Simona Iacob

Former sports commentator Cristian Topescu passed away on Tuesday in the Intensive Care Unit of Elias Hospital, the spokesperson for the medical unit, Dr. Silviu Negoita confirmed for AGERPRES.

In a top court appearance this Tuesday, Chairman of the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) Liviu Dragnea asked the judge panel to acquit him; referring to the possibility that he be required to do community service, Dragnea said he has been doing this for 20 years now.

President Klaus Iohannis invites Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, on Tuesday, at Cotroceni Presidential Palace, for consultations, in order to clarify aspects concerning the foreign policy, informs the Presidential Administration.

Social Democrat leader Liviu Dragnea announced on Monday that the ruling coalition will start this week talks with foreign and Romanian companies on the measures envisaged by the government as regards state aid schemes.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila had a meeting on Sunday with representatives of the Community of Sant'Egidio leadership, who hailed Pope Francis' intention to visit Romania in the first part of 2019, informs the Government in a press statement.

National Liberal Party (PNL) Chairman Ludovic Orban is carrying out, Sunday through Wednesday, an official visit to Germany, alongside a party delegation, being due to meet with the Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Chancellor Angela Merkel, on Monday, a PNL press release sent to AGERPRES informs.

Countries such as Botswana, Costa Rica or Georgia represent an anti-corruption model by which Romania could be inspired, political scientist Alina Mungiu-Pippidi said at the presentation of her recently published book, called "In search of a good governing", in which she analyzed 200 contemporary countries, a large number of historical case studies and seven countries that have evolved towards

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila stated on Thursday at the meeting with the Social-Democrat pensioners, that she will not resign as long as she has the support of the Social Democratic Party (PSD, major at rule, ed.n.) leader Liviu Dragnea and that of the governing coalition (PSD-ALDE, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats, minor at rule, ed.n.).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) expresses its confidence in continuing diplomatic efforts so as to achieve "real progress and the final, comprehensive and lasting settlement of the Iranian nuclear file," reads a MAE press release for AGERPRES.

The National Bank of Romania (BNR) has revised the inflation forecast for the end of this year to 3.6pct, BNR Governor Mugur Isarescu said on Wednesday.

The previous forecast indicates an inflation of 3.5pct in 2018.

For the end of 2019, the BNR estimates an inflation rate of 3pct, down 0.1 percentage points.