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European Union Council President Donald Tusk has condemned the deadly attacks by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK), while also voicing concern over the recent attacks on daily Hürriyet as well as the bureaus of the Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP).

Donald Tusk, the president of the European Union Council, has voiced his concern over the recent attacks on the bureaus of the Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP), as well as daily Hürriyet, in remarks at a joint press conference with President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an in Ankara late on Sept 9. 

The German Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection, Heiko Maas, on the occasion of a meeting with his Romanian counterpart, Robert Cazanciuc, appreciated the activity of the Romanian Ministry of Justice of the last two years, appreciation he said he also expressed during his bilateral meetings with other counterparts, reads a release of the Ministry sent to AGERPRES.

Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu said Wednesday that he would like to see more investors from Luxembourg opening up shop in Romania, mentioning that Luxembourg is currently ranked 9th in the ranking of foreign investors in Romania, with more than 2 billion euros worth of investment.

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President Klaus Iohannis hailed the beginning of the Latvian presidency of the European Union and Lithuania's entry into the single European currency area. In a post on his Facebook page on Monday, the president said 2015 should mark the beginning of a better understanding by Romanians of their rights as European citizens.

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Violonist Alexandru Tomescu on Wednesday will be decorated with the Order of the Star of Italy, the Knight Class, for special merits in promoting the Italian culture.