News review of the day – Tuesday, March 24th

Great Britain will have troops in the two commands to be set up in Romania

Great Britain will have troops in the two commands to be set up in Romania, announced today in Bucharest the British defense minister, Michael Fallon. He welcomed Romania’s decision to increase by 2% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defense budget in the coming years and noted that the anti-missile system is a defensive one, just as NATO is a defensive alliance. „The anti-missile system”, said mister Fallon, „is a defensive one, just as NATO is a defensive alliance. We have the right to defend ourselves in this format of an alliance of states. Neither Great Britain, nor Romania will not be intimidated by any threat to the Alliance, or to one of the member states”. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)

Large-scale military exercise in Smardan butts, Galati County

Today in Smardan butts, Galati County, starts a large-scale military exercise. This is the first step in a complex series of applications that will run throughout the year in Romania during „Atlantic Resolve” operation. About 2,200 troops from Romania, United States, United Kingdom and the Republic of Moldova will participate in this exercise in order to demonstrate the high combat capability of combined forces. In the first stage of the exercise will be simulated an airport occupation by American troops members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade and its liberation by Romanian and allied troops. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)

Radio Romania Music marks 18 years of existence

Radio Romania Music marks, today, 18 years of existence with a recital by pianist Sanziana Mircea at the Cotroceni Museum. Student in the final year at the High School of Music in Köln, she was appointed student of the year in the „arts” at the League of Romanian Students Abroad festivity, in 2014. Radio Romania Music is the only Romanian radio station dedicated exclusively to jazz and classical music. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)

Adrian Strugariu