Leu Weakens Vs Euro, Exchange Rate At 4.6250
The Romanian leu lost ground against the euro on Monday and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.6250 units.
On Friday, the leu strengthened to 4.6206 per euro, the highest level since November 8, 2017, when it touched 4.6198 against the euro.
Against the US dollar, the leu depreciated at 4.0000 units, compared with 3.9908 units previously.
Romania’s central bank on Monday kept its benchmark interest rate on hold at 2.5% a year, the bank said in a statement.
Heatwave Crosses Romania In Next Two Weeks
Meteorologists announce extremely hot temperatures for the next two weeks (August 6 – 19) in most regions across Romania, with daytime temperatures often exceeding 30 – 31 degrees Celsius.
Rainfall will become rarer and only in some areas, especially after August 14.
In the region of Banat, the regional average of maximum daytime temperatures will range around 32 degrees Celsius. Night-time temperatures will see slight variations, but will range, in general, between 17 and 19 degrees Celsius.
In the region of Crisana, maximum temperatures will range, on average, between 31 and 33 degrees Celsius, peaking, however, on August 9 and 10. Night-time temperatures will drop slightly around August 8, reaching 15 degrees, on average. Minimum temperatures will reach 16 – 17 degrees
In the region of Transylvania, the weather will be warmer than it should be for this period in most of the region. Maximum temperatures will reach on average 29 – 30 degrees Celsius and minimum temperatures will see slight variations, ranging, in general, between 13 and 15 degrees.
In Maramures, the weather will be warm, with maximum temperatures ranging, on average, around 31 degrees Celsius, and peaking on August 9 and 10. Minimum temperatures will reach 15 – 16 degrees Celsius, and will be slightly lower on August 8.
In the region of Dobrogea, the weather will be warm between August 13 and 19, with maximum temperatures reaching a regional average of 30 – 31 degrees. (puterea.ro)
Drawing Of Lots For Champions League Playoff
The drawing of lots for Champions League playoff, the 2018-2019 season was held on Monday. Alexandru Matel (Dinamo Zagreb), Alexandru Baluta (Slavia Prague) and Razvan Marin (Standard Liege) are the only Romanians who could participate in this stage of the competition.
Champions League playoff games:
Red Star Belgrade/Spartak Trnava vs FC Salzburg/Shkendija
Qarabag/BATE Borisov vs PSV EindhovenYoung Boys Berna vs Astana/Dinamo Zagreb
Malmo/MOL Vidi vs Celtic/AEK Athens
Benfica/Fenerbahce vs PAOK Salonika/Spartak Moscow
Standard Liege/Ajax vs Slavia Prague/Dinamo Kiev
Champions League playoff games will be held on August 21/22 and August 28/29. Winning teams will go straight into the groups of the competition, and the teams eliminated will qualify directly into Europa League groups. Romania no longer has a Champions League representative after champion CFR Cluj was defeated and eliminated by Malmo FF, in the second preliminary round. (romanialibera.ro)
Two American Senators Harshly Blast Offensive Of PSD-ALDE Ruling Coalition Against Justice
Two American senators, republican John McCain and democrat Cristopher Murphy, harshly criticized in a letter sent to Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, the offensive of the PSD-ALDE ruling coalition against the justice system and the efforts to stop the fight against corruption.
The senators pointed out that a corrupt country is an easy target for Russia and a vulnerability for NATO, and gave Ukraine as example.
McCain and Murphy also commended the anticorruption protests in Romania and told the Romanian government they are eager to see how it will revive the fight the corruption.
The letter was sent to Dancila on August 2. (puterea.ro)