COOPERATION
\nFrance and the Netherlands are eagerly waiting
\nfor Romania’s Schengen accession as soon as possible. This is one of the main
\nelements in a joint statement on security cooperation signed in Bucharest on
\nFriday by the foreign ministers of the 3 countries. The message was also
\nhighlighted by the Dutch diplomacy chief, Wopke Hoekstra, in the bilateral
\ntalks with his Romanian counterpart, Bogdan Aurescu. The 2 officials, together
\nwith the French foreign minister, Catherine
\nColonna,Friday visited the Getica National Joint Training Centre in
\nCincu, where French and Dutch troops are deployed as part of the NATO Battle
\nGroup created in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In fact, after the
\ntrilateral talks concerning Moscow’s armed aggression, Catherine Colonna said
\nUkraine must be helped to defend itself, to regain its independence and
\nsovereignty. In Bucharest, the foreign officials were also received by
\npresident Klaus Iohannis and PM
\nNicolae Ciuc\u0103.<\/p>\n
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CINEMA Two
\nRomanian films, ‘Metronome’ by Alexandru Belc and ‘M.R.I.’ by Cristian Mungiu, are
\nin the competition of the Gothenburg International Film Festival in Sweden, which
\nstarted on Friday. According to the Romanian Cultural Institute in Stockholm,
\nthe event brings together around 400 works from around the world every year,
\nwith 160,000 viewers attending. ‘Metronome’, the debut feature of the director Alexandru
\nBelc, is a love story in 1972 communist Romania, and critics describe it as a
\nsocial and historical analysis of a generation forced to live in a society
\nmarred by suspicion and distrust. Cristian Mungiu’s ‘M.R.I.’ is set in a
\nTransylvanian village, where a small factory hires new workers, troubling the
\napparent peace of the locals. The over 40-year old
\nfilm festival in Gothenburg is the most important such event in the
\nregion.<\/p>\n
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SURVEY As many as 80% of Romanian consumers allow the use of their
\npersonal data for advertising purposes, according to a survey conducted on the
\nEuropean Data Protection Day. The latest data in the Survey on the usage of IT&C
\nin households and by individuals indicate that 1 of 2 Europeans aged between 16
\nand 74 do not allow the use of their personal data for advertising purposes
\nwhen using the internet. As many as 46% reported having allowed only restricted
\naccess to their location or having denied access to their data altogether. The
\ncountries where the use of personal data for advertising is mostly denied by
\nusers include the Netherlands (73%), Finland (70%), Denmark and Germany (63%
\neach), Spain (62%). At the opposite pole, the lowest rates were reported in
\nBulgaria (10%), Romania (20%), Greece (29%), Slovakia (30%) and Latvia (32%).<\/p>\n
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ELECTION
\nThe president of Romania Klaus Iohannis Saturday
\ncongratulated the president elect of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, and
\npleaded for strengthening the relations between the 2 countries. Petr Pavel, a former
\nchairman of the NATO Military Committee and supporter of military support for
\nUkraine, Saturday won the runoff of the presidential elections in the Czech
\nRepublic, with 57.4% of the votes, according to international news agencies,
\nafter over 90% of the
\nballots were counted. His opponent, ex-PM Andrej Babis, got around 42% of the
\nvotes. The turnout was 70%. Petr Pavel, a retired general aged 61, ran as an
\nindependent candidate with the support of the right-of-centre government. He
\nwill replace the controversial Milos Zeman, who had had close ties with Moscow
\nbefore changing course during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Petr Pavel vowed to
\nbe an independent president, without political bias, and to continue to support
\nwar-torn Ukraine and Kyiv’s bid for EU membership.<\/p>\n
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SPORTS The Romanian
\nathlete Laura Ilie won the bronze in the 10m air rifle women event of the ISSF
\nWorld Championship on Saturday in Jakarta, Indonesia. The gold went to Eszter
\nMeszaros (Hungary), who defeated Poland’s Aneta Stankiewicz in the final. Another
\nRomanian, Roxana Sidi, came out 28th in the qualifiers. (AMP)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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