RRI Live!

Listen to Radio Romania International Live

November 4, 2019

A roundup of domestic and international news

November 4, 2019
November 4, 2019

, 04.11.2019, 13:40

VOTE -
Parliament is today convening in a joint session to vote on the program and
structure of the Liberal Government led by Ludovic Orban. The Orban Cabinet
needs 233 votes to be sworn into office. Ludovic Orban has signed political
agreements with Save Romania Union, the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians,
the People’s Movement Party, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats and the
group of national minorities. The Social-Democratic Party has chosen not to attend
Monday’s vote, while the PRO Romania Party claims it will not vote the new
government.

NATO -
The King Ferdinand Frigate of the Romanian Military Navy, joined by a Puma
battleship and a unit of the Special Ops Navy Forces onboard, are taking part
in the NATO-led Sea Guardian 19 military operation until Thursday. The frigate
is carrying out missions to deter any illegal activities on the eastern flank
of NATO and the EU, under maritime allied command. Today the frigate is making
a stopover in the port of Haifa, Israel. The frigate has previously made stops
in Askaz, southern Turkey, as well as in Alexandria, Egypt, where the crew met
with members of the Romanian community in Egypt.

ELECTION -
The candidate of the Moldovan Socialist Party, Ion Ceban, has won the election
for the Chisinau city hall in Sunday’s second round of local elections.
According to preliminary results made public by the Central Election
Commission, Ceban won 52% of the vote, while his main opponent, pro-European
Andrei Nastase, won only 47% of the vote. The voter turnout stood at some 38%. The
second round of the local election was held in 384 towns and villages in the
Republic of Moldova, with total voter turnout close to 40%.

PROTEST -
Thousands protested on Sunday night in Bucharest and other cities across the
country in the Forest Rally, staged to voice protest both with the rising death
toll of forest rangers and against illegal logging. Representatives of
environment NGOs claim conservationists and forest officers must call on the
authorities to take effective measures that should put an end to illegal
logging.

TENNIS – Romanian tennis player Simona
Halep will end the season in 4th position in WTA standings. She
climbed one spot in the tables after the WTA finals in Shenzhen, China, where
she failed to qualify to the semi-finals after losing to Karolina Pliskova of
the Czech Republic, world no. 2. Halep had ended 2017 and 2018 in the number
one position in the standings. Romanian-born Canadian player Bianca Andreescu
will finish her first season in the top 100 in 5th place. Romania
has another two players in the top 100 at present: Sorana Cirstea (72) and
Irina-Camelia Begu (99). Australia’s Ashleigh Barty, this year the winner of
Roland Garros and the Shenzhen tournament, will end the season in top place,
followed by Karolina Pliskova and Naomi Osaka of Japan.

(Translated by V. Palcu)

Newsflash
Newsflash Tuesday, 05 November 2024

November 5, 2024

  EUROPEAN COMMISSION Roxana Mînzatu, Romania’s nominee for European Commissioner for People, Skills and Preparedness is interviewed today by...

November 5, 2024
Newsflash
Newsflash Monday, 04 November 2024

November 4, 2024 UPDATE

Visit. The Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu is on a working visit to France where he will meet with his counterpart, Michel Barnier. The visit...

November 4, 2024 UPDATE
Newsflash
Newsflash Monday, 04 November 2024

November 4, 2024

Visit – The Romanian PM Marcel Ciolacu is paying a working visit to France today, where he will meet with his counterpart, Michel Barnier, as well...

November 4, 2024
Newsflash
Newsflash Sunday, 03 November 2024

November 3, 2024 UPDATE

Visit. Prime minister Marcel Ciolacu on Monday begins a working visit to France, where is he due to meet his counterpart Michel Barnier and...

November 3, 2024 UPDATE
Newsflash Sunday, 03 November 2024

3 November, 2024

Moldova elections. Neighbouring Moldova is holding the second round run-off of the presidential elections. Incumbent pro-European president Maia...

3 November, 2024
Newsflash Saturday, 02 November 2024

November 2, 2024 UPDATE

FLOOD According to authorities in Bucharest every Romanian national in the Spanish regions affected by the latest flooding will be able to benefit...

November 2, 2024 UPDATE
Newsflash Saturday, 02 November 2024

November 2, 2024

AUDITION The European Parliament’s specialized committees on Monday are expected to commence the audition of the designated European Commissioners....

November 2, 2024
Newsflash Friday, 01 November 2024

November 1, 2024 UPDATE

  DEFENCE Romania and Norway continue to stand by Ukraine at these critical times, the defence minister Angel Tîlvăr said on Friday, after a...

November 1, 2024 UPDATE

Partners

Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român
Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS
Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online
Institului European din România Institului European din România
Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti
Muzeul Național de Artă al României Muzeul Național de Artă al României
Le petit Journal Le petit Journal
Radio Prague International Radio Prague International
Muzeul Național de Istorie a României Muzeul Național de Istorie a României
ARCUB ARCUB
Radio Canada International Radio Canada International
Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti” Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti”
SWI swissinfo.ch SWI swissinfo.ch
UBB Radio ONLINE UBB Radio ONLINE
Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl
creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti
italradio italradio
Institutul Confucius Institutul Confucius
BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți

Affiliates

Euranet Plus Euranet Plus
AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters
Digital Radio Mondiale Digital Radio Mondiale
News and current affairs from Germany and around the world News and current affairs from Germany and around the world
Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona

Providers

RADIOCOM RADIOCOM
Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company