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PM Dancila announces carrying out visits to Lithuania and Estonia as of Thursday
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila announced she will be carrying out visits, as of Thursday, to Lithuania and Estonia.
Finnish and Romanian ForMins: Most important challenge in Europe: cooperation in security and defense
The European countries face many challenges, the most important, however, being the topic of cooperation in security and defense, Finnish Foreign Affairs Minister Timo Soini told on Wednesday in Bucharest a joint press conference alongside his counterpart, Teodor Melescanu.
EduMin Popa says additional commitment appropriations to be made available for ROSE project
Education Minister Valentin Popa said on Wednesday that a government decision will be issued to provide additional commitment appropriations for the ROSE project.
Iohannis: Romania faces functional illiteracy, which very clearly reflects in Romania's high spheres of politics
President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday that functional illiteracy is also reflected in the "high spheres of Romanian politics".
President Iohannis: UK investment in Romania could be more substantial
President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday that UK investment in Romania could be more substantial, pointing out that ways to diversify bilateral business ties should be found.
Raid on Romanian Centre in Ukraine Worries Bucharest
The Romanian foreign ministry expressed concern on Tuesday about the rights of the Romanian community in Ukraine after a raid by the Ukrainian security service the previous day on a Romanian cultural centre in Chernivtsi, Northern Bukovina.
The raid has sparked new tensions between Kiev and Bucharest over Romanian minority rights in the former Soviet state.
Ruling PSD says Constitutional Court's authority undermined by President Iohannis's irresponsible statements
The main ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) believes that the recent statements made by President of Romania Klaus Iohannis in reference to the Decision of the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) regarding the resolution of the conflict between the Justice Minister and the President, undermine the CCR's authority, adding that the Court's decisions are mandatory, not be debat
"Golden Stag" International Festival resumes in Brasov Council Square after 9-year break
The "Golden Stag" International Festival will be resumed between 29 August-2 September in the Brasov Council Square after a nine-year break, being included on the list of events financed by the Government through the Culture Ministry and dedicated to the Greater Union Centennial.
President Iohannis: Modernization of Romania over the next decades decisively depends on investment in innovation
President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday that there are still economic and social gaps separating Romania from Western Europe, underscoring that the modernisation of Romania over the next decades depends decisively on investment in innovation.
Defense minister: Blockades look like Ukrainian scenario
"In a few days no one will remember the fuel, you will have demands for the resignation of the government, the president of the republic, nobody will remember why it started," Vulin told the daily Alo on Tuesday.
Senior official Ciamba attends Central European Initiative ministerial meeting discussing its future
Secretary of State for Euro-Atlantic bilateral and strategic affairs with Romania's Foreign Ministry (MAE) George Ciamba, attended a ministerial meeting of the Central European Initiative (CEI) in Split on Monday, organised by the annual CEI presidency, currently held by Croatia, according to a MAE press statement.
#DiplomaticCentennial/Cristian Istrate: Romania, respected European, global actor for constructive participation in multilateral organisations
A century from the Greater Union, Romania is a respected European and global actor, not least because of a constructive way of translating the objectives of its foreign policy and the political family to which it belongs - the European Union and NATO - while taking up responsibilities of general interest, ambassador Cristian Istrate, head of the Permanent Mission of Romania to the International
PNL's Orban: We approved in principle text of censure motion to be tabled around June 20
The National Liberal Party (PNL) chair Ludovic Orban, announced on Monday that the party's Executive Bureau has approved in principle the text of the censure motion and decided that this document be tabled around June 20.
Romania's trade balance deficit widens to over 3.7 billion euros, Jan.-April, 2018
Romania's FOB/CIF trade balance deficit increased in the first four months of the year to 3.727 billion euros, up 379.3 million euros over the similar period of 2017.
JusMin Toader: Justice legislation, amendments to criminal codes, transposition of directives, discussed with Venice Commission
Justice Minister Tudorel Toader said on Monday that talks with a Venice Commission delegation will focus on Romania's justice legislation, amendments to the criminal codes, the transposition of European directives into the Romanian legislation, and getting other pieces of legislation in line with the rulings of the Constitutional Court.