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MINISTER Romania's accession to Schengen remains a priority for the Romanian diplomacy, the country's new Foreign Minister Ramona Manescu said in a televised interview. Both the European Parliament and the European Commission have said that from the technical and logistical point of view Romania is ready to enter Schengen, the Romanian minister has recalled adding that practically the country is de facto functioning as a Schengen state although is not considered like one de jure. Romania doesn't ask for anything but for the observation of the treaty as we are a fully-fledged member, have met our pledges and we continue to meet them. Nobody can contest Romania's contribution to the security zone because we are no longer talking about NATO's eastern flank, but also about the eastern flank of the EU, minister Manescu went on to say. The head of the Romanian diplomacy has also spoken about the importance of the Strategic Partnership with the United States adding that Romania has the same position towards Russia as NATO and the European Union.
WEATHER The weather is hot in most of Romania's regions, particularly in the country's west and south. Rain showers have been reported in the mountains and the discomfort index is going to clear the critical threshold of 80 units in many regions. Maximum temperatures are going to range between 26 and 34 degrees Celsius. The noon reading in Bucharest was 30 degrees.
MEDALS Romanian swimmer David Popovici on Thursday obtained the silver medal in the 50 meter freestyle race at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan. Popovici had earlier obtained the gold medal in the 100 free-style meter race setting a new competition record. The Romanian athletes have so far obtained medals in judo, wrestling, swimming and gymnastics competitions. 103 Romanian athletes are participating in the aforementioned competition until July 27th.
DIASPORA As of Sunday Romanians living abroad can register on the www.votstrainatate.ro platform, a site created by the Election Authority to allow for the better information of the Romanians abroad on the election process with the upcoming election in November. The Ministry for the Romanians Abroad has also commenced an information campaign, announcing that over five million and a half Romanians have left the country. Together with those living in the traditional communities, the number of Romanians living abroad is close to 10 million people. In an interview to Radio Romania, field minister Natalia Intotero has said that the role of the ministry she leads is to support all the certified institutions to stage the future elections through all the means it has, including through the Romanian associations abroad as well as through an improved cooperation with the diplomatic missions and representatives of the general consulates.
DIICOT Five persons have been apprehended by prosecutors from the Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism DIICOT in a sting operation against a crime ring dealing in smuggling migrants to Mexico, the United States and other countries. The group made up of Romanian and Mexican citizens has been operational since 2012 and has also been involved in credit card frauds. Money coming from these crime activities has been used for buying plots of lands, buildings, luxury cars or as capital for dubious companies based in Mexico and Romania.
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