Romania's government

Romanian citizens may be able to travel to the US without visas starting next year, according to the country's Foreign Minister, Luminița Odobescu. Speaking on Digi24 television, she noted that October will bring the first indication of the visa refusal rate, with positive signs so far. Efforts continue to ensure progress.

Romania's government announced a series of cyberattacks on websites of key public institutions, including the government and the Defence Ministry, on Friday.

Romania's government on Wednesday approved a 100-million-euros financial support package for Moldova to help it deal with a looming energy crisis.

Romania's financial assistance comes at a difficult time for its neighbour, after Russian energy giant Gazprom warned it would stop supplying gas to Moldova if its Moldovagaz subsidiary does not pay outstanding debts within two days.

Visitors to Romania's forbidding Bran Castle, widely known as the inspiration for the lair of Dracula, are being jabbed with needles rather than vampiric fangs this weekend in a coronavirus vaccination drive.

"I came to visit the castle with my family and when I saw the poster I gathered up my courage and agreed to get the injection," said 39-year-old engineer Liviu Necula.

Romanian government officials will do everything in their power to stop former anti-graft prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi from being appointed as European Union prosecutor, Justice Minister Tudorel Toader said on Monday night after he was officially notified by Brussels that she had been shortlisted for the post.

Romania's government on Thursday inaugurated its six-month presidency of the European Union Council amid popular protests and renewed calls from EU guests for the country to continue to fight corruption.

Romanians will vote this weekend in a referendum on whether to redefine marriage in the country's constitution as the "union between a man and a woman" rather than a union "between spouses".

Romania decriminalized homosexuality in 2001, later than most neighbouring states, but same-sex marriage is still banned by law.

Romania's ruling Social Democrat Party have come under heavy criticism from German politicians as well as cultural and business organizations after failing to punish several officials and ministers who recently called Romanian President Klaus Iohannis a Nazi.

The Romanian Muftiyat, which represents Muslims in the country, has cancelled its project to build a showpiece mosque in the capital, saying the costs were too high.

The Muftiyat has filed a request to the Ministry of Culture to return the property assigned for the planned mosque to the Romanian government, Mufti Iusuf Murat said.

Romania's government is set to nominate a new anti-graft chief prosecutor by the end of July, after the country's President announced early on Monday that he was dismissing anti-chief corruption prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi following a ruling of the Constitutional Court.