{"id":103495,"date":"2019-05-03T19:57:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devrri.freshlemon.ro\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/may-3-2019-update-103495.html"},"modified":"2024-02-15T20:32:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T18:32:07","slug":"may-3-2019-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/may-3-2019-update-id103495.html","title":{"rendered":"May 3, 2019 UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rome<\/strong> &#8212; Democracy is not in danger but it is under pressure across the EU, and those who believe in Europe need to be more courageous given that the EU is faced with various problems, such as Brexit, migration and unemployment, said the Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday at the conference \u2018The State of The Union\u2019 held at the European University Institute in Florence. In his opinion, to bring optimism back to Europe, the source of problems needs to be addressed and local and regional solutions need to be worked out, because there is no single solution for the entire EU. Also on Friday, on the sidelines of the conference, the Romanian president met with the Italian PM Giuseppe Conte, highlighting the importance of the upcoming EU summit for the future of the European project. The 2 officials discussed about the consolidation of bilateral economic relations, the amount of trade exchanges reporting the highest value of the past 10 years. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><strong>COMPET<\/strong> &#8211; The Romanian economy minister Niculae B\u0103d\u0103l\u0103u on Friday chaired the informal meeting of the EU competitiveness council (COMPET) focusing on internal market and industry issues. Three critical issues were approached at the meeting: the SMEs\u2019 market, the single market and the energy intensive industry. The European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs El\u017cbieta Bie\u0144kowska said the talks focused on ways to boost market access and to promote the entrepreneurial spirit across the EU. The meeting in Bucharest was attended by the line ministers from the 28 EU member states and from two member states of the European Free Trade Association, Switzerland and Norway.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paris<\/strong> &#8212; The Romanian director, scriptwriter and producer C\u0103t\u0103lin Mitulescu was selected in the jury of the Cinefondation and short film section at the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival, the organizers announced on Friday on the event\u2019s official website. The jury will grant the Palme d\u2019Or award for short film to one of the 11 films singled out for the competition, on May 25 at the Festival\u2019s closing ceremony. The jury will also grant the three prizes of the Cinefondation Section for which 17 films were selected this year, made by students of filmmaking schools. C\u0103t\u0103lin Mitulescu won the Palme d\u2019Or award for his short \u2018Traffic\u2019 in 2004. His movies \u2018Bucharest-Vienna 8:15\u201d and \u201917 minutes late\u2019 were selected for the Cinefondation section in 2001 and 2002. In 2006 his first feature film \u2018The Way I spent the end of the World\u2019 was chosen for the \u2018Un Certain Regard\u2019 Section and received the best actress award.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><strong>World Press Freedom Day<\/strong> &#8212; The Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE) pays homage to the world\u2019s journalists who, despite censorship, repression and manipulation, in times of peace or war, took risks and sometimes paid with their lives in their attempt to do their job and inform the public opinion, shows a communiqu\u00e9 of the Romanian Foreign Ministry made public on the World Press Freedom Day. On this occasion, MAE reiterated the importance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, underscoring that freedom of the press was the guarantor of any functioning democracy. In a message conveyed on the World Press Freedom Day, the US Embassy in Bucharest said that \u201cthe recent threats against Romanian investigative journalists have no place in a democratic, Western civilization\u201d. The US Embassy expresses solidarity with the responsible and brave Romanian reporters who resist pressures and threats in Bucharest and in various counties of Romania. Media and judicial independence are at the heart of NATO, the American diplomats also say. The statement emphasizes that a free press ensures citizens are well informed and is a key component of democratic governance and economic success for all countries. Recently, a journalist investigating cases of plagiarism at the Police Academy has received threats, an incident into which the authorities are currently looking.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Missions <\/strong>&#8212; 4 Eurofighter Typhoon planes of the Italian Air Forces landed on Friday at the Mihail Kog\u0103lniceanu base in southeastern Romania, to participate in enhanced air policing missions, the Romanian Defense Ministry announced. The Ministry officials also said that the Italian detachment, made up of almost 130 military, pilots and technical staff and Eurofighter Typhoon planes will be deployed to Romania for the next 4 months and will undertake air policing missions alongside MiG-21 LanceR planes and military of the Romanian Air Forces. (translation by L. 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