Bucharest

Romania wants to increase its investments in Moldova, Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said in Chisinau on Tuesday.

At the end of a meeting with her Moldovan counterpart Pavel Filip, she said that one of the related priorities of Romania is the operation of the Iasi-Ungheni-Chisinau gas pipeline.

Classes will be suspended in Bucharest throughout the week because of adverse weather conditions, Bucharest General Mayor Gabriela Firea said on Tuesday at the Winter Command meeting at the City Hall.

The Internal Affairs Ministry (MAI)'s ranks, in cooperation with local authorities on Monday came to the rescue of 215 people in risky situations however, no serious situations that could not be managed in due time were recorded, informs MAI.

The Romanian tennis player and once again No. 1 WTA Simona Halep has been granted on Monday night the Honorary Citizen of Bucharest title by General Mayor Gabriela Firea, in a ceremony at Excelsior Theatre.

The Arctic storm which has hit Europe descended on Romania and Bulgaria, leading to school closures and disrupting rail traffic, while thousands of emergency workers were mobilized, ABC News reported.

Frigid weather will persist in the coming days in Bucharest, with snow expected to become abundant starting Monday evening, while the minimum temperatures will reach 18 degrees Celsius below zero, according to a special forecast for Bucharest released by the National Meteorology Administration (ANM), for the period February 26 - March 2, 2018.

Thousands of protesters went to the streets of Romanian cities yesterday with appeals for the resignation of the Justice Minister, who wants to dismiss the head of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate, DPA and Associated Press reported.

The Humans band will represent Romania at Eurovision 2018, with a song titled "Goodbye", after winning the finals of the National Selection contest that took place on Sunday evening at Polyvalent Hall in Bucharest.

The campaign "Romania Flotilla Centenary. A promotion project of Romania in European cities 2018-2019," initiated by ICR London and the "Ivan Patzaichin-Mila 23" Association, was launched on Friday at Romexpo.

The AGERPRES documentary "The Greater Union - 100 Years of Romania" on Thursday ran for the first time in the presence of Custodian of the Romanian Crown Margareta and Princess Maria, at a screening hosted by the CinemaPro hall in Bucharest.

AGERPRES Director General Alexandru Giboi said before the screening that the film is "hundred percent about emotions."