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President Traian Basescu on Friday reiterated Romania’s firm support for Serbia’s accession to the EU. On the occasion of the visit to Bucharest by Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacici, the Romanian president underlined Romania’s wish that equal standards be applied in the field of the protection of national minorities, for all ethnic Romanians living in Serbia. Also on Friday, Prime Victor Ponta said during a meeting he had with his Serbian counterpart that Serbia is Romania’s traditional friend, an important political and economic partner in the region. In turn, Ivica Dacici said the friendship between Serbia and Romania will be the key to stability in the Balkans. The Serbian prime minister, who is also holding the home affairs portfolio, signed together with Romanian interior minister Radu Stroe, a protocol for the setting up and functioning of a common contact point on the Romanian-Serbian state border.
Romanian foreign minister, Titus Corlaţean, on Friday was received in audience by Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves. Corlatean is on a tour of the Baltic countries, which has also taken him to Lithuania and Latvia. The focal points on the agenda of the talks were related to the EU’s enlargement policy, the Eastern Partnership and energy security. The visits were mainly aimed at boosting Romania’s cooperation with the three countries and achieving better coordination in major files of mutual interest on the EU and international agenda. We recall that Lithuania will hold the rotating presidency of the EU in the second half of 2013, and Latvia in the first half of 2015.
Prince Charles of Great Britain continues his unofficial visit to several counties in Transylvania, central Romania. On Friday he went to the village of Archita in Mures County, for talks with the local authorities on recording and protecting the Transylvanian heritage, as well as on setting up a clinic to provide medical assistance to the inhabitants of the whole region. The British Crown Prince has several properties in Romania. In recent times, Prince Charles has contributed to the restoration of several villages in Transylvania, founded in the 12th century by Saxon settlers and included in the UNESCO World Heritage. During the previous visit to Romania by Prince Charles, in June 2012, he met with President Traian Basescu.
The 12th Transylvania International Film Festival On Friday kicked off in the city of Cluj-Napoca with the screening of Pedro Almodovar’s “I’m so excited!” The film, presented for the first time in Romania, has been a success with both critics and the audience. When it seems that the end is in sight, the pilots, the crew and passengers of a plane heading for Mexico City are trying to forget the anguish of the moment and face the greatest danger, which we carry within ourselves. This is, in short, what the film is all about. Until June 9th, over 150 Romanian and foreign feature films will be presented at the Transylvania International Film Festival.
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2025-04-03
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