Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on a visit to Lithuania
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis starts an official visit to Lithuania on Wednesday. President Iohannis is expected to meet his Lithuanian counterpart Dalia Gribauskaite and Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius in an attempt to boost political and economic relations between both countries. The Romanian and Lithuanian officials are also expected to discuss issues concerning the agenda of the next NATO summit scheduled in Warsaw in July. The Romanian leader is looking for new opportunities of co-operation in support of countries in Eastern Europe such as Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova wishing to join the European Union. President Iohannis is also expected to visit the Technology and Innovation Centre in the capital Vilnius.
Radio Romania’s Gaudeamus Book Fair in Oradea
Tens of Romanian publishing houses are attending tje Gaudeamus Bok Fair in the Romanian north-western town of Oradea, Bihor county. Organised by Radio Romania in the city’s December 1 Park, the event also has its own theme for the first time: the 150-th anniversary of the debut of Romania’s national poet Mihai Eminescu in the „Familia” magazine. Iosif Vulcan was an ethnic Romanian Austro-Hungarian magazine editor, poet, playwright, novelist and cultural figure. He founded the literary magazine Familia, which he published for four decades. Vulcan was born in Pusztahollód, Bihar County, in the Kingdom of Hungary, now Holod, Bihor County, Romania. Guests are expected at the Gaudeamus Fair between 10 AM and 8 PM every day until May 22, the final day of the event.
New DNA investigation
The head of Romania’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry appeared before anti-corruption prosecutors on Wednesday. Prosecutors of Romania’s anti-corruption watchdog, the DNA, investigate Sorin Dimitriu for his alleged involvement in a corruption-related case. Mr. Dimitriu appeared as a suspect in a file involving European funds. He was a deputy of the right-wing National Liberal Party (PNL) in the Romanian Parliament between 1996 and 2000 for the Romanian western county of Hunedoara.
High unemployment rate in eastern Romania
Most of the time, the Romanian eastern county of Vaslui leads among the counties facing high unemployment due to massive layoffs in recent years, according to a report issued by a SMS Association in Vaslui on Wednesday. More than 8,000 lost their jobs in the last six years, the report says. Some of them left the country in an attempt to find a job abroad while others stayed at home living on poor unemployment benefits offered by the Romanian state. Employers’ representatives believe that a reform in the Vaslui county’s industry may be the only solution to the crisis.
Alexandru Danga
