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, 29.08.2024, 20:01

Farmers – An insurance system for agricultural land will be approved by the Romanian Government as part of a series of measures to help farmers whose crops have been affected by the drought, agriculture minister Florin Barbu said on Wednesday. The measures, to be adopted next week, include funds for this summer’s damage as well as a mechanism to ensure autumn and spring crops. Minister Barbu specified that compensation of up to 3,000 lei ( about 600 Euros) per hectare will be granted, which will unblock lending to Romanian farmers, following discussions with the banks’ representatives. The necessary funds will be provided from the national budget, and 17 million Euros will come from the EU’s risk fund. Also, the state aid scheme called “Farmer’s Credit” will be supplemented with approximately 80 million Euros.

 

Chişinău – The first 40 school buses out of the 69 purchased with the help of Romania were distributed to educational institutions in several districts of the Republic of Moldova, a country with a majority Romanian-speaking population. More than 1,000 students from 40 rural schools will go to school in the new minibuses. Almost 95% of the funds needed to buy them were provided by the Romanian authorities. The rest are to be delivered by the end of October, Radio Chişinău reports. Previously, Romania helped the Republic of Moldova to buy 196 school minibuses in 2014 and 2017, as well as to modernize several kindergartens, for which more than 25 million Euros were allocated.

 

George Enescu – The 2024 George Enescu International Competition starts in Bucharest on Saturday. Until September 27, a record number of candidates, 667 musicians aged 13 to 35 from almost 60 countries, are competing in the Composition, Cello, Violin and Piano categories. This year’s edition of the Competition will also include a Master class consisting of musical workshops for young artists specializing in conducting, violin, cello or piano. The workshops will be held by the acclaimed Romanian conductor Cristian Măcelaru, principal conductor of the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra and musical director of the National Orchestra of France. The George Enescu Competition started in September 1958 and this year it reaches its 19th edition.

 

Elections – The Romanian government has set the dates for this year’s presidential election. The first round will take place on November 24, and the second on December 8. Last week the Government also decided the timetable for the parliamentary elections, scheduled to take place on December 1, when Romania’s National Day is celebrated. We remind you that on June 9, Romanians have already elected their representatives in the European Parliament, as well as their mayors and heads of local and county councils.

 

Law – Dog owners in Romania will be obliged to ensure a minimum area for each individual animal, namely at least 4 square meters for small dogs and 6 square meters for large ones, according to a document put up for public debate by the National Veterinary Sanitary Authority and for Animal Safety. The bill also establishes fines between 2,000 and 5,000 lei for individuals who breed dogs for sale without being registered as kennel-type units. The document also provides clear conditions for issuing decisions to euthanize dogs from public and private shelters and allows local authorities to subsidize from their own budgets the actions of sterilization, identification and registration of stray common breed dogs.

 

Romanian Language Day – The Romanian Academy celebrates, in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca (north-west) and Iasi (north-east), the Romanian Language Day, established by law on August 31. On Thursday, in the Hall of the Bucharest Academy, a festive session was scheduled. The Institute of Linguistics and Literary History in Cluj organizes cultural, academic and educational activities registered under the aegis of “Romanian Language Week – Words that connect us”. Moreover, on August 31, the Iaşi Branch of the Romanian Academy meets the public, in the Botanical Garden, for an event named “Romanian Language Day – the celebration of Romanians everywhere”. During this period, events are also organized in the Diaspora, the Romanian Language Day being one of the most important cultural diplomacy events, aimed at highlighting the diversity and cultural heritage of the various Romanian-speaking communities around the world.

 

Tennis – The Romanian tennis player Gabriela Ruse qualified, on Wednesday, to the third round of the US Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, after defeating the Czech Barbora Krejcikova, the winner of this year’s edition of Wimbledon in two sets, 6-4, 7-5. In the next round, Gabriela Ruse, who reaches the third round for the first time at a Grand Slam tournament, will be up against the Spanish Paula Badosa. The Romanian won the only direct match with her so far, in February 2022, in the first round in Dubai. (LS)

 

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