The Romanian foreign minister Lazar Comanescu attended an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Bratislava.
EU meeting. The Romanian foreign minister Lazar Comanescu attended on Friday and Saturday an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in the Gymnich format held in Bratislava. Talks looked at the recent developments in Turkey, the situation in Ukraine, with emphasis on the implementation of the Minsk agreements, and the global strategy for the EU's external and security policy. The EU foreign ministers also held talks with their counterparts from the EU candidate countries about counter-terrorism and ways to prevent and combat radicalisation.
Paris climate pact. The United States and China, two of the world's biggest polluters, ratified the Paris climate agreement ahead of the start of the G20 summit on Sunday. In a press conference held jointly with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, US president Barack Obama said that despite the differences between Washington and Beijing on other issues, the willingness of the two sides to work together on reducing climate change may inspire other countries around the world. Together, the US and China are responsible for around 40% of global emissions. The G20 summit, which comes to an end on Monday, is the last meeting of this kind attended by Obama as president of the United States.
Migration. Seven migrants from Kosovo, Ethiopia and Eritrea have been found by the Romanian border police as they were trying to illegally cross the south-western border from Serbia. The migrants, who did not carry passports, said they wished to reach a state in western Europe. On Thursday, 13 Afghan citizens, including 8 minors, and a Pakistani national were caught by the border police trying to cross the same border into Romania. The Romanian authorities have tightened security measures on the border with Serbia after many small groups of migrants tried to cross illegally in August.
George Enescu competition. 196 young musicians from 38 different countries are taking part in the George Enescu international competition, under way in Bucharest until the 25th of September. Held in a new format, the competition also features concerts and recitals from members of the jury, previous winners who have built an international career and the winners of the 2014 competition. As a first, this year's edition also features live broadcasts abroad. The four sections of the competition are violin, cello, piano and composition.
World Cup preliminaries. Romania's football side face Montenegro on Sunday in their first match as part of the 2018 World Cup preliminaries. Group E also includes Poland, Denmark, Armenia and Kazakhstan. The match on Sunday is Romania's first with the German coach Cristoph Daum at the helm, the first foreign national to hold this position. He was appointed coach of the national team after the European Championships this summer, when Romania, coached at the time by Anghel Iordanescu, finished last in their group, with only one point, having drawn against Switzerland and lost to France and Albania. (Translated by: C. Mateescu)
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