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July 2, 2017
July 2, 2017

, 02.07.2017, 13:44

ABDUCTION — Romanian Iulian Ghergut, who was abducted in 2015 in Burkina Faso, has called on Romania’s president and the Government in Ouagadougou to negotiate his release. A task force in Bucharest is overseeing his situation and has acknowledged Ghergut’s message, the Foreign Ministry reports. According to the American centre for online monitoring of jihadist organizations, the Romanian features in a video released by the Mali branch of Al Qaeda. The video contains similar messages of another five foreign hostages, as well as that of an alleged abductor, who says that no negotiations for their release have been started so far. According to the Ministry, the video is standard MO for abductions of this kind.



COUNCIL MEETING — Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis has summoned the Supreme Defense Council on Tuesday. The main point on the agenda is the 2017-2026 framework for modernizing the country’s military. Talks follow after Romania this year allotted 2% of its GDP to defense spending. Also on the agenda is a review of the activity of the Romanian Intelligence Service in 2016. The Council will also address Romania’s contribution to external missions and operations in 2018.



PROTESTS — New anti-government protests were announced on Sunday, three days after Mihai Tudose’s Cabinet was sworn into office. Several NGOs have condemned the slow pace of the fight against high-level corruption. Five months ago large-scale protests were staged against the Government’s attempt to ease criminal legislation and help influential politicians and officials evade criminal investigations.



ROMANIAN POLICE — Romanian police officers have started their mission on the Bulgarian Black Seacoast. For two months they will assist fellow Bulgarian law enforcers in preventing crime, carrying out public safety activities and providing counselling to Romanian tourists spending their holidays in Balchik, Albena, the Golden Sands and Nessebar. This is the eighth consecutive year the Romanian Police is conducting this mission.



CONFEDERATIONS CUP — Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be attending Sunday’s final of the Confederations Cup, hosted by his hometown Saint Petersburg, pitting Germany against Chile. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov did not provide an explanation for the president’s absence. Putin attended the opening game between Russia and New Zealand. According to the Russian mass-media, Deputy Prime Minister Vitali Mutko, who is also the head of the Russian Football Federation, will be in the stands.



TENNIS — Romanian tennis player WTA no. 2 Simona Halep on Monday is playing Marina Erakovic of New Zealand, 129 WTA, in the first round of the Wimbledon tournament. Last year Halep reached the quarterfinals, while her best performance at Wimbledon was the 2014 semi-finals. Also in the first round, Monica Niculescu, 51 WTA, will go up against Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia, WTA no. 85. Sorana Cirstea, 62 WTA, will play Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands, 24 WTA, while Irina Begu, 69 WTA, will take on Naomi Broady, 108 WTA. Finally, Ana Bogdan, who for the first time qualified to the main draw, will play Ying-Ying Duan of China, 64 WTA. In the men’s competition, Marius Copil, 85 ATP, will play Peter Gojowczyk of Germany, 140 ATP. (Translated by V. Palcu)

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