AGERPRES

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) on Wednesday celebrates the National Flag Day, which "gives the possibility to all Romanians to show their attachment to one of the symbols of our national identity and unity," reads a release of the MAE sent to AGERPRES.

The AGERPRES National Press Agency was granted during a ceremony held on Tuesday at the Elisabeta Palace the status of Supplier to the Royal House of Romania.

Two traditional costumes originating from northeastern Tara Nasaudului from a collection belonging to a Bistrita woman fascinated with the traditional clothing beauty, Silvia-Florea Toth, will be admired on Monday, on the Day of the Romanian Blouse, the worldwide known as Ia, in Rome, at an exhibition organised by the League of the Romanian Students Abroad, the Italian branch, at the "Accademia

Digitisation is a challenge and also an opportunity to overcome the barriers of time and space, President Klaus Iohannis said on Friday at the Conference of Ministers for Higher Education in Francophone Countries hosted by Parliament Palace in Bucharest. The president's message was read out by the presidential adviser Sergiu Nistor.

AGERPRES Managing Director Claudia Nicolae said on Wednesday at hearings before the Committee on Culture of the Chamber of Deputies that the law was not violated by the submission to the Police of pictures taken by the agency of a street protest on August 10, 2018, as there was no secret information conveyed, adding that it was not her to make the decision.

The AGERPRES National News Agency is not yet in the situation of laying employees off, support is being sought for fully covering the wages until the end of the year, but the organisational chart of the institution can be rethought, AGERPRES Managing Director Claudia Nicolae stated on Wednesday in the hearings of the Culture Committee of the Chamber of Deputies.

At a meeting on Tuesday with visiting US Attorney General William Barr, Romania's Prime Minister Viorica Dancila voiced the determination of her government to strengthen relations with the USA, with Romania being a supporter of co-operation between the United States and the European Union. "The Romanian government and the Romanian society are deeply attached to the European and Western values.

Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Melescanu will participate on Monday, 17 June, in the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) in Luxembourg, whose agenda also includes the situation in the Republic of Moldova.

New technologies cannot replace the career diplomat's work, regardless of their ability to analyse, Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu told the opening on Thursday of the European Diplomatic Programme.

In Romania, governance can only be based on technology and, currently, we are a factor of influence because we set out the pace on the Digital Agenda, Communication and Information Society Minister Alexandru Peterescu told a specialist forum on Thursday. "There are many NGOs in the digital area and I believe that one should always be involved in the fight in order to be appreciated.