Elections for the new European Parliament have kicked off in the Netherlands and Great Britain, with voting slated for Sunday in Romania; British PM Theresa May is under pressure to resign
ELECTIONS - Elections for the new European Parliament have kicked off in the Netherlands and Great Britain, with voting slated for Sunday in Romania. Ireland and the Czech Republic are voting on Friday, with Saturday set aside for voting in Slovakia, Latvia, and Malta. All other states are voting on Sunday. Romania votes for 33 of the 751 seats in the European Parliament.
LONDON - British PM Theresa May is under pressure to resign, after MPs across the spectrum have expressed major opposition to her Brexit plans. Several members of her cabinet have told the BBC that she cannot continue holding the premier seat. In addition, the British minister in charge of relations with Parliament, Andrea Leadsom, submitted her decision to resign on Wednesday, saying she no longer believes that the government can go through with the Brexit, which was voted for in June 2016 in a landmark referendum. The Times today reported that the head of the British government is expected to announce her resignation on Friday. Theresa May will still hold her PM position during the two stage process to designate her successor for the leadership of the Conservative Party, according to the London daily.
WEATHER - In Romania, the weather is generally unstable in the west, north, and center of the country, as well as in the mountains, with showers and brief thunderstorms. In the rest of the country, skies are variable. Winds are mild to moderate. Maximum temperatures are between 16 and 27 degrees Celsius. The noon reading in Bucharest was 23 degrees. A severe weather instability warning is in effect until Friday night, with heavy rains expected across the territory. Several counties in the north and northwest are under code yellow and orange alert for flooding.
TENNIS - Romanian tennis player Sorana Carstea, 93rd seeded, plays today against Serbian player Nina Stojanovic (247th seeded) in the quarter finals of the WTA tournament in Nurenberg, Germany, with 250,000 dollars in prize money at stake. The Romanian got here by defeating her compatriot Laura Ioana Paar, 301st seeded, and Belgian Kirsten Flipkens, ranked 59th.
RIDE SHARING - In Romania, over 200,000 people have signed a petition for the emergency regulation of ride sharing services, as announced by the Digital Economy Coalition Association, an independent organization that represents ride sharing companies. According to them, the lack of regulation resulted in loss of income for thousands of drivers, with 2.5 million riders unable to find transportation, or having to pay prices three times higher. Ride sharing companies and government officials have had a meeting on Wednesday during which Transportation Minister Razvan Cuc said that the draft government order to regulate these services could be issued next week. Regular taxi companies, under constant criticism for a lack of quality services, continue to claim that ride sharing companies function illegally.
BUCHAREST - Organized crime prosecutors have put under investigation Darius Valcov, an adviser to PM Viorica Dancila, for divulging information that endangers national security. In August 2018, Valcov posted on Facebook a collaboration protocol between the Romanian Intelligence Service and prosecutors, a classified document. In December 2016, the intelligence services signed two protocols for cooperation with the prosecutors with the High Court of Cassation and Justice for prosecuting national security threats, terrorism, and crimes committed by military members of the Romanian Intelligence Service.
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