Portugal Beats Russia 1-0 In Confederations Cup
Portugal beat Russia 1-0 in a 2017 Confederations Cup Group A game at the Otkrytiye Arena in Moscow, Russia Wednesday.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning goal for Portugal on Wednesday in a 1-0 victory over hosts Russia in the Confederations Cup.
Ronaldo headed Portugal in front in the eighth minute at Moscow’s Spartak Stadium. The European champions struggled to kill off the game despite several chances and could have conceded when Georgy Dzhikiya headed narrowly over in stoppage time. (romanialibera.ro)
John McEnroe: If Serena Williams Played The Men’s Circuit, She’d Rank ‘Like 700’
Tennis legend John McEnroe on Sunday said that while he thought Serena Williams was the greatest women’s tennis player ever, she wouldn’t be able to compete on the men’s circuit.McEnroe was asked about Williams and called her the “best female player ever — no question.”
When asked why it needed to be qualified, McEnroe said, “Well because if she was in, if she played the men’s circuit, she’d be like 700 in the world.”
McEnroe called Williams “arguably the greatest athlete of the last 100 years” after she won Wimbledon in 2015. (gandul.info)16,000 Bucharest Pupils Go To Seaside For Free
A total 16,000 pupils in capital city Bucharest, who got involved in school and extra-school activities throughout the 2016-2017 school year will go to the Romanian and Greek seaside, free of charge, the Bucharest City Hall said in a statement.
“Primary and gymnasium school pupils, high school students, as well as over 2,000 teachers, will enjoy a week, free of charge, on the Romanian seaside, in resorts Comorova, Neptun, Costinesti, Vama Veche, as well as in the Greek resort Paralia Katerini.
According to the statement, over 2,000 pupils who were successful in sports activities and projects organized by the Bucharest City Hall, through PROEDUS, will go to the seaside in Romania and Greece.
(puterea.ro)
Erste Says Romania Could Join Eurozone In Next Ten Years
Romania could join the eurozone in the next ten years if it maintains the same economic growth rate and reduces discrepancies between various regions in the country, according to an analysis by Erste Group, which owns in Romania Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR).
Erste Group said the adoption of the single European currency was a moving target for Romania over the last ten years, which was not taken too seriously.
It also said that on lack of a clear agenda, Romanian officials made do with the fact that Romania must reach the average GDP per capita and that more efforts must be done to improve productivity in order to sustainably boost the country’s economic potential (structural reforms, increasing the absorption of EU funds, developing the infrastructure etc).
Romania’s GDP per capita accounted for 55.8% of the level reached in the eurozone in 2016, from 48.2% five years ago, according to the analysis. (gandul.info)
Romanian President Designates Mihai Tudose For Prime Minister
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Monday designated social democrat Mihai Tudose for prime minister, as proposed by the ruling coalition.
Tudose served as economy minister in the six-month administration of Sorin Grindeanu, whose cabinet lost political support and was toppled last week in a no-confidence vote in Parliament.
The ruling coalition of the Social democratic Party and its ally ALDE claim they continue to hold majority in Parliament and proposed Tudose for prime minister, while opposition parties had no concrete propositions, nor any political agreement to form a different majority, said Iohannis.
“On the other hand, this political deadlock hurts the Romanian economy and this crisis must be defused quickly.
We need a new government to fix issues left unsolved and issues arising from this very crisis,” said Iohannis. (gandul.info)