July 21, 2018

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MODERNIZATION Checkpoints at Romania's border with the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Serbia will be modernized and fitted with fixed and mobile scanners for a better monitoring of the goods shipped into Romania, the country's Public Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici has announced. According to him, the measure is meant to keep smuggling at bay and curb losses in the state budget. The minister has also added that a series of government accords are to be signed to allow for the purchase of the proper equipment by the end of the year and the authorities in Bucharest have already held talks with the big producers of scanners from China, the USA and Switzerland.


TALKS The Romanian Minister for the Romanians abroad, Natalia Intotero has held talks with members of the Romanian communities in the Spanish region of Andalusia about opportunities to fund the Romanian communities abroad through non-reimbursable funds as well as about projects aimed at supplying these communities with the proper teaching equipment, books in Romanian as well as traditional folk costumes, a communiqué issued by the Ministry on Friday says. The Romanian minister has thanked the Spanish authorities for the support granted to the Romanians in Andalusia and has underlined the good cooperation concerning aspects related to the fields of labour and social security. The Romanian official has also presented the ministry's projects aimed at providing support for the Romanian communities with regard to the preservation of their identity as well as their involvement in the life of the local communities. One of the priorities is focusing on education and on the preservation of the national identity. Natalia-Elena Intotero has hailed the courses of Romanian language, culture and civilization taught in Spain, which are presently contributing to the education of 8000 children. 'I have requested support from the Spanish authorities for these courses to be taught in schools attended by Romanian children in the province', Minister Intotero has also said.


TENNIS The second-seeded Romanian tennis player Mihaela Buzarnescu will today be up against Petra Martic of Croatia in the semifinals of the BRD Bucharest Open, a tennis tournament with more than 226 thousand dollars in prize money. Romania will also have a pair in the finals of the women's doubles: Mihaela Buzarnescu and Raluca Olaru are taking on Danka Kovinic of Montenegro and Maryna Zanevska of Belgium. In the other semi-finals game Irina Begu and Andreea Mitu of Romania will be up against Jaqueline Cristian and Gabriela Ruse.


WEATHER The weather in Romania remains generally unsettled. Rainfalls and thunderstorms have been reported in the mountainous areas and in certain regions across the country. The discomfort index is expected to reach the critical 80 units in southern and southeastern Romania. The highs range between 25 and 34 degrees Celsius with a noon reading in Bucharest of 28 degrees.



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