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\nThe first simple no-confidence motion in Parliament’s new session was debated
\non Tuesday. The motion was filed by the Save Romania Union against the Liberal
\nenergy minister Virgil Popescu, whom the signatories blame for the very high
\ngas and electricity bills. The motion also criticises the compensation and cap scheme
\nadopted recently, saying it generated panic and uncertainty among consumers and
\ncritical companies. The final vote on the motion is scheduled for Wednesday.
\nMarcel Ciolacu, the leader of the Social Democratic Party, in government, said
\nhis MPs will not vote for the motion, describing it as hypocritical. <\/p>\n
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\nThe Bucharest Tribunal has sentenced the former treasurer of the Social
\nDemocratic Party Mircea Draghici to six years in prison for embezzlement and
\nfor using to his own benefit the subsidies received by the party from the
\nstate. According to prosecutors, between April 2017 and May 2018, Draghici, who
\nwas managing the funds and assets of the Social Democratic Party, used over 110
\nthousand euros from the party’s bank accounts to pay for the transport and
\naccommodation to exotic tourist spots for himself and several other persons.
\nDraghici had previously been indicted for similar crimes and received a final
\nsentence of five years behind bars. He is currently serving time in prison.<\/p>\n
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\nand the solutions related to Ukraine’s reconstruction, said prime minister Nicolae
\nCiuc\u0103 at the opening of the annual meeting of the Romanian diplomatic service
\nheld in Bucharest. We are fully ready to take an active part in this process.
\nThe way in which we have assisted the victims of the war waged on Ukraine’s
\nterritory says something about our humaneness and sense of responsibility, he said.
\nHe believes Romania must coordinate even better with its partners with whom it
\nshares the same values and goals and to give more dynamism to the community of
\ndemocracies not only in Europe, but also in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The
\nprime minister also emphasised that Romania will continue to firmly support the
\nEuropean choice of partners such as the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia
\nand the countries in the Western Balkans. The annual meeting of the Romanian
\ndiplomatic service, whose topic this year is the
\nresponse to the changing geostrategic situation, is taking place until 8th
\nSeptember in hybrid format. The heads of Romania’s diplomatic missions and
\nconsular offices abroad are attending online, while the foreign ministers of
\nPoland and Portugal, Zbigniew Rau and Joao Gomes
\nCravinho, respectively, are attending in person. <\/p>\n
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\nThis summer’s eurobarometer published on Tuesday by the European Commission
\nindicates increasing confidence of EU citizens in and continuous strong support
\nfor the European Union’s response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. An
\noverwhelming majority of Europeans back investments in renewable energy and
\nefforts to reduce dependence on Russian energy sources. The approval rating of
\nthe euro has reached the highest level in history. Europeans are, however,
\nincreasingly worried about the economic situation in the Union and in their own
\ncountries. Conducted in June and July this year, the eurobarometer shows that
\n67% of Romanian respondents are optimistic about the future of the European
\nUnion, which accounts for an 8% increase compared with a similar survey
\nconducted in January and February this year, before Russia’s invasion of
\nUkraine. <\/p>\n
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\nminister Lucian Roma\u015fcanu congratulated writer Mircea C\u0103rt\u0103rescu on winning the
\n2022 FIL Prize for Romance Language Literature, saying the award is
\nrecognition of Romania as a cultural space with an international importance. C\u0103rt\u0103rescu
\nwas chosen from among 80 candidates in seven different languages, being praised
\nby the jury for his imaginative and overflowing prose that combines
\nfantastic and realistic elements. The 150,000 dollar prize will be awarded on
\n26th November at the opening of the 36th edition of the Guadalajara
\nInternational Book Fair, which is considered the biggest book fair in the
\nSpanish-speaking world. The first Romanian language writer to win the FIL award
\nwas Norman Manea in 2016. (CM)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"