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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) considers that the press article published by the German Press Agency (DPA) and taken over by the German public television station ZDF on the anniversary of the Greater Union Centennial does not reflect the historical truth, contains serious errors and a tendentious approach, specifying that it took action, through the Embassy of Romania in Berlin, with the

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila conveyed on Saturday a message of unity, on the occasion of participating in the events taking place in Focsani, dedicated to the National Day of Romania, where she was both applauded and booed.

President Klaus Iohannis stated on Saturday in Alba Iulia that we have the duty to show, through what we carry out, that we are "the capable successors of the Greater Union project."

Alba Iulia, Dec 1 /Agerpres/ - The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Daniel, stated on Saturday in Alba Iulia, that the Great Union of 1918 is the 'celebration of freedom, unity and dignity of the Romanian people' and that all of Romania's citizens have the duty to keep and cultivate 'not only the gift of freedom, but that of national unity'.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said at a solemn meeting in Alba Iulia on Thursday that that is "probably the most exciting moment" of the incumbent government, adding that public policies will continue to be implemented in the service the country and to the benefit of the citizens.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila and members of the Cabinet on Thursday arrived at the Union Monument in Alba Iulia.

"I am glad that the Romanian Government left its mark on this monument that will last for many years and which we inaugurate right now, one hundred years on from the Greater Union. This is a very good thing," said Dancila.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila and the members of her cabinet will be convening today in a solemn meeting to celebrate the National Day of Romania in the centennial year of the Greater Union of December 1, 1918, in Alba Iulia on Thursday.

The meeting will take place from 10:30hrs, EET, at the Alba Carolina Fortress, the Union Hall, according to the PM's schedule.

December 1 is not just the day when the nation was accomplished by Romanians' unification in one state, December 1 is also the day when we should celebrate the representative democracy and pluralism, when it would be appropriate to recognize the central role of the democratic political parties in our contemporary history, a role as great as the one of the Army or the governments, Senate

The National History Museum of Romania will launch this week the "Virtual Museum of the Union", a digital project dedicated to the Centennial of the Greater Union, featuring images, documents and other original testimonies from public and private collections, related to the event occurred 100 years ago.

Airbus and IAR Ghimbav signed on 6 November 2018 the final exclusive collaboration agreement for a period of 15 years, a document whose principles were established by signing an initial agreement on 24 August 2017, according to a press release sent to AGERPRES on Wednesday.