Alina Novaceanu

The government approved on Wednesday technical and economic indicators for a strategic infrastructure development programmme for the Henri Coanda International Airport, under which a new passenger terminal is being built.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said on Wednesday that direct payments granted to farmers in a timely manner have produced the expected effects, mentioning that Romania has obtained for the first time more that 10.2 million tonnes in summer wheat crops, with the estimates of autumn crops being encouraging.

Bucharest, Aug 4 /Agerpres/ - The PNL president, Ludovic Orban, launched an appeal at the National Council meeting on Saturday, calling for the unity of the party, underlining that only the National Liberal Party is the political force "fighting on equal footing" with the PSD, and those who do not come alongside liberals "do a favour to social-democrats".

Romanian students who participated in the International Chemistry Olympiad 2018 (IChO) won three silver and one bronze medals, informs the Ministry of National Education in a release on Wednesday sent to AGERPRES.

Chamber of Deputies Speaker Liviu Dragnea said on Tuesday that the fiscal amnesty is an act that is adopted and is not spoken much about, mentioning that an analysis must be made in the Government based on some simulations, and the measures must be good for the business environment and not "frustrating" for those who have paid their debts to date.

The Government of Romania is determined to endorse the film industry and filmmakers are invited to produce co-productions through the state aid scheme, Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall said at Ischia Global Film & Music Fest.

Save Romania Union (USR) leader Dan Barna stated on Wednesday in Parliament's plenum that his party will vote for the no-confidence motion, the only way forward into Europe, highlighting that our country urgently needs a competent government, "not a puppet one, at the service of a convicted criminal."

Deputy Prime Minister for implementing Romania's strategic partnerships Ana Birchall met on Monday in Washington with Secretary of State of the US Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Energy of the US Rick Perry, occasion on which she conveyed the commitment of the Government in Bucharest for deepening and developing the Strategic Partnership between the US and Romania.

The draft law on amending the Criminal Procedure Code on a vote of 175 - 78 and one abstention was passed on Monday night by the plenary sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, as decision-making chamber of the Romanian Parliament.

The Wednesday's CCR ruling referring to the removal from office of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) head has the character of a coup, on Thursday said the PNL (National Liberal Party, opposition) chairman Ludovic Orban, adding that the ruling cannot be taken into consideration and that the Liberals won't stand aside.