Adina Panaitescu

European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos stated on Thursday that Schengen represents "the greatest achievement" of all times, context in which he pleaded for its strengthening.

He participates in the informal meeting of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Ministers of the EU, which takes place in Bucharest, at the Palace of Parliament.

Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici announced that the 2019 state budget will be presented and adopted on Friday by the Government and, afterwards, it will be sent to Parliament. The Minister added that the draft budget stipulates a "very important increase" in the investment, healthcare and education areas.

The Dancila Government firmly endorses the fight against terrorism and opposes all forms of extremism and fundamentalist behaviors and actions, because there is no justification for any kind of terrorism, regardless of whether is based on ideological, religious, political, racist, ethnic reasons or any other reason, Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall stated, while representing Romania at the me

AGERPRES special correspondent Daniel Florea reports: Rule of law is observed in Romania, Prime Minister Viorica Dancila gave assurances in Brussels, at the plenary session of the European Committee of Regions.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Wednesday met in Brussels Daniel S. Mariaschin, CEO and Executive Vice President of B'nai B'rith International, among the topics discussed being also Romania's role in combating Anti-Semitism.

AGERPRES special correspondent Daniel Florea reports: Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Wednesday reiterated that Romania had met ever since 2011 the technical criteria for joining Schengen and underscored it was high time for the political decision to be one bringing Romania to the free movement space.

A new meeting of the ruling coalition on the 2019 state budget topic takes place on Wednesday at the Palace of Parliament.

President of the Senate Calin Popescu-Tariceanu came to Speaker of the Deputies' Chamber Liviu Dragnea's office, where discussions on the 2019 budget draft are to be continued.

Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall reconfirmed, while on an official visit to the US, the firm commitment of Romania's Government to further develop the relationship with the US on all the dimensions of the Strategic Partnership.

Minister of National Defence Gabriel Les on Tuesday stated that Romania is facing a series of challenges in the Black Sea region coming from Russia, which it cannot respond to otherwise than working closely with its allies.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila will pay a working visit to Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday, occasion on which she will attend the plenary session of the the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and carry out bilateral meetings with President of the European Council Donald Tusk and First Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans.