Antonia Nita

The EU-China Tourism Year was celebrated Friday evening with two video mapping shows, with the imagery projected on the façade of the National Theater House in Bucharest; according to the organizers, the event contributed to the promotion of Bucharest as a tourist destination alongside other European locations.

In an interview with AGERPRES Romania's Prosecutor General Augustin Lazar defends his fellow prosecutors against the tendency to generalize a media-induced perception that investigations would be falling short of professional standards, prosecutors would misconduct and use abusive lingo.

Certain evaluation criteria will be set up through the new Health Law so that those who work harder be rewarded accordingly, Health minister Sorina Pintea told Thursday night the private TV broadcaster B1 TV.

The Centennial project is to be launched in mid-March, on Tuesday said the Romanian Prime minister Viorica Dancila, in an interview with the TVR Moldova broadcaster, released by the public TVR 1, adding that it is important that Romania and the Republic of Moldova have as many joint projects to celebrate the 100 years since the Great Union of 1918.

The Internal Affairs Ministry (MAI)'s ranks, in cooperation with local authorities on Monday came to the rescue of 215 people in risky situations however, no serious situations that could not be managed in due time were recorded, informs MAI.

The Romanian tennis player and once again No. 1 WTA Simona Halep has been granted on Monday night the Honorary Citizen of Bucharest title by General Mayor Gabriela Firea, in a ceremony at Excelsior Theatre.

President Klaus Iohannis on Sunday congratulated film director Adina Pintilie, who directed the full length "Touch me not," for winning the Golden Bear at the International Film Festival in Berlin.

Over 1,000 persons protested on Thursday outside the Gov't headquarters after Justice Minister Tudorel Toader's announcement regarding the initiation of the the procedure for removing from office Chief Prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) Laura Codruta Kovesi.

The Ministry for Romanians Abroad (MpRP) voiced its regret regarding the violent incidents in Ragusa involving members of the Romanian community who reside in the territory and announced that, together with the Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE), it initiated the necessary demarches to support them.

National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor carried out on Friday a series of bilateral meetings, in which he presented Romania's priorities in terms of defence, on the occasion of participating in the Munich Security Conference, a release of the National Defence Ministry (MApN) informs.