July 31, 2019

july 31, 2019 A roundup of domestic and international news

CARACAL INVESTIGATION - Prosecutors with the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism have extended their investigation into the Caracal murders. They are now investigating a potential case of criminal negligence in the case of the police officer who talked to 15-year-old Alexandra Macesanu, who dialed the emergency number calling for help, saying she was abducted and raped. The police officer allegedly did not follow standard procedures. The suspect in the Caracal murders, Gheorghe Dinca, is today being transported to the Penitentiary Hospital in Jilava near Bucharest, where he will undergo a specialized medical exam. Dinca will also be subjected to a psychiatric evaluation to ascertain whether his judgment was impaired at the time he committed the two murders he is charged with. Gheorghe Dinca, a 60-year-old mechanic from Caracal, admitted on Sunday to having abducted, detained, raped and murdered two teenagers. Alexandra Macesanu was reported missing on Wednesday, and on Thursday last week she dialed the emergency number 112, operated by the Special Telecommunications Service, which was unable to pinpoint the exact origin of the call.  Police officers took 19 hours to get into the suspects' home. 18-year-old Luiza Mihaela Melencu shared the same fate in April, when the family reported her missing. The bodies of the two girls have not yet been found.



INVESTMENT - The European Commission has approved an investment package worth 27.4 million euros for the modernization of the port of Galati, the largest port on the Danube in Romania. Included in the project are the modernization of the docks and necessary infrastructure for a modern intermodal terminal. The new logistic hub will promote the interchange from road traffic to rail traffic and maritime traffic on the pan-European Rhine-Danube corridor, thus fulfilling a common goal of the European Union. The total value of the investment stands at 90 million euros, with the Romanian state expected to co-fund the project.



MILITARY EXERCISE - The "Resolute Castle 19" multinational training exercise is coming to a close at the Getica National Training Grounds in Cincu, Brasov County, central Romania. Taking part in the exercise were military engineering units with the Romanian Land Forces and the South Carolina National Guard. For the fifth consecutive year, the South Danube 10th Military Engineers Brigade, with support from Divisions 2 and 4 Military Engineers' Infantry, carried out works aimed at creating the training infrastructure and platforms. Resolute Castle 2019 is aimed at increasing the level of interoperability by means of constant training and the implementation of innovative solutions to joint military engineering issues. All the works are part of a project under the European Reassurance Initiative (ERI), carried out by the United States in cooperation with Military Engineering structures within the Romanian Land Forces.



UNEMPLOYMENT - The unemployment rate rose to 4% in June, which is 0.1% more compared to the previous month (3.9%), the latest figures of the National Statistics Institute reveal. The number of unemployed aged 15-74 in June stood at 352 thousand people, as compared to 351 thousand in May, although on the wane as compared to the same period of 2018 (379 thousand). Broken down in terms of gender, male unemployment is 1.1% higher than female unemployment, standing at 4.4%. The unemployment rate for adults aged 25-74 stood at 3.1% in June.



MEDALS - Romanian students taking part in the International Chemistry Olympiad in Paris grabbed one gold and three silver medals, the Education Ministry reports. Mircea Raul Bodrogean, a 10th grader with the International Computer Science High School in Bucharest won gold. The silver medals were scooped by Ioana Maria Popa, a 12th grader with the National High School in Iasi, Ana Florescu Ciobotaru, an 11th grader with the International Computer Science High School in Bucharest, and Tudor Lile, a 10th grader with the Moise Nicoara National High School in Arad. A total of 309 competitors from 84 countries took part in the 51st edition of the International Chemistry Olympiad hosted by Paris, France.



FOOTBALL - Romania's football champions CFR Cluj on Tuesday advanced to the third preliminary round in Champions League after drawing 2-all against Maccabi Tel Aviv of Israel away from home. In the first leg CFR defeated Maccabi 1-nil. The team from Cluj will next play Celtic Glasgow of Scotland, which in the previous round ousted Estonia's Nomme Kalju 5-nil in the first leg and 2-nil in the return leg. On Thursday, Romanian vice-champions FCSB will play FC Alashkert of Armenia in the return leg at home, after winning 3-nil away from home in the first leg. CSU Craiova will also play against Honved Budapest at home after drawing nil-all in the first leg. And finally, Romanian Cup winners Viitorul Constanta will play the return leg against KAA Gent, to which it lost 3-6 last week.

(Translated by V. Palcu)



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