September 3, 2017
PM Mihai Tudose to present national economy report in Parliament on Monday
Newsroom, 03.09.2017, 13:45
PARLIAMENT – In Bucharest, the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate have convened for the second regular session of the year. At the request of the National Liberal Party, the Chamber of Deputies has decided that on Monday PM Mihai Tudose is to present a report on the national economy, as part of the “Prime Ministers Hour series. On Saturday, during a meeting of his partys National Executive Committee, the Social Democrat leader Liviu Dragnea announced the priorities of the current parliamentary session. These include laws in the fields of the judiciary, pensions, healthcare, coalmines, the Labour Code, lobbying, land sales, energy, animal breeding and urban planning. As for the referendum on modifying the Constitution in the sense of redefining the concept of “family, Dragnea said the vote would be held this autumn, and to this end the law on the referendum should be endorsed by the Senates judicial committee next week.
ENESCU FESTIVAL – The George Enescu International Festival, one of the most prestigious music events in Europe, continues in Bucharest. The National Radio Orchestra will perform on the unconventional stage of the George Enescu Festival Square, under the baton of conductor Cristian Oroşanu and with the Czech violinist Roman Patočka as a soloist. In the series entitled “Great Orchestras of the World, the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, which opened the 23rd edition of the Festival on Saturday, returns to the Palace Hall, to play works by Wagner, Berg and Shostakovich. For 3 weeks, 80 concerts and other events will bring together in Bucharest and 7 other major Romanian cities more than 3,000 of the best international artists. The honorary president this year is the famous conductor Zubin Mehta, and another conductor, Vladimir Jurowski is the artistic director. Radio Romania is the only media institution in the country to broadcast the concerts live, on its channels Radio Romania Music and Radio Romania Culture. First organised in 1958, 3 years after the famed Romanian composer had died, the George Enescu Festival was discontinued in 1971 by the communist regime, and was resumed in 1989. It has been held every 2 years ever since.
NUCLEAR TEST – Japan and South Korea confirmed that on Sunday Pyongyang conducted its 6th nuclear test. The American Geophysics Institute reported a 6.3 Richter quake, suggesting a possible blast in North Korea. The artificial earthquake caused by the explosion was nearly 10 times the strength of North Koreas previous test. Pyongyang announced it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb and said it could be installed on an intercontinental ballistic missile. This is the 6th and most powerful nuclear test conducted by North Korea, with the last one reported in September 2016. Pyongyang disregarded the UN sanctions and the international pressure and continued to develop its nuclear and ballistic programme. The country is now suspected of having built missiles able to reach the US.
FOOTBALL – Romanias national football team is playing on Monday in Podgorica against Montenegro, in preliminary Group E of the 2018 World Cup. On Friday in Bucharest Romania defeated Armenia, 1-0, only managing to score in extra time, although their opponents had one player sent out of the pitch. Romania currently ranks 4th in the group, 7 points behind group leader Poland and 4 points behind Denmark and Montenegro. In this qualifying campaign, Romania is for the first time coached by a foreign manager, the German Cristoph Daum, who has been facing growing criticism because of the teams poor performance.
(translated by: Ana-Maria Popescu)
