May 28, 2022
A roundup of local and world news
Newsroom, 28.05.2022, 13:55
FILM The Romanian
filmmaker Alexandru Belc Friday night won the award for best director in the Un
Certain Regard section of the Cannes film festival, for his film ‘Metronome’. This is the first fiction feature of the
Romanian director, previously known for his documentaries ‘Cinema, mon amour’
(2015) and ‘8 March’ (2012). The Un Certain Regard section is
devoted to films with unusual styles by emerging directors seeking
international recognition. The awards in the official competition of the 75th
Cannes Film Festival will be presented tonight. Eighteen films compete for the Palme
d’Or trophy, including R.M.N by the Romanian director Cristian
Mungiu.
DIPLOMACY The Romanian foreign minister Bogdan Aurescu was received
on Friday by the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the sidelines of
a trilateral security meeting that brought together the foreign ministers of
Romania, Poland and Turkey in Istanbul. Erdogan commended Romania’s and
Poland’s management of the humanitarian crisis entailed by Russia’s aggression
in Ukraine, while Bogdan Aurescu highlighted Turkey’s role at the Black Sea. The
Romanian foreign minister also voiced support for NATO’s open door policy and
for the accession of Sweden and Finland. Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Bogdan Aurescu also emphasised the relevance
of the bilateral strategic partnership signed in 2011,
in the current geopolitical circumstances.
REFUGEES On Friday 8,730 Ukrainian nationals entered Romania, down 2.6%
since the previous day. A total of nearly 1,050,000 refugees have crossed the
border from Ukraine since the start of the conflict on February 24th.
According to the Romanian border police, measures have been taken to strengthen
border surveillance and to improve information and data exchanges with other
relevant institutions, in order to handle possible problems.
CHURCH The Ukrainian Orthodox Church, previously subordinated to the
Russian Patriarchy, announced it would separate from the latter as a result of
the invasion in Ukraine, and declared its independence and autonomy. This
historic move comes after Russia’s Patriarch Kirill voiced full support for
president Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Part of the Ukrainian Orthodox
Church had already splintered from Moscow in 2019. Hundreds of priests have
recently signed an open letter calling for Kirill to be tried before a
religious tribunal over his stand regarding the conflict in Ukraine.
CONCERT London hosted on Friday night the first concert of the
Swedish group ABBA after 40 years. The show, the first in a series of 7, was
non-conventional in that it featured digital versions of the 4 artists. The
group has been preparing the performances since 2016, using state-of-the-art
technology. The musicians attended the show in London as members of the
audience. The band separated in 1982, but their music continues to sell, and recently they put out a new album,
called Voyage.
TENNIS The Romanian Irina Begu is playing today against Leolia
Jeanjean of France, in the 3rd round of the Roland Garros. On
Thursday Begu defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, to be
the only Romanian player left in the singles competition of the tournament in
Paris. (AMP)
