TALKS The government in Bucharest and trade unions in the
\ncountry’s education system have set up a schedule for the implementation of the
\namendments in the Salary Law as pledged by the Executive with a view to putting
\nan end to the teachers’ all-out strike, which lasted for three weeks. According
\nto the new Prime Minister, Marcel Ciolacu, Education Minister Ligia Deca and
\ntrade union representatives, the salary of a beginner teacher would be based on
\nthe average salary in Romania. Trade union leaders will be having a new round
\nof talks with the Ministers of Education, Labour and Finances in an attempt to
\ndraw up the new salary scale. After an agreement has been reached, it will be
\npresented to the ruling coalition and the first shape of the future salary law
\nis to be announced by the Labour Minister until July 15. After the government
\nendorsement, the project will be forwarded to Parliament in its autumn session.
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RAIN Torrential rains have in the past days affected
\nseveral towns and villages in the country’s southwest, where numerous households
\nand scores of hectares of farmland have been flooded. Teams of firefighters and
\ngendarmes have intervened to pump the water out of the affected households.
\nRoad and rail traffic has been temporarily disrupted while the National
\nCommittee for Emergency Situations summoned by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu on
\nFriday night, has approved food and water supplies to the families affected by
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FOOTBALL Romania’s national football side ended in a goalless draw their
\ngame against the selection of Kosovo in Pristina on Friday night. The match was
\ncounting towards the Group 1 of the EURO 2024 qualifiers, with Romania still
\nunbeaten after three games: two wins and a draw. Kosovo has three points and
\nthe Romanian football team coached by Edward Iordanescu will play their next
\ngame against Switzerland in Lucerne on Monday. The first two sides in the group
\nwill qualify for the final tournament. <\/p>\n
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OPERA The second edition of Bucharest Opera Festival kicked off at the
\nNational Opera in Bucharest (ONB) on Friday night. The event brings together
\nfor nine days 15 hundred artists, nine different productions, which aren’t
\nnormally performed on the ONB stage, and a programme, which covers nearly 300
\nyears of music history. I am convinced this festival remains an example about
\nthe fact that art has to unite people, that artists are free spirits practicing
\ncultural diplomacy, and setting up bridges of communication between peoples,
\ncountries, between various teams of artists and managers in Romania and
\nabroad, says Daniel Jinga, director general with the National Opera in
\nBucharest. The present edition has kicked off with a premiere of The Marriage
\nof Figaro by Mozart, directed by maestro Sir David Pountney, a coproduction
\nwith the Tel Aviv Opera. According to Director Pountney, the show has been
\nbuilt on a world of contrasts. <\/p>\n
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RELATIONS Between June 14-16, the Romanian city of Timisoara, which is also
\nEuropean capital of culture this year, played venue for the 26th
\nsession of the Romanian-German government commission for the problematic of the
\nethnic Germans in Romania. State Secretary Daniela Gitman has emphasized the
\nexcellent level of the Romanian-German relations based on mutual trust,
\nstepped-up political dialogue, growing economic dynamics, and very tight
\ninter-human relations. The Romanian official has mentioned the significant
\ncontribution of the German minority in Romania and the Romanian community in
\nGermany to the consolidation of the bilateral dialogue and their role as a
\ncatalyst in the cooperation between the two countries. Gitman has also voiced
\nappreciation for the decision of the German government to carry on its 5.4
\nmillion Euro support for the ethnic Germans in Romania. <\/p>\n
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