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Iohannis: Attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo, cruel and cowardly act of terror

President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday that the terrorist attack on the offices of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo was "cruel and cowardly". The head of state voiced his compassion for the victims' families and solidarity with the French nation.

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ForMin Aurescu: Paris attack is of revolting cowardice on media, civilised world

The terrorist attack on the Paris-based offices of Charlie Hebdo weekly is one of revolting cowardice on the media and the civilised world and represents an attack on the core of democracy, on the fundamental values and freedoms, Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu said in a press release to AGERPRES on Wednesday.

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President Iohannis: Romania must generate regional security, not just benefit from alliances

President Klaus Iohannis estimates that the geopolitical context around Romania reconfirms the need for consolidating the national defence system; Romania has to be a generator of regional security, not merely a beneficiary of its system of alliances, he said on Tuesday at the ceremony of appointment of the new chief of staff of the Romanian Army, Lieutenant-General Nicolae Ionel Ciuca.

President Iohannis to chair Superior Council of Magistracy's Tuesday meeting

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis will chair on Tuesday this year's first meeting of the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM), that will elect the institution's leadership, the Presidential Administration announced on Monday.

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Regional forces work with US to promote peace, stability

Regional security forces co-operate with the US Marines to boost their peacekeeping capacities through joint military exercises.

US Marines attempt to break through Bulgarian and Serbian soldiers during the riot control course of Platinum Wolf 15 at the South base in Serbia. [US Marines]

President Iohannis, PM Ponta discuss state budget and 0.3pct of GDP additional allotment to Army

President Klaus Iohannis and Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Monday had talks on the state budget and the 0.3 per cent of the GDP additional allotment to the Defence Ministry, the Presidential Administration informs.

Government: 10.4 billion euro European funds entered Romania in 2014

In 2014, Romania benefited from 10.4 billion euros from European funds for down-payments and reimbursements, Government Spokesman Corneliu Calota announced on Monday.

PM Ponta: One of the topics approached with Iohannis - supporting R. Moldova's pro-European path

Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Tuesday said that one of the topics approached in the meeting at the Cotroceni Palace with President Klaus Iohannis was the one on continuing to support in 2015 the European path of the Republic of Moldova through the continuation of the bilateral projects conducted in areas such as education, infrastructure or IT.

Teodorovici: Opposition contesting budget law for 2015 with CCR damages EU funds absorption

European Funds Minister Eugen Teodorovici believes that the National Liberal Party (PNL) decision to contest with the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) the state budget law for 2015 imperils the Government's capacity to allot starting January 1 the amount of 6.3 billion euros to co-funding, pointing out that Romania needs in the coming period as much stability as possible to m

FinMin Valcov: I believe Romania is stable enough to make it without guidance

Minister of Public Finances, Darius Valcov, believes that a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not a priority and Romania is stable enough to make it even without guidance.

He also mentioned that, in his opinion, the agreement with the IMF is not a priority.

Romania Cyber Law Accused of Violating Privacy

Thirteen human rights organizations on Monday called on Romania's new President, Klaus Iohannis, to reject a cyber security law, saying it violates constitutional rights to privacy.

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Iohannis: My term will be of respect for all our values, for the Romanian heroes, martyrs

President Klaus Iohannis on Monday stated on the awarding ceremony of Octav Bjoza, the president of the Association of Former Political Detainees in Romania, with the National Order Star of Romania, in rank of knight, for his fight against the communist regime, that his term will be one of respect for all our values and for the Romanian heroes and martyrs.