Corneliu-Aurelian Colceriu

Romanian Catalin Buciuman of Unirea Alba Iulia Sports Club, won a gold medal at the European Equipped Open, Junior and Sub-Junior Powerlifting Championships 2018, which took place May 5-12 in Pilsen, the Czech Republic.

Buciuman benched 195kg in the 74kg category, scoring the best result in the junior competition and thus climbed to number one, becoming a European champion.

Leaders of news agencies that on Sunday attended the International Conference of News Agencies (ICNA), held in Islamabad on May 13-14, highlighted the need for enhancing professional cooperation, especially prompt exchange of video news footages and pictures to meet the growing demand of TV channels, according to the APP Pakistani news agency.

Social Democratic Party (PSD) national leader Liviu Dragnea said on Sunday that Israeli officials were "offended" by statements by Romania's President Klaus Iohannis, who said that the Social Democrat leader allegedly made secret agreement with the Jews.

Romania's Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Friday had a private audience with Pope Francis, whom she thanked for his generous attention he has always given to relations with Romania, and expressed hope that the Pope will come on a pastoral visit to Romania.

French ambassador to Romania Michele Ramis has welcomed the launch in Romania of an online citizens' consultation on the future of the European Union.

Minister for Romanians Abroad Natalia Intotero paid a working visit to Paris, France to attend a convention of the Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Bishopric of Western and Southern Europe.

At the 21st ministerial meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the CARICOM Caribbean Community held in Nassau, Bahamas, Romania's Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall delivered the Romanian Government's strong support for the country's bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu said Tuesday that he had sent to President Iohannis for information a memorandum on starting an analysis of the timeliness to relocate Romania's Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

A study conducted Europewide shows that 68 percent of Romanians perceive corruption as a phenomenon that affects their daily lives, Chief Prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) Laura Codruta Kovesi told a debate on Tuesday on corruption in Romania's public healthcare system.

A national campaign called "Information at home! Safety abroad!" was officially launched on Tuesday at a ceremony hosted by the Romanian Government House, with Prime Minister Viorica Dancila underlining that this initiative is a first step in preventing organised crime and "modern slavery."