Romania’s national currency,
\nthe leu, will this year maintain its stabilization trend against the Euro, but
\nit will slightly depreciate against the USD. The forecast was made by the
\nFinancial – Banking Analysts’ Association in Romania, according to which the
\nnational currency will be mostly
\ninfluenced by external factors. The President of the Association, Radu
\nCraciun, has stated that, although Romania’s perception at international level
\nis very good, the leu’s exchange rates will very much depend on the dynamics of
\nthe volatile currency markets. On the other hand, he has warned that certain
\npromises made in the run-up to the 2016 local and legislative elections might
\nraise worries among the foreign investors, and this could impact the evolution
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Poland might accept a
\ncompromise regarding the limitation of EU citizens’ rights in Great Britain,
\nthe Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski has stated. He has also said
\nthat, in exchange for that, London should support Warsaw’s proposal to
\nstrengthen the NATO presence in Central Europe. Poland, who has hundreds of
\nthousands of citizens living in Great Britain, is one of the most active
\nopponents of the proposal set forth by the British PM David Cameron to reduce
\nwelfare benefits for the EU citizens, as part of the process of reforming the
\nrelationship between Great Britain and the EU. An understanding on this issue
\nwould be a diplomatic victory for the new Polish conservative government, which
\nwill organize the next NATO summit in Warsaw in July.<\/p>\n
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The Swedish authorities,
\noverwhelmed by the huge inflow of migrants, have today instated new controls on
\nthe border with Denmark, France Presse reports. Everybody who crosses the
\nOstersund Bridge, which is the main access gate used by the refugees, must
\npresent an ID. The measure also applies to those who come on board ships
\ndeparting from the Danish and German ports on the Baltic Sea. Sweden, where
\nover 20% of the residents are of foreign origin, received over 160,000 refugees
\nin 2015 alone. In turn Denmark, the country that has only received 18,000
\nrefugees, is afraid that the migrants rejected by Sweden will remain on its
\nsoil, France Presse also reports.<\/p>\n
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The US has made an appeal for
\ncalm, following the halting of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia, which
\nhas a predominantly Sunni population, and Iran, whose population is mostly
\nShiite. The US Department of State has stated that diplomatic ties are crucial
\nfor settling the differences between the parties. Saudi Arabia has announced it
\nno longer maintains ties with Iran after its embassy in Teheran was assaulted
\nby violent protesters, discontent with the execution by the Riad authorities of
\na Shiite clergy man. Nimr Bakr al-Nimr, a virulent critic of Saudi Arabia’s
\nSunni dynasty, was accused of terrorism and breaking the oath of allegiance to
\nthe sovereign. <\/p>\n
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The Japanese
\nPrime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for talks with the Russian president
\nVladimir Putin, with the aim of having the parties reach a peace agreement.
\nTokyo and Moscow have never signed a peace treaty after WWII, because of a
\nterritorial dispute. In 1945, the former Soviet Union took over the control of
\nthe islands which to Japan are ‘The Northern Territories’ and which Russia
\ncalls ‘the South Kuril Islands’.<\/p>\n
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Romanian tennis
\nplayers Irina Begu and Monica Niculescu have today qualified for the eighth
\nfinals of the Shenzhen tournament in China, with over 400,000 dollars in prize
\nmoney. Begu, who is third seeded at this tournament, has defeated in two sets
\nLara Arruabarrena of Spain, and Niculescu has passed by Anastasija Sevastova of
\nLatvia. Andreea Mitu has been defeated in two sets by the Czech Katerina
\nSiniakova. Also today, Alexandra Dulgheru has scored a victory against the
\nBelgian Alison van Uytvanck in the first round of the competition in Auckland,
\nNew Zealand, with 230,000 dollars in prize money. The best known Romanian tennis
\nplayer, Simona Halep, is first seed at the Brisbane tournament in Australia,
\nwhich has some 900,000 dollars up for grabs.<\/p>\n
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