Visit.<\/strong> Romanian PM Viorica Dancila has announced that US Vice President Mike
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Judiciary. <\/strong>The prosecutors from the
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Radio Romania.<\/strong> The Romanian Radio
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Tradition.<\/strong> Romanians celebrated
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\nPence will pay a visit to Romania in the first half of this year. She also said
\nshe had a telephone conversation with Pence in which they talked about the
\nRomanian-American relations, which are seen as excellent and with a positive
\nevolution within the Strategic Partnership between the two states. Dancila has
\nreconfirmed the importance that Romania pays to the consolidation of
\ntrans-Atlantic ties. For his part, Mike Pence has highlighted the importance of
\nthe Strategic Partnership for the Washington administration and has voiced
\nappreciation for how Romania handles the rotating presidency of the Council of
\nthe EU.<\/p>\n
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\nmilitary are taking part in the first multinational exercise organised by the
\nRomanian Navy this year and entitled Poseidon
\n19, carried out between the 1st and the 8th of March
\nin the Romanian territorial waters and the international waters in the western
\npart of the Black Sea. Participating are 10 Romanian vessels, four military
\nships from Bulgaria, Germany, Spain and Turkey and two speed boats for divers.
\nThe air exercises will be carried out by a Puma Naval helicopter, two MiG 21
\nLancer planes and two F-16 planes of the Romanian Air Force. The exercise aims
\nat consolidating the interoperability between the participating vessels and
\ncrews in a multinational context and certifying the Romanian Navy capabilities
\nplaced at NATO disposal in the coming period. <\/p>\n
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\nminister Carmen Dan says Romania’s priority is to protect the rights of the
\n430,000 Romanian citizens living in the UK if the latter crashes out of the
\nEuropean Union without a deal. She also says the Romanian government is
\nconsidering a set of measures to protect its nationals based on the principle
\nof reciprocity, because the Romanian citizens in the UK must benefit from the
\nsame rights as the almost 2,500 UK citizens living in Romania. Carmen Dan says
\ntalks have already been held with the UK minister for migration and the UK
\nambassador to Bucharest about the recognition of the right of residence of the Romanian
\ncitizens in the UK and the UK citizens in Romania. <\/p>\n
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\nSuperior Council of Magistracy have met the justice minister Tudorel Toader,
\nasking him to repeal the emergency order that has brought new changes to the
\njustice laws. According to prosecutors, the minister has said he will give up
\nsome of the changes. In the meantime, hundreds of magistrates again held
\nprotests on Friday in Bucharest and other cities across the country. <\/p>\n
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\nEuropean funds worth 12.5 billion euros by the end of the year, says the
\nminister for European funds Rovana Plumb. She spoke about investments in the
\nhuman capital, large infrastructure projects, innovation, the education
\ninfrastructure and healthcare. She has also announced that two new programmes are
\nto be launched this year, one for combating school drop-out and another to
\nsupport innovation among entrepreneurs. Romania has so far attracted 8.5
\nbillion euros in the current programme, accounting for 28% of the total amount
\nof allocated funds, a level that is close to the European average of 29%. <\/p>\n
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\nBroadcasting Corporation has launched a new local station in Brasov, airing on
\nthe frequency 93.3 FM. The new station’s news and current affairs programmes
\nfocus on local developments, including the decisions of the local authorities, the
\nstage of ongoing projects, traffic, weather, cultural and artistic events as
\nwell as sports competitions. We remind you that last year, on November 1st,
\nRadio Romania celebrated 90 years since its first broadcast. Alongside the national
\nchannels dedicated exclusively to news and current affairs, culture, music or village
\nlife, Radio Romania also has regional and local channels and online channels
\nfor children and youth. Also, Radio Romania began its international broadcasts
\nas early as the 1930s and today broadcasts in 11 foreign languages, Romanian
\nand the Aromanian dialect.<\/p>\n
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\non March 1st an ancient custom known as Martisor in Romanian and
\nwhich marks the arrival of spring. Martisor refers to small amulets tied to a
\nwhite and red thread that are offered to the loved ones on this day. The
\ntradition is believed to date back to pre-Christian times and can be found in
\nseveral Balkan countries. The word is of Latin origin and is the popular name
\ngiven to the month of March. In 2017, the cultural practices associated with
\nthe 1st of March were inscribed by Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic
\nof Moldova and North Macedonia on the UNESCO world heritage list.<\/p>\n
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\nFriday an informal meeting of EU telecommunications ministers, an event
\norganised by the Romanian presidency of the Council of the EU. According to the
\nRomanian communications minister, Alexandru Petrescu, the Romanian presidency
\nconsiders it useful to launch the talks on the future European digital strategy
\npost-2020. The Romanian official says the strategy can bring significant
\nbenefits to Europe in terms of providing new opportunities for citizens and
\nbusinesses and ensuring reliable, high-speed and accessible networks and
\nservices.<\/p>\n
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