September 24, 2022 UPDATE

A roundup of local and international news.

Newsroom, 24.09.2022, 18:39

Diaspora. Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis on Friday met Romanian
entrepreneurs working in the Silicon Valley. He spoke about the Educated
Romania project saying that if it doesn’t educate and train its youth for the
labour market, for education and for research, Romania doesn’t stand a chance. To
stay at the top of our game, we need to perform better and to achieve this, we
need to be better trained; the continuation of education is integration into
the labour market and it is clear that the purpose of quality education is for
each and every Romanian to find the right job for them and to be successful in
their work, said Iohannis. Earlier, he met members of the Romanian community
on the West Coast of the United States, telling them that Romania is in a
complicated situation because of the war in Ukraine but that it is doing well
and its economy is growing. Iohannis said the Romanians living in the US, whose
number is estimated at 450,000, are an important bridge between the two
countries. The Romanian community in the US is the fifth largest community of
Romanians living abroad, after that in Italy, Spain, the UK and Germany. Last
Tuesday and Wednesday, Iohannis led Romania’s delegation at the UN General
Assembly.

Statistics. Romania last year had 5.1
million employees and the net average salary income was almost 700 euros, up
6.2% compared with 2020, according to the latest figures published by the
National Institute for Statistics. Compared with the national average, the
highest salary rises were recorded in communications, insurances, public
administration and the production of electrical and thermal power. The earnings
of the employees in the hospitality industry, real estate, agriculture, trade
and the arts and culture were below the average. The inhabitants of the bigger
cities continue to have the highest salaries.

Rowing. Romanian rowers Marius Cozmiuc and Sergiu
Bejan won the gold medal in the men’s pair on Saturday at the World Rowing
Championship in Racice, in the Czech Republic. Spain and Great Britain came
second and third, respectively. Romania’s women’s and men’s four came in fourth
place. On Friday, Ionela Cozmiuc won the gold medal in the lightweight singles
women’s sculls. This summer, she also won the gold at the European Championship
in Munich.

Football.
Romania drew 1-all against Finland in Helsinki on Friday evening in Group 3 of
the Nations League B. Romania are bottom of the group and face demotion to the
third division. In the other group fixture, Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated
Montenegro 1-nil and promoted to the first division. The final group matches
are taking place on 26th September, Romania vs. Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Montenegro vs. Finland. (CM)