JHA – Romania’s
\nJustice Minister, Ana Birchall, is attending the Justice and Home Affairs
\nCouncil meeting held under the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU. For
\ntwo days, the meeting will focus on EU measures against corruption, combating
\ncross-border crime by means of Eurojust, electronic issues and the creation of
\nthe European Public Prosecutor’s Office. EU officials will also discuss the
\nEU’s accession to the European Court of Human Rights, combating hate speech
\nonline, the protection of personal data as well as the relation between
\ndemocracy, rule of law and fundamental rights. Minister Birchall will meet with
\ncounterparts from Member States on the sidelines of the event.<\/p>\n
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CHECKS -
\nTransport Minister Razvan Cuc announced additional checks and safety measures
\nwill be implemented in traffic considering last week was marked by numerous
\naccidents, the most serious of which killed 10 people and injured 7. The driver
\nof a truck collided with a minibus on the oncoming lane, preliminary data
\nindicating the possibility he might have fallen asleep while driving. A mixed
\ntask force made of representatives of the Police and the State Inspectorate for
\nTraffic Control will examine tachographs to inspect rest hours for professional
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CYBER THREATS -
\nOver half of European citizens say they aren’t sufficiently informed regarding cyber
\nthreats, 70% of enterprises stating they hold minimum knowledge regarding such
\nrisks while 80% of European enterprises having faced at least one
\ncyber-security incident. The statement was made earlier today by Communications
\nMinister Alexandru Popescu in Bucharest. The Romanian official said the
\nauthorities continue to invest significant resources in increasing the level of
\nknowledge, training and pre-emptive capacity, as well as response capabilities
\nin case of cyber-attacks. Minister Popescu went on to say that Romania has
\nenhanced its cyber diplomacy by signing a memorandum of understanding this year
\nwith Israel, Poland and the United States regarding the cyber security of
\nhardware and software infrastructure, of telecom networks and systems, including
\n5G.<\/p>\n
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NOBEL – The 2019
\nNobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine on Monday was jointly awarded to William
\nKaelin Jr., Sir Peter Ratcliffe and Gregg Semenza for their pioneering research
\ninto how human cells respond to changing oxygen levels. The Nobel Prize in
\nPhysiology and Medicine is the first in the series of Nobel prizes awarded at
\nthis time of the year. Last year, the Nobel Prize went on to American
\nresearcher James P. Allison and Japanese scholar Tasuku Honjo for their
\nachievements regarding the treatment of cancer.<\/p>\n
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FOOTBALL -
\nRomania’s national football team met in Bucharest to train for the matches to
\nbe played against the Faeroe Islands on October 12 and against Norway at home,
\non October 15, in the 2020 European Championship preliminaries. Spain is currently
\ntop of the tables with 18 points, followed by Sweden with 11 points, Romania
\nwith 10 points, Norway with 9 points, Malta with 3 points and the Faeroe
\nIslands with zero points. The top two teams in each group will advance to the
\nChampionship. The draw for the 2020 European Championship will be held in
\nBucharest on November 30. Bucharest will host four matches, three in the group
\nphase and one in the round of 16. Romania’s under-21 team is also playing
\nUkraine on Thursday at home, and Northern Ireland next Monday, also at home, as
\npart of the 2021 European Championship preliminaries. We recall that this year
\nRomania’s under-21 team reached the semi-finals of the European Championship
\nhosted by Italy and San Marino. <\/p>\n
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HANDBALL -
\nRomania’s vice-champions in handball, CSM Bucharest on Sunday defeated Team
\nEsbjerg of Denmark 24-22 away from home in its first match counting towards
\nChampions League Group B. In the other group fixture, Rostov Don of Russia
\ndefeated MKS Perla Lublin of Poland, 31-21. In the next round CSM will play
\nRostov Don while MKS Perla Lublin will take on Team Esbjerg. On Friday,
\nRomania’s champions SCM Ramnicu Valcea grabbed its first win, 34-27 against
\nGermany’s SG BBM Bietigheim in Group C. In the next round SCM will play Brest
\nBretagne Handball of France. Romania, France and Hungary each have two teams in
\nthe Champions League group phase.<\/p>\n
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(Translated by V. Palcu)<\/p>\n
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