|
RRI newsletter subcription
(e-mail address):
|
 |
Archives:
|
|
| THE WEEK 12-18/07/2010 |
| (2010-07-16) |
| Last updated: 2010-07-20 17:05 EET |
More rain and floods have been reported this week in Romania, where 23 people have died in flashfloods. The eastern part of the country has seen the worst floods and hydrologists have issued a code red warning for the Prut river valid for the next week. Over 10,000 people have been evacuated from their homes, thousands of houses have been damaged and large surface areas covered by crops have been destroyed. The worst in the last 50 years, the floods that hit Romania in June brought to the foreground the still unresolved problems of dams. As always when confronted with flooding, the authorities in Bucharest again said “hydro-technical works must be a priority ahead of building roads and motorways.”
As of July 15th, property owners in Romania are obliged to sign an insurance policy with one of the 13 insurance companies authorised by the government. According to official statistics, out of the 8 million privately owned homes in Romania, 4.5 million in the urban area and 3.8 in the rural area, only 24% are insured. The mandatory insurance covers damages caused by flooding, landslides and earthquakes. This will cost the insured people a mere 10 euros a year if they live in a building made of unburnt brick or any other type of material that has not undergone thermal treatment, and 20 euros if their homes are built of reinforced concrete or wood. People who don’t get the mandatory insurance by a certain established date will receive a fine of up to 500 lei, the equivalent of 120 euros. The owners of properties located in buildings faced with a high earthquake risk are exempt from making the mandatory insurance.
Earlier this week, Romania’s foreign minister, Teodor Baconschi, presented his ministry’s activity report 6 months after taking office. A much improved relationship with the Republic of Moldova, an ex-Soviet state with a majority Romanian speaking population, the completion of the Danube strategy and expenditure reductions by 35%, 10% more than required by prime minister Emil Boc, are some of the main points highlighted by the foreign minister. Baconschi also referred to Romania’s immediate goals and especially the country’s entry into the Schengen area. He recalled that Romanian diplomats are currently negotiating several positions in the European Foreign Service, given that, under the Lisbon Treaty, a third of its staff is recruited from among the foreign service structures of the EU member states.
Romania is in favour of resuming direct Israeli-Palestinian talks and encourages such a move, said president Traian Basescu after meeting the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, in Bucharest:
“We believe the best solution is to have two states living next to each other in peace and security. Peace talks should start, in our opinion, from the road map proposed by the Middle East Quartet and the Arab peace initiative. We also believe Hamas should opt clearly for holding elections as proposed by Egypt as a mediator.”
The leader of the Palestinian Authority expressed his confidence that Romania would act both individually and as an EU member state to boost the peace process. Mahmoud Abbas:
“I told the president that we are ready for direct negotiations the minute we get positive signals that progress is possible. Our stand, which was the same during the recent talks between the Israeli side and the US, is based on what is stipulated in the road map.”
The well known Romanian pop singer Madalina Manole died this week, on the very day she turned 43. She was found in her home near Bucharest, and according to the forensic doctors, the death was caused by the ingestion of a toxic substance. Madalina Manole won the Golden Disk for record sales three times and in 2000 she was declared the best pop singer and the best feminine voice of the year at the Radio Romania Awards and the Romanian Musical Industry Awards. Also in 2000, Radio Romania termed the album ‘So Sweet’ as the best pop album.
|
|
| |
WMA |
|
64kbps : |
1
2
3
|
|
|
128kbps : |
1
2
3
|
| |
MP3 |
|
|
64kbps : |
1
2
3
|
|
|
128kbps : |
1
2
3
|
| |
AAC+ |
|
|
48kbps : |
1
2
3
|
|
|
64kbps : |
1
2
3
|
 Historical mascot of
RRI |
| |
© 1999 - 2011 Copyright Radio Romania International |
|
2025-04-03
Print
Listen again