Corneliu-Aurelian Colceriu

Romania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) says that the Embassy of Romania continues to carefully monitor the developments in the aftermath of the wildfires in Greece, and according to data from the local authorities, no Romanian citizens have been reported among the wildfire victims injured or going missing.

Romania's Defence Minister Mihai Fifor said on Wednesday that two aircraft will take off the same day from Base 90 for Greece to assist Greece in suppressing recent wildfires.

Romania's Prime Minister Viorica Dancila is starting today a three-day Western Balkans tour that includes official visits to Montenegro and Macedonia, where she is scheduled to meet state officials.

The Embassy of Romania in Athens is focused on the events that ensued recent wildfires in Greece, trying to find out if there are Romanians among the affected persons. So far, no requests for consular assistance have been registered, according to Romania's Foreign Ministry (MAE).

State Secretary for Inter-institutional Relations and Legal Affairs with Romania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) Cristian Winzer welcomed Portugal's ambassador in Bucharest Fernando Teles Fazendeiro on Monday to discuss Brexit, highlighting the shared interests of the two countries in protecting the rights of European citizens in the UK.

Romanian weightlifters won nine medals on Sunday on the first day of the European European Youth Weightlifting Championships, the Under-15 and Under-17 categories in Milan, Italy, seven golds and two bronzes.

Three gold medals each went to weightlifters Dorina Tofan and Alice Halmac in the U-15 girls' events.

Justice Minister Tudorel Toader said Monday that Attorney General Augustin Lazar consulted him before appointing Anca Jurma as acting chief prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA).

Journalists asked Toader on Monday as he was entering the headquarters of the Justice Ministry for a take on Jurma's recent meeting with US ambassador in Bucharest Hans Klemm.

The candidate for the presidential elections in 2019 will be designated after an analysis to be concluded this autumn, and a possibility has opened for a joint candidate of the ruling Social Democratic Party - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (PSD-ALDE), PSD national leader Liviu Dragnea said on Sunday.

The European Commission's decision to refer Romania, alongside Greece and Ireland, to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for failing to implement the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive into their national law is "standard procedure in cases where a member state does not notify the European institution in due time of the national piece of legislation transposing the Europ

The University of Bucharest (UB) organises the 58th edition of its summer school of Romanian language, culture and civilisation to be attended by 28 foreign students, July 23 - August 6.