only standing Romanian player in the competition, after Sorana Cirstea lost to Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia. Another three Romanians, including Simona Halep, were knocked out in the opening round. In the womens doubles, Romania is represented by Sorana Cirstea, Irina Begu and Raluca Olaru, while Horia Tecau will be playing in the mens doubles. (Translated by V. Palcu and D. 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