STATEMENT The Prime Ministers of Romania, Marcel
\nCiolacu and of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, signed a political statement in
\nBucharest on Friday over strengthening bilateral cooperation with a view to
\neasing the transit of goods from Ukraine. The two have also initialed two
\nagreements on the mutual recognition of education diplomas and the opening of a
\nnew border checkpoint between the two countries at Sighetul Marmatiei – Bila
\nTserkva. Romania intends to provide for the transit of over 60 % of the grain
\nUkraine is exporting on the international market, Marcel Ciolacu says. On the
\nother hand, he recalled that Bucharest wants for the Romanian minority in
\nUkraine the same rights, the Ukrainian minority has in Romania. In turn, Denys
\nShmyhal has thanked Romania for its solidarity in the war against Russia, for
\neasing the transit of Ukrainian grain as well as for the Romanian support for
\nUkraine’s European integration. He has also thanked Romania for receiving the
\nrefugees fleeing the Russian aggression and for training Ukrainian servicemen
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FOOTBALL Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe, holder of
\nRomania’s Football Cup has qualified for the play-offs of Europa Conference
\nLeague after a one-nil win against FC Aktobe in Kazakhstan in the second round
\nof the third preliminary leg. The first match in Romania ended in a draw. In
\nanother development, the vice-champions FCSB have been edged out of the
\ncompetition by the Danish vice-champions FC Nordsjaelland, which after a
\ngoaless draw in Bucharest, secured a 2-0 win in the qualifiers. Romania’s champions,
\nFarul Constanta, have also qualified for the competition’s after a return win against
\nEstonian side Flora Tallin. Finnish side HJK Helsinki will take on Farul and FK
\nBodoe\/Glimt of Norway will play Sepsi. <\/p>\n
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GDP Romania is among
\nthe countries with the best results in terms of GDP growth and reduction of
\ngreenhouse gas emissions in the first quarter of this year, according to the
\nEurostat. Romania’s GDP is 2.4% and has increased more than the European
\naverage of 1.2%. In terms of greenhouse gas emissions, Romania has reduced them
\nby almost 5%, while the European average is 2.9%. The EU economy as a whole has
\nbecome more efficient and less polluting. In the first quarter of 2023, EU
\neconomy’s greenhouse gas emissions totaled 941 million tonnes of
\nCO2-equivalent, a 2.9% decrease compared to the same quarter of 2022. This
\ndecrease took place simultaneously with a 1.2% increase in the EU’s GDP in the
\nfirst quarter of 2023, compared with the same quarter of 2022, Eurostat
\nreports. Most emissions were released by the housing sector – 24%,
\nfollowed by industrial production – 20%, electricity and gas sector – 19%,
\nagriculture – 13% and transport and storage – 10%. The largest decrease in
\nemissions occurred in the electricity and gas sector – 12.3% while the
\ntransport and storage sector had the largest increase – by 7.2%<\/p>\n
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