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ATTACKS<\/strong> \u2013 Upon the request of the Romanian Foreign Minister, Lumini\u021ba Odobescu,\u00a0 the Romanian Foreign Ministry has summoned the\u00a0 Charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires ad interim <\/em>of the Russian Federation\u00a0 to Bucharest, after debris and fragments of drones used by the Russian army to attack Ukrainian ports were discovered in Tulcea County (southeast). The Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the repeated Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, recalling that targeting civilian objectives is a war crime. The representative of the Romanian Foreign Ministry also criticized the reckless military strikes close to Romania\u2019s border, saying they endanger national security. Russia\u2019s acts of aggression against Ukraine caused a severe deterioration of the security climate in the Black Sea region, the Romanian Foreign Ministry further noted.<\/p>\n

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MEETING<\/strong> \u2013 Romania hails Hungary\u2019s unequivocal support for our country\u2019s full Schengen accession, Romania\u2019s Prime Minister, Marcel Ciolacu, said on the sidelines of his meeting in Bucharest with his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orb\u00e1n. Talks were held in the context of Hungary holding the rotating presidency of the EU Council. Two-way trade currently stands at 13 bln EUR, although there is a lot of untapped potential, the two officials say. Marcel Ciolacu and Viktor Orb\u00e1n also agreed to start feasibility studies for a high-speed rail connection linking Budapest to Bucharest, a project of strategic importance with an impact on the entire rail infrastructure of Central Europe. \u00a0Viktor Orb\u00e1n is expected to attend the Summer University in B\u0103ile Tu\u0219nad (center), where he will give a speech on Saturday. 500 events will be held on this occasion in 34 tents, focusing on a wide array of topics, from economy and politics, to culture, gastronomy and sports. A total of 300 organizers are involved in preparing the event.<\/p>\n

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SEASON<\/strong> \u2013 The 2024-2025 Romania-Poland Culture Season will officially open in Poland with the exhibition titled \u201cNicolae Grigorescu, a painter of Romanian ethos\u201d, hosted by the National Museum in Gdansk over July 27-October 28. Two special representations of Hamlet<\/em>, a production of the \u201cMarin Sorescu\u201d National Theatre in Craiova, will also be performed on this occasion on the sidelines of the Shakespeare Theatre Festival hosted by Gdansk. The exhibition is organized by the National Art Museum of Romania (MNAR) and includes 44 works from the collection of Nicolae Grigorescu as well as 49 items of folk art from the collections of the \u201cDimitrie Gusti\u201d Village Museum. Exhibited for the first time in Poland, Nicolae Grigorescu\u2019s works of art facilitate access to an important part of Romania\u2019s cultural history. The opening of the exhibition will be accompanied by an accordion and clarinet concert performed by musicians of the Gdansk Opera. Attending the events will be several officials from Romania and Poland.<\/p>\n

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CONCERT<\/strong> – The Orchestra and Choir of the Bucharest National Opera on Friday will perform a sacred music concert at the Romanian Embassy in Paris, marking the inauguration of the Romanian House at the Olympic Games. This is the final concert in a tour that also included a concert at the Versailles Palace, and a sacred music concert at the \u201cSaints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael\u201d Orthodox Cathedral in Paris. According to Radio Romania\u2019s Paris correspondent, the extraordinary concert entitled \u201c\u00c9thos Roumain\u201d is a project financed by the Government of Romania, through the Department for Romanians Worldwide, in partnership with the Romanian Cultural Institute in Paris. The event aims to boost the visibility of Romanian culture and its promotion abroad, as well as to strengthen cultural ties between Romania and France.<\/p>\n

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PARIS OLYMPICS<\/strong> \u2013 The Summer Olympics kick off tonight in Paris. For the first time in history, the opening ceremony will be held on the Seine River, crossing the center of the French capital-city over a distance of six kilometers. According to Radio Romania\u2019s Paris correspondent, the river parade will tell the story of a city, a nation, a culture over the course of nearly 3 hours. Some 200 boats and watercraft will carry the 206 delegations comprising 10,500 athletes, in addition to security forces. The show will also comprise music, dance and acrobatics performed by art professionals accompanied by some of the athletes themselves. A number of celebrities are rumored to take part in the event, including C\u00e9line Dion and Lady Gaga.<\/p>\n

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FOOTBALL<\/strong> \u2013 On Thursday, Romanian Cup holders Corvinul Hunedoara, currently playing in the second-tier division of the Romanian championship, drew 0-0 at home against Croatia\u2019s vice-champions, HNK Rijeka in the first leg of the second preliminary round of Europa League. Also on Thursday, another two Romanian football clubs played matches in the first leg of the second preliminary round of Conference League. CFR Cluj drew 0-0 against Neman Grodno of Belarus on home turf, while Universitatea Craiova lost 0-2 against NK Maribor of Slovenia away from home. Return leg matches will be played next week. We recall Romania\u2019s football champions, FCSB, on Tuesday drew 1-1 against Maccabi Tel-Aviv of Israel at home in the first leg of the second preliminary round of Champions League. The return leg is scheduled for July 31 in Budapest, Hungary, due to security developments in Israel, preventing home clubs from hosting international matches on home turf. (VP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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