Weekly overview in pictures: Romanian Aviation Day | Star of Romania distinction for swimmer David Popovici | High temperatures across the country
Like many European countries, Romania had its share of high temperatures last week, and several parts of the country were under an orange code over the weekend. Events such as the ArtMania festival and Sibiu International Street Art…
Simona Fodor · Journalist
· Updated · 3 min read
Like many European countries, Romania had its share of high temperatures last week, and several parts of the country were under an orange code over the weekend. Events such as the ArtMania festival and Sibiu International Street Art Festival held new editions, and Romanian athletes returned from the 2022 Cairo Fencing World Championships with bronze medals. More of the July 18 – July 24 week's highlights in pictures below.
Sweltering temperatures hit much of the country last week, and meteorologists expect them to persist over the coming days as well. Several localities introduced a schedule for supplying running water to the population, and farmers saw their crops impacted.
On the Danube, the river's flow rate at its point of entry into the country is expected to decrease to roughly one-third of the multi-annual average for the month of July this week, according to the forecast made by the National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management.
President Klaus Iohannis received the president of the State of Palestine and Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, at Cotroceni Palace for a meeting where the two discussed the collaboration opportunities between Romania and Palestine and the war in Ukraine. The Romanian president also awarded his Palestinian counterpart the National Order Star of Romania as a sign of "high appreciation for the exceptional contribution to the promotion of dialogue and regional development, to support friendly and collaborative relations between our country and Palestine."
Romania signed a EUR 600 mln inclusive and green growth development policy loan with the World Bank. The money will be used for reforming the pension system and the pay system in the public sector but also for encouraging private investments in renewable energy and forestation. This loan is the first in a series of two financing operations and is complemented by a USD 24.2 mln grant, also signed on July 19.
Seventeen-year-old swimmer
