21 September 2017

21 september 2017 Government to decide amount of financial compensation for damage caused by weather. President Klaus Iohannis to visit Independence Hall in Philadelphia.

Bad weather. The government is to decide the amount of financial compensation for the damage caused by bad weather in western Romania. According to the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, Wednesday's rainfalls and strong winds caused damages in the capital Bucharest and 38 towns and villages in 15 other counties. 3 people were also killed. More than 4,000 troops from the army's fire service and 1,000 pieces of equipment were on duty in the last 24 hours to help limit and eliminate the effects of bad weather, including evacuating the water from flooded homes and courtyards and removing felled trees. Tens of roofs were partly or completely damaged. Road travel was temporarily disrupted because of trees that fell on the streets.


US trip. Romania's president Klaus Iohannis today travels to Philadelphia to visit the Independence Hall, a symbolic venue in American history and one with historical significance for the affirmation of the statehood of the countries in Central Europe, including Romania. President Iohannis will also meet members of the Romanian community in the area. He arrived in the United States on Sunday to attend the UN General Assembly in New York. He held an address on Wednesday calling for the need to create an international court for terrorism. He also said Romania was expecting the UN to boost its contribution to global efforts in the area of international migration.


Defence. The Romanian defence minister Mihai Fifor on Wednesday met senator Joni Ernst, the president of the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services. The two officials discussed the security situation in the Black Sea area, ways to consolidate the Romania-US strategic partnership and bilateral cooperation with a view to achieving the operational capabilities of the Romanian Army to allow interoperability with other NATO allies. Mihai Fifor presented his government's priorities in the area of defence following the allocation of 2% of the GDP to defence spending. Senator Joni Ernst reiterated her country's commitment to the development of military cooperation with Romania and hailed this country's constant efforts in international theatres of operation and missions. Also on Wednesday, the Romanian minister attended a working meeting held by the American-Romanian Business Council with representatives of the US defence industry.


Ukraine law. Romania's delegation to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly is to call on this body to hold a debate next month to adopt a resolution on monitoring the way in which Ukraine respects the rights of ethnic minorities. The announcement was made by the head of the delegation Titus Corlatean, who said Romania supports Ukraine's efforts to join the European Union while warning that this country will have to fulfil the accession criteria. On Wednesday, the Senate and Chamber of Deputies in Bucharest passed a joint declaration on Ukraine's new education law saying it "drastically limits the right to education in their mother tongue for ethnic Romanians in Ukraine".


Tennis. The Romanian tennis player Sorana Cirstea, world no. 52, has defeated the American player Nicole Gibb to reach the quartefinals of the WTA tournament in Seoul worth almost 227,000 dollars. Cirstea will next face Thailand's Luksika Kumkhum for a place in the semifinals. Cirstea will also play the doubles semifinals together with Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko, where they will face the British-Australian pair Katy Dunne and Priscilla Hon.


Invictus Games. The team of Romanian military injured in operations left for Toronto, Canada, today to take part in the Invictus Games. The 15 members of the team will compete in six individual sports disciplines: archery, athletics, indoor rowing, weightlifting, cycling and swimming.


Enescu Festival. On day 20 of the George Enescu International Festival, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conducted by Antonio Pappano are giving a performance at the Palace Hall, while the St. Petersburg Russian Chamber Philharmonic conducted by Juri Gilbo take to the stage of the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest. Timisoara, in western Romania, will see a performance by the Banatul Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rumon Gamba.



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