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President Iohannis meets US VP Pence, reiterates Romania's commitment to strengthening Strategic Partnership, transatlantic relationship
President Klaus Iohannis met on Saturday, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, with US Vice President Mike Pence. The Romanian President reiterated on the occasion Romania's consistent commitment to strengthening the Strategic Partnership with the US and the transatlantic relationship.
UPDATE/Iohannis: Budget proposed by PSD-ALDE shows total contempt for Romanians' expectations
President Klaus Iohanis believes the budget proposed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) - the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) ruling coalition, adopted by Parliament on Friday, shows the majority coalition's total contempt for Romanians' expectations, "who want a responsible and credible governance."
PM Dancila tells Parliament Romania tops the rankings of EU's fastest growing economies
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said on Friday in Parliament that Romania has recorded one of the highest economic growth rates of all the member states in the European Union and provided a state of the play in investment, local administration appropriations, as well as increases in pensions and wages.
UPDATE/Iohannis asks Section for investigating crimes in Justice to quickly clarify situation regarding Kovesi case
President Klaus Iohannis requests the Section for investigating crimes in Justice to quickly clarify the situation regarding the case opened on the name of former prosecutor-in-chief of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) Laura Codruta Kovesi.
PNL's Turcan say party no to vote on budget; calls it constitutionally questionable
National Liberal Party (PNL) floor leader in the Chamber of Deputies Raluca Turcan announced in the general debates on Wednesday on the draft 2019 national budget bill that her party would vote against the bill, calling the budget questionable from a constitutional point of view.
UPDATE President Iohannis: Budget, hastily built on unrealistic economic estimates
President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday that Romania's 2019 national budget has been hastily put together based on unrealistic economic projections, warning that the budget is not of the leadership of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), main at rule, but Romania's.
President Iohannis: Budget, hastily built on unrealistic economic estimates
President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday that Romania's 2019 national budget has been hastily put together based on unrealistic economic projections, warning that the budget is not of the leadership of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), main at rule, but Romania's.
INSCOP: 27.8pct would vote with PSD; 26.7pct with PNL in EP elections; 30pct haven't decided
A share of 27.8 percent of the Romanians expressing a voting option would vote with the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in the elections to the European Parliament, 26.7 percent would vote for the National Liberal Party (PNL), 10 percent for the Save Romania Union (USR), 9.2 percent for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) and 7 percent for PLUS, shows an INSCOP poll commissioned by the
Birchall, in Washington DC: We have received assurances that, as strategic partner, US will continue to be alongside Romania
Bucharest, Feb 9 /Agerpres/ - Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall had a meeting with John Bolton, US President's National Security Advisor on Friday, in which they also discussed the recent statements by Russian Federation's officials on the defensive facilities at Deveselu.
Gov't approves 2019 State Budget Bill, this year's Social Security Budget Bill
The government approved at Friday's sitting the 2019 State Budget Bill and the 2019 Social Security Budget Bill, with the acts to be next referred to Parliament on the same day, Minister of Public Finance Eugen Teodorovici told a press conference at the Victoria Palace of Government.
UPDATE PM Dancila: Gov't adopting draft 2019 national budget; health, education, investments, main pillars
The Government will adopt today Romania's 2019 national budget, Prime Minister Viorica Dancila announced on Friday in the beginning of a government meeting.
UPDATE/President Iohannis: Romania recognises Juan Guaido as interim President of Venezuela
Romania's President Klaus Iohannis, as Romania's foreign policy decision-maker and as Romania's representative at external level, in agreement with the constitutional provisions, decided to recognise Juan Guaido as interim President of Venezuela, the Presidential Administration points out.
#Romania2019.eu/Carmen Dan: Solution to migration is transposition of EU states' solidarity into a legislative mechanism
The solidarity of the European Union member states must rapidly be transposed into a mechanism with legislative power, this would be the solution to the migration phenomenon, Minister of Interior Carmen Dan stated on Thursday.
Russian Ambassador Kuzmin says Russia has no hostile intention against Romania
Russia "has no hostile intention against Romania," Ambassador of Russia in Bucharest Valery Kuzmin told a press conference on Thursday.
Ambassador Valery Kuzmin talked about the premises of the Russia-Romania relationship, in the context of "a good neighborhood."
Melescanu: Deveselu shield, strictly defensive; Russia seeking excuses not to comply with INF treaty
Romania's Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu on Thursday said the ballistic missile shield at Deveselu is a strictly defensive military structure, explaining that his remarks come in relation to the Russian Defence Ministry having asked the US to destroy the Mk-41 launching system in the composition of the Deveselu shield, on the grounds that it would violate the Intermediate-Range Nucle