Corneliu-Aurelian Colceriu

President Klaus Iohannis said after Tuesday's meeting with a visiting delegation of the Venice Commission that the meeting made for a very good discussion but did not focus on the words of the justice legislations, but on principles, and that experts will issue an opinion on the legislation.

President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday that there are still economic and social gaps separating Romania from Western Europe, underscoring that the modernisation of Romania over the next decades depends decisively on investment in innovation.

Romania's FOB/CIF trade balance deficit increased in the first four months of the year to 3.727 billion euros, up 379.3 million euros over the similar period of 2017.

Justice Minister Tudorel Toader said on Monday that talks with a Venice Commission delegation will focus on Romania's justice legislation, amendments to the criminal codes, the transposition of European directives into the Romanian legislation, and getting other pieces of legislation in line with the rulings of the Constitutional Court.

The excellent defence co-operation between the UK and Romania, with emphasis on the British military contribution to Romania, were discussed on Friday at a meeting of Romania's Defence Minister Mihai Fifor and the British Secretary of Defense, Gavin Williamson.

Photo exhibition "Romania: Evolution" organised by the AGERPRES National News Agency on the centennial of the December 1, 1918 Greater Union opened on Thursday in the foyer of the Iasi Athenaeum, on the second evening of the Romanian Film Evenings.

World number one female tennis player Romanian Simona Halep on Thursday advanced for the second consecutive year to the women's singles final of the French Open tournament after defeating Spain's Garbine Muguruza Blanco 6-1 6-4.

On an official visit to Portugal on Thursday, Romania's Prime Minister Viorica Dancila had a meeting with Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to suggest the development of a roadmap as a working tool and a means of stimulating co-operation projects between Romania and Portugal.

NATO's dialogue with Russia is "not great" but needed, James Appathurai, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, said in an interview with AGERPRES.

Minister-delegate for European Affairs Victor Negrescu attended the seventh edition of the Romanian Energy Day international conference in Brussels on Tuesday, where he said that the Romanian presidency of the Council of the European Union will pay more attention to the energy sector and will act towards achieving the objectives of the Energy Union.