August 24, 2016 UPDATE
Two Romanian nationals have died and four others have been wounded following the earthquake that hit central Italy on Wednesday morning/The Romanian PM, Dacian Cioloş, will pay his first official visit to the Republic of Moldova since he took office
Newsroom, 24.08.2016, 12:15
UPDATE: Two Romanians have died and four others have been wounded following the earthquake that hit central Italy early on Wednesday morning, a communique issued by the Romanian Foreign Ministry writes. According to the media, the 6.2 magnitude earthquake has so far killed 247 people, wounded hundreds and caused huge material damage. Hundreds of people have been reported missing. The Romanian President, Klaus Iohannis, sent the Italian President, Sergio Mattarella, a message of condolence, expressing his and the Romanian peoples solidarity with the Italian people. At the same time, the Romanian Foreign Ministry representatives have sent condolences to the families of the victims killed in the earthquake. The Romanian Foreign Ministry, by the agency of its diplomatic mission in Rome and its consular office in Bologna, continues actions aimed at granting assistance and protection and maintains contact with the Italian authorities with a view to obtaining further information on the existence of Romanian citizens among the victims.
The Romanian PM, Dacian Cioloş, will pay, Thursday, his first official visit to the Republic of Moldova since he took office. High on the agenda of talks are meetings with the Moldovan president, Nicolae Timofti, with the speaker of Parliament, Andrian Candu and with the PM Pavel Filip. PM Cioloş will also meet with representatives of the Moldovan civil society and of parliamentary and non-parliamentary in opposition. The Romanian PMs visit to Chişinău takes place against the backdrop of the disbursement, on Wednesday, of the first installment worth 60 million Euros of the non reimbursable financial aid package of 150 million Euros which Romania is going to grant to the Republic of Moldova.
The Turkish army and the international coalition forces on Wednesday began an operation against the Islamic State in the Syrian town of Jarablus, located near the border with Turkey. According to Turkish military sources, 70 targets in the Jarablus area had been destroyed by artillery and rocket strikes, and 12 by air strikes. Also Turkish tanks and other vehicles have rolled across the Syrian border after heavy bombing of an area held by the so-called Islamic State terrorist group. A Turkish official said the operation was meant to prevent the Kurdish militias to take control over this locality and to open a corridor for the Syrian moderate anti-government rebels.
On Tuesday Romania signed in Bratisalva a declaration underlying its determination to protect democracy, the rule of law and human rights. The document was adopted by all delegations which attended the ministerial conference devoted to the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Totalitarian Regimes. Attending the meeting organised by the Slovak presidency of the Council of the EU was also Romanian justice minister, Raluca Pruna. She reiterated that Romania had also signed a joint declaration issued by the line ministries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania, which makes clear how the victims of totalitarian regimes should be recompensed and the way in which the justice systems of the aforementioned countries could be used to contain extremism. Attending the conference were also representatives of the Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes in Romania.
The feature film by Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days is ranked 15th by 177 film critics around the world, asked by the BBC Culture to take part in a poll to determine the 21st Centurys 100 greatest films. “We believe that the new classics on this list are destined to become old classics. Whether or not that happens is ultimately up to you, the moviegoers, the BBC Culture editors say. Mungius film won the Palme d’Or at the 60th edition of the Cannes Festival, back in 2007. Ranking first is “Mulholland Drive, directed by David Lynch, followed by “In the Mood for Love, by Wong Kar-wai and “There Will Be Blood directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
(translation by Lacramioara Simion, updated by D. Vijeu)
