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Minister of National Defence Nicolae Ciuca took over, on Tuesday morning, the mandate of interim Prime Minister, following his appointment by President Klaus Iohannis, according to the Government. Nicolae Ciuca was appointed interim prime minister on Monday evening, after Ludovic Orban announced his resignation from the position of Chief of the Executive.

A third air transport carrying medical equipment from South Korea has landed, on Wednesday morning, on the Otopeni Airport with a C-17 Globemaster III airplane. According to the Defence Ministry, the aircraft transported approximately 45 tons of medical protection equipment. The airplane was greeted by Defence Minister Nicolae Ciuca and US Ambassador in Bucharest Adrian Zuckerman.

Romanian writer and anti-Communist dissident Paul Goma has died in Paris aged 84 after being diagnosed with coronavirus, his biographer Mariana Sipos told the Romanian news portal G4Media on Wednesday.

"After receiving a message from France, I announce with sorrow and great pain the departure from among us of the great writer and dissident Paul Goma," the statement read.

Israel's ambassador in Bucharest David Saranga visited on Thursday the AGERPRES National News Agency, emphasizing during the meeting with agency managing director Claudia Nicolae the excellent cooperation with AGERPRES and the desire to see it continue. The diplomat brought to mind that about 400,000 Jews of Romanian origin live in Israel, 'perfectly integrated' with this state's society.

Romania's Supreme Council for National Defence (CSAT) meeting concluded on Tuesday at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace after almost two hours of discussions.

Nicolae Tonitza's "Nude From the Back" fetched 72,500 euro at Artmark's spring auction held in Bucharest on Wednesday evening.

Romania will associate with the Italian firearms producer Beretta in view of manufacturing, at the Mechanic Plant in Plopeni of Prahova County, two types of weapons, Economy Minister Nicolae Badalau announced on Thursday. According to him, the Romanian state and the Italian company will establish a new company, in which the Romanian side will own 80 percent of the shares.

President Klaus Iohannis signed on Friday a decree appointing Nicolae Hurduc as minister of research and innovation, according to the Presidential Administration.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila announced on Thursday that Professor Nicolae Hurduc was proposed as the minister of research.

The Romanian state institutions must regain Romanians everywhere's confidence in their country, for this is the only way they could return home and contribute to the development of a strong Romania, with their skills, mentality and experience gathered abroad, President Klaus Iohannis said in his message on the Day of Romanians Everywhere.

As Britain awaits Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's impending marriage, Romania is set to have its own royal wedding in September as Nicolae Medforth-Mills, the late ex-king Michael I's grandson, is set to wed his partner, artist Alina-Maria Binder.