{"id":753967,"date":"2024-04-27T14:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=753967"},"modified":"2024-04-27T13:38:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T10:38:24","slug":"april-27-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-27-2024-id753967.html","title":{"rendered":"April 27, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

PALM SUNDAY<\/strong> \u2013 On Sunday, Orthodox and Eastern-Catholic Christians in Romania are celebrating Palm Sunday, marking the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. According to tradition, on this day people bring willow branches to church to be blessed, which they then take back to their homes for protection. Willow branches are substitutes for the palm and olive branches the crowds brought to welcome Jesus into Jerusalem. This Sunday marks the start of the last week of Eastern Lent, when people prepare to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ, this year observed on May 5. Mass processions were held in several towns and villages in the country on Palm Sunday eve, and a traditional procession will be held on Sunday in Bucharest. Nearly 1.8 million Romanians celebrate their name day on this occasion.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

UKRAINE<\/strong> \u2013 Defense Minister Angel T\u00eelv\u0103r and the Chief of Defense Staff, General Gheorghi\u021b\u0103 Vlad represented Romania in the 4th<\/sup> meeting of the Contact Group for Ukraine, held in videoconference format. According to the Defense Ministry, the meeting examined progress reported since the previous meetings, and briefed participants regarding military developments linked to the conflict in Ukraine. Minister T\u00eelv\u0103r highlighted Romania\u2019s multi-dimensional support for Ukraine, including Romania\u2019s participation in the EU Military Assistance Mission (EUMAM), training Ukrainian servicemen, as well as in the INTERFLEX mission led by the UK.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

MOLDOVA<\/strong> \u2013 EU integration is the best solution to boost the resilience of the Republic of Moldova in the face of current security challenges, Romania\u2019s Foreign Minister Lumini\u021ba Odobescu said in Chi\u0219in\u0103u. The Romanian official referred to Romania\u2019s project to assist Moldova in increasing its capacity to counteract non-conventional security risks, with a focus on cyber-security, the protection of critical infrastructure and hybrid threats. The second phase of this project was launched on Friday. \u201cWe will continue to provide support to consolidate the legal and institutional framework of the Republic of Moldova, in line with EU requirements\u201d, Minister Odobescu pointed out.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

COOPERATION<\/strong> \u2013 Turkey is Romania\u2019s top trade partner from outside the EU and the number one destination of Romanian exports, Romania\u2019s Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said on Friday after meeting Turkey\u2019s vice-president, Cevdet Yilmaz in Bucharest. Talks focused on the current security context and the best cooperation solutions at bilateral and NATO levels. Also on Friday, the Romanian Prime Minister attended the third meeting of the Inter-Government Cooperation Committee of Romania and the United Arab Emirates. The Romanian official said the development of strategic projects will benefit the economic development of both states. Last week, Marcel Ciolacu paid a visit to the United Arab Emirates, where he met with high-ranking officials as well as representatives of companies interested in expanding their operations and investing in Romania.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

GAUDE<\/strong>AMUS<\/strong> \u2013 The city of Cluj Napoca (northwest) is playing host to the Transylvania-Gaudeamus Book Fair, organized by Radio Romania. Having reached its 23rd<\/sup> edition, the fair this year has 85 publishers exhibiting their offers, including book launches, music and educational games. A few thousand volumes in Romanian and international or minority languages will be on display. Over 40 events are organized on the sidelines of the fair, book launches, panel discussions and book signings. The book fair will close on Sunday.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

ENERGY<\/strong> \u2013 Romania has some of the lowest prices for electricity and natural gas at EU level. According to Eurostat, the prices for natural gas for household users were the third-lowest at community level, accounting for half of the EU average. For electricity, Romanians are paying 65% of the EU average. Household users in Hungary and Croatia have the lowest prices for natural gas, while the lowest prices for electricity are reported in Hungary, Bulgaria and Malta. Overall, the total value of energy bills for EU consumers went down in the second half of 2023, after the increase caused by the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

TENNIS<\/strong> \u2013 Romanian tennis player Jaqueline Cristian is today playing Danielle Collins of the United States in the third round at the WTA 1000 Mutua Madrid Open, totaling 7.7 million EUR in prizes. On Friday, Jaqueline Cristian ousted Barbora Krejcikova of Czechia, 2-6, 6-0, 6-2 in the second round. Also today, Sorana C\u00eerstea is playing world no. 1 Iga \u015awi\u0105tek of Poland in the third round. (VP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PALM SUNDAY \u2013 On Sunday, Orthodox and Eastern-Catholic Christians in Romania are celebrating Palm Sunday, marking the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. According to tradition, on this day people bring willow branches to church to be blessed, which they then take back to their homes for protection. Willow branches are substitutes for the palm […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":731782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[146879,36693,146881,36660,34724,30074,116096,146882,146880,146883],"coauthors":[116091],"class_list":["post-753967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsflash","tag-contact-group-for-ukraine","tag-energy-statistics","tag-eu-integration-of-moldova","tag-marcel-ciolacu","tag-mutua-madrid-open","tag-palm-sunday","tag-romania-turkey-relations","tag-romania-uae-relations","tag-romanian-defense-ministry","tag-transylvania-gaudeamus-book-fair"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nApril 27, 2024 - Radio Romania International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-27-2024-id753967.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"April 27, 2024 - Radio Romania International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PALM SUNDAY \u2013 On Sunday, Orthodox and Eastern-Catholic Christians in Romania are celebrating Palm Sunday, marking the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. According to tradition, on this day people bring willow branches to church to be blessed, which they then take back to their homes for protection. Willow branches are substitutes for the palm […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-27-2024-id753967.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Radio Romania International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-27T11:00:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Newsflash-stiri-bleu-960x540-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"540\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Newsroom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Newsroom\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/en\\\/news-and-current-affairs\\\/newsflash\\\/april-27-2024-id753967.html#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/en\\\/news-and-current-affairs\\\/newsflash\\\/april-27-2024-id753967.html\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Newsroom\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/4a479940371b9fdefd194f561e8a7f88\"},\"headline\":\"April 27, 2024\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-27T11:00:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/en\\\/news-and-current-affairs\\\/newsflash\\\/april-27-2024-id753967.html\"},\"wordCount\":714,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/en\\\/news-and-current-affairs\\\/newsflash\\\/april-27-2024-id753967.html#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/Newsflash-stiri-bleu-960x540-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Contact Group for Ukraine\",\"energy statistics\",\"EU integration of Moldova\",\"Marcel Ciolacu\",\"Mutua Madrid Open\",\"Palm Sunday\",\"Romania-Turkey relations\",\"Romania-UAE relations\",\"Romanian Defense Ministry\",\"Transylvania-Gaudeamus Book Fair\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Newsflash\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/en\\\/news-and-current-affairs\\\/newsflash\\\/april-27-2024-id753967.html\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/en\\\/news-and-current-affairs\\\/newsflash\\\/april-27-2024-id753967.html\",\"name\":\"April 27, 2024 - Radio Romania International\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/en\\\/news-and-current-affairs\\\/newsflash\\\/april-27-2024-id753967.html#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/en\\\/news-and-current-affairs\\\/newsflash\\\/april-27-2024-id753967.html#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/Newsflash-stiri-bleu-960x540-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-27T11:00:07+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/4a479940371b9fdefd194f561e8a7f88\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/en\\\/news-and-current-affairs\\\/newsflash\\\/april-27-2024-id753967.html#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/en\\\/news-and-current-affairs\\\/newsflash\\\/april-27-2024-id753967.html\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/en\\\/news-and-current-affairs\\\/newsflash\\\/april-27-2024-id753967.html#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/Newsflash-stiri-bleu-960x540-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/Newsflash-stiri-bleu-960x540-1.jpg\",\"width\":960,\"height\":540,\"caption\":\"Newsflash\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/en\\\/news-and-current-affairs\\\/newsflash\\\/april-27-2024-id753967.html#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Homepage\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/en\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News and Current Affairs\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/en\\\/news-and-current-affairs\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Newsflash\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/en\\\/news-and-current-affairs\\\/newsflash\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"April 27, 2024\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/\",\"name\":\"Radio Romania International\",\"description\":\"Totul despre Rom\u00e2nia \u015fi rom\u00e2ni, \u00een 13 limbi\\\/dialecte!\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/4a479940371b9fdefd194f561e8a7f88\",\"name\":\"Newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rri.ro\\\/en\\\/author\\\/newsroom\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"April 27, 2024 - Radio Romania International","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-27-2024-id753967.html","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"April 27, 2024 - Radio Romania International","og_description":"PALM SUNDAY \u2013 On Sunday, Orthodox and Eastern-Catholic Christians in Romania are celebrating Palm Sunday, marking the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. According to tradition, on this day people bring willow branches to church to be blessed, which they then take back to their homes for protection. Willow branches are substitutes for the palm […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-27-2024-id753967.html","og_site_name":"Radio Romania International","article_published_time":"2024-04-27T11:00:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":960,"height":540,"url":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Newsflash-stiri-bleu-960x540-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Newsroom","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Newsroom","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-27-2024-id753967.html#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-27-2024-id753967.html"},"author":{"name":"Newsroom","@id":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/#\/schema\/person\/4a479940371b9fdefd194f561e8a7f88"},"headline":"April 27, 2024","datePublished":"2024-04-27T11:00:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-27-2024-id753967.html"},"wordCount":714,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-27-2024-id753967.html#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Newsflash-stiri-bleu-960x540-1.jpg","keywords":["Contact Group for Ukraine","energy statistics","EU integration of Moldova","Marcel Ciolacu","Mutua Madrid Open","Palm Sunday","Romania-Turkey relations","Romania-UAE relations","Romanian Defense Ministry","Transylvania-Gaudeamus Book Fair"],"articleSection":["Newsflash"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-27-2024-id753967.html","url":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-27-2024-id753967.html","name":"April 27, 2024 - Radio Romania International","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-27-2024-id753967.html#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-27-2024-id753967.html#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Newsflash-stiri-bleu-960x540-1.jpg","datePublished":"2024-04-27T11:00:07+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/#\/schema\/person\/4a479940371b9fdefd194f561e8a7f88"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-27-2024-id753967.html#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-27-2024-id753967.html"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-27-2024-id753967.html#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Newsflash-stiri-bleu-960x540-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Newsflash-stiri-bleu-960x540-1.jpg","width":960,"height":540,"caption":"Newsflash"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/april-27-2024-id753967.html#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Homepage","item":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News and Current Affairs","item":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Newsflash","item":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"April 27, 2024"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/","name":"Radio Romania International","description":"Totul despre Rom\u00e2nia \u015fi rom\u00e2ni, \u00een 13 limbi\/dialecte!","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/#\/schema\/person\/4a479940371b9fdefd194f561e8a7f88","name":"Newsroom","url":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/author\/newsroom"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=753967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/731782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=753967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=753967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=753967"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=753967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}