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Top court President Cristina Tarcea said JusMin Tudorel Toader's manner of seeking the opinion of the Superior Council of the Magistrates on OUG No.

Darius Valcov, advisor to the Prime Minister, told a televised broadcast on Sunday evening that changing the interbank offered rate ROBOR is out of question, but the government, the National Bank and the banks must reach a consensus in this regard.

The US has called on its European allies to contribute more to burden sharing as regards the financing of joint defense, and the good news is that they are investing more in the field, as an additional 100 billion dollars are expected to be allocated for defense spending between 2016 - 2020, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday in an interview for private broadcaster Antena

The situation is serious at the moment, Health Minister Sorina Pintea said on Tuesday at private TV broadcaster Antena 3, referring to the spread of influenza.

"We do not expect a decrease in the intensity of the virus' circulation in February," added Pintea.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila deemed as "totally inappropriate" the speech of President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group in the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt held on Tuesday, in the context in which the head of the Romanian executive presented at the plenary session in Strasbourg the priorities of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU.

President Klaus Iohannis convened the meeting of the Supreme Council for National Defence (CSAT) on Friday, 12.00 pm, at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace.

At the meeting they will analyze the requests of the Minister of National Defence, Gabriel Les, regarding the filling in of certain offices at the Army level of command.

Minister of National Defence Gabriel Les said on Wednesday evening that President Klaus Iohannis' actions over the past few weeks exceeded his role as mediator.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Thursday in an interview broadcast by Antena 3 private television station that he is looking forward to the day when Romania, alongside other countries, moves its Embassy for Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and gave assurances that when the move materialises, the Israeli Government will be there with "a red carpet."

Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici said on Sunday evening that in the coming days the government might announce the date when the minimum wage will increase.

The President of the Senate, Calin Popescu Tariceanu, declared on Wednesday evening, that the leader of the European People's Party in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, does not know the situation in Romania, after saying that he is "extremely worried about the situation in Romania".