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\nBUCHAREST – Romania’s budget deficit for 2018 will not
\nbe over 3% of the GDP, said Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici. This
\nannouncement comes after economists in the right leaning opposition
\nclaimed that the deficit would reach 5%, a lot over the admissible
\nEuropean level. At the same time, Minister Teodorovici said that the
\ndraft budget for 2019 could be made public this week, and discussed
\nin Parliament in early February. Recently, President Klaus Iohannis
\npointed out that the fact that a draft budget has not been issued is
\na serious problem that has to be dealt with urgently, and that the
\ndominant party in the ruling coalition, the Social Democratic Party,
\nhas to issue explanations.
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JUDICIAL
\n– IN Romania, the Supreme Council of Magistrates rules today if
\nprosecutor Anca Jurma will continue to be the interim head of the
\nNational Anti-corruption Directorate. She was delegated to the
\nposition by General Prosecutor Augustin Lazar in July 2018, after the
\ndismissal of the former head, Laura Codruta Kovesi. The proposal to
\nprolong her appointment comes as Justice Minister Tudorel Toader sent
\nto President Klaus Iohannis for endorsement proposals for appointing
\nheads of five prosecutor offices, among them Florea for
\nanti-corruption. At the end of November, the head of state rejected
\nher appointment for reasons of legality.
\n<\/p>\n
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LONDON
\n– The vote in the British Parliament related to the Brexit deal takes
\nplace on January 15, according to the BBC, quoting British government
\nsources. In order to avoid a parliamentary defeat, PM Theresa May was
\nforced to postpone in December the vote to withdraw Great Britain
\nfrom the EU. Theresa May said that a rejection of the deal in
\nParliament would lead her country into unknown territory. If the vote
\nturns out negative, the UK would have to either withdraw from the EU
\nwith no deal, or to delay the Brexit for March 29. The government in
\nLondon tries at this point to convince MPs to support the agreement
\nthat has been negotiated with Brussels, which does not seem to have
\nsufficient support at this time.
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AWARDS
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<\/p>\n TENNIS
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\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n BUCHAREST
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\n– Bohemian Rhapsody got the Best Film Drama Award at the 76th
\nGolden Globe Awards, while Rami Malek, who played Freddie Mercury in
\nthe movie, got the award for best actor in a drama film. The film
\nRoma, by Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron, got the best foreign movie
\naward, which also won in the director category. The Assassination of
\nGianni Versace won in the best limited TV series category. The best
\nactress in a film comedy or musical was won by Olivia
\nColman for <\/strong>The
\nFavorite, while Christian Bale won in this category for the biopic
\nVice. Darren Criss won the best actor in a limited TV series
\ncategory. The song Shallow, sung by Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born, got
\nthe best original song award.
\n<\/p>\n
\n– Romanian tennis player Irina Begu, 67th
\nseeded, qualified today for the eighth finals of the WTA tournament
\nin Hobart, Australia, winning 2-0 against Heather Watson of the UK,
\n44th
\nseeded. Also today in the competition, another Romanian player, Ana
\nBogdan, 76th
\nseeded, plays against Tunisian Ons Jabeur, 60th
\nranked. WTA number one Simona Halep takes part in the tournament in
\nSydney, starting Monday, in the Premier category, with 823,000
\ndollars in prize money. The best player in the world will play in the
\nsecond round with the winner of the match between Latvian Jelena
\nOstapenko, 22nd
\nranked, and Australian Ashleigh Barty, 15th
\nseeded.
\n<\/p>\n
\n– Romanian PM Viorica Dancila sent President Klaus Iohannis for
\nendorsement proposals for the transportation and regional development
\nministries, according to a press release from the executive. Former
\nMinister for European Funds Rovana Plumb was the proposal for the
\nTransportation Ministry, while former Public Finance Minister Eugen
\nTeodorovici was the proposal for Regional Development and Public
\nAdministration. The government claims that it is still waiting for
\nthe reason for which the president turned down previous proposals for
\nthese portfolios. <\/p>\n
\n<\/p>\n
\nAWARDS- Bohemian Rhapsody got the Best Film Drama Award at
\nthe 76th Golden Globe Awards, while Rami Malek, who played
\nFreddie Mercury in the movie, got the award for best actor in a drama
\nfilm. The film Roma, by Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron, got the best
\nforeign movie award, which also won in the director category. The
\nAssassination of Gianni Versace won in the best limited TV series
\ncategory. The best
\nactress in a film comedy or musical was won by Olivia
\nColman for <\/strong>The
\nFavorite, while Christian Bale won in this category for the biopic
\nVice. Darren Criss won the best actor in a limited TV series
\ncategory. The song Shallow, sung by Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born, got
\nthe best original song award. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"