June 24,2019

PM Viorica Dancila said that Romania's rotating presidency position is a confirmation of the country's commitment's towards the European project; Over 120,000, attended on Sunday the last day of the Sibiu International Theater Festival

Ştefan Stoica, 24.06.2019, 14:06

BUCHAREST – PM Viorica Dancila said that Romanias rotating presidency position is a confirmation of the countrys commitments towards the European project, 12 years after joining the European Union. She was speaking at the opening of the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union. According to the PM, the Romanian presidency handled cases such as the fair information of consumers on food quality and food quality enforcement, balancing professional and private life, and promoting equal opportunity in employment. Romania will continue to act towards consolidating the EU, in order to strengthen European policies and promote solidarity, said the Prime Minister.

THEATER – A record number of spectators, 123,000, attended on Sunday the last day of the Sibiu International Theater Festival, now in its 26th edition. Between June 14 and 23, the festival brought to the public 540 cultural events and 3,300 artists from 73 countries in 75 venues. The festival is the largest and most complex event of its kind in Romania, with Radio Romania as one of the producing partners.

BLOUSE – Today is the international day of the peasant blouse, celebrated since 2013. Six years ago, an on-line community formed called La Blouse Roumaine, in order to promote the traditional Romanian peasant blouse. The name comes from a painting by Henri Matisse, which made the traditional garb famous all over the world. It occasions fairs and events dedicated to it, and is set on a traditional Romanian holiday, Sanziene, which coincides with the Christian Orthodox holiday of the birth of St. John the Baptist, marking the beginning of astronomical summer.

FOOTBALL — Romania meets France in the deciding game for the semi-finals in the Under 21 football championships, in the last game of Group C, taking place in Italy and San Marino. The Romanian youth team crushed Croatia 4-1 and England 4-2, and will likely qualify for the semi-finals even if defeated, but not by more than 2 goals. Spain and Germany have already obtained qualification for the semi-finals. By making it to this stage, the Romanian team would go to next years Olympic Games in Tokyo. Romania is in its second final tournament in this competition after 1998.

ANKARA — In the Istanbul mayoral elections, the opposition candidate won by 54% on Sunday against the candidate supported by President Erdogan. The elections were rerun after the results of the first round were contested by the majority Justice and Development Party, and canceled by election authorities. Reuters pointed out that Erdogans party has been holding the mayors seat in Istanbul for 25 years, and that the defeat is seen as a blow against the president, himself a former mayor of Istanbul.

CONTEST — The winners of the RRI contest Govora — Spa Tourism at European Level, Hans Verner Lollike of Denmark, and his wife Inge-Lise, have concluded their trip to Valcea County, in southern Romania. The two winners, accompanied by RRI journalist Razvan Emilescu, stayed at Palace Hotel in Baile Govora and visited major tourist sites all across the county. They included Govora Monastery and spa, the Ramnicu Valcea Art Museum, Horezu Monastery (a UNESCO site), and the Wooden Monastery. They also crossed the mountains on the Transalpina motorway, the highest altitude major road in Romania. They also took a trip to Targu Jiu for a visit to the Brancusi complex, and another short trip to the historic center in Bucharest. At the end of the trip they gave an interview to RRI, which will be available soon in our feature, Travelers Guide.