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Iohannis: Bringing Queen Mother Helen home, necessary to recover, complete contemporary Romania's values
President Klaus Iohannis delivered a message on Friday on the occasion of the repatriation of the remains of Queen Mother Helen of Romania.
Outgoing PM says PM-designate cannot decide on European commissioner pick
Outgoing Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, national leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), said in Constanta on Thursday evening that a prime minister-designate cannot make a decision on Romania's pick for European commissioner, arguing that President Klaus Iohannis made a "big mistake" by saying in Brussels that a government duly dismissed in Parliament cannot make a proposal for European
Eurostat: Bulgarians are Most at Risk of Poverty in the EU
We are followed by Romania and Greece.
Bulgarians are most at risk of poverty among all EU Member States, Eurostat data show. According to them, about 2.3 million people in Bulgaria live with income around the poverty line, which is BGN 350.
PM-designate Orban: Single-party Liberal gov't is our option too, no requests to participate in governing so far
Prime minister-designate Ludovic Orban said on Thursday, after talks with the delegation of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE), that as a principle, the formation headed by Calin Popescu-Tariceanu did not raise any issue and that the Liberals also favor a PNL single-party government.
The New European Commission Delayed for at Least One Month
Ursula von der Leyen will have to wait a month before heading to the next European Commission, as the European Parliament rejected three candidate-commissioners, the institution's spokesman said Wednesday (16 October), Euractiv reported.
Orban, after meeting with UDMR: We had discussion in which we agreed on many points
Prime Minister designate, Ludovic Orban, said on Thursday, after the meeting with the leaders of the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR), that they had a discussion in which they agreed on many points, both in what regards elements of fiscal policy, as well as in what regards the position towards some articles of Ordinance 114.
Premier-designate Orban, CCIR president discuss business milieu's expectations of future government
Premier-designate Ludovic Orban met on Thursday with the president of the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIR), Mihai Daraban, with the two looking at the economic situation and discussing the business milieu's expectations of the future government.
Acting ForMin Manescu advocates East - West cooperation, as new global order is about to set in
Eastern and Western European states need to cooperate, and the EU should tighten the relationship with the US, because a new global order is about to set in, acting Foreign Affairs Minister Ramona Manescu on Thursday told the Bucharest Forum, an event organized by the Aspen Institute and the Bucharest Office of the German Marshall Fund of the US.
PM-designate Orban: We respect constitutional deadline to submit list of ministers, governing program
Prime Minister-designate, Ludovic Orban, said on Thursday that he will respect the constitutional deadline for submitting the list of ministers and the governing program, mentioning that he wants the fastest possible timetable for the Government's investiture in Parliament. "We will marshal a majority.
Romania Acquits Securitate Officers of Dissident’s Death
The judgment is not final and will be challenged by the Ursu family's legal representatives, the victim's son, Andrei Ursu, told BIRN in a telephone interview from the US.
"This is outrageous," said Ursu, who attributed the acquittal to "corruption in the justice system."
"We had overwhelming evidence [for a conviction]," he added.
Melescanu welcomes Mexican Ambassador: Growing trend to boost cooperation between countries, highlighted
Senate President Teodor Melescanu welcomed, on Thursday, the Ambassador of the United Mexican States to Romania, Jose Guillermo Ordorica Robles, and during talks, the two officials highlighted the growing trend to boost cooperation between the two countries in several areas of common interest.
#2019PresidentialElection/PSD not to endorse Gov't, unless it's not advancing projects for Romania
The Social Democratic Party (PSD) will not show up for a vote to endorse a new Government, unless that government signs the Pact on the well-being of Romanians and carries forward the projects for Romania, said Thursday dismissed Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, the national leader of PSD.
Acting CommMin calls discarding ministry totally uninspired decision as much European funds would be lost
Discarding the Ministry of Communications would be a mistake, given that it would lead to delays in the digitisation programmes and the loss of a large amount of European funds, said the acting Communications Minister Alexandru Petrescu told AGERPRES on Thursday.
PM-designate Orban presents several ministries not to be included in new Gov't
Prime Minister-designate Ludovic Orban on Wednesday evening presented several ministries that would not exist in the new Executive, including the Energy Ministry and the Ministry for Romanians Abroad. "Energy is also economy and tourism is economy, too. Waters, forestry, environment are somehow an area.
#2019PresidentialElection/MAE sends AEP additional list with 68 polling stations abroad
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) on Wednesday sent the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP) an additional list of 68 polling stations abroad, besides the proposals sent on October 3 and 10. MAE has proposed the organisation of a total 777 polling stations for the presidential elections, so far, reads a release of this Ministry.