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Budget.<\/strong> The Romanian
\nGovernment has approved today the first budget adjustment of the year, which is
\npositive and based on an increase in the Gross Domestic Product of
\napproximately 30 billion lei (6 billion euros) to the general consolidated
\nbudget Following the budget adjustment, the ministries of Finance, Labor and
\nEuropean Projects will receive more money. The measures taken by the Executive
\nto support the economy and the citizens, in the context of the very high
\nincrease in inflation, have priority. These measures include a support scheme
\nfor compensating electricity and natural gas prices, as well as state subsidies
\nfor the diesel fuel used in agriculture and guarantees for loans contracted by
\nfarmers.<\/p>\n

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Inflation. <\/strong>The annual
\ninflation rate in the euro zone stood at 8.9% in July, up from 8.6% the
\nprevious month, while in the European Union it rose from 9.6% to 9.8%, according
\nto data published today by Eurostat. The member countries with the highest
\ninflation rates are Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria,
\nHungary, Poland and Romania. In July, in Romania, the annual inflation rate
\nremained at 13%, while in July last year, the annual rate was 3.8%. At the opposite
\npole, the EU member countries with the lowest inflation are Malta and France
\n(both with 6.8%) and Finland (8%).<\/p>\n

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Program.<\/strong> In Romania, the Women
\nEntrepreneur program is launched today, which aims to encourage and stimulate
\nsmall and medium-sized enterprises founded and managed by women. According to
\nthe authorities, just over 35% of entrepreneurs are women, and approximately
\n785 companies will benefit from this program this year. The maximum budget
\nallocated to the program in 2022 stands at around 157 million lei (about 31
\nmillion euros), each company being able to benefit from about 200,000 lei (40
\nthousand euros). The Women Entrepreneur program also contributes to achieving
\none of the OECD standards – gender equality in the entrepreneurial field.<\/p>\n

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Visit.<\/strong> The Romanian
\nForeign Minister, Bogdan Aurescu, is visiting Prague today, at the invitation
\nof his counterpart, Jan Lipavsky, in the context of the Czech Republic holding
\nthe Presidency of the Council of the European Union. According to a press release
\nfrom the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the discussions focus on Romanian-Czech
\ncooperation within the Union, with an emphasis on coordinating the positions of
\nthe two states. The two will also address the multiple implications of Moscow’s
\nillegal war in Ukraine, including from the perspective of managing the food
\ncrisis, energy security and the steps necessary to reduce energy dependence on
\nRussia. Bogdan Aurescu and Jan Lipavsky also discuss the cooperation between Romania
\nand the Czech Republic within NATO, with an emphasis on the consolidation and
\nefficiency of the deterrence and defense posture on the Eastern Flank.<\/p>\n

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Athletics.<\/strong> Romanian athlete
\nBianca Florentina Ghelber won the gold medal in the hammer throw event, on
\nWednesday, at the European Athletics Championships in Munich. Ghelber (32 years
\nold), ranked sixth at the Tokyo Olympics last year, won the final in Munich
\nwith 72.72 meters, ahead of the Polish Ewa Rozanska, 72.12 m, and the Italian
\nSara Fantini, 71.58 m. Thus, Romania won the first continental gold medal in
\nathletics after a break of 20 years. Also in Munich, Romania secured new medals
\nat the individual European Table Tennis Championships, in the women’s doubles
\nevent. Four Romanians are in the semifinals, the phase that secures the bronze
\nmedals, so there will definitely be at least one player in the finals. Romania
\nhas already got a silver medal at the European Table Tennis Championships in the
\nmixed doubles event, won by Bernadette Szocs and Ovidiu Ionescu.<\/p>\n

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Champion.<\/strong> Romanian
\nchampion David Popovici, gold medalist in the 100m and 200m freestyle events,
\nwas named the best athlete in the men’s swimming events at the European
\nSwimming Championships in Rome, according to the Romanian Swimming and Modern
\nPentathlon Federation. In a score-based ranking, following the best
\nperformances in the competition, David Popovici came in first in the men’s
\ncategory with 1,003 points, while in the women’s category the Lithuanian Ruta
\nMeilutyte was the first with 985 points. At only 17 years old, David Popovici
\nbecame, on Saturday, in Rome, the world record holder in the 100 m freestyle
\nwith 46 seconds and 86 hundredths. Later, on Monday, he also won the gold medal
\nin the 200 m freestyle. With 1 minute 42 seconds and 97 hundredths, he set,
\nalso in this event, a new world and European record. (MI)<\/p>\n

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