Simona Halep Reaches French Open Semifinals
Fourth-seeded Simona Halep advanced to the French Open semifinals by beating 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 6-2, 6-2 Wednesday.
Halep will face 28th-seeded Andrea Petkovic for a place in Saturday’s final after the German beat former runner-up Sara Errani, of Italy.
Halep has moved quickly up the rankings over the last year. In the last 13 months, Halep has won seven titles, second only to Serena Williams.(Evenimentul Zilei)
Loan Restructuring Scheme To Apply For Individuals Earning Below RON2,000
The loan restructuring scheme will apply only to people earning below RON2,000 per month and deductions for the monthly taxable income will stand at RON900.
“To benefit from special monthly deductions for restructured loans, the respective taxpayers must earn gross salaries or gross pensions below RON2,000,” according to the substantiation note of the draft emergency ordinance.
Loan restructuring is allowed by the end of 2015. (Adevarul)
EU: Romania Not Yet Ready To Join Eurozone; Next Review In Two Years
Romania doesn’t meet all the five criteria required to join the euro area, a report from the European Commission showed Wednesday.
In its 2014 Convergence Report, which assesses the readiness to join the single currency of eight EU members, the Commission said Romania meets only three out of the five required criteria.
The country fulfills the requirements regarding the public debt and deficit levels, the ones on long-term interest rates and some of the necessary qualitative criteria. However, the inflation and exchange rate stability criteria were not yet fulfilled, the Commission said. (Romania Libera)
Vice Admiral Syring Says No Delays In Making Anti-missile Shield In Romania Operational
Vice Admiral James D. Syring, the Director for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), said Wednesday during talks with Romanian state secretary Bogdan Aurescu that there are no delays in making the anti-missile shield in Deveselu operational.
Syring said the anti-missile system gets all the necessary funding.
Syring reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to make operational the anti-missile facility at the U.S. military base in Deveselu (Olt County) in 2015. (Evenimentul Zilei)