Visit. <\/strong>Romanian president Klaus Iohannis today begins an official visit
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\nto Brazil as part of a Latin American tour that will also take him to Chile and
\nArgentina. The aim of the trip is to relaunch high-level dialogue with these
\nstates and to present Romania’s position, as a member of the European Union and
\nNATO, on the war begun by Russia in the neighbouring Ukraine. The visit to
\nBrazil is the first at this level in the last 23 years. Iohannis will have
\ntalks with his counterpart Luiz
\nIn\u00e1cio Lula da Silva about the stage and prospects of bilateral relations and
\ntopical issues on the regional and international agenda. The main purpose of
\nthe visit is to instil more dynamism into the relationship with Brazil,
\nRomania’s biggest trading partner in Latin America, with the two presidents
\nexpected to adopt a joint declaration in this respect. In the document, the two
\ncountries will commit to boost bilateral relations by means of enhanced
\npolitical dialogue and more dynamic cooperation in areas such as trade,
\ninvestments, industry, research and scientific innovation, cyber security,
\ndigitalisation, climate change, sustainable agriculture, education and culture.
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\ndebating a simple no-confidence motion submitted by the opposition against
\nagriculture minister Petre Daea, with a vote expected tomorrow. The Save
\nRomania Union and the Force of the Right Party call for the minister’s
\ndismissal, saying he is unprepared, overwhelmed by the problems of the
\nagriculture sector and responsible for Romania missing out on European funding
\nfor the farmers affected by cheaper imports from Ukraine. Daea says more money
\nis expected from the European Commission apart from the 10 million euros
\nRomania has already received as compensation. At the end of March, Poland,
\nSlovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria asked for additional assistance to
\nsupport local farmers who suffered losses. In the meantime, Poland and Hungary
\nhave decided to ban grain imports from Ukraine, a move the European Commission
\nconsiders unacceptable. Slovakia’s government also moved to halt imports of a
\nnumber of agricultural products from Ukraine, and Bulgaria complains its
\nfarmers are faced with major difficulties as their prices cannot compete with
\nthe lower prices of grain from Ukraine, who was exempt from taxes by the
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\nweek analysing the proposals of ministries to cut budget expenses, at the
\nrequest of prime minister Nicolae Ciuc\u0103 as a result of the budget deficit exceeding
\nthe forecast level. Cuts are expected on goods and services, travel and acquisitions,
\nwith the prime minister emphasising there will be no cuts in salaries and
\ninvestments. According to finance minister Adrian C\u00e2ciu, the finance ministry
\nis also working on a package of measures that may include a ban on receiving
\nboth a state pension and salary at the same time or on freezing salaries and
\nnew employment in the public sector. He said the collection of budget revenues
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\nlooking into whether the support measures granted by the Romanian government in
\nfavour of the airline Blue Air is in line with EU state aid rules, the European
\nCommission has announced. Blue Air received assistance from the Romanian
\nauthorities in 2020 to overcome the difficulties caused by the Covid pandemic.
\nSince November 2022, the company has not been operating because the Romanian
\nauthorities temporarily suspended its operating licence due to its financial
\nsituation. Instead of trying to recover the assistance granted and to
\nrestructure the company, the Romanian state continued to help Blue Air, even
\npaying its debts and taking over 75% of its shares, which prompted the Commission
\nto launch an in-depth investigation. <\/p>\n
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\nEuropean Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Romania’s \u015etefan Ionu\u0163 Coman is
\ntoday competing for a bronze medal in the freestyle 65 kg category. 17 Romanian
\nwrestlers are competing in Zagreb. At the 2022 edition hosted by Budapest,
\nRomania won four medals, with Andreea Ana winning a gold, Nicu Ojog winning a
\nsilver and Alina Vuc and Kriszta Incze winning a bronze medal each. Romanian
\nathletes are also taking part these days in the European Weightlifting
\nChampionships under way in the Armenian capital Yerevan until the 23rd
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