PARLIAMENT The bicameral Legislature in Bucharest convened for a fresh
\nParliamentary session on Wednesday. MPs designated their leading structures
\nexcept for the presidents of the two chambers who are elected for the entire
\nmandate of the present Legislature. High on the agenda are the law of the
\nso-called vulnerable consumer, dismantling the Special Section for the
\nInvestigation of Offences Committed by Magistrates as well as the law known as
\n‘No Criminals in Public Office’. The opposition is threatening with a censure
\nmotion against the PNL-USRPLUS-UDMR government, which is currently seeing
\ntensions concerning the National Investment Programme. Speaking in the opening
\nof the Parliament session, Romanian president Klaus Iohannis said that people’s
\nconfidence in Parliament is low because politicians don’t fulfill their pledges
\nand they need to adjust their agendas to meet the citizens’ real needs.
\nAccording to the Romanian president some of the reforms are still pending and
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VISIT The visit paid to Romania by Igor Grosu, the president of
\nParliament in the neighboring ex-soviet Romanian-speaking Republic of Moldova
\nis a historic one, Ludovic Orban, the president of the Chamber of Deputies in Romania
\nsaid on Wednesday. According to him, Moldova now has a majority, which is
\nsending clear signals of democratization, European integration and friendly
\ncooperation. In turn, the Moldovan official said that ‘after years of
\nwandering, the Republic of Moldova is coming back to the right way, a way of
\nthe Western-type of development and modernization and Romania is the main
\nadvocate of this country on its way towards European accession and integration.
\nThe Moldovan official has thanked Romania for its consistent support for the
\npast 30 years since the country declared its independence. He also mentioned
\nthe humanitarian support Romania gave during the pandemic, which saved hundreds
\nor maybe thousands of lives. <\/p>\n
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DIPLOMACY The challenges
\non the international arena are a driving force for the adaptation and
\nreinvention of diplomacy to serve more efficiently the best interest of the
\nstate and its citizens, said Romanian foreign minister Bogdan
\nAurescu on Romanian Diplomacy Day, September 1st. Rooted in sustainable values
\nand objectives, Romanian diplomacy has in the last year built and developed
\nimportant landmarks in the construction of a more resilient Romania, the
\nminister also said. He added that the process of reflection and strategic
\nplanning for the coming period will continue at the Annual Meeting of Romanian
\nDiplomacy to be held online between the 7th and the 9th
\nof September and discussing the role of the diplomatic service in consolidating
\nRomania’s resilience. <\/p>\n
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\nBetween the 1st and the 30th of September, Radio Romania
\nis hosting the 9th edition of the Grand Prix Nova Radio Drama
\nInternational Festival, held exclusively online this year. This edition, which
\nis dedicated to innovation in radio drama, is available at www.grandprixnova.ro<\/a> and www.eteatru.ro<\/a>. The festival is divided into three sections,
\nradio drama, short forms and binaural, bringing together 40 productions from
\naround the world. <\/p>\n
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