EASTER Orthodox and Greek-Catholic believers, including from Romania – a
\ncountry with an Orthodox majority – are in the second day of Easter and the
\nbeginning of the Bright Week, when they greet each other with the traditional
\nformula, ‘Christ is risen’ ‘He is risen, indeed’. The formula is aimed at
\npublicly expressing the Christian belief in Christ’s resurrection. Today
\nRomanians are also celebrating St. George, under a decision by the Orthodox
\nChurch that this holiday be observed in the second day of Easter. The decision
\nwas made because St. George’s Day this year happened to be during the Passion
\nWeek, which for the Orthodox Christians should be a period of sobriety and
\nrepentance. St. George was a Christian martyr who is also the patron saint of
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CAMPAIGN A campaign for the European Parliament elections on May 26th
\nhas been underway in Romania since Saturday. The Romanians are to cast their
\nballot for 33 MEPs. The 33rd mandate is to commence only after
\nBritain’s withdrawal from the bloc has yielded judicial effects. 13 political
\ngroups and three independent candidates are vying for seats in the European
\nParliament. 411 poling stations have been set up for the Romanians abroad; 76
\nin Italy, 50 in Spain and 25 in Germany. Concurrently with the European
\nParliamentary elections, the Romanians will be participating in a referendum on
\nlegal issues initiated by the country’s president Klaus Iohannis. <\/p>\n
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DIALOGUE French president Emmanuel Macron and Federal Chancellor Angela
\nMerkel, currently attending a summit on Balkan issues, are expected to try to rekindle
\na dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo, whose relations are at the lowest ebb
\nafter 20 years of conflict, France Press Agency informs. The French-German
\ninitiative comes after a series of talks unfolding under the EU aegis aimed at
\ncreating rapprochement between the two state entities. The dialogue between the
\ntwo sides has been in a deadlock for several months now after a period of
\nrevival based on the idea of territory swap backed by presidents Aleksandar
\nVucic of Serbia and Hashin Thaci of Kosovo. <\/p>\n
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ELECTION Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has
\nproclaimed the victory of his PSOE party in the legislative election on Sunday,
\nat the same time showing his readiness to forge a coalition with all political
\ngroups to rule within the Constitution limits. The Socialist Party has won the
\nelection with roughly 7 million votes, a victory, which brings it 123
\nParliament seats almost double than the conservative People’s Party. The
\nLiberal centre-to-right Ciudadanos came third with 57 mandates, while far-left
\nPodemos mustered 42 seats. Secessionists of the Catalan left have also obtained
\n15 seats. According to Radio Romania correspondent to Spain the turnout was at
\nan all-time high, reaching 75%. <\/p>\n
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FREQUENCIES Dear friends,
\nRadio Romania International operated new changes into the frequencies of
\nits transmissions, which came into effect on April 27th. So, the RRI
\nbroadcast at 3:00 UTC to North America, (the West Coast) can be received on the
\nfrequency of 7375 kHz in the analogue system, while our programmes to India are
\ncarried by 13630 kHz in the DRM system. <\/p>\n
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