Iulia Carciog

At meetings on the side-lines of the Pacific Alliance summit held on Monday and Tuesday, Romania's Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall reiterated Romania's willingness to deepen political and diplomatic dialogue and trade.

Romania attaches great importance to speeding up the economic integration and political association of the Republic of Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine with the European Union, Romania's Foreign Ministry (MAE) quotes Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu as saying at an EU meeting on Monday.

Minister-delegate for European Affairs Victor Negrescu stated that Romania's integration in the Schengen Area is a right, a release of the Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) informs.

Minister of Health Sorina Pintea announced on Monday having called for talks managers of the hospitals where protests take place.

The National Penitentiary Administration (ANP) will calculate how many inmates have stayed in inadequate conditions, and then the amount of money to be offered in this case will be decided so that the financial impact should not be too high, Justice Minister Tudorel Toader said on Wednesday.

Deputy PM for implementation of Romania's strategic partnerships Ana Birchall says important steps were made in Romania to achieve equality of opportunity.

The EU-China Tourism Year was celebrated Friday evening with two video mapping shows, with the imagery projected on the façade of the National Theater House in Bucharest; according to the organizers, the event contributed to the promotion of Bucharest as a tourist destination alongside other European locations.