FiscalCode.<\/strong> The Romanian Government is discussing, today, in first reading,
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Moldova.<\/strong> The 73rd anniversary of the biggest wave of Stalinist
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UK crisis.<\/strong> The UK is faced with a government crisis. Two key secretaries
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Swimming.<\/strong> The town of Otopeni, near Bucharest, is hosting the European
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\nthe ample amendments to the Fiscal Code proposed by the Ministry of Finance, aimed
\nto increase the amounts collected into the state budget. The document,
\ncurrently under public debate, contains some measures that would apply starting
\nAugust 1. Others are scheduled to take effect early next year. They include
\nraising taxes on gambling winnings, raising excise duties on cigarettes and
\nalcoholic beverages, lowering the ceiling to which tax facilities apply in
\nconstruction, agriculture and the food industry, or waiving the specific HoReCa
\ntax and returning to taxation on turnover. The introduction of new taxes and
\nfees for the population is not being considered, and a new austerity plan in
\nresponse to the economic crisis has been ruled out, President Klaus Iohannis
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\ndeportations is commemorated in the Republic of Moldova (ex-Soviet, mostly
\nRomanian-speaking), today. On the night of July 5-6, 1949, the Soviet communist
\nregime deported tens of thousands of peasant families, including women,
\nchildren, and the elderly. Their fortunes were seized by the Bolshevik regime.
\nThe so-called Operation South was the culmination of mass terror in Bessarabia
\nand affected about 40,000 people. Last
\nmonth marked the 81st anniversary of the first wave of Soviet deportations from
\nBessarabia and northern Bukovina, when 25,000 people were taken to Siberia and
\nKazakhstan. Less than a year after the annexation, following an ultimatum, the
\nrepressive bodies displaced, from the night of June 12 to 13 and until June 22,
\n1941, tens of thousands of Bessarabians, most of them ethnic Romanians. The
\nwealthiest people, as well as those who were perceived as a threat to the USSR,
\nwere taken to the most remote regions of the former Soviet Union. According to
\nhistorians, the deportations aimed at destroying the local elites, so that,
\nlater, the occupants would have those left at home accept the collectivization
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\nleadership of the opposition Save Romania Union (USR) are underway in
\nBucharest. There are six candidates left in the race, including the interim
\npresident Catalin Drula, deputy Catalin Tenita and the former head of the
\nEnvironment Squad, Octavian Berceanu. The first round, in which all the party
\nmembers can participate, will be held until Sunday. If neither of the contenders
\ngets over 50% of the votes, a second round will be held next week. The
\nvalidation congress is scheduled for July 16, also online. Last year, the Save
\nRomania Union left the governing coalition and has been marked by lots of
\ninternal scandals ever since, which culminated with the departure of its former
\nleader, the EMP Dacian Ciolos, who set up his own party, REPER. <\/p>\n
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\n– Finance and Health – resigned last
\nnight, saying they no longer trusted Prime Minister Boris Johnson as leader. He
\nreplaced the two secretaries immediately, a sign that he would not resign easily,
\nbut political pressure increased on him, along with questions he would have to
\nanswer today in the House of Commons and then before a special parliamentary
\ncommittee on the need for integrity in public life. Boris Johnson has been in
\npower for two and a half years, during which time his government has been
\nshaken by a number of scandals, including corruption. Most often, however, the
\nprime minister is accused of lying and lack of character. According to the Radio
\nRomania correspondent in London, the political history of Great Britain shows
\nthat, when important ministers start a revolt against the prime minister, it is
\nextremely difficult for that person to remain in power.<\/p>\n
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\nJunior Swimming Championships. Yesterday, on the first day of the competition,
\nthe men’s medley relay, made up of David Popovici, Vlad Stancu, \u015etefan Cozma
\nand Patrick Sebastian Dinu, brought Romania the first gold medal in the 4×100 m
\nfreestyle final, after an exciting duel with Great Britain, ranked second. Nine
\nfinals have been schedule for today. As of July 10, 494 athletes from 42
\ncountries have been competing in the European Junior Swimming Championships.
\nRomania is represented by 26 athletes – 14 boys and 12 girls, led by the
\ntwo-time world champion David Popovici (17 years old. <\/p>\n
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\nTennis.<\/strong> Romanian tennis player Simona Halep is taking on today the American Amanda Anisimova, in the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam tennis tournament at Wimbledon. On Monday, in the eighth round, Halep defeated, in less than an hour, 6-1, 6-2, the Spaniard Paola Badosa, and Amanda Anisimova defeated the French Harmony Tan 6-2, 6-3. Former world leader, Simona Halep won the London tournament in 2019 and, a year before, the one at Roland Garros, in France. (MI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"