MOTION – A motion
\nof no-confidence initiated by the opposition against the Social Democrat
\nminority government was read in Parliament on Thursday. Titled To rebuild
\nRomania, the Dancila government must be urgently dismissed!, the motion
\nwill be debated and put to a vote next Thursday, October 10. The government is
\ndescribed as one of missed chances, because, although the country’s economy is
\ngoing through a favorable period, with significant growth rates, no major
\ninfrastructure project was started, the motion reads. Trust in the Romanian
\neconomy is diminishing, mainly because the legislation governing the economic
\nsector changes almost every week, the document also says. The leader of the
\nSocial Democratic Party and Prime Minister of Romania Viorica Dancila says the
\nopposition does not have the necessary number of votes to bring down the
\ngovernment. The motion was signed by 237 MPs from across the political
\nspectrum. 233 votes are needed for the government to fall. We recall that at
\nthe end of August, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats walked out of the
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Media2020 – The
\naudience of public broadcasters needs independent, unbiased and trustworthy
\nnews created by professionals, the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Secretary
\nGeneral Dr. Javad Mottaghi said on Thursday in Bucharest on the sidelines of
\nthe 5th edition of the Media2020 Conference organized by Radio
\nRomania. This year’s theme is Crossing Borders in the Digital World. The
\nevent brought together 40 representatives of some of the most important media
\noutlets in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Debates focused, among other
\nthings, on the future of public radio in the digital era, ways to protect copyright,
\nhow to combat fake news and the promotion of cultural diversity through the use
\nof new digital technologies. Radio Romania and BBC Radio signed a bilateral
\nagreement to develop a creative cooperation partnership. Radio Romania has
\nsigned similar agreements with Radio France and RAI as part of its strategy of
\ncollaboration with the most prestigious media institutions in Europe.<\/p>\n
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EIB – The
\nEuropean Investment Bank will triple its support for Romanian enterprises, from
\n500 million to 1.38 billion euros, EIB vice-president Andrew McDowell said
\nThursday in Bucharest, where he attended the signing of new contracts modifying
\nexisting agreements with Romanian financial intermediaries aimed at increasing
\nthe amount of financing. According to the EIB official, the initiative for SMEs
\ncombines structural funds with other EU and EIB resources in order to provide
\nloans to 5,000 Romanian SMEs in favorable terms, thus contributing to creating
\nnew jobs in the private sector. This has
\nworked well in the last year, which is why we are increasing the amount of
\nfunds to almost double the amount previously allocated, Andrew McDowell went on
\nto say. Attending the event, Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici said over 2,000
\nRomanian SMEs have benefitted from this initiative, and 500 million euros have
\nalready been allocated. <\/p>\n
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NAVY – Romanian
\nborder police officers, the crew of a surveillance coast guard ship, on
\nThursday returned home after a three-month mission in the Aegean Sea under the
\naegis of FRONTEX. As part of the Poseidon 2019 mission, the Romanian officers
\ncarried out over 930 hours of patrolling on the EU’s external maritime borders,
\nsaving 484 people. The two crews, operating on a rotation basis onboard the
\nRomanian Border Police officers, carried out patrol, surveillance, search and
\nrescue operations in the Aegean Sea, alongside other EU member states. <\/p>\n
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MOLDOVA – The EU
\nwill withhold its financial support for the Republic of Moldova unless this
\ncountry continues its reforms and fulfills its commitments, the EU High Representative
\nfor Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini said in Chisinau on
\nThursday. The EU official stated her visit marks a strong signal of support for
\nMoldova and its line of reforms. Federica Mogherini held talks with Prime
\nMinister Maia Sandu regarding the reform of the judiciary and ensuring the
\nindependence of state institutions. This is the first visit paid by Federica
\nMogherini to Chisinau in the last five years. <\/p>\n
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BREXIT – EU leaders
\nhave reacted with caution to the UK’s new Brexit proposals. The president of
\nthe European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said the proposed deal contains
\nboth positive advances and problematic aspects. The EU chief Brexit negotiator
\nMichel Barnier said a lot of work still needs to be done to reach a deal on the
\nbackstop mechanism proposed by the European Union to avoid a hard border with
\nIreland. On Wednesday, the British government made public its proposals on the
\nIrish border, but the Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said they are not enough
\nto maintain an open border.<\/p>\n
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EUROPALIA – The
\nEUROPALIA International Arts Festival has got under way in Brussels, with
\nRomania as the guest of honour this year. The official opening was held on
\nTuesday, and it was attended, among others, by King Philippe of Belgium, Queen
\nMathilde and Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis. They visited the exhibition
\ndevoted to the Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi entitled Brancusi. Transcendence
\nof Form and hosted by the Bozar center and organized by the Romanian Cultural
\nInstitute. This is the most important exhibition devoted to the Romanian artist
\nin recent decades and the highlight of the festival. Over the next four months,
\nEuropalia events will be held in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg
\nand Great Britain, featuring some 250 different visual arts, music, theatre,
\ncinema, literature and performing arts projects.<\/p>\n
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