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ForMin Corlatean: U.S. relation remains Romanian foreign policy cornerstone
Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Titus Corlatean spoke at the Annual Meeting of the Romanian Diplomacy on Wednesday about the objectives of the Romanian diplomacy in the period ahead and stressed that the relation with the United States remains the 'cornerstone' of the Romanian foreign policy.
End of the Road for Hitchhikers in Romania
Hitchhiking is still a widespread practice in Romania, where few rely totally on public transport. It is usually easy to flag down a ride, though drivers often expect a payment.
ForMin Corlatean: Potential generated by Ukraine situation may also be used to readjust bilateral relations
Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Titus Corlatean told the Annual Meeting of the Romanian Diplomacy on Wednesday that the potential generated by the current situation in Ukraine may also be used to readjust the relations between Kiev and Bucharest and pronounced for a climate of 'trust and friendship' between the two states.
Folk dancers from around the world perform at Syntagma Square
Folk dancers from Panama participating in Earthdancers, an international dance and music festival, performed in Syntagma Square, central Athens, on Wednesday.
In its fourth year, the festival began on Wednesday and is to run through Sunday with more than 300 dancers and musicians from nine countries participating in performances across Attica.
Ranieri brings in new faces for his first Greece squad
New Greece coach Claudio Ranieri announced Wednesday a 24-man squad for the first Euro 2016 qualifier against Romania at home on September 7.
Earning a first time call up were Olympiakos 21-year-old striker Dimitris Diamantakos and Levante's 29-year-old defender Nikos Karabelas.
Ranieri left out six players who helped Greece make it to the World Cup last 16.
NEWS OF THE DAY - AUGUST 27
*President Traian Basescu sent a message to his Moldovan counterpart Nicolae Timofti on the Republic of Moldova Independence Day on Wednesday, stating that Moldovans' European aspirations, prosperity and true friendship will be his soul project.
Iasi-Ungheni gas pipeline inaugurated with Romanian, Moldovan Prime Minister and EU Energy Commissioner attending
AGERPRES special correspondent Daniel Florea reports: Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta, his Moldovan counterpart Iurie Leanca and European Commissioner for Energy Gunther Oettinger this Wednesday lit in the town of Zagarancea - Ungheni rayon, the inaugural torch on the Iasi-Ungheni gas pipeline, with the two states' official delegations and locals attending the ceremony.
PNL's Iohannis: R. Moldova has been and still is Euro-Atlantic Romania's major theme
National Liberal Party (PNL) Chairman Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday sent a message on Republic of Moldova's Independence Day, in which he maintains that this country has been and it still is Euro-Atlantic Romania's major theme.
DefMin Dusa on meeting with Azeri DefMin Hasanov: We discussed important regional security issues
Romania's Defence Minister Mircea Dusa said Wednesday, after a meeting in Bucharest with Azeri Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov, that in their conversation they discussed important issues related to the latest security developments in the region and cooperation between the two defence ministries.
Festival of contemporary art Danube Dialogues begins
NOVI SAD - The second International Festival of Contemporary Art entitled 'Danube Dialogues' will open in Novi Sad on Wednesday, gathering 85 artists and 12 art theoreticians from 14 countries in the Danube macro region.
Romania Puts Gas Price Rise on Hold
The centre-left government in Romania has decided to postpone a planned 3-per-cent rise in the price of natural gas prices for households, due in October, following disagreements over gas exports with the European Commission.
Indictments against 5 Serbs
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - An indictment by the Kosovo Special Prosecutor's Office against five Serbs lists a war crime committed during the war in Kosovo, in April 1999, and aggravated murder of ethnic Albanians in February 2000.
The accused pleaded not guilty on all counts at the first hearing on Tuesday.
Romania ForMin hails 23rd anniversary of Republic of Moldova independence
The Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry hails Wednesday's 23rd anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Moldova's independence and stresses Romania was the first state to have recognised the neighbouring country's independence in 1991, the ministry said in a release to AGERPRES.
PM Ponta in Chisinau: Support for culture on either side of Prut is crucial
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta and the accompanying official delegation paying a visit to the neighbouring Republic of Moldova on the occasion of Moldova's Independence Day celebrated on Aug. 27 laid bunches of flowers at the monument of medieval ruler Stephen the Great and Holy in the Moldovan capital on Wednesday.
Romania-Moldova Gas Pipeline Opens
The new pipeline, which connects the town of Iasi, in eastern Romania, with Ungheni in Moldova, will help the former Soviet republic reduce its reliance on gas imports from Russia.
Prime Minister Victor Ponta and Moldavan Prime Minister, Iurie Leanca, will be present on Wednesday for the official inauguration of the 45-kilometre-long pipeline.