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November 1, 2017

Radio Romania marks 89 years of existence on Wednesday/ French-speaking women's conference in Bucharest

November 1, 2017
November 1, 2017

, 01.11.2017, 13:53

Radio Romania anniversary — Radio Romania marks 89 years of existence on Wednesday November 1. In the beginning, its name was Radio Bucharest, and it only broadcast for several hours a day such programs as newscasts, dance and classical music shows and of course weather reports. At present Radio Romania is the most important media institution in Romania, thanks to the big number of listeners who tune in daily to its broadcasts, the campaigns in which it gets involved and the large-scale cultural projects that it develops. Radio Romania is not only a public institution but also a cultural and educational phenomenon, said the president and director general the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation, Georgica Severin. The culture minister Lucian Romaşcanu joined the personalities who congratulated Radio Romania on its 89th anniversary, saying that Radio Romania is a friend. Concerts by the Radio Chamber Orchestra and the Radio Choirs were scheduled for Wednesday, as well as a recital by the Radio Big Band at the Henri Coanda International Airport in Bucharest. The Parliament Palace will be host to a concert by the Radio Traditional Music Orchestra. Wednesday is also a Doors Open Day at Radio Romania.



Conference — Over 600 people are participating, as of Wednesday, in a 2-day conference devoted to French-speaking women, which is hosted by Bucharest. The conference entitled “Creation, innovation, entrepreneurship, economic growth and development: women are rising!” is being attended by officials from 48 French-speaking countries. Talks will focus on women’s rights and their access to the labor market as well as on their contribution to innovation and entrepreneurship. The Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said in the opening of the conference that the role of women in the economy was relevant for the present and the future. He also hailed the proposal aimed at setting up a network of French-speaking women entrepreneurs during the conference in Bucharest. The conclusions of the Bucharest conference will be included in a Strategy of the Francophony for equal opportunities for men and women.



Drills — Two Romanian military ships are joining the NATO maritime mine counter-measures group and will be participating between October 31 and November 14 in an operation meant to monitor maritime traffic in the Black Sea. The mission takes place in accordance with the commitments Romania made to NATO. The Romanian frigate “King Ferdinand” will ensure the command of this group, which also includes the “Lupu Dinescu” minesweeper, alongside ships from Bulgaria and Turkey. According to the Romanian Navy forces, after the deterioration of the security situation in Romania’s eastern vicinity, the number of NATO military exercises and mission in the Black Sea has significantly increased starting in 2014.



US Attacks — The Romanian President Klaus Iohannis firmly condemned Tuesday’s attack in New York and reiterated Romania’s solidarity with the US in such difficult moments. Bucharest will do its best to fight terrorism, which cannot be justified in any way, President Iohannis went on to say. 8 people were killed and 11 wounded by a 29-year old man from Uzbekistan who had reached the US in 2010. He drove a truck into a bike path on the Hudson riverfront. The American authorities consider the gesture a terrorist attack. The US President Donald Trump ordered the authorities to tighten verification procedures for foreigners entering the US.



Patriot missiles — The draft law on Romania’s purchasing the first Patriot missile defense system is to be approved on Wednesday by the Romanian Government, says the defense minister Mihai Fifor. The document is to be presented in Parliament in the coming two weeks. Minister Fifor pointed out that this first system costs 764 million dollars and that the American side signed the letter of acceptance. The purchase of Patriot missiles is part of the project aimed at modernizing Romania’s antiaircraft defense. To this end, in the next 10 years, Romania will spend around 4 billion dollars on Patriot missiles. (news translated by L. Simion)

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