Irina Poenaru

The Strategic Communication Group announced on Friday morning, that 5 more cases of infection with the novel coronavirus were confirmed in Bucharest, raising the number at the national level to 64.

Singer Roxen will represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which will take place in Rotterdam in May, performing the song 'Alcohol You,' the public choice winner on Sunday evening of the National Final organised by the Romanian National Television Broadcasting Corporation (TVR) at the Sports Hall in Buzau.

President Klaus Iohannis on Friday morning sent condolences to the family of the Romanian who died in the Hanau attacks, in Germany. "With deep sadness I found out about the violent attacks in Hanau, Germany, where including a Romanian citizen lost his life. I send condolences to the grieving family facing such difficult times," said Iohannis on Twitter.

AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: President Klaus Iohannis met on Friday morning with European Council President Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, after the works of the extraordinary meeting of the European Council regarding the 2021-2027 multiannual budget of the EU had been interrupted.

Prime Minister-designate Ludovic Orban declared, on Sunday evening, that this year's local elections will take place on 14 or 21 June. "The mandates of the local and county councils expire four years after the oath is taken, which means the second part of June.

The management of the Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport signed contracts for funding from non-reimbursable funds under the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme for two major development projects, with a total value worth 44 million lei. "It is an extraordinary success of the airport.

The 30 years since the start of the 1989 Revolution in Timisoara are marked by the AGERPRES National Press Agency through a photo documentary exhibition, "Revolution 30", opened during December 15, 2019 - January 1, 2020, in several lounges of 'Traian Vuia' International Airport.

The only lyric opera dedicated to the 1989 Revolution in Timisoara, dubbed "Romanian Revolution 1989", written by the US composer Aaron Garber will have its first night on Sunday at the National Theatre of western City of Timisoara, and will benefit from the interpretation of the Western University (UVT)'s Music and Theatre Faculty (FMT) students.

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) candidate in the presidential elections, Viorica Dancila, maintains that Klaus Iohannis has an extremist speech, "based on hatred". "Klaus Iohannis' approach is the approach of a man who wants divide in society. Extremist speech, speech based on hatred, which I believe does not fit in with the reality in Romania.

The provisional results after counting the ballots cast in 18,744 polling stations nationwide in Sunday's presidential election place Klaus Iohannis, backed by the National Liberal Party (PNL), in first place, with 36.66%. According to the data provided by the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP), out of the 8,543,297 valid votes cast, the PNL candidate garnered 3,131,591.