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PM Ponta: Nov. 2, 16 election rounds have clearly shown Law No. 370/2004 must be changed
The election rounds on November 2 and 16 have clearly shown that the provisions of Law No. 370/2004 on the organization of the vote in the country and abroad are outdone by demographic realities and by the push for free movement, particularly in the European Union space, Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Tuesday told the plenary sitting of the Chamber of Deputies.
Rallies in Romanian cities support emigration voting conditions
Protest rallies gathered thousands of people in several Romanian cities on Saturday evening; people were condemning the conditions of the November 2 first round of the presidential election for voters abroad. Social media was an important tool in convening those claiming solidarity with the Romanian emigration and chanting anti-governmental slogans.
UNICEF: Bulgaria Has Highest Child Poverty Rate in Europe
Bulgaria has the highest child poverty rate in Europe, according to Tanya Radocaj, UNICEF Representative for Bulgaria.
Speaking Wednesday in Veliko Tarnovo at a forum devoted to the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, she said that the biggest challenge for Bulgaria was child poverty.
Two suspects detained in probe into migrant boat disaster
Police have detained two suspects in an investigation launched into the sinking of a migrant boat off the northern coast of Istanbul as a search continues for 13 people who were on the vessel, including the Turkish captain.
The detentions conducted late on Nov. 4 were the first since the previous dayâs accident, which killed at least 24.