Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday that the declaration she and visiting Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu have signed increases the two states' cooperation potential, setting new common goals and priorities in place.The Romanian community is the largest foreign community residing in Italy, with more than one million people, and makes a highly important contribution to our society. This summit strengthens our friendship, broadens our cooperation to new sectors of common interest. We now signed a very important joint declaration that furthers our potential, creates new goals, new shared priorities. Other important documents signed by our ministers add to this declaration, seven other memoranda of understanding, technical understandings in areas such as defense, justice, energy, civil protection, civil servant training, Meloni said in a joint press statement with Marcel Ciolacu.She added that one of the pillars of the partnership between Romania and Italy concerns the political and strategic dimension and common security, of paramount importance amid the war unfurling in the center of Europe, at Romania's border.The internal dimension is an essential characteristic of our relationship. We want to strengthen our cooperation in order to combat terrorism, cyber security threats, organized crime. (...) I thank Prime Minister Ciolacu for the great availability and cooperation he has displayed as regards the judicial aspects. We have many points in common that we have shared through our ministers, I won't name them all now, but for example, I think that an important challenge on our hands is that concerning the possibility that definitively convicted prisoners serve their term in their country of origin, Meloni said.Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu is on a two-day working visit to the Italian Republic on February 14 - 15, with the agenda also including the third meeting of the Cabinets in Bucharest and Rome, organized 13 years after the previous intergovernmental summit.
Travelers planning to take advantage of Romania’s inclusion in the Visa Waiver program will have to pay around EUR 250 for a one-way plane ticket to the United States. Romania was formally designated the 43rd country to join the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) on Friday, January 10. As a result, Romanians will...
Prime minister Marcel Ciolacu, the leader of the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD), announced plans to initiate a legislative project for Romania's administrative and territorial reorganization during the parliamentary session set to begin in February. Speaking at the PSD headquarters on Monday, January 13, Ciolacu revealed that a dedicated working group has been established to […]
The Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) is organizing through its branches abroad a series of events "celebrating prominent figures of Romanian arts and culture" to mark the National Day of Culture, celebrated every year in Romania and the Republic of Moldova on January 15. It coincides with the birth date of the national poet Mihai Eminescu […]
Former liberal leader Crin Antonescu (picture, right), the candidate announced by the coalition formed by the Social Democratic Party, the National Liberal Party, and Hungarian minority party UDMR for the presidential elections, stated that far-right politician Călin Georgescu (picture, left) should be able to run in the upcoming elections. According to the schedule agreed by the […]
The Bucharest Authority for Animal Surveillance and Protection (ASPA) has announced the restart of its free sterilization campaign for common-breed dogs and cats. Starting in January 2025, residents of the capital city can benefit from this initiative aimed at promoting responsible pet ownership and controlling the pet population. For common-breed dogs with owners, sterilizations will […]
Jaqueline Cristian is the first Romanian player to qualify for the second round of the 2025 Australian Open. She claimed a hard-fought victory against Croatia's Petra Martic in the first round on January 13, winning in three sets 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (10/7). Monday's match lasted two hours and 35 minutes, according to
