THEATRE ‘The Confession’, a Radio Romania production adapted by Doina
\nPapp and directed by Ilinca Stihi after Fyodor Doestoevsky’s novel ‘Demons’ has
\nbeen shortlisted for the finals of Best European Drama at BBC Drama Awards 2019.
\nBBC Audio Drama Awards celebrate the range, originality and cut-through quality of
\naudio drama on air and online and give recognition to the creativity of actors,
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TENNIS A pair made up of Romanian player Monica Niculescu and
\nChinese Zhaoxuan Yang on Wednesday qualified for the semis of the double
\ncontest of the WTA tennis tournament in Hobart, Australia. The two secured a
\ntwo set win 6-1, 6-4, against the Romanian-Kazakh pair, Raluca Olaru – Galina
\nVoskoboeva. Also in the quarterfinals, the all-Romanian pair, Mihaela
\nBuzarnescu – Irina Begu, conceded defeat to Anastasia Potapova of Russia and
\nDayana Yastremska of Ukraine. Begu has qualified for the quarterfinals of the
\nsingles contest after a three-set win against Russia’s Ana Blinkova. In her
\nfirst match this year in Sidney, the world’s number one, Simona Halep of
\nRomania, conceded defeat in the round of 16 to Ashley Barty of Australia. Halep’s
\nnext tournament will be the year’s first Grand Slam in Melbourne. We recall
\nthat in 2018 the Romanian played in the finals of this prestigious tournament. <\/p>\n
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EU The President of the European Commission,
\nJean Claude Juncker and the College of Commissioners will arrive in Bucharest
\non Thursday for the official launch of the Romanian Presidency of the Council
\nof the European Union. Attending the official ceremony will also be the
\nPresident of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, and the President of the
\nEuropean Council, Donald Tusk. The moment will be marked by a concert at the
\nRomanian Athenaeum given by the EU Orchestra, which will be performing Romanian
\nRhapsody no.1 by George Enescu and an excerpt of Beethoven’s 9th
\nSymphony, Ode to Joy, which became the Anthem of the European Union in 1985.
\nCivil organisations in Bucharest have called on the City Hall to approve the
\norganisation of an anti-government rally to take place concurrently with the
\nceremony under the title We Want Europe Not Dictatorship. A deputy mayor has
\nexplained that under the Romanian law, two events cannot take place at the same
\ntime in the same place and the statute of the EU officials entails increased
\nsecurity measures. On Friday, Jean-Claude Juncker, will be having talks with
\nPresident Klaus Iohannis and PM Viorica
\nD\u0103ncil\u0103, as well as with the Speakers of the two chambers of the Romanian
\nParliament. The European officials are due to hold talks at the Government with
\nthe Romanian ministers who will chair for six months, in Bucharest and
\nBrussels, working meetings with their EU counterparts. <\/p>\n
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CURRENCY An Euro was traded for 4.67 RON, Romania’s
\nCentral Bank announced on Wednesday. This is the highest value the Euro has
\nreached against the local currency, which has also depreciated against other
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