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PSD's Dragnea: Party colleagues have worked on a document to get Iohannis indicted of high treason
Bucharest, Aug 6 /Agerpres / - National leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Liviu Dragnea said on Sunday evening that some of his party colleagues have been working on a document to get President Klaus Iohannis indicted of high treason, but no final decision has been made yet.
"3Faces" by Jafar Panahi - screened in opening of ANONIMUL Festival; director Emir Baigazin - special guest
"3Faces" film, by Jafar Panahi will be screened in the opening of ANONIMUL International Independent Film Festival, taking place Monday through Sunday, in Sfantu Gheorghe, the Danube Delta, Emir Baigazin, the Kazakh director being the guest of the 15th edition of the event, the organisers inform.
MAE condemns any anti-Semitic gestures, in reference to foul play on 'Elie Wiesel' Memorial House
Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) expresses its regret and strongly condemns and anti-Semitic gestures, with respect to the foul play committed on the 'Elie Wiesel' Memorial House in Sighetu Marmatiei of the Peace Nobel Prize Laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.
PNL National Council/Orban: Only PNL is political force "fighting on equal footing" with PSD
Bucharest, Aug 4 /Agerpres/ - The PNL president, Ludovic Orban, launched an appeal at the National Council meeting on Saturday, calling for the unity of the party, underlining that only the National Liberal Party is the political force "fighting on equal footing" with the PSD, and those who do not come alongside liberals "do a favour to social-democrats".
Mid-air collision cancels air show in north-eastern Romania
Bucharest, Aug 4 /Agerpres/ - The "Suceava Air Show" has been canceled after two small aircraft collided in mid-air early on Saturday at Fratautii Vechi (north-eastern Romania) and one of the pilots died, the prefect of Suceava, Mirela Adomnicai, told AGERPRES.
The prefect said that, following the crash, prosecutors are investigating the scene.
Sakkari upsets Venus Williams to reach Silicon Valley semis
Maria Sakkari of Greece upset third-seeded Venus Williams 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.
Sakkari came back from 0-3 in the first set and 3-5 in the second set.
She advanced to face American Danielle Collins - with the reaching her first WTA final.
Record Number of International Participants Registered for Fourth Edition of Burgas Skate Open
Burgas. A record number of international participants have registered for the fourth edition of the Burgas Skate Open, said the Municipality of Burgas. Skaters from Romania, Serbia, Argentina, Cuba, Hungary, Israel and Belarus will attend the event on 17 August.
PNL National Council/Iohannis: National Liberal Party must be united; you must reinstate normalcy to Romania
Bucharest, Aug 4 /Agerpres/ - President Klaus Iohannis said on Saturday that there is a need for a "rational alternative" instead of the current government, a context in which he pointed out that National Liberal Party (PNL) must be a strong and solid party.
Bulgaria Seizes 1.75 Million illegal Cigarettes at Border with Romania
SOFIA, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian authorities at Silistra checkpoint near the border with Romania have captured 1.75 million undeclared cigarettes, officials said here on Friday.
The cigarettes were found on Thursday evening in a Romania-registered truck when it attempted to leave Bulgaria, the Ministry of Interior and the National Customs Agency (NCA) said in a joint statement.
Maior: Exploiting natural gases in offshore, onshore sectors, a success for Romania's economy and security
Washington, Aug 4 /Agerpres/ - Exploiting natural gases in the offshore and onshore sectors and the strategic projects ran on the Black Sea, especially, will be a success for the economy and security of Romania, Romanian Ambassador to the USA, George Cristian Maior, said in a statement remitted to AGERPRES on Friday regarding the investment projects in the energy sector on the Black Sea.
President Klaus Iohannis to attend on Saturday the National Council of PNL (sources)
Bucharest, Aug 3 /Agerpres/ - President Klaus Iohannis on Saturday will attend the National Council of the National Liberal Party (PNL), political sources confirmed for AGERPRES on Friday.
INTERVIEW/ Joel Best (Bell Helicopter): In Romania, the conditions for success are here
Bucharest, Aug 3 /Agerpres/ - In Romania, the conditions for success exist and, in case the agreement with Bell will be accepted by the Romanian and US governments, our country will be the only place outside the United States where the AH-1Z and the UH-1Y aircraft will be produced, said, in an interview granted to AGERPRES, Joel Best, director for Global Business Development Europe with Bell He
Balkan Migrants in Germany Number 2.6 Million
Over 2.6 million of the 19.3 million people in Germany with migrant backgrounds come from Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Kosovo, the latest census data from the German Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, show.
Over 5.2 mln arrivals in Romania's tourist accommodation units in H1
More than 5.2 million arrivals were registered in the Romanian tourist accommodation units in the first six months of this year, up 4.1pct compared to the same period of last year, 75.8pct being arrivals of Romanian tourists, according to the data released by the National Institute of Statistics on Friday for AGERPRES.
"Greater Union - Romania, 100 years on" AGERPRES documentary, screened at "Film and Literature" Project
"The Greater Union - Romania, 100 years on" produced by the AGERPRES National News Agency was screened on Thursday, in the garden of the Romanian Literature National Museum, in the opening of the second edition of the project "Film and Literature."
The film was presented by AGERPRES Director General Alexandru Giboi and one of the directors, Marilena Stanescu.