MESSAGE The European Council president Donald Tusk on Monday proposed the Union
\nleaders to adopt a joint statement for the summit on May 9th in
\nSibiu, which should convey a message of unity and trust. The president of the
\nEuropean Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker is also to arrive in Romania and
\nparticipate together with Romanian president Klaus Iohannis in a round of
\ndebates on Europe’s future. The event is also to be attended by 300 young
\npeople from the member countries. In another development Bucharest has hosted
\nan international conference on ‘Children’s participation in decision-making
\nprocesses at the EU level’. The conference brings together hundreds of
\nchildren, experts in children rights, high EU officials as well as civil
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LABOUR Authorities in Bucharest have cautioned the Romanians looking for
\nemployment abroad to get information about their future jobs beforehand in
\norder to avoid being swindled, abducted or inhumane working conditions. According
\nto official sources, human trafficking has dropped significantly in the past
\nyear due to a series of campaigns run at national level. In spite of all these
\nmeasures, the risks are still high and authorities are recommending the
\nRomanians seeking employment abroad to avoid signing work contracts, which
\nhaven’t been translated into Romanian, to avoid job offers that sound too good
\nto be true and to keep contact with the Romanian embassy in the country they
\nare working in. <\/p>\n
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TENNIS Two Romanians are today playing in the second round of the tennis
\ntournament in Madrid. Third-seeded Simona Halep will be playing British
\nchallenger Johanna Konta, while Sorana Carstea takes on Caroline Garcia of
\nFrance. Simona Halep won the tournament in Madrid twice, in 2016 and 2017. In
\nthe double contest on Monday, Romanian Horia Tecau and his Dutch partner Jean
\nJulien Rojer managed a dramatic win against the all-US pair made up of Bob
\nBryan and Mike Bryan whom they beat 4-6, 7-6, 12-10. Tecau and Rojer won the
\ntitle in Madrid in 2016. An all-Romanian pair, Simona Halep – Irina Begu, has
\nqualified for the round of sixteen after a 6-2, 6-3 win against the
\nRomanian-Croatian pair made up of Raluca Olaru and Darija Jurak. Halep and Begu
\nwill be next up against Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova of the Czech
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VISIT Pope Francis has today arrived in
\nSkopje, North Macedonia, as part of a Balkans tour, which also took him to
\nBulgaria. The Pontiff has blessed the efforts of North Macedonia and other countries
\nin the Balkans to join the European Union. Pope Francis has also paid homage at
\nthe monument of the most famous Catholic woman, Mother Teresa, who was born in
\nSkopje. The Pope has also held a mass for the small Catholic community in North
\nMacedonia. During his visit to Bulgaria, the Pontiff touched upon the sensitive
\nissue of migration, as almost half of Bulgaria’s working population has left
\nthis country. The Pope has also addressed the issue of refugees making an
\nappeal that a door should be left open for these people. <\/p>\n
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