1 November, 2019

Romanian Parliament to vote on government proposed by Ludovic Orban on Monday./ Romanian public radio station celebrates 91st anniversary.

Newsroom, 01.11.2019, 14:00

Vote. On Monday, the Romanian Parliament will hold a
vote on the Liberal government proposed by the prime minister designate Ludovic
Orban. 233 yes votes are needed for the new government to take office. To
secure this outcome, Orban has concluded political agreements and deals with
the Save Romania Union, the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians in Romania,
the People’s Movement Party, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats and the
group of ethnic minorities. The Social Democratic Party and the Pro Romania
party both said their members would be absent from the vote. Orban’s cabinet
would replace Viorica Dancila’s Social Democratic government which was brought
down following a no-confidence vote. Ludovic Orban has proposed a government
with fewer ministries whose priorities include picking Romania’s candidate for
the position of EU commissioner, the final budget adjustment this year and the
budget for next year.

Impeachment. The US House of Representatives has passed legislation to
formally proceed with the impeachment inquiry against president Donald Trump. It’s
the third time in America’s modern history when such a vote is held. President
Trump is essentially accused of using his office to obtain personal political
gains through a foreign state, in this case Ukraine. He is accused of making
military aid for Ukraine conditional on the Ukrainian government’s starting an
investigation into Trump’s Democratic rival Joe Biden. The White House said in
a statement that Trump did nothing illegal and described the investigation as
unfair, unconstitutional and fundamentally un-American.

Radio Day. Radio Day is celebrated every year in Romania on 1st
of November. This date marks the inauguration of the public radio in 1928. To
celebrate this anniversary, the National Radio Orchestra is giving a special
concert tonight at the Radio Concert Hall. Also, the foyer of the concert hall
is hosting a photography exhibition entitled Afghanistan: Faces of War by
Ilie Pintea, a correspondent of Radio Romania’s news channel.

Protest. The miners from two mines
in the Jiu Valley, in the centre-west, continue a protest begun on Monday, when
around 100 people barricaded themselves underground. They are about to lose
their jobs at the beginning of next year when the mine closes. They say that if
their demands are not taken into consideration, they will go on hunger strike
and have requested the presence of the outgoing prime minister Viorica Dancila.
Miners want legislation that guarantees social protection after lay-off. The
process to close the two mines began at the end of 2017.

Tourism. Arrivals in tourist accommodation facilities
in Romania in the first nine months of this year amounted to almost ten a half
million, up 4.4% compared with the same period last year, according to data
published on Friday by the National Institute for Statistics. The same report
shows that Romanian tourists accounted for 78% of arrivals. Among foreign
tourists, around 74% came from Europe, the majority from the European Union.

Tennis. World
no. 5 Simona Halep of Romania today faces world no. 2 Karolina Pliskova of
the Czech Republic in the Purple Group of the WTA Finals under way in Shenzhen, China. The winner of the match will play in
the semifinals against world no. 1, Australia’s Ashleigh Barty, who won the Red
Group. In the other semifinal, the title holder, world no. 8 Elina
Svitolina of Ukraine, who won the Purple Group, will play against world no. 7 Belinda Bencic of Switzerland. Simona Halep played the final of the WTA Finals in 2014, when she lost to Serena Williams.

Handball. The
Romanian women’s handball champions SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea are today
facing Buducnost from Montenegro in the Champions League Group C. SCM Râmnicu
Vâlcea are currently third in their group. On Sunday, the vice-champions CSM
Bucharest are facing the Polish side MKS Perla Lublin away. The Romanian side
are leading in Group B. The three best-ranked teams in each group will qualify
for the next round. In the men’s competition, the Romanian defending champions
Dinamo Bucharest are in the first position in Group D.