Romania's budget to be debated in Parliament; Brexit deal expecting vote in UK Parliament on January 15
BUCHAREST - Romania's budget deficit for 2018 will not be over 3% of the GDP, said Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici. This announcement comes after economists in the right leaning opposition claimed that the deficit would reach 5%, a lot over the admissible European level. At the same time, Minister Teodorovici said that the draft budget for 2019 could be made public this week, and discussed in Parliament in early February. Recently, President Klaus Iohannis pointed out that the fact that a draft budget has not been issued is a serious problem that has to be dealt with urgently, and that the dominant party in the ruling coalition, the Social Democratic Party, has to issue explanations.
JUDICIAL - IN Romania, the Supreme Council of Magistrates rules today if prosecutor Anca Jurma will continue to be the interim head of the National Anti-corruption Directorate. She was delegated to the position by General Prosecutor Augustin Lazar in July 2018, after the dismissal of the former head, Laura Codruta Kovesi. The proposal to prolong her appointment comes as Justice Minister Tudorel Toader sent to President Klaus Iohannis for endorsement proposals for appointing heads of five prosecutor offices, among them Florea for anti-corruption. At the end of November, the head of state rejected her appointment for reasons of legality.
LONDON - The vote in the British Parliament related to the Brexit deal takes place on January 15, according to the BBC, quoting British government sources. In order to avoid a parliamentary defeat, PM Theresa May was forced to postpone in December the vote to withdraw Great Britain from the EU. Theresa May said that a rejection of the deal in Parliament would lead her country into unknown territory. If the vote turns out negative, the UK would have to either withdraw from the EU with no deal, or to delay the Brexit for March 29. The government in London tries at this point to convince MPs to support the agreement that has been negotiated with Brussels, which does not seem to have sufficient support at this time.
AWARDS - Bohemian Rhapsody got the Best Film Drama Award at the 76th Golden Globe Awards, while Rami Malek, who played Freddie Mercury in the movie, got the award for best actor in a drama film. The film Roma, by Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron, got the best foreign movie award, which also won in the director category. The Assassination of Gianni Versace won in the best limited TV series category. The best actress in a film comedy or musical was won by Olivia Colman for The Favorite, while Christian Bale won in this category for the biopic Vice. Darren Criss won the best actor in a limited TV series category. The song Shallow, sung by Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born, got the best original song award.
TENNIS - Romanian tennis player Irina Begu, 67th seeded, qualified today for the eighth finals of the WTA tournament in Hobart, Australia, winning 2-0 against Heather Watson of the UK, 44th seeded. Also today in the competition, another Romanian player, Ana Bogdan, 76th seeded, plays against Tunisian Ons Jabeur, 60th ranked. WTA number one Simona Halep takes part in the tournament in Sydney, starting Monday, in the Premier category, with 823,000 dollars in prize money. The best player in the world will play in the second round with the winner of the match between Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, 22nd ranked, and Australian Ashleigh Barty, 15th seeded.
BUCHAREST - Romanian PM Viorica Dancila sent President Klaus Iohannis for endorsement proposals for the transportation and regional development ministries, according to a press release from the executive. Former Minister for European Funds Rovana Plumb was the proposal for the Transportation Ministry, while former Public Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici was the proposal for Regional Development and Public Administration. The government claims that it is still waiting for the reason for which the president turned down previous proposals for these portfolios.
AWARDS- Bohemian Rhapsody got the Best Film Drama Award at the 76th Golden Globe Awards, while Rami Malek, who played Freddie Mercury in the movie, got the award for best actor in a drama film. The film Roma, by Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron, got the best foreign movie award, which also won in the director category. The Assassination of Gianni Versace won in the best limited TV series category. The best actress in a film comedy or musical was won by Olivia Colman for The Favorite, while Christian Bale won in this category for the biopic Vice. Darren Criss won the best actor in a limited TV series category. The song Shallow, sung by Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born, got the best original song award.
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