Romania’s Begu Defeats Germany’s Goerges
Seventh-seeded Irina Begu of Romania on Sunday defeated Germany’s Julia Goerges, world number 45, 6-3 7-5 in the BRD Bucharest Open 2017 women’s singles final to become the second Romanian to lift the trophy of the 226,750 USD clay-court tournament, after Simona Halep’s victories in 2014 and 2016. Top seed Romanian duo Irina Begu/Raluca Olaru on Saturday advanced to the final of the women’s doubles event at the BRD Bucharest Open tennis tournament after defeating Katarzyna Piter (Poland)/Marina Zanevska (Belgium) 6-0 6-4 in the semis. (adevarul.ro) Liberal Party Buried In Debt Liberals must pay debts worth nearly EUR4.5 million, which were amassed mostly during the 2009 and 2012 campaigns. The party managed, however, in 2016 to obtain the rescheduling of debts. In almost one year, the party managed to reduce its debts from EUR6 million to EUR4.5 million, but still has a lot of money to pay back. Former minister Relu Fenechiu is the second politician to whom the party is indebted, with debts rising to almost RON450,000, of which RON150,000 represent penalties. (adevarul.ro) Diesel Cars To Be Banned In Cities Banning diesel cars in European cities could hamper automakers’ ability to invest in zero-emission vehicles, the European Union’s commissioner for industry has warned the bloc’s transport ministers. European Commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska said there would be no benefit in a collapse of the market for diesel cars and that the short-term focus should be on forcing carmakers to bring dangerous nitrogen oxide emissions into line with EU regulations. “While I am convinced that we should rapidly head for zero-emission vehicles in Europe, policymakers and industry cannot have an interest in a rapid collapse of the diesel market in Europe as a result of local driving bans,” Bienkowska said. “It would only deprive the industry of necessary funds to invest in zero-emissions vehicles,” she said in the letter, dated July 17.Germany’s three major carmakers have invested heavily in diesel technology, which offers more efficient fuel burn and lower carbon dioxide emissions than gasoline-powered cars. (capital.ro)
PM Tudose Announces Freeze In Public Sector Hiring Prime Minister Mihai Tudose told an interview that hiring in the public sector will be frozen. Tudose said there will be some exceptions and each head of division will be able to unlock some job openings based on justifying written statements. Tudose said this measure aims to render the administrative sector more efficient. (evz.ro) Five Counties In Romania Under Code Orange Alert For Storms Romanian counties of Prahova, Buzau, Tulcea and Constanta are under a yellow code alert for local floods and freshets, while the counties of Arad, Caras-Severin, Neamt, Suceava and Harghita are under code orange warning for storms. Hydrologists issued on Sunday several code yellow warnings for local floods, which target hydrographic basins in the counties of Prahova, Buzau, Tulcea and Constanta. Also, meteorologists issued code orange alerts forecasting heavy rain in the counties of Arad, Caras-Severin, Neamt, Suceava and Harghita where precipitation of over 35-40 liters per square meter, frequent electrical discharges and hail of various sizes are expected. (puterea.ro)