Cristina Zaharia

Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) on Saturday established the order on the ballot of the candidates for the presidential elections this November.

Secretary of State with the Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) Victor Micula participated on Thursday and Friday in Paris, in the high-level conference marking the 25th anniversary of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI).

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said the former President of France, Jacques Chirac, who died on Thursday aged 86, was a "friend" who constantly supported our country's integration with the NATO and EU structures. "The passing away of the former President of France is a big loss for his country, for Jacques Chirac had a long and brilliant political career in serving France.

AGERPRES special correspondent, Irinela Visan, reports: Minister of Foreign Affairs Ramona Manescu stated on Thursday, in the context of Romania taking over the Presidency of the Community of Democracies (CoD), that our country will promote youth participation in the decision-making process, as well as an active involvement of the private sector in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

MEP Mircea Hava, former Mayor of Alba Iulia Municipality, on Thursday got elected Vice Chair of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with Canada, according to an announcement posted on his Facebook page.

AGERPRES special correspondent Irinela Visan reports: Romania will boost its efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, stated on Wednesday President Klaus Iohannis, who attended the 74th session of the UN General Assembly.

The Romanian Government, alongside the Columbian Government, initiated the Global Hub on Governance for Sustainable Development, which was launched on Wednesday, in New York, in the context of the 74th edition of the UN General Assembly.

President Klaus Iohannis had bilateral meetings with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili, on the sidelines of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, held in New York City, the US.

After analyzing the candidacy file of the Romanian Football Federation (FRF), the UEFA Executive Committee, which had a meeting in Ljubljana (Slovenia), announced its decision to have Romania as the host of the 2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, reads a press release of the FRF.

AGERPRES special correspondent Irinela Visan reports: President Klaus Iohannis participates on Tuesday, in New York, in the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. He is accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Ramona Manescu.