DEFENCE Romania’s Defence Minister
\nGabriel Les met NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the headquarters of
\nthe North Atlantic Alliance in Brussels on Tuesday. The talks between the two
\nofficials focused on security in the Black Sea region, on consolidating the
\ndeterrence and defence position on NATO’s eastern flank, the preparations for
\nRomania’s taking over the EU rotating presidency on January 1st next
\nyear and Bucharest’s priorities for this mandate. According to a communiqu\u00e9
\nissued by the Defence Ministry, the meeting between the two officials proved to
\nbe another opportunity for Romania to reiterate its firm commitment to the
\ndefence and security strategy promoted by NATO. <\/p>\n
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AWARD Academician Eugen Simion, head of
\nthe Department of Literature and Philology with the Romanian Academy, is winner
\nof the 2018 Alfred Nobel Gold Medal awarded by the International Society of
\nPhilology. The award ceremony is to take place early next year at the European
\nParliament headquarters in Strasbourg and will be followed, according to
\nregulations, by a ceremony in the recipient’s country of origin. The
\nInternational Society of Philology has been awarding the aforementioned gold
\nmedal for almost a century now. The event, held every five years, was designed
\nas an equivalent of the Nobel Prize in Literature in recognition of
\naccomplishments in the field of grammar, literary criticism and history. <\/p>\n
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CSAT
\nRomania’s Higher Defence Council (CSAT) is to convene again on Wednesday after
\nits previous session was suspended by president Klaus Iohannis on December 11th
\nupon a request from the Council’s members. According to the Presidential
\nAdministration, the agenda included topical issues concerning the country’s
\ndefence and national security, which sparked off prolonged debates. Talks also
\nfocused on the plan of providing equipment for Romania’s armed forces between
\n2019 and 2028, the CSAT schedule for the next year, the future plan for Romania’s
\narmed forces carrying out various missions in theatres of operations abroad as
\nwell as the National Plan for Information Priorities for 2019. <\/p>\n
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FORUM The relationship between Europe and Africa is developing and
\nwe want to turn it from a relation in which Europe has offered assistance, into
\na relation between equal partners, ready to cooperate and develop together,
\nRomania’s President Klaus Iohannis has said in Vienna, at the meeting of heads
\nof state and government, held on the sidelines of the Europe-Africa Forum. He
\nhas also said that Romanian will further promote consistent action to support
\nthe alliance between the two continents, among which granting scholarships to
\nyoung Africans. The Europe-Africa Forum is intent on consolidating the
\nlong-term partnership between the EU and Africa and lays emphasis on boosting
\nsustainable investments, creating jobs and taking cooperation to the digital
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COMMEMORATIONS The series of events
\ncommemorating the martyr heroes of the 1989 Anti-Communist Revolution in
\nRomania, continued in Timisoara, in the west. December 18th goes
\ndown in history as the day when the young people protesting against the
\ncommunist regime of Nicolae Ceausescu were shot dead on the steps of the
\nMetropolitan Cathedral in Timisoara. Vigil candles were lit on Tuesday on the
\nsteps of the Cathedral in remembrance of that day. A day of mourning was
\ndecreed in Timisoara on Monday in memory of those who, 29 years ago, lost their
\nlives, being killed by the repressive forces of the communist regime. Masses
\nand memorial services have been performed and floral tributes have been
\npaid. <\/p>\n
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