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\nof aftershocks of the earthquakes in Gorj (southwest Romania), the most
\nsignificant having a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale, have been recorded
\nin recent days. The 5.7 magnitude earthquake last week created acute panic and
\ndamaged several buildings, but caused no casualties. Specialists with the National
\nInstitute for Earth Physics say that the aftershocks will continue for about a
\nmonth. The authorities are launching today, at national level, an information
\ncampaign on how to react in case of an earthquake, and this week the Government
\nwill approve a decision by which the Be Prepared website can be
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\nparticipating, today, in Brussels, in the Foreign Affairs Council. The talks
\nare focused on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the situation in
\nAfghanistan and climate and energy diplomacy. The European officials will also
\naddress developments in Iran, with an emphasis on the human rights situation
\nand Iran’s cooperation with Russia in the military field. The Romanian Minister
\nof Foreign Affairs, Bogdan Aurescu, will reiterate solidarity with Ukraine and stress
\nthe need to maintain EU support for Ukraine as long as it is needed. On the
\nsidelines of the council, the European foreign ministers will have an informal
\nexchange of views with the foreign minister of the Republic of Moldova, Nicu Popescu, introduced on the agenda at the
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\nvisit to Kyiv, where he met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky.
\nThe American official announced additional aid in the amount of 500 million
\ndollars and said that new sanctions against Russia were coming this week. For
\nhis part, Zelensky stated that he discussed long-range weaponry with Biden.
\nThe visit was not announced for security reasons. The American president is
\nexpected in Warsaw, where he will be received by his Polish counterpart, Andrej
\nDuda. On Tuesday, Joe Biden will give a speech in Poland, a key US ally, on the
\nsame day that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, will speak in Moscow,
\nthree days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. On
\nWednesday, the head of the White House will meet with the leaders of Bucharest
\n9 (B9), including the Romanian president, Klaus Iohannis. B9 is a group of NATO
\nmembers from Eastern Europe consisting of Romania, Bulgaria, the Czech
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\naggression in Ukraine, energy security and the fight against the Kremlin’s propaganda
\nand disinformation are topics on the agenda of the 10th Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.
\n The meeting takes place in the capital
\nof the Republic of Moldova, between February 19 and 21. Moldovan State
\nSecretary Constantin Borosan, from the Euronest Committee for Energy Security,
\nhas stressed that the interconnection of the Republic of Moldova with the
\nRomanian gas supply system through the Iasi – Chisinau gas pipeline and the
\nEuropean ENTSO-E electricity grid helped the state to overcome the worst energy
\ncrises. The Euronest Parliamentary Assembly was established in 2011 by the
\nEuropean Union and the Eastern Partnership states: the Republic of Moldova,
\nUkraine, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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\nEuropean Capital of Culture in 2023, looks forward with confidence to the
\nimpressive show that will unfold until February 2024, said the mayor Dominic
\nFritz, at the end of the program’s inaugural events. Under the slogan Light up
\nyour city 1,000 events are scheduled for a year, with an international message
\nabout the cultural values \u200b\u200bof the city transmitted by the hundreds of
\ndiplomats and journalists who were in Timisoara this weekend, as well as by
\nthose up to a million visitors who are expected here this year, as the mayor of
\nTimisoara stressed. For three days, this
\npast weekend, the city hosted concerts, exhibitions, debates, tourist tours and
\na gala show attended by hundreds of guests, including dozens of ambassadors and
\nofficials from the country and abroad. More on this after the news. <\/p>\n
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\nthe Western Front<\/em> was the big winner of the 76th edition
\nof the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards, which took
\nplace on Sunday evening in London. The film triumphed in seven categories,
\nincluding best director, best film and best film
\nin a language other than English, according to Variety and Reuters. The
\nfeature film now holds the record for the most trophies won by a film in a
\nlanguage other than English, dethroning the film Cinema Paradiso<\/em>, from 1988, which won five BAFTA awards. Austin
\nButler won the award for best actor in a leading role thanks to his
\nportrayal of Elvis Presley in the movie Elvis<\/em>.
\nCate Blanchett was named best actress in a leading role for her
\nrole as a prestigious conductor whose career falls apart due to allegations of
\nabuse in the film Tar<\/em>. (MI)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"