Adina Panaitescu

President Iohannis meets defence ministers of NATO's eastern flank's member states

Romania's President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday welcomed at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace the defence ministers and heads of ministerial delegations from the nine member states on NATO's eastern flank, voicing conviction that the NATO summit this July will be a milestone in adjusting the Alliance for the current security challenges and threats.

Chairman Tariceanu after meeting B9 defence ministers: Defence policies need coordination, harmonisation

Senate Chairman Calin Popescu-Tariceanu said on Tuesday that the meeting he had with defence ministers from the Bucharest 9 (B9) cooperation format dealt with defence and security issues, taking into account the "the challenges faced by NATO's eastern flank countries."

Speaker Dragnea: NATO membership, strategic partnership with US, security guarantees for Romania

NATO membership and strategic partnership with the United States are security guarantees for Romania, but at the same time there is need for consistency in national approaches to defence and national security, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Liviu Dragnea said Tuesday at the end of a meeting with heads of delegations from the Bucharest 9 Initiative format, as well as representatives of NATO,

PM Dancila meets Greek, Bulgarian foreign ministers to discuss bilateral, regional cooperation

Romania's Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Monday welcomed Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zakharieva and Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, in the presence of the head of the Romanian diplomacy Teodor Melescanu.

PM Dancila, meet Greek, Bulgarian foreign ministers to discuss bilateral, regional cooperation

Romania's Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Monday welcomed Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zakharieva and Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, in the presence of the head of the Romanian diplomacy Teodor Melescanu.

JusMin Toader: Inmate population decreases in Romania to 22,884, and 12,795 prison staff

Justice Minister Tudorel Toader announced at a news conference on Monday that the inmate population in Romania is on a downward trend, with the number of outgoing detainees exceeding the number of incoming inmates.

He added that the size of the inmate population in Romania is 22,884, while 12,795 civil servants are working in the penitentiary system as special status prison staff.

PM Dancila meets Dutch ambassador Ronner-Grubacic to discuss lifting Romania's CVM monitoring

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Monday welcomed Dutch ambassador in Romania Stella Ronner-Grubacic, on a courtesy call, addressing lifting monitoring Romania's progress with judiciary reform and the fight against corruption under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM).

Romanian Gov't delivers message in Skopje on Holocaust remembrance, education of future generations

Remembrance of the Holocaust and the education of future generations in the spirit of truth about this tragedy are part of an objective to protect democratic values, combating anti-Semitism and discrimination, reads a message from the Romanian Government delivered in Skopje, Macedonia, by Romania's Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall, to the commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the

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