Gabriel Oprea

A helicopter has crashed on Friday near the town of Medias (north of Sibiu County, central Romania), sources in the county police say.

President Traian Basescu made a call to the Government to present the budget draft for 2015 as soon as possible, showing that it was a major priority.

Social Democrat Party (PSD) executive chairman Liviu Dragnea has stated on Monday that the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) continues to support the current governing coalition, fact confirmed by telephone by the chairman of the Union, Hunor Kelemen, to Prime Minister Victor Ponta.

Deputy Prime Minister Gabriel Oprea, the interior minister, said Sunday, after casting his ballot in the presidential runoff election at School No. 150 of Bucharest, that he voted for a united and strong Romania.

The National Union for Romania's Progress (UNPR) on Tuesday signed a collaboration protocol with Greater Romania Party (PRM) on backing the candidacy of Prime Minister Victor Ponta in the presidential election runoff, UNPR's press office has announced.

The protocol was signed by UNPR Chairman Gabriel Oprea and PRM Chairman Corneliu Vadim Tudor. AGERPRES

Minister of Internal Affairs Gabriel Oprea cast his ballot in the presidential elections at School No. 150 in the capital early on Sunday, stressing he had voted for the progress of Romania.

Premier Victor Ponta said on Sunday in Kandahar, where he attended the ceremony marking the start of the withdrawal of Romanian troops from Afghanistan, that Romania is now a safer country and a partner well-respected by NATO allies thanks to the sacrifice and bravery of the Romanian troops who went on missions in this theater of operations.

The NATO military base in Kandahar - Afghanistan came today under a missile attack, with the Romanian high officials who were at the site, attending the ceremony marking the start of the withdrawal of Romanian troops from Afghanistan, being evacuated and sheltered in bunkers.

Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) ministers of the countries participating in the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) reunite on Wednesday and Thursday in Bucharest at the Parliament Palace to tackle the regional cooperation on illegal migration and human trafficking, police collaboration, fight against corruption, and enhancement of judicial cooperation.

A number of 78 sanctions for violating the law and 55 offences were committed during the campaign for the Europarliamentary election and in seven counties there was no incident, said Deputy Prime Minister Gabriel Oprea, Minister of the Interior on Thursday.