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Romania posts second highest Jan. 2018 annual inflation in EU
European Union annual inflation was 1.6 percent in January 2018, down from 1.7 percent in December 2017; the highest annual rates were recorded in Lithuania and Estonia (both 3.6 percent) and Romania (3.4 percent), according to data released on Friday by Eurostat, EU's official statistics bureau.
Law on acquisition of a multiple launch rocket system, promulgated
President Klaus Iohannis on Friday signed a decree promulgating the implementation of the "Indirect Fire Capabilities" chapter in the "Multiple Launch Long-Range Rocket System" military acquisition programme, the Presidential Administration reports.
PG Lazar to present point of view after Justice Ministry report publication
Prosecutor General Augustin Lazar will present point of view about the proposal of Justice Minister Tudorel Toader to dismiss from office National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) prosecutor-in-chief Laura Codruta Kovesi, after the Justice Ministry publishes the report.
"Romania's Royal Family on the fronts of the Great War (1916 - 1918)" exhibition to premiere in Budapest
An exhibition called "Romania's Royal Family on the fronts of the Great War (1916 - 1918)" will be premiered at the main offices if the Romanian Cultural Institute in Budapest on 1 March, the Cotroceni National Museum reported on Friday.
AGERPRES documentary "The Greater Union - 100 Years of Romania" premiers in presence of Crown Custodian Margareta
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."
Over one thousand people protest in Victoriei Square
Over 1,000 persons protested on Thursday outside the Gov't headquarters after Justice Minister Tudorel Toader's announcement regarding the initiation of the the procedure for removing from office Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) Laura Codruta Kovesi.
Romania Minister Seeks Anti-Graft Chief's Dismissal
Romania's Justice Minister, Tudorel Toader, on Thursday, said he had started the procedure to dismiss the country's anti-graft chief prosecutor, Laura Codruta Kovesi, for alleged mismanagement of the National Anticorruption Directorate, DNA.
Moldovan ambassador Gribincea: Many Romanians consider there is nothing to visit in Moldova, as we share same history
The Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Bucharest, Mihai Gribincea, said on Thursday that many Romanians consider they have nothing to visit in the Republic of Moldova different than what it is in Romania because the two nations share the same language and the same history.
INSP: Flu death toll reaches 48 in Romania, year to date
The latest flu death toll in Romania reached 48, according to the National Centre for Supervision and Control of Communicable Diseases with the National Public Health Institute (INSP).
PM Dancila: Decentralisation project should not be abandoned
The decentralisation project should not be abandoned, Prime Minister Viorica Dancila told a meeting of the General Assembly of the National Union of Romania's County Councils hosted by Parliament Palace in Bucharest on Thursday.
President Iohannis to attend informal meeting of the European Council in Brussels on Friday
Romania's President Klaus Iohannis will be attending an informal meeting of the European Council in Brussels on Friday, according to the Presidential Administration.
Featuring on the agenda of the meeting are negotiations over the post-2020 multiannual financial framework, as well as institutional aspects of the European Union.
County council official Oprisan: Oftentimes county councils' work hampered by stuffy, piecemeal legislation
The ongoing convention of the General Assembly of Romania's County Councils (AGCJR) is a good opportunity to discuss and highlight the most important issues related to the balancing of local budgets for the current year, the use of the 2017 budget surplus, investments that can be conducted under governmental programmes, European funds and, last but not least, public procurement, Chairma
OTE reports drop in revenues and profits last year
Leading telecom OTE announced on Thursday a 20.8 percent drop in group operating profits last year, with revenues shrinking 1.3 percent.
EC's Juncker tells PM Dancila he trusts Romanian judiciary
AGERPRES special correspondent Daniel Florea reports: The President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday told the Romanian Prime minister Viorica Dancila on her two-day official visit in Brussels that he "trusts very much Romania's judiciary" and that he is not necessarily "very worried" about the situation in our country.
President Iohannis underscores European path represents only viable way for R. of Moldova's future
"The European path represents the only viable way for the future of the Republic of Moldova," President Klaus Iohannis stated on Wednesday upon welcoming at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration of the Republic of Moldova Iurie Leanca, informs a press release of the Presidential Administration sent to AGERPRES.