Romania’s Halep Advances In Miami Open After Defeating France’s Dodin
Simona Halep, the world’s top-ranked player, rallied from a set down to beat 98th-ranked Oceane Dodin of France in the second round of the Miami Open on a chillier-than-usual Thursday afternoon. Halep, of Romania, won 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 after receiving treatment on her neck twice, and will face Agnieszka Radwanska, who beat Alison Van Uytvanck 6-3, 7-6 (7-4). Halep reached her third Grand Slam final at the Australian Open in January, but is still awaiting her first trophy. She reached the Miami Open semifinals in 2015. (romanialibera.ro) Heavy Snow In Bucharest And 14 Counties Bucharest and other 14 counties will be under code orange of heavy snowfall on Thursday night, while 16 counties will be under the code yellow of heavy snowfall starting Thursday afternoon, according to an alert issued by the National Weather Administration (ANM).The code orange of heavy snow, thick snow accumulation, temporary freezing winds and low visibility, will be in place from March 22, 11 p.m., until March 23, 3 p.m.. The counties of Caras-Severin, Mehedinti, Dolj, Olt, Arges (partially), Teleorman, Dambovita (partially), Prahova (partially), Buzau (partially), Giurgiu, Ialomita, Calarasi, Braila and Tulcea, as well as Bucharest City.
According to meteorologists, in the southern part of Banat and Oltenia, most of Muntenia and Dobrogea, snow will be abundant and the wind will blow at 50-60 km/h and temporarily 65-70 km/h, blowing and piling up the snow while bringing visibility low. (puterea.ro) Romania Has Cheapest Arable Land In The EU Arable land was cheapest in Romania, with a hectare costing an average EUR1,958 in 2016, while on average, the Netherlands recorded the most expensive purchase price of one hectare of arable land in the EU in 2016 (EUR63,000), according to EU’s statistical office Eurostat. The price of arable land in every region of the Netherlands was above all other available national averages in the EU. However, among the EU regions for which data are available, the most expensive price for arable land was in the Liguria region of Italy (an average EUR108,000 per hectare). At the regional level, a hectare of arable land cost least in the Yugozapaden region of Bulgaria (an average EUR1,165). From the data available, the strongest growth in arable land prices between 2011 and 2016 was in the Czech Republic (a three-fold increase), Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia and Hungary (a two-fold increase). Prices rose in other Member States too, albeit at much lower rates. (jurnalul.ro) Liberal Senator Daniel Zamfir Might Join ALDE Liberal senator Daniel Zamfir, former head of the Senate’s committee for economic matters and the initiator of law capping interests on bank loans, might leave the Liberal Party to join the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) group, said political sources.
In January 2018, Zamfir lost the leadership of the Senate’s committee for economic matters, which was taken over by liberal senator Florin Citu. (romanialibera.ro)