Andreea Rotaru

Romfilatelia launches on Friday the postage stamps issue 'Simona Halep, the Romanian tennis ambassador', made up of one perforated souvenir sheet and one imperforated souvenir sheet in order to honor the tennis player's series of performances and especially winning the Wimbledon title.

Daniel Horodniceanu, Catalin-Laurentiu Borcoman and Claudiu Dumitrescu are the three candidates shortlisted by the Romanian Ministry of Justice (MJ) for the office of European prosecutor.

The Holy Liturgy at the St. Joseph Cathedral in Bucharest attended by the Sovereign Pontiff has come to an end, with the choir's interpreting "Christ Is Risen!" Thousands of people waited in the rain in the streets near the St. Joseph Cathedral and the George Enescu Square to salute Pope Francis.

Pope Francis has reached the Saint Joseph Cathedral to attend Holy Liturgy and deliver a homily. The Pontiff traveled the way from the National Cathedral to the St. Joseph Cathedral in his Romanian-made Popemobile, saluting on his road the thousands of people who were waving the Holy See yellow and the Romanian tricolour small flags.

The Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) announced that it completed on Monday the shipping of the necessary materials for voting to the diplomatic missions and consular offices of Romania, in view of ensuring a smooth running of the voting process abroad in the elections to the European Parliament and the national referendum of 26 May.

Two servicemen from the 300th "St. Andrew" Force Protection Battalion, on mission in Afghanistan, were wounded on Monday, at around 2:35 am, Romania's time, while on a patrolling mission inside the Kandahar Air Base, informs the Ministry of National Defence. According to the quoted source, while on mission, the MRAP-type combat vehicle in which the servicemen were overturned.

President Klaus Iohannis on Friday signed the promulgation decree of the 2019 State Budget Law, the Presidential Administration informs.AGERPRES(RO - author: Andreea Rotaru, editor: Georgiana Tanasescu; EN - author: Maria Voican, editor: Simona Iacob)

Bucharest, Jan 1 /Agerpres/ - Romania holds the mandate of President of the Council of the European Union for the next six months.

For the first time since joining the EU on January 1, 2007, Romania has taken over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) took note of the position expressed on Thursday by the 12 partner states regarding the amendment process to the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code and underlines that the strengthening of the rule of law and the fight against corruption are part of the priorities assumed under the governing program 2018 - 2020, MAE points out.

President Klaus Iohannis congratulates Tiberiu Useriu for the latter's performance in winning for a third time in a row the Arctic Ultra marathon.