PRESIDENCY Romania’s presidency of the
\nEU Council, which ends on Sunday, involved courage, responsibility and
\npolitical commitment – the Romanian minister delegate for European Affairs,
\nGeorge Ciamba said on Friday. The mandate was a litmus test for Romania and a
\nreconfirmation of its commitment to the European project, the Romanian official
\nalso said. According to Minister Ciamba, during the six months at the helm of
\nthe EU Council, Romania has definitely contributed through concrete actions to
\nthe consolidation of the Union, a project that remains vital for Europe’s wellfare
\nand security. At the end of the half-yearly presidency, Minister Ciamba has
\nvoiced his conviction that Romania has strengthened its profile at European
\nlevel becoming a more powerful, more credible and relevant voice. Finland is to
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FESTIVAL
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\nand 30th, the city of Sibiu in central Romania will be playing venue
\nfor the European Film Festival. Among other productions the screenings will
\ninclude Emmanuel Finkiel’s Memoir of Pain, Rodrigo Sorgoyen’s political
\nthriller The Realm and Benedikt Erlingsson’s comedy Woman at War. Film
\nlovers will have the opportunity to watch the 1989 Irish production ‘My Left
\nFoot’ signed by Jim Sheridan, which tells the story of Irish writer Christy
\nBrown. The European Film Festival has this year been hosted by Bucharest,
\nRamnicu Valcea, in southern Romania, Targu Mures, in the country’s center and by
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PSD
\nThe National Executive Committee of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the main
\npolitical group in the incumbent ruling coalition in Romania convened on Friday
\nto validate the candidatures for the first positions within the party and to
\nestablish the agenda of the party’s extraordinary congress on Saturday. At the
\nend of the meeting the head of the government, Viorica Dancila, who also holds the
\nPSD’s interim presidency, has announced that four Social-Democrats are running
\nfor the first position in the party, while three are vying for the position of
\nexecutive president. The position of party president became vacant last month,
\nafter the party’s strongman Liviu Dragnea had been indicted and sent to prison
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FOOTBALL Romania’s Under-21 football side on Thursday night conceded a 2-4
\ndefeat to Germany, in the semifinals of the Under-21 European Football
\nChampionship jointly hosted by Italy and San Marino. In the other semifinals
\nfixture, Spain outperformed France, 4-1. Romania’s under-21 football team has
\nhad an en excellent run in the aforementioned tournament. Having qualified for
\nthe semifinals, Romania secured their ticket for the 2020 edition of the
\nOlympic Games in Tokyo. <\/p>\n
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