October 1, 2017 UPDATE
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Newsroom, 01.10.2017, 19:29
VISIT Romanian president Klaus Iohannis will be having talks on Monday with his Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, who is paying a 3-days visit to Romania. According to the presidential administration in Bucharest, the two officials will be focusing on ways of boosting bilateral relations as well as on major issues on the European and regional agenda. On Tuesday the two officials are expected to open the forum of the Romanian-Croatian business people. Also on Tuesday president Kitarovic will be meeting students and professors of the Bucharest University for talks on Croatia’s contribution to strengthening the European space.
AWARD Romanian actor Bogdan Dumitrache on Saturday received the ‘Silver Shell’ award for best actor at the international Film Festival in San Sebastian (Spain). It is the first award for the Romanian cinematography at this festival whose jury was led by famous American actor John Malkovich. The Romanian actor has described the part he played in Constantin Popescu’s film Pororoca, as his best so far. Dumitrache, 40, has also been awarded the Gopo prize for his part in Popescu’s film ‘The Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man’ and the ‘Golden Leopard’ at the Festival in Lucarno, Switzerland, in 2011 for his role in Adrian Sitaru’s ‘Best Intentions’.
PRICE HIKES As of October 1st the Romanians will be paying higher prices for electricity and fuel, while next week will see higher prices in gas deliveries. Electricity is to rise on an average by 0.75 euro per hundred of kilowatts whereas prices for household gas will be 6% higher. The fuel excise will also rise by 0.034 euro per liter; a measure experts believe will trigger more price hikes in services and food products.
WIN Romanian tennis player Monica Niculescu secured a 6-1, 6-2 win in the game on Sunday against sixth-seeded British challenger Johanna Konta counting towards the first round of the WTA Premier Mandatory in Beijing with total prizes of 6.4 million dollars. The pair made up of Romanian Raluca Olaru and Ukrainian Lyudmyla Kichenok have qualified for the second round of the doubles contest after a win against US pair Lauren Davis/Alison Riske. The world’s second best player Simona Halep on Saturday qualified for the tournament’s second round where she will be playing the 28th seeded Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia. In the same competition on Saturday, Sorana Cirstea also from Romania, qualified for the second round after a win against German Mona Barthel.
GOLD The Romanian women’s eight on Sunday won gold in the World Rowing Championships held in Sarasota Bradenton, Florida the USA. Also on Sunday, the Romanian men’s eight went fifth in the same competition, while on Saturday Romania earned gold in the women’s lightweight double sculls.
