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, 02.06.2022, 14:18

LETTER Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis has sent a congratulation letter to
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland on her anniversary and the platinum jubilee, the presidential
administration in Bucharest has announced. The Romanian president has voiced
his conviction that the Strategic Partnership between Romania and the UK will
continue being consolidated in the future for the mutual benefit of both
nations. Starting Thursday, Britain is celebrating for four days the Queen’s 70
years of rule, the longest in the kingdom’s history. The government has exceptionally
approved a four-day bank holiday allowing millions to participate in the
various events staged on this occasion, such as street parties, concerts and
military parades. According to the BBC, the 96-year-old monarch, who has
mobility issues and has recently cancelled several public appearances, is
likely to join members of the Royal Family on the balcony at Buckingham Palace
to watch the display.






EURO According to the 2020 Convergence Report published by the European
Commission, Romania presently does not meet any of the four criteria needed to adopt
the single European currency. In order to adopt the euro, an EU member has to
meet four conditions: price stability, stable public finances, exchange rate
stability and long-term interest rates. According to the report, not only that Romania
doesn’t meet any criteria but the country is also the only member state that is
subject to an excessive deficit procedure opened in 2020. In 2016, Romania met only
three out of the four conditions needed to join the Euro zone.








HOLIDAY Romania, a country with an Orthodox majority, is today celebrating the
Ascension of Lord Jesus Christ, 40 days after his resurrection. Orthodox
believers are today celebrating the event with painted eggs and traditional
Easter meals. Since 1920 the Romanians have also paid homage to their war
heroes on Ascension Day. A series of events have been staged to the memory of
Romania’s heroes like wreath laying, religious services as well as moments of
silence in all major institutions across the country. Bucharest will today see
a commemoration ceremony at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which is to be
attended by the country’s president Klaus Iohannis, Defence Minister Vasile
Dancu, and Chief of Staff, Daniel Petrescu. In a message on the Heroes Day, the
country’s Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca said that our thoughts of gratitude are
today directed towards those who made the supreme sacrifice for the better
destiny of the generations to come.








POLL Over 70 percent
of the Romanians believes Russia is responsible for the war in Ukraine, shows a
poll conducted by INSCOP Research over May 16th and 21st. Over 87% of the
Romanians believes that Russian leaders must be convicted for war crimes and
65% believes that the presence of NATO and the US troops in Romania is a good
thing. 50% of the respondents believes that Ukraine will win the war, whereas
26% believes that Russia will be the victor. According to the poll, only 25%
believes that Russia is defending traditional values against the decadence of
the West, as compared to 41% in February. 67% of the respondents believes that exploitation
of Black Sea gas will significantly reduce the country’s dependence on Russian
gas






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