EARTHQUAKE – A 5.8
\nRichter scale earthquake shook Romania on Sunday morning, without producing any
\nvictims or material damages. The impact reached as far as Moldova, Ukraine and
\nBulgaria. According to the scientific director of the National Institute for
\nEarth Physics, Mircea Radulian, the earthquake was a normal phenomenon for
\nVrancea region. We recall the last major earthquake was reported in Romania on
\nNovember 22, 2014 and measured 5.7 degrees on the Richter scale. Two weeks ago,
\nRomania hosted the biggest earthquake drill in an EU state in the last 14
\nyears. The most devastating earthquakes were those in 1940 and 1977, both killing
\nover 2,500 people and injuring another 15,300. <\/p>\n
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DST <\/strong>– Romania on Sunday reverted to winter time as per daylight
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ATTACK – US flags were
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SURVEY – Over 37% of Romanians want closer
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VISIT – EU Commissioner for Regional Policy
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NEGOTIATIONS – Trade unions representing the public
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TENNIS – Romanian tennis player Marius Copil on
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\nsaving time. Clocks were shifted back, making Sunday night the longest of the
\nyear. According to a European survey, 84% of respondents want to keep the
\nstandard summer time, claiming the time shift is causing fatigue, haziness,
\ninsomnia, focus issues and energy drain. According to the European Commission,
\nmember states can decide on their own which time frame they should observe,
\nprovided they report their choice by the end of April 2019. Should the
\nCommission’s timetable be observed, the March 31, 2019 time shift will be the
\nlast one to be compulsory. <\/p>\n
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\nflown on Sunday at half-mast all over the country after a synagogue shooting on
\nSaturday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which left 11 dead. The perpetrator
\nshouted All Jews must die before opening fire on the crowd. The attacker was
\nindicted on 29 criminal counts, including anti-Semitic crimes and risks the
\ndeath penalty, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said. According to the
\nBBC, this was the bloodiest attack targeting the Jewish community in the US.
\nPresident Donald Trump has labeled it a wicked act of mass murder. Pope Francis said the attack was
\nan inhumane act of violence.Israeli Prime
\nMinister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed horror at the attack, while Germany’s
\nChancellor Angela Merkel called for increasing efforts to combat anti-Semitic
\nacts of violence worldwide. <\/p>\n
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\nrelations with the USA, while 11% say Romania should strengthen relations with
\nFrance, according to the findings of a recent survey conducted by the Avangarde
\nGroup of Social and Behavioral Studies released on Sunday. 59% of respondents say
\nthe anti-ballistic missile shield in Deveselu is a good thing, while 20% say
\nit’s a bad thing. 33% say that, military-wise, NATO should increase the number
\nof troops in Romania, 53% say it should stay the same, while 14% want NATO to
\ndeploy fewer troops to Romania. Asked if the US should remain Romania’s
\nstrategic partner, 74% of Romanians said yes, 26% said no. The survey also
\nreveals that most Romanians believe the next US ambassador to Romania should
\ncontinue to support the fight against corruption started by the National
\nAnticorruption Directorate. The study was conducted over October 17-20 over a
\nsample population of some 800 people and an error margin of 3.2%. <\/p>\n
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\nCorina Cretu on Monday and Tuesday is paying an official visit to Romania. Her
\nagenda includes meetings with high-ranking Bucharest officials and talks over
\nthe future of the European cohesion policy. The EU official says the cohesion
\npolicy guarantees the quality of life for EU citizens, the effects of which are
\nalso transparent in Romania. Corina Cretu says that Romania has been allotted
\nover 45 billion euros for its own development since it joined the EU in 2007. <\/p>\n
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\nsubway service, Metrorex, will resume negotiations over the collective
\nemployment agreement on Monday. The previous agreement expired on Saturday and
\nFriday’s talks produced no results. Unionists want a 42% salary increase and
\nbetter working conditions. They threaten to launch an all-out strike starting
\nNovember 10. The Metrorex leadership claims such a salary increase is
\nimpossible as it’s exceeding the company budget, also violating certain legal
\nprovisions. Moreover, Metrorex leaders argue, salaries have been increased by
\n10% every year starting 2015. <\/p>\n
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\nSunday lost 7-6, 6-4 to Roger Federer of Switzerland in the Basel tournament
\nfinal, totaling some 2 million euros in prize money. This was the first match
\npitting the two players and Copil’s third match against a top-10 player, after
\nousting Marin Cilic of Croatia in the round of 16 and Alexander Zverev of
\nGermany in the semi-finals. This was also Copil’s second final in the ATP
\ncircuit, after earlier this year he reached the final match of the ATP
\ntournament in Sofia. Following Sunday’s result Marius Copil will be ranked 60
\nin ATP standings. <\/p>\n
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