The leader of the European People’s Party group in European Parliament Joseph Daul said at Victoria Palace (the govt’s offices) on Friday that Schengen Area should expand for Romania and Bulgaria as it was for the other countries, if the joining criteria are met, but he admitted that nationalism and populism play a powerful role in Europe’s political rhetoric. read more...

Data collectors have completed, since the start of the collection of statistical data on the ground for the General Agricultural Census / RGA /, 98.77 percent of the statistical questionnaires estimated to be registered, the National Institute of Statistics / INS / informed on Friday. read more...

Germany will sustain Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen space, but believes that in justice and home affairs fields it has not reached a European level, according to a press release of the Romanian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIRG). read more...

New cars bought through the 2010 car fleet renewal program were acquired for an average of 2.8 vouchers for a new car; the total number of new vehicles was 63,000, out of which 27,000 represent domestic car-makes, Environment and Forests Minister Laszlo Borebely told a press conference in Medias, Sibiu County (central Romania), on Friday. read more...

Romanian meteorologists issued a code yellow snow and blizzard advisory for Bucharest and 24 counties in the southern part of the country, valid from Saturday 12 p.m. until Sunday – 11 p.m. read more...