Romania’s Aviation and Air Force Day
Romania’s Aviation and Air Force Day is celebrated on July 20 in order to coincide with the Orthodox feast of the Prophet Elijah, also Elias, patron of the Romanian air force and aviation since 1913, according to a decision of the country’s National Defence Ministry in 2004. The Aviation Day used to be celebrated on two different days – June 17 and July 20. Celebrations in June marked the day when Aurel Vlaicu, a Transylvanian-born engineer and pilot, launched the first Romanian aircraft, the Vlaicu I, first flown on June 17 1910. Romania’s Aviation Day is to be also celebrated in Portugal where Romanian pilots and engineers are improving their training on F-16 warplanes. Romanian Defence Minister Mircea Duşa is expected to attend events in Portugal on Monday.
Romania’s Fiscal Code under debate
Leaders of Romania’s governing coalition are expected to discuss a new strategy designed to promote the new Fiscal Code after Romanian President Klaus Iohannis rejected the draft on June 17. The talks were announced by Rovana Plumb, acting president of the governing Social Democratic Party, in a statement on Sunday. Ms. Plumb condemned as a ‘huge farce” the move by the opposition National Liberal Party (PNL) rejecting the project after the Liberals were formerly supporting it. The PSD would consider three possible moves aimed at passing the new Fiscal Code during talks on Monday: assuming responsibility, adoption of an emergency ordinance or a call for an extraordinary session in parliament.
Sea Shield 15, a multinational military exercise on the Black Sea
The Romanian Navy will conduct Sea Shield 15, a multinational military exercise on the Black Sea over July 20 to 24. The training activities will involve NATO’s SNMG-1 (Standing NATO Maritime Group 1), according to reports. Sea Shield 15 will involve 8 Romanian warships, a submarine, 5 foreign aircraft and 6 ships with some 2,000 troops from 8 countries including Bulgaria, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, the USA, and Ukraine. Sea Shield 15 is a multinational anti-submarine combat exercise hosted by the Romanian Navy aimed at developing international defence co-operation with similar structures in NATO member and partner states, military sources say.
Two Romanian counties still under orange code of hot weather
Only two counties in Romania’s south-western province of Oltenia remain under an orange code of hot weather on Monday. However, temperatures remain high in most of the country at around 37°C. Some rain and storms are expected in some areas with a colder weather forecast for Tuesday. The hot weather is expected to make its comeback on Wednesday with temperatures at 35° and higher, Romania’s National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (INMH) warned on Monday.
Alexandru Danga
