Section: Romania
Chief microbiologist says vaccination law absolutely necessary; too long in Parliament without final decision
Chairman of the Romanian Society of Microbiology Alexandru Rafila on Friday urged the adoption of the vaccination law, highlighting the fact that vaccination coverage in Romania has recorded constant decreases. “The vaccination law is absolutely necessary. It has been with Parliament for too long without a final decision. As we speak, it...
Ambassadors from Spanish speaking countries to read from Cervantes on International Book Day
Personalities representing the diplomatic and cultural life of the Spanish speaking countries in Bucharest, alongside the Spanish writer Care Santos, will read from the work of Miguel de Cervantes and several other great Spanish authors to the Romanian audience, on the International Book Day, informs a press release of the Cervantes Institute...
AGERPRES, at 131 years since establishment: Congratulations messages from partner news agencies
AGERPRES Romanian National News Agency celebrates 131 since establishment on 27 March. Since 1889 until now, AGERPRES has broadcast millions of news items, documentary materials and photographs. After 131 years since its first news item, AGERPRES has received congratulations messages from partner media organisations and news agencies. The...
ForMin, Ukrainian counterpart phone conversation; Romanian minority in Ukraine, among topics
Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu on Thursday had a telephone conversation with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, with whom he talked about the situation of the Romanian minority in the neighbour country, as well as Romania's endorsement for Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic aspirations. According to a Foreign Affairs Ministry...
Romania reiterates strong condemnation of Crimea illegal annexation, six years thereafter
Romania reiterates its strong condemnation of the illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation, a fact that “violates the international principles and norms and continues to harm stability and security in the Black Sea region and the Euro-Atlantic space,” reads a release...
Border Police monitoring all stopover flights to Romania amid travel history concealing attempts
Head of the Emergencies Department Raed Arafat said on Wednesday that the Border Police monitors all the stopover flights to Romania, so that the passengers cannot conceal their actual departure country; the official explained that there have been attempts by entrants to mislead the authorities regarding their travel history. “There are...
UPB students gain four medals at SEEMOUS 2020
Students at the Automatics and Computers Faculty of the Politechnica University of Bucharest gained four medals, one gold and three silver, at SEEMOUS – a maths competition for Southeast Europe, with international participation, which took place between March 3 and 8 in Greece, in Thessaloniki. According to a press release published on the...
Romanian judokas Dobre, Moscalu win bronze at Warsaw European Open
Romanian judokas Stefan Adelina Dobre and Serafima Moscalu won bronze medals on Sunday at the Warsaw European Open 2020 competition in Warsaw, Poland. In the women's 63kg class, Stefania Dobre defeated Polish Agata Zacheja, lost in the quarter-finals to Swiss Carina Hildbrand, but in the repechages she defeated Polish Natalia Kropska, and...
DefMin Ciuca: NATO presence in Black Sea region – strategic imperative
NATO presence in the Black Sea region is a strategic imperative and it is Romania's right to demand this, said Interim Defence Minister Nicolae Ciuca at the 2019 activity review of the Defence Ministry, on Tuesday. “For us, ensuring a more robust NATO presence at the Black Sea has been the main objective. Through the joint efforts of...
New Roman Catholic Archbishop of Alba Iulia installed with thousands of pilgrims in attendance
Monsignor Kovács Gergely was consecrated and installed as the new Roman Catholic Archbishop of Alba Iulia in a ceremony celebrated on Saturday at the St. Michael Cathedral of Alba Iulia, with dozens of ecclesiastical officials – cardinals, bishops, representatives of the other Churches in Transylvania – attending. Thousands of...
