ELECTION <\/strong>– The Permanent Election Authority has
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MOLDOVA<\/strong> – Following the change of
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STRIKE<\/strong> – The city of Paris was paralyzed
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BREXIT – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday is meeting with
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ENESCU FESTIVAL<\/strong> – The Radio Hall in Bucharest on
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TENNIS – Romanian tennis player Mihaela
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\ndrawn up and launched for public debate a draft of the guide setting the rules
\nfor the financing of the presidential election campaign. In another
\ndevelopment, on Thursday, the Romanian government approved a draft order tabled
\nby the Permanent Election Authority under which the registration term for the
\nRomanian citizens living abroad as voters has been extended until Sunday,
\nSeptember 15th. Also, the diplomatic missions have until October 19 to propose to
\nthe Foreign Ministry the opening of new polling stations abroad. The first
\nround of the presidential elections in Romania will be held on November 10 and the
\nsecond one on November 24. <\/p>\n
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\ngovernment in June 2019, the Republic of Moldova has moved resolutely
\nforward with the implementation of key reforms to address the deterioration of
\ndemocratic standards and the rule of law, in order to allow citizens to fully
\nbenefit from the EU-Moldova Association Agreement, the European Commission said
\nin the Association Implementation Report published on
\nThursday. Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement
\nNegotiations, Johannes Hahn, has said that in July 2019 the Commission already
\nresumed budget support payments and also signed with the Government financing
\nagreements on sustainable local development and rule of law that will allow for
\nthe implementation of programmes bringing tangible results to the people of
\nMoldova. We are ready to further step up our financial support and advice in
\nresponse to the Government’s robust reform agenda, Commissioner Hahn has also
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\non Friday by a strike of the transport network (RATP) in protest
\nover plans to reform the pension system. People have been advised to keep
\ntheir travel to a minimum. The strike is the first in a series of actions
\nplanned in protest over the proposed reform of France’s pension
\nsystem. The reforms would simplify the current system, with a
\nstandardized pension regime rather than the current 42 different ones.
\nTransport workers, who have certain exemptions for early retirement, would be
\nparticularly affected by the changes. The pension regime specific to RATP
\nworkers allows train drivers and other staff that work underground to retire at
\n52, a decade earlier than the normal legal retirement age for a full public
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\nEuropean Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Luxembourg to discuss
\nBrexit. Johnson expressed his cautious optimism regarding a potential deal
\nwith the EU, saying enough progress has been reported in negotiations with
\nBrussels. Boris Johnson is trying to renegotiate the Brexit deal struck by his
\npredecessor before Britain’s scheduled withdrawal from the community bloc on
\nOctober 31. On Thursday, European
\nParliament President David Sassoli said Britain has presented no new
\nproposition on Brexit, but the EU is ready to delay the withdrawal again
\nprovided London has a good reason. The European Parliament must vote any
\nagreement between the EU and Britain in order to take effect. Boris Johnson said
\nhis country will leave the EU with or without an agreement on October 31. <\/p>\n
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\nFriday evening venued a concert from the 21st Century Music Series of the
\nGeorge Enescu Festival. The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by
\nPeter Rundel climbed on stage. Also on Friday at the Romanian Athenaeum, the
\naudience listened to Kremerata Baltica orchestra, made up of Latvian,
\nLithuanian and Estonian musicians, under the baton of violinist Gidon Kremer.
\nThe George Enescu International Festival is taking place between the August 31 and
\nSeptember 22, bringing together more than 2,500 of the world’s greatest
\nmusicians in 84 different concerts and recitals. Events as part of the festival
\nare held in the capital Bucharest and other cities across Romania, as well as
\nin Germany, France, Italy, Canada and the Republic of Moldova.<\/p>\n
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\nBuzarnescu on Friday advanced to the semifinals of the WTA tournament in
\nHiroshima, Japan, totaling 250,000 dollars in prize money. In the quarterfinals
\nBuzarnescu ousted Alison van Uytvanck of Belgium, 6-4, 7-5. She will next play
\nNao Hibino of Japan. This is the best result for Buzarnescu this year, who is
\ncurrently 135th ranked in WTA standings. <\/p>\n
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