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MAE: State institutions state have transparent dialogue with European, international institutions on Justice laws
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) took note of the position expressed on Thursday by the 12 partner states regarding the amendment process to the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code and underlines that the strengthening of the rule of law and the fight against corruption are part of the priorities assumed under the governing program 2018 - 2020, MAE points out.
Embassies Urge Romania Not to Backtrack on Corruption
The United States and 11 European countries have urged Romania's lawmakers not to adopt law changes that threaten the fight against corruption in the country, as parliament on Thursday started discussing changes to the criminal code.
Minister-delegate Negrescu says gov't to pass decision on European Union Strategy for the Danube Region
Minister-delegate for European Affairs Victor Negrescu told a debate on Thursday on the recent developments in Romania's preparations for taking over the annual presidency of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) that the government will pass at its meeting a decision to provide an organisational framework for the coordination mechanisms related to the European Union Strategy fo
Juncker Says Sorry for 'Moldovan' Language Option
The European Commision President, Jean-Claude Juncker, apologised on Wednesday to a Romanian MEP for the appearance of the phrase "Moldovan language" on the website of European Commision - calling it a "regrettable administrative error".
US Embassy: Partner countries call upon Romania to consider potential negative impact of criminal law amendments
The Embassy of the US in Bucharest conveyed on Thursday that "important partner countries" called upon Romania to take into account "the potential negative impact of criminal law amendments."
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Switzerland, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden endorse this standpoint alongside the US.
Romania gets new terms as BSEC country coordinator
A Romanian delegation headed by Secretary of State for Global Bilateral Affairs Monica Gheorghita, attended the 38th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (CMAE) of the Black Sea Economic Co-operation (BSEC) organisation held in Yerevan, where a symbolic ceremony was held to hand over the BSEC Chairmanship-in-Office Azerbaijan, according to the Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry
PM Dancila in Parliament:Mr. Basescu, please do your research! Ms. Turcan, studies in Moscow do not recommend you
Premier Viorica Dancila replied point by point on Wednesday, in the Parliament's plenum, to a number of criticisms brought by the opposition's representatives during the no-confidence motion debate, addressing Dan Barna (Save Romania Union - USR leader, ed.n.), Traian Basescu (People Movement's party - PMP leader, ed.n.) and Raluca Turcan (Liberal deputies' leade
Parliament/No-confidence motion/Barna: Romania urgently needs competent government, not puppet at service of convicted criminal
Save Romania Union (USR) leader Dan Barna stated on Wednesday in Parliament's plenum that his party will vote for the no-confidence motion, the only way forward into Europe, highlighting that our country urgently needs a competent government, "not a puppet one, at the service of a convicted criminal."
Romania Govt Survives No-Confidence Vote Amid Protests
Romania's Social Democrat-led government survived a no-confidence motion on Wednesday - but faced more turbulence outside parliament, where thousands of anti-corruption protesters gathered to demand Prime Minister Viorica Dancila's resignation.
Parliament: Vote of no confidence/Turcan: Romania is seen as a problem country, where democracy is trampled
Liberal deputies' leader Raluca Turcan stated on Wednesday that Romania, under the Social Democratic Party (PSD)'s governing, has come to be considered a problem country, where democracy is breached and the commitments assumed to the integration to the European Union seem "binned".
UPDATE/Dancila reproaches no-confidence motion supporters switching to ad-hominem attacks when gov't performance no longer deniable
Premier Viorica Dancila's message this Wednesday to the initiators of the no-confidence motion was that when they could no longer deny the pension and wage rises initiated by the government, they "took issue with the physical aspect, hairdo or clothing style of their political opponents."
UPDATE/Parliament/No-confidence motion: PM Dancila: Did not expect motion to be sequence of lies
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila stated on Wednesday in Parliament's plenum she was not expecting the entire no-confidence motion, signed by the National Liberal Party (PNL), Save Romania Union (USR) and People Movement's Party (PMP), to be "a sequence of fabrications."
Parliament/No-confidence motion:"We fight for Romania all the way" - message shown by Liberals during PM speech
National Liberal Party (PNL) MPs laid down in the plenary chamber of Parliament, during Prime Minister Viorica Dancila's speech, a huge banner with the message "We fight for Romania all the way".
Ukraine Probing Serbian pro-Russian Fighters, Report Says
A report published by Radio Free Europe on Wednesday said Ukraine was investigating a far-right group of 54 pro-separatist fighters - including six Serbs - who took part in attacks on Ukrainian forces in the regions of Donetsk and Lugansk from July 2014 onwards.
Gov't to manage Rosia Montana's inclusion in UNESCO Heritage List
The Supreme Council for National Defence (CSAT) was informed on Wednesday about the latest developments in the inclusion of the Rosia Montana mining cultural landscape on the UNESCO World Heritage List, with the government to manage the matter.