May 29, 2015

Romania wants to join the Eurozone in 2019, and for this goal to be reached, a political consensus is needed, PM Victor Ponta said. Secondly, this requires the involvement of the business community, including employers, trade unions, and small and medium enterprises, Ponta added. The PM discussed about Romanias switch to the European single currency with the President Klaus Iohannis and the governor of the National Bank of Romania, Mugur Isarescu. Well have more on this after the news.

Newsroom, 29.05.2015, 12:00

Romania wants to join the Eurozone in 2019, and for this goal to be reached, a political consensus is needed, PM Victor Ponta said. Secondly, this requires the involvement of the business community, including employers, trade unions, and small and medium enterprises, Ponta added. The PM discussed about Romanias switch to the European single currency with the President Klaus Iohannis and the governor of the National Bank of Romania, Mugur Isarescu. Well have more on this after the news.

Constantin Hogea, the Mayor of the city of Tulcea, in the south east, is to find out whether he will be placed under detention pending trial. He has been taken into custody by anti-corruption prosecutors for bribe-taking, following the searches conducted at the City Hall office, at his home and at several company offices, in an investigation into offences perpetrated last year. The mayor allegedly received an apartment as bribe for approving a building permit for a company in Tulcea. Prosecutors also ordered the detention of the manager of the respective company, for bribe giving. Another 3 people, including the mayors wife, were placed under court supervision for 60 days.

More than 200 films produced in 60 countries will be screened, as of today, in the 14th Transilvania International Film Festival, in Cluj, the largest such event in Romania. The opening night will see the national premiere of the film Relatos salvajes/ Wild Tales, by Damián Szifron, Argentinas entry for this years Oscars. Actress Nastasia Kinski is one of the stars attending the festival.

The British PM David Cameron carries on his tour of European capitals, with Prague and Berlin today, in order to win support for his EU reform plan. Cameron wants to change the rules for EU internal labour migration and to regain some of the legislative powers transferred to Brussels. He promised to hold a referendum by 2017 on whether the UK should stay in the EU. Yesterday, on the first day of his charm offensive, after a meeting in Paris with the Fench President François Hollande, Cameron called for “flexible and imaginative reforms, France Presse reports. In turn, the French President François Hollande reiterated that it is both in the interest of Britain and in the interest of Europe to be together. Cameron intends to conclude his tour of EU member states by the summit of EU heads of state and government scheduled for June 25 and 26.

Steaua Bucharest has won the Romanian football championship, for the third running year. This is the 26th champion title in the history of the club. The current football season ends on Sunday, with the Romanian Cup final to be played by Steaua and Universitatea Cluj. As of next season, the domestic football League I will only include 14 teams, playing in a play off and play out system.

The International Federation of Association Football, FIFA, is today electing its president. Sepp Blatter seeks a fifth term in office, in spite of the opposition of the European football federations and of the corruption scandal involving this international body. We remind you that top FIFA officials were detained in Switzerland, at the request of the US Justice Department, which accused them of corruption, fraud and money laundering. The American judiciary says it is a matter of days until they will have evidence of corruption in relation to the world championships in South Africa, Russia and Qatar.