Government of Romania

The Executive supports the Government Internship Program, as shown by the fact that compared to the 2017 edition, when 100 seats were allocated, this year the number of participants is 200, Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said on Monday at the launch of the sixth edition of the program.

Romania's Defence Minister Mihai Fifor has welcomed the announcement by the US Department of Defense on Thursday, of the award of a contract for production of Romania's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System.

Romania's Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said Friday at the Romanian Government House that talks with visiting Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic highlighted the "good level of bilateral relations and the dynamic of the Romanian-Croat dialogue at all levels," and the fact that there is excellent co-operation potential between Romania and Croatia in areas such as education, home af

Several memoranda of understanding between Romania and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including one between the AGERPRES Romanian National News Agency and the WAM Emirates News Agency were signed on Tuesday by the foreign affairs ministers of the two countries, namely Teodor Melescanu and Sultan al Jaber.

President Klaus Iohannis forwarded to the Justice Minister the request for prosecution in the case of the former head of state Ion Iliescu, former premier Petre Roman and in Gelu Voican Voiculescu's case, the Presidential Administration announced.

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.

Florin Jianu has submitted his resignation as Romania's Justice Minister, following massive protests against controversial criminal law changes by the government.

On Facebook, he has said his consciousness tells him "this is not negotiable."

The Government of Romania should reconsider the timing and the size of planned tax cuts, Andrea Schaechter, IMF mission chief for Romania, told a conference call on the release of the 2015 Article IV Consultations with Romania.

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European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu has recommended to the Romanian Government to double the use of financial instruments in the 2014-2020 period, mentioning that these instruments stimulate the joint use of public and private resources, which means "more resources at the availability of entrepreneurs."

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Deputy Prime Minister Gabriel Oprea is underway to Constanta County, where the crash of a helicopter of the Emergency Mobile Resuscitation and Extrication Service (SMURD) was reported, the Ministry of the Interior informs.