News review of the day – October 20th

President Klaus Iohannis will welcome today representatives of the International Monetary Fund

President Klaus Johannis will welcome today representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), who are in Bucharest for discussions with the executive on the draft state budget in 2016. According to the Presidential Administration, the meeting is scheduled at the Cotroceni Palace. Last week, Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici said that the possibility of a new agreement to protect the economy from possible shocks on financial markets will be also discussed with the IMF mission. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)

Minister Robert Cazanciuc was present in Brussels, where EU member states discussed measures to combat radicalization

Romania is not confronted yet with the problem of radicalization, said Minister Robert Cazanciuc in Brussels, where EU member states discussed measures to combat this phenomenon. Romanian Minister says that the radicalization phenomenon is an European challenge, but there are differences of its extent, in Eastern Europe being foreign communities much better integrated. „Radicalization phenomenon is now present in Europe, but fortunately it avoids at the moment Romania. That does not mean that things can not happen sooner or later in our country”. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)

The new road bridge crossing the Danube-Black Sea Canal at Agigea was opened for circulation

The new road bridge crossing the Danube-Black Sea Canal at Agigea was opened for circulation on all the four bands available. The construction, with a length of 360 meters, facilitates avoiding town’s transit given the conditions in which it makes the direct link between Constanta Port and the Sun Motorway. In addition, it creates an alternative by executing a strap to connect to the existing motorway. Also starting yesterday it is allowed the access through the gate 10bis of Constanta Port in both directions, announced the infrastructure director of Maritime Port Administration, Mihaela Staetu. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)