PARTNERSHIP US president Donald Trump and his Romanian counterpart
\nKlaus Iohannis on Tuesday adopted a joint statement pledging to take action as
\nfriends and allies to forward the robust and strategic partnership between the
\ntwo countries. The two leaders have agreed that energy security translates as national
\nsecurity and have underlined their opposition towards projects that have
\nrendered allies and partners energy-dependent on Russia. The US and Romanian
\nleaders have said the excellent partnership in the field of law enforcement and
\nthe anti-graft fight is based on mutual commitment to the rule of law and
\nindependent justice. The two high officials have also highlighted the
\nsignificant increase in the bilateral trade as well as the mutual interest in
\nthe creation of an investment climate, which provides transparency,
\npredictability and stability. The two presidents have also tackled Romania’s
\ninclusion in the Visa Waiver programme and the USA has reiterated its support for
\nBucharest’s efforts towards achieving eligibility in accordance with the US
\nlegislation. This has been the second meeting between the two presidents after
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TALKS British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is today
\nhaving talks with German chancellor Angela Merkel on changing the terms of the
\nBrexit agreement, the BBC reports. Johnson is expected to reiterate his call
\nfor the Irish border backstop plan to be scrapped. The
\nBritish Prime Minister has said the arrangement to avoid a hard border after Brexit
\nis anti-democratic and must be removed to secure a deal but the EU
\nhas rejected the possibility of any changes to the backstop. The backstop is
\npart of the withdrawal agreement negotiated between Brussels and former Prime
\nMinister Theresa May, which has been rejected by Parliament three times. On
\nThursday Boris Johnson is expected to meet French president Emmanuel Macron and
\nto participate in the G7 summit in France on Saturday. <\/p>\n
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FESTIVAL The 17th intercultural festival ProEtnica kicks
\noff today in Sighisoara, central Romania, the only medieval city inhabited in
\nsouth-eastern Europe. For five days the event brings together 50 ensembles of
\nthe ethnic communities in Romania. Stands of various national minorities and
\ncraftsmen are on view in this medieval citadel during the festival. According
\nto organizers, a first for this festival is a literary section, which allows
\nwriters belonging to the national minorities as well as writers who write about
\nminorities to present their works and stage debates, lectures, presentations,
\nexhibitions and book launches. ProEthnica is aimed at promoting inter-cultural
\ndialogue and artistic interaction at European level. <\/p>\n
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FOOTBALL Romania’s football champions CFR Cluj were defeated by
\nCzech side Slavia Praga 1-0, on their own turf in the first round of the
\nChampions League’s play-off on Tuesday night. The return game pitching Slavia
\nagainst CFR will take place in Prague on August 28th. CFR Cluj has
\nso far defeated Astana of Kazahstan, Maccabi Tel-Aviv of Israel and Celtic
\nGlasgow of Scotland, whereas the Czech champions have qualified directly for
\nthis stage of the competition. In the Europa League, Romania’s vice-champions
\nFCSB will be taking on Portuguese side Vitoria Guimaraes in an attempt to
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