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Coronavirus.<\/strong> 1,150 new daily
\ncoronavirus cases were reported on Sunday in Romania, with infections now
\npassing 95,000. 43 new deaths were also reported, which raises the death toll
\nto 3,893. 474 people are in intensive care. The largest number of new cases
\nwere in Bucharest and Bacau county.<\/p>\n

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Diplomats.<\/strong> The annual
\nmeeting of the Romanian diplomatic service organised by the foreign ministry is
\ntaking place in Bucharest from Monday to Wednesday. This year’s edition, which
\nis held by video-conference, is looking at the impact of the pandemic on
\ninternational trends and the response of the Romanian foreign office. The event
\nbrings together heads of Romania’s diplomatic missions, consular offices and
\ncultural institutes as well as foreign officials, foreign ministers of partner
\nstates, leaders of international organisations and leading members of the
\ninternational academic community. Guests include the EU high representative for
\nforeign affairs and security policy Josep Borrell, Jordanian foreign minister Ayman
\nSafadi, Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba, Spanish foreign minister Arancha
\nGonz\u00e1lez Laya and South-Korean foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha.<\/p>\n

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Forum. <\/strong>The European Union must be
\nprepared in the future to give more convincing answers about its role in the
\nBalkans and the Black Sea region, said the Romanian foreign minister Bogdan
\nAurescu at the end of a security forum held in Bucharest. He added that the
\nUnion should pay more attention to its neighbourhood, citing as an example the
\nBlack Sea area, where there are a number of sources of insecurity, from the open
\nconflict in eastern Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia to
\nthe growing militarisation of the Black Sea. The Romanian minister also warned about
\nwhat he called infodemic, an epidemic of disinformation and fake news. He
\nsaid everything has become geo-politicised, including vaccines, treatments,
\nscience and expertise, even citizens’ private lives and convictions. The Black
\nSea and Balkans Security Forum held on Friday and Saturday in Bucharest and
\norganised by the New Strategy Center with the support of the Romanian foreign
\naffairs and defence ministries looked at all types of security
\nrisks and threats in the Black Sea region and the Balkans, including those
\narising in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

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Elections.<\/strong> The
\npre-election period ahead of the parliamentary elections of 6th December
\nbegins in Romania on Monday, the Permanent Election Authority has announced.
\nThe Central Election Bureau will be set up next Friday and 21st
\nSeptember is the deadline by which Romanian voters abroad can register with the
\nElection Registry and state whether they wish to vote in person or by mail. The
\nelection campaign for the local elections of 27th September is
\ncurrently in full swing in Romania. <\/p>\n

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Exercise.<\/strong> More than 200 military
\nfrom the engineer corps are taking part in a multinational exercise called Blonde
\nAvalanche 20 which got under way today in Braila, in south-eastern Romania. The
\ndefence ministry said in a statement that the purpose of the exercise is joint
\ntraining of the Multinational Engineer Battalion which includes military from
\nRomania, Slovakia, Ukraine and Hungary for missions to limit and eliminate the
\nconsequences of natural disasters. The military from Slovakia and Hungary are
\ntaking part in the exercise online. <\/p>\n

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Festival. <\/strong>The first stage of the
\nviolin section of the George Enescu International Competition is under way
\nbetween the 5th and the 9th of September and features 60
\nrecitals by young violinists from around world which can be watched online on
\nthe festival’s website, at www.festivalenescu.ro<\/a>.
\nThe results will be made public on 10th September. Only 12 out of 60
\nparticipants will go to the next stage. In the cello section, 13 participants
\nreached the second stage, which comes to an end on Monday. This year’s edition
\nof the George Enescu International Competition, which was due to take place
\nbetween 29th August and 20th September, has been
\nreorganised because of the pandemic into two separate events: the first two
\nstages are held online this month, as initially scheduled, while the semifinals
\nand the finals in each category will be held in May next year. The competition
\nhas brought together 205 musicians from 39 different countries. 184 are competing
\nin the three instrument sections, violin, cello and piano, while 21 are competing
\nin the composition section. <\/p>\n

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Tennis.<\/strong> Romania’s Simona Halep was chosen August tennis
\nPlayer of the Month based on fan vote on the WTA website. In other tennis news,
\nSorana Cirstea lost on Saturday to Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in
\nthe third round at the US Open. In the men’s doubles, the Romanian-Dutch pair
\nHoria Tecau and Jean-Julien Rojer reached the competition’s quarterfinals after
\ndefeating the first seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah of Colombia. On
\nSunday, the Romanian-Belorussian pair Andreea Mitu and Lidziya Marozova won the women’s double title of the Prague Open. <\/p>\n

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Football.<\/strong> Romania will be facing
\nAustria on Monday in a League B Group 1 match as part of the Nations League
\ncompetition. The group also includes Norway, which Romania will be playing next
\nmonth. On 8th October, Romania will also be playing Iceland in the
\nsemifinals of the qualifying playoffs for the European Championship. If they
\nwin, Romania will face the winner of the other playoff semifinal, Hungary or
\nBulgaria. On Tuesday, Romania’s under-21 side are facing Malta in a qualifying
\nmatch for the European Under-21 Championship next year. (CM)<\/p>\n


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