Monday, April 28th

Government will increase the budget of the Ministry of Defense

The Romanian Government will increase the budget of the Ministry of Defense, in the wake of the crisis in Ukraine. It has obtained the consent by the IMF and the European Commission for taking this measure, that will increase the budget deficit - Prime Minister Victor Ponta has announced. Victor Ponta: We will supplement by 0.2 percent from the GDP, this year around 700 million lei will be the budget of the Ministry of Defense, so that the investments in upgrading military capabilities are made immediately. What is important is that on the one hand, the Romanian military will have improved technological equipment, and on the other hand, these works will be carried out, mainly, in factories in Romania, which means activity for the Romanian economy and military industry.

Romania welcomes the lifting of visas for Moldovan citizens

Romania welcomes the lifting of visas for Moldovan citizens and restates its support for the European course of this country, especially in the context of tensions in Ukraine. In a message issued today, the Romanian President Traian Bǎsescu shows that ' Moldova’s getting closer to the European Union takes place amid violence and political pressures by Russia on some independent sovereign countries; Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova'. The President also emphasizes that the situation in Ukraine has led to a rapprochement between NATO and the European Union faced with a common danger, and the Europeans understand the importance of solidarity and joint political action to put an end to the Russian pressure.

Two short films by the “Little Stars” School, selected at Cannes Film Festival

Two of the short films by the "Little Stars" School have been selected at the Cannes Film Festival. Short films for children “ Little Stars’ Adventures in the Park "and" Little Stars discover the secret of magnets", two film productions by “Little Stars” Romanian Film School for Children, starring the School’s graduates, have been selected to participate in the Cannes Film Festival 2014, at Short Film Corner and Romanian Short Waves sections. Talented Romanian children rewrite the history of the Romanian film for children, as it is for the third time they will be present on the red carpet of the French Riviera, after success in 2011 and 2012 respectively, with educational films series "The Adventures of the Little Stars"./npolikar

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