Bogdan Gabaroi

The campaign "Romania Flotilla Centenary. A promotion project of Romania in European cities 2018-2019," initiated by ICR London and the "Ivan Patzaichin-Mila 23" Association, was launched on Friday at Romexpo.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Bucharest, Mihai Gribincea, said on Thursday that many Romanians consider they have nothing to visit in the Republic of Moldova different than what it is in Romania because the two nations share the same language and the same history.

The Senate adopted on Wednesday, as the first notified Chamber, the legislative proposal initiated by PSD and ALDE MPs on the establishment, organization and functioning of Romania's Development Bank - SA.

President Klaus Iohannis told young magistrates on Tuesday that they chose to practice their profession "at a time when the act of justice is publicly questioned precisely by those who are called to answer before the law."

"You have chosen a job that, perhaps more than any other, is closely linked to the democratic path of the state," he said in a speech at the Cotroceni Palace.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said she wants a much better relationship with the leaders of the EU institutions, a "fair and transparent" one, where the information is taken from the Government so that to avoid the debates in the European Parliament on Romania's problems based on "misinformation" made by some Romanians in Brussels, mentioning Monica Macovei in the context.

Writer Mircea Cartarescu was awarded the "Thomas Mann" Prize for Literature on 2018, one of the most important German literary awards.

The National Union of Civil Servants (SNFP) will sue the state institutions for the discriminatory manner in which the 25% pay rise has been applied, as a result of the transfer of contributions from the employer to the employee.

The PNL (National Liberal Party) filed on Tuesday the simple motion titled "Lia Olguta Vasilescu - Minister of Lies and Social Injustice", Dan Vilceanu, deputy leader of the liberal group, announced in the Chamber of Deputies.

A memorandum on the implementation plan of the European Union directives for this year was approved on Thursday by the Government, announced the Executive's Spokesman Nelu Barbu, stating that internal legislative measures are needed to transpose 40 directives in Romania.

The National Meteorological Administration (ANM) issued on Thursday a Code Yellow warning for heavy snowfalls in eight counties in the north of the country, starting tonight until Friday afternoon.

The counties under the warning are: Satu Mare, Maramures, Bistrita-Nasaud, Mures, Harghita, Suceava, Botosani and Neamt.