Red carpet, officials and fans, lots of flowers, smiles, hugs and speeches - that was the atmosphere on Sunday night, when the Romanian delegation returned from the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest. The man who stole the show was the 17-year-old David Popovici, who made history in Budapest. At his first debut in suchlike events he was the first in the past 49 years to have become world champion in the 100 and 200-meter freestyle races. In Budapest, Popovici has also set two new world records for junior competitions. His team mate, Robert Glinta, has occupied the fifth position in the 50-meter backstroke race coming eighth in the 100-meter backstroke event. The double world champion has thanked all the fans for supporting him and confessed that he wants his performance to inspire many people to take up sports.
David Popovici: "I would like to thank all those who believed in me, who have been supporting me and would also like to thank all the Romania
3SI - Romania s president, Klaus Iohannis, is today attending the 7th
edition of the Three Seas Initiative Summit and the 4th edition of
the Three Seas Initiative Business Forum, both hosted by Riga, Latvia. Leaders
of 3SI participant states will look at approaches to the current security
framework in Europe in the context of the war in Ukraine. Participants will
also discuss the contribution of the Three Seas Initiative by implementing
strategic interconnection projects in the three key sectors of 3SI: transport,
energy and digital infrastructure. According to the Romanian presidency,
president Klaus Iohannis will reiterate Romania s support for Ukraine at both
bilateral and multilateral levels. At the same time, Klaus Iohannis will
highlight the importance of providing the Republic of Moldova, Georgia and
Ukraine with support in their efforts to join the European Union. The Three
Seas Initiative is a political platform bringing together 12 EU Member States
located betwee