Marius Fratila

More than 300 reenactors from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain and Ukraine attend Roman Apulum festival in Alba-Iulia, an event that will take place until May 1 and already attracted more than one thousand spectators, most of them tourists.

Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Melescanu on Wednesday welcomed Ambassador of the Slovak Republic Jan Gabor, on a farewell visit, on which occasion they mentioned the desire to organise some common events to mark the celebration of the Centennial by the two countries.

Representatives of the Romanian language media with the historical communities around Romania visited on Wednesday the headquarters of the AGERPRES National News Agency on which occasion they were presented one of the most important projects of the agency launched this year, the "Great Union - Romania, at 100 years" documentary dedicated to the Centennial.

Doctor Vicentiu Saceleanu, the chief of the Neurosurgery Section of the County Emergency Clinical Hospital (SCJU) in Sibiu, was awarded again at the PRO INVENT International Research, Innovation and Inventions Salon in Cluj-Napoca, for discovering a new osteosynthesis material, designed for patients who need repair of cranium defects, according to a press release sent to AGERPRES on Tuesday.

The first visually-impaired judoka in Romania, Alexandru Bologa, who won the bronze medal at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games in the autumn of 2016, and last year's gold medal at the European Championships for visually-impaired, is at the same time a student at Special Psychopedagogy at the Faculty of Psychology and Education of the Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj.

Senate President, Chairman of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats Calin Popescu-Tariceanu stated on Friday in Pitesti that all the decisions he made as a politician were based on national interest, that should be defended in Romania's relations with other states, included.

Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Melescanu attended on Thursday, on the first day of his official visit to the Republic of Croatia, the opening of the Honorary Consulate in Split, underscoring on this occasion that one of the main tasks of the new office is granting support to the Romanian community on a local level and to the Romanian citizens who are visiting Croatia.

The Internal Affairs Ministry (MAI)'s ranks, in cooperation with local authorities on Monday came to the rescue of 215 people in risky situations however, no serious situations that could not be managed in due time were recorded, informs MAI.

The representatives of the civil society elected members in the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) have taken note with great concern of the lack of reaction of the competent authorities towards the disclosure in the media concerning the serious corruption deeds of the judicial positions and duties regarding the forged processes case, reads a release sent on Tuesday by Romeu Chelariu and Vict

US ambassador to Romania Hans Klemm, British ambassador Paul Brummell, Belgian head of mission Thomas Baekelandt and Hungarian ambassador Zákonyi Botond joined the revellers at the traditional Lenten start carnival in Sansimion - Harghita County, making merry, dancing, tasting traditional foods - the hallmark kurtoskalac included - all accompanied by a shot of palinka.