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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said May 21 a return of Russia to the Group of Seven major industrialised democracies was "unimaginable" as long as it flouts international law in Ukraine.

Turkey has regressed eight places in the latest Human Capital Index of the World Economic Forum (WEF). It now ranks 68 out of 124 countries and is the second worst in Europe, after Moldova, and Central Asia.

Among countries in Europe and Central Asia, Turkey and Moldova, 71, hold the last spots in the region, according to the WEF's 2015 Human Capital Report.

Speaker of the Deputies' Chamber, Valeriu Zgonea, on Wednesday stated, at his meeting with the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Moldova, Viorel Cibotaru, that all the EU member states should work together, as a priority, to support Moldova's European aspirations.

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European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the third package of EU macreconomic assistance of EUR 1.8 B to Ukraine in Latvia's capital Riga on Friday.

AGERPRES special correspondent Catalin Alexandru reports: President Klaus Iohannis has stated on Saturday that the meeting he had on the previous day with Pope Francis was an "emotional and very good" meeting, adding that among the topics of discussion were the situation in Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and the migration phenomenon of Northern Africa.

Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu discussed with his Moldovan counterpart Natalia Gherman the denial of access to the Republic of Moldova for Romanian citizen George Simion.

Moldova has banned a Romanian citizen who champions the cause of reunification with Romania - of which Moldova was once a part.

Romania's Embassy in Chisinau took several steps with the authorities of the Republic of Moldova and asked for clarifications concerning the situation of Romanian citizen George Simion, after it found out from public sources, on Wednesday, about his being detained by representatives of the Bureau for Migration and Asylum of the neighbouring country.

The number of devices connected to the Internet worldwide will triple by 2020, to more than 50 billion units, US Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews told the second day of the Regional Cyber Security Summit in Bucharest.

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The Foreign Affairs minister Bogdan Aurescu has met on Monday with the US Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews, declaring on the occassion his support for boosting the cooperation between Romania and the United States on the economic, commercial dimension, as well as in other fields, such as the cyber security or education, innovation, scientific research, informs a press release by the F