GOVERNMENT – The Political Bureau of the National
\nLiberal Party will convene on Thursday to vote on the list of ministers in the
\nfuture Orban Cabinet and on the governing program. Prime Minister designate
\nLudovic Orban will subsequently submit the documents to Parliament. Today Orban
\nconcluded a new round of talks with parliamentary parties that voted the
\nno-confidence motion of October 10 that ousted the Social-Democrat Government
\nled by Viorica Dancila. Orban expressed confidence that the new Cabinet will
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STUDY – The purchasing power per capita in Romania stands at
\n5,881 euros, as compared to the average sum of 14.739 euros Europeans spend and
\nsave, a Gfk recent study shows. Romania ranks 32 in a ranking of European
\ncountries in terms of purchasing power per capita, tantamount to 60% below the
\nEuropean average. At national level, Bucharest has the highest purchasing
\npower, namely 10.452 euros per capita, followed by Timis County with 7.564
\neuros and Cluj County with 7.457 euros. At the opposite poll is Vaslui County,
\nwith an average purchasing power per capita of 3.706 euros. The purchasing
\npower is indicative of the net-of-tax income minus deductions of charitable
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EXERCISE – The biggest military exercise since the
\nend of the Cold War will be held in Europe next year. Defender Europe 2020 will
\ninvolve the participation of some 37,000 soldiers, of whom 29,000 American.
\nRomania’s contribution to the exercise will be consistent, Romania’s chief of
\ngeneral staff, General Nicolae Ciuca told Radio Romania. The exercise will be
\nheld in several countries, although Germany and Poland will be hosting the main
\ndrills. Defender Europe 2020 will be held over February-August 2020. During the
\ncold War, large-scale exercises focusing on the quick deploying of a high
\nnumber of troops to Europe were central to training for a potential war with
\nthe Soviet Union. While the US’s military focus has been on the Middle East in
\nthe past two decades, Russia’s ingressions in Ukraine in 2014 have prompted the
\nPentagon to refocus on Europe’s defense and ways of transferring US troops
\noverseas to respond to various conflicts.<\/p>\n
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NATO – The annual NATO Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Arms
\nControl, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation continues in Brussels today, Romania
\nbeing represented by State Secretary Dan Neculaescu. In yesterday’s address,
\nthe Romanian official tackled global security concerns prompted by the
\ndevelopment of ballistic missiles, as well as the transfer of any associated
\ntechnology to state and non-state actors. Neculaescu also focused on efforts
\nand expertize Romania can offer in the field of WMD non-proliferation. On the
\nsidelines of the Conference, Dan Neculaescu met with NATO deputy Secretary
\nGeneral, Mircea Geoana, discussing allied efforts to consolidate defense and deterrence
\non NATO’s eastern flank. The two officials also exchanged views regarding the
\nupcoming NATO summit of December 2019 in London. <\/p>\n
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BREXIT – European Council President Donald Tusk has
\nrecommended EU Member States to accept a new delay of Brexit, following the
\ndecision of British Prime Minister to stall Parliament’s vote on the Brexit
\ndeal negotiated with the EU. Johnson yesterday said he would suspend
\nlegislation on Brexit, after British MPs earlier that day rejected the
\nthree-day timetable for adopting the deal, which the Prime Minister had
\nsubmitted to Parliament for examination. The very short time required to
\nexamine the legislation seems to push for an adoption of Brexit legislation,
\nahead of Britain’s scheduled withdrawal from the community bloc on October 31. John
\non Saturday sent a letter of request to Brussels, calling for a delay of
\nBrexit. The document was accompanied by another letter that stating the
\nopposite, as a result of Britain’s all-or-nothing commitment to leave the EU
\nby the end of October.<\/p>\n
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FOOTBALL – Romania’s champions CFR
\nCluj on Thursday are playing Rennes of France in Europa League Group E. In the
\nfirst two matches in the group phase, CFR won 2-1 at home against Lazio Rome
\nand lost nil-2 to Celtic Glasgow away from home. Celtic ranks first with 4
\npoints, followed by CFR with 3 points, Lazio with 3 points and Rennes with 1
\npoint. <\/p>\n
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