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Migration.<\/strong> The European Commission will present a draft reform of EU’s migration
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Voting. <\/strong>On Sunday and Monday, Italians vote to reduce the number of
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Tennis.<\/strong> The Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, number 2 in the world, plays,
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\nperforming over 13,300 tests. Since the start of the pandemic, at the end of
\nFebruary, more than 112,000 people have been infected with the new coronavirus
\nin Romania. Of these, some 90,000 have been declared cured and 4,435 have died.
\n470 patients are currently in intensive care. A protest against the protection
\nmeasures implemented in schools was held in Bucharest on Saturday evening. Participants
\nin the event challenged medical recommendations, such as wearing protective
\nmasks and keeping physical distance. They also challenged specialized studies
\nthat demonstrate the effectiveness of these measures in limiting the spread of
\nthe new coronavirus and even the risk it poses. Similar protests took place in
\nCluj (northwest), Timisoara (west), Oradea (northwest). In turn, specialists have
\nagain stressed that there are serious concerns about the risks associated with
\ninfection with the new coronavirus and have called for responsibility and compliance
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\nmentioned in documents. This year, the events part of the Days of Bucharest take place in a special context,
\ncaused by the coronavirus pandemic. Tonight, an online retrospective of the
\niMapp Bucharest International Festival is scheduled, with a review of the
\nprevious six editions. Video projections are also taking place on the facades
\nof the National Theater, the InterContinental Hotel and the University
\nbuildings. The projections have no sound, and the artistic content will be short,
\nto prevent people from stopping for too long and thus avoid congestion. Several
\ntram sets, personalized with graffiti made by some of the best street art
\nartists in Bucharest, are running, in an exhibition of moving urban art, to
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\ncommemorating Pope Francis’ apostolic visit to Romania was unveiled on Saturday
\nat St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Bucharest. The plaque includes a medallion
\nrepresenting the Holy Father giving the apostolic blessing to Romania. Last
\nyear, between May 31 and June 2, Pope Francis paid a historic three-day visit
\nto Romania under the motto Let’s walk together. He made this visit
\n20 years after that of Pope John Paul II, the first of a Sovereign Pontiff to a
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\npolicy on Wednesday. Postponed several times, this new pact on migration and
\nasylum was due to be presented on September 30, but the fire that destroyed the
\nrefugee camp in Moria (Greece) on September 9 emphasized the urgency of a
\nlasting European solution. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
\nhas promised measures to fight traffickers, strengthen external borders and
\ndeepen partnerships with non-EU countries, and create legal access routes. In
\nher first speech on the state of the EU held a few days ago, Ursula von der
\nLeyen said that there would be common structures for asylum and return, as well
\nas a strong new solidarity mechanism, in the context of countries at the
\nforefront of migrants’ arrival – Greece, Malta or Italy – saying they had to
\ndeal with a disproportionate burden. In recent years, attempts to move asylum
\nseekers within the EU have been hampered by the refusal of the Visegrad Group
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\nparliamentarians, through a national referendum, organized in parallel with the
\nlocal elections in seven regions. Italy has the second busiest parliament in
\nEurope and the reduction of the legislature from 945 to 600 members is an
\nelectoral promise of the 5 Star Movement, which is governing together with the
\nDemocratic Party. At the same time, the left-wing government of Giuseppe Conte
\nhas to pass an important test of confidence in the local elections, given that
\nin three of the seven regions the victory of the right is not ruled out.
\nAccording to Radio Romania’s correspondent in Rome, there are also 50 Romanian
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\ntoday, in the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Rome, against the Spaniard
\nGarbine Muguruza (17 WTA). Also today, the Romanian-German pair Raluca Olaru \/
\nAnna-Lena Friedsam play in the final of the tournament, having as opponents the
\nplayers Su Wei Hsieh (Taiwan) and Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic), the first
\nseeds in the competition. The tournament in the Italian capital takes place
\nwithout spectators, and competitors must follow strict rules to prevent
\ninfection with the new coronavirus. The prizes are worth a total of almost 1.7
\nmillion euros. (M. Ignatescu)<\/p>\n
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