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TENNIS Romanian tennis players Irina Begu and Andreea Mitu have qualified for the final of the BRD Bucharest Open, a WTA tennis tournament with over 226 thousand dollars in prize money after a 2-1 win against the pair made up of Jaqueline Cristian and Gabriela Ruse. Second-seeded Mihaela Buzarnescu of Romania has conceded defeat to Croatian Petra Martic 6-4, 6-4 in the competition's semifinals.
WATER POLO Romania's national side on Sunday will be taking on the European vice-champions Montenegro in an attempt to qualify for the quarter finals of the European Water Polo Championships underway in Barcelona. Romania ranked third in group D after a win against Slovakia and two defeats against European champions Serbia and Russia. The winner of the game pitching Romania against Montenegro will be taking on Croatia in the quarterfinals.
MAIDEN FAIR Thousands are expected this weekend to attend a traditional event underway on Mount Gaina in central Romania. The famous Maiden Fair here is Romania's largest traditional event and was first documented in 1816. Back in the day the fair used to be a good opportunity for young people to meet, know each other and eventually get married. Today the fair has become a mere traditional event including workshops of traditional craftsmanship, concerts and various exhibitions. Religious services are expected to be held at Iancu's Cross during the Maiden Fair on Mount Gaina.
EPIDEMIC 57 new rubella cases have been confirmed in 10 counties in Romania and the capital city Bucharest. According to the National Centre for Supervision and Control of Communicable Diseases most of these cases are in the capital Bucharest, in Buzau county in the southeast and in Iasi, northeastern Romania. More than 14,700 people have so far been infected and 59 died since the rubella outbreak in Romania.
MODERNIZATION Checkpoints at Romania's border with the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Serbia will be modernized and fitted with fixed and mobile scanners for a better monitoring of the goods shipped into the country, Public Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici has announced. According to him, the measure is meant to keep smuggling at bay and curb losses in the state budget. The minister has also added that a series of government agreements are to be signed to allow for the purchase of the proper equipment by the end of the year and the authorities in Bucharest have already held talks with the big producers of scanners from China, the USA and Switzerland.
TALKS The Romanian Minister for the Romanians abroad, Natalia Intotero has held talks with members of the Romanian communities in the Spanish region of Andalusia about opportunities to fund the Romanian communities abroad through non-reimbursable funds as well as about projects aimed at supplying these communities with the proper teaching equipment, books in Romanian as well as traditional folk costumes, a communiqué issued by the Ministry on Friday says. The Romanian minister has thanked the Spanish authorities for the support granted to the Romanians in Andalusia and has underlined the good cooperation concerning aspects related to the fields of labour and social security. The Romanian official has also presented the ministry's projects aimed at providing support for the Romanian communities with regard to the preservation of their identity as well as their involvement in the life of the local communities. One of the priorities is focusing on education and on the preservation of the national identity. Natalia-Elena Intotero has hailed the courses of Romanian language, culture and civilization taught in Spain, which are presently contributing to the education of 8000 children. 'I have requested support from the Spanish authorities for these courses to be taught in schools attended by Romanian children in the province', Minister Intotero has also said.
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