Corneliu-Aurelian Colceriu

Average download and upload speeds in Romania via landline internet connections increased by 18pct in 2017 compared with the previous year, according to statistics released on Tuesday by the National Authority for Communications Administration and Regulation (ANCOM) based on tests conducted on Netograf.ro - the ANCOM application for testing Internet service quality.

President Klaus Iohannis welcomed at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace on Tuesday Wess Mitchell, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs, who voiced hope that Romania will continue to progress with strengthening democracy and the rule of law, underlining that the United States is closely following the developments in Romania.

The interior ministers of the Salzburg Forum member states adopted a joint declaration on security priorities at the end of a ministerial conference held in Bucharest on Thursday and Friday.

The leader of the National Liberal party (PNL) Ludovic Orban is calling for the resignation of Calin Popescu-Tariceanu as chairman of the Senate, claiming that Tariceanu has seriously damaged Romania by its positions against European institutions.

Senate Chairman Calin Popescu-Tariceanu said on Friday that in drafting the numerous reports of the last 11 years on the progress under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM), the European Commission relied almost exclusively on the distorted image provided by coercive bodies of the Romanian state.

President Klaus Iohannis has sent a letter to the chairs of Parliament recommending Gabriel Vlase for director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE), according to the Presidential Administration.

At a meeting with a visiting delegation of the Friendship Parliamentary Group with Romania in the French National Assembly, Romania's Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu highlighted the special nature of the Franco-Romanian relations and the prospects for its consolidation amidst preparations for large-scale events in the bilateral relationship: the Romania-France season, the Celebration

Education Minister Valentin Popa said on Wednesday that a government decision will be issued to provide additional commitment appropriations for the ROSE project.

President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday that functional illiteracy is also reflected in the "high spheres of Romanian politics".

President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday that UK investment in Romania could be more substantial, pointing out that ways to diversify bilateral business ties should be found.