Cristina Zaharia
Tennis: Romanian pair Irina Begu/Andreea Mitu wins BRD Bucharest Open trophy
Bucharest, July 22 /Agerpres/ - Romanian pair made of Irina Begu and Andreea Mitu on Sunday won the trophy of the doubles event of the BRD Bucharest Open tennis tournament, after defeating in the final match the pair Danka Kovinic (Montenegro)/Maryna Zanevska (Belgium), 6-3, 6-4.
Fencing: Ana Maria Popescu qualifies for epee individual women event's final at World Championships
Romanian Ana Maria Popescu qualified on Sunday for the epee individual women event's final at the World Fencing Championships taking place in Wuxi (China), while she is already sure to get at least the silver medal at this competition, after defeating American Courtney Hurley, 14-13 in the semi-finals.
Athletics: Romania wins Balkan Championships, with 23 medals
Romania won the top spot in the general ranking of the Balkan Athletics Championships held in Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), with 23 medals, 9 of which were gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze.
Greek followed on the second spot, with 8-9-5 (22 medals) and Serbia ranked 3rd, 8-2-2 (12 medals).
Fencing: Ana Maria Popescu qualifies for quarterfinals of epee individual women event; World Chamionships
Romanian Ana Maria Popescu has qualified for the quarterfinals of the epee individual women event at the World Fencing Championships currently taking place in Wuxi, China.
Tennis: Four Romanian players among the seeded players at BRD Bucharest Open (WTA)
Not less than four Romanian tennis players are among the seeded players at the BRD Bucharest Open (WTA) tournament, equipped with total prizes worth 226,750 US dollars, to start on Monday on the BNR Arenas in the Capital City: Mihaela Buzarnescu is 2nd seeded, Irina Begu, last edition's winner, is 3rd seeded, Sorana Cirstea is seed no. 5 and Ana Bogdan is seed no. 6.
MAE activates crisis cell in the case of the Romanian citizen abducted in Libya
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) on Saturday announced that it has activated the cell crisis in the case of the Romanian citizen who, according to the international media, was abducted in Libya.
MAE told AGERPRES that the cell crisis "has immediately started, under an emergency procedure, to make some verification, in order to determine the situation."
President Iohannis on July 14: Romania, France relation saw a remarkable boost in recent years
We have witnessed a "remarkable boost" in our relation with France in the recent years, and Romania's strategic partnership with this country will be further strengthened, President Klaus Iohannis stated on Saturday, on the occasion of the reception of July 14, the National Day of France, in Bucharest.
Fitch affirms rating for Bucharest municipality at "BBB -", stable outlook
Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed the Bucharest municipality's long-term local and foreign currency issuer default ratings (IDRs) at "BBB-," with stable outlook, informs a press release of the financial assessment agency.
The agency also affirmed the short-term foreign currency IDR at "F3."
#DiplomaticCentennial Michele Ramis: Romania is a friendly country with which France hopes to build a prosperous Europe
Romania is a friendly country with which its partners hope to build a prosperous Europe, French Ambassador in Bucharest Michele Ramis told AGERPRES in a recent interview.
The diplomat also talks about France's challenges inside the European Union, about the problems posed by migration and terrorism, as well as about its partnership with Romania.
#DiplomaticCentennial/Gabriela Dancau: Romanians, integrated in Spain, but miss their country, some consider returning home
Enhancing bilateral relation between Romanian and Spain to the level of a Strategic Partnership basically meant Romania's integration into a small group of EU countries with which Spain has this level of maximum priority and consistency in bilateral relations, in which context, and while also considering the celebration by Romania of its Greater Union Centennial this year, while also pr