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Romania Top Court Backs Govt on Firing Kovesi
Romania's Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that the country's President, Klaus Iohannis, cannot prevent the government from firing the chief anti-corruption prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi.
Constitutional Court: There is conflict between powers in case of refusal to remove from office DNA head
Romania's Constitutional Court noted on Wednesday that there is a conflict between powers in the case of the rejection of the removal from office of Chief Prosecutor of Romania's National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) Laura Codruta Kovesi.
British Prince to Meet Romanian President
Britain's heir to the throne, Prince Charles, was due on Wednesday to meet Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and other Romanian officials in Bucharest, as he furthers his long love affair with the Balkan country.
President Iohannis at Bookfest opening: A book event is always a sign of normalcy for Romanian culture
President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday, at the opening of the Bookfest international book trade fair in Bucharest, that a book event is always a joy for readers, a sign of normalcy for Romanian culture, as well as proof of responsibility toward young people.
Foreign Tourists in Bulgaria have Increased by 9%
In the first four months of 2018, the total number of tourist visits by foreigners in Bulgaria is 1 722 307, the Ministry of Tourism reported, citing data from the National Statistical Institute. Their growth over the same period in 2017 is 9.3%. The increase just for April 2018 is 6% compared to the same month a year earlier.
AGERPRES documentary "The Greater Union - Romania at 100" travels to Oradea
Almost a hundred Romanians turned out to watch the documentary "The Greater Union - Romania at 100" documentary by the AGERPRES National News Agency at Cinema Palace in the western city of Oradea, as part of a national caravan.
INTERVIEW/Carafano: Trump is controversial; when you look past controversy there is clarity of purpose in foreign policy
Bucharest, May 29 /Agerpres/ - US President Donald Trump is controversial both in the United States as in Europe but, "when you look past the controversy and you put that aside, there is a clarity of purpose in US foreign policy", said, in an interview for AGERPRES, foreign policy expert James Carafano.
Senate quashes bill on Szekely Land autonomy
Acting as decision-making chamber, the Senate rejected on Tuesday by a vote of 96 to 9 the legislative proposal for the autonomy of the Szekely Land.
More than Half a Million Bulgarians Live and Work in other EU Countries
More than half a million Bulgarians aged 20-64 live and work in other EU Member States, according to data from Eurostat analysis on working-age Europeans in this age bracket who lived in a different EU country from their homeland in 2017. According to the analysis, about 4 percent of EU citizens were living in a country other than their nationality last year.
Bulgarian Preferences for Travel are Turkey, Greece and Serbia
In April Bulgarians traveled most to Turkey, Greece and Serbia. This is the data of the National Statistical Institute, quoted by Nova TV.
Travels of Bulgarians to Belgium increased - 40.7% more than in the same month of the previous year. With 20.1% more, Bulgarians have visited Macedonia. The countries that follow are Turkey, Serbia, Romania, Germany, Greece, Italy and Austria.
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Predicts that Bulgaria's Lag behind the EU to Continue for at least 15 Years
Bulgaria should not think of catching up with the average European level in the next 15 years, Prof. Viktor Yotsov, from the Institute for Economic Research at BAS, told bTV. He is the head of the team who drafted the Annual Report on Economic Development and Policies in Bulgaria.
Once Again the EP Calls for Bulgaria and Romania to be Admitted to the Schengen Area
The European Parliament once again calls for Bulgaria and Romania to be admitted to the Schengen zone, the press service of the institution said.
Romania, Croatia, Bulgaria Among EU's Top Labour Exporters
A fifth of Romanians, a sixth of Croatians and an eighth of Bulgarians between 20 and 64 years old resided primarily in another EU country in 2017, said a report by the EU statistics agency Eurostat that was published on Monday.
Deputy PM Birchall meets British MPs; importance of defending rights of Romanians living in UK underscored during talks
Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall met on Tuesday with a delegation of the UK Parliament's friendship group with Romania, made up of Bob Blackman, John Grogan, Drew Hendry and Carol Monaghan, context in which she reiterated, regarding the Brexit topic, the importance of defending the rights of the Romanian citizens and their families who live, work or study in the United Kingdom.
ForMin Melescanu attends FAC meeting focusing on latest developments in Iran, Venezuela
Romania's Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu on Monday attended a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) held in Brussels that focused on recent developments in Iran and Venezuela, the situation in Congo, and the post-Cotonou framework.