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Iohannis: Eudoxiu Hurmuzachi Cultural Centre of Cernauti, a reference for Romanians
In a message on Sunday for the opening of the Eudoxiu Hurmuzachi Romanian Cultural Centre in Cernauti, Ukraine, Romania's President Klaus Iohannis says the centre is a reference for Romanians.
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Iohannis: We are celebrating our identity, our joy of being a united, free country in Europe
President Klaus Iohannis says May 10 is a day that has to do with Romania's statehood, as it is the day when Romanians celebrate their identity and their joy of being a united and free country in Europe.
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Ambassador injured in Pakistani helicopter crash resumes work, blames accident on technical fault
Romania's ambassador to Islamabad, Pakistan, Emilian Ion told AGERPRES on Sunday that he feels physically and mentally good, that he resumed work, blaming the helicopter crash in Pakistan he survived on a technical fault.
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'I am at work. I have resumed work and I am in a very good physical and mental shape,' said Ion.
Klaus Iohannis: Within short, we will be making strides toward Schengen membership
President Iohannis said on Saturday, at the reception given on Europe Day at the Cotroceni Palace, that Romania will soon be making strides to become a Schengen member.
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Attending military celebrations, Defence Minister assures Romanian Armed Forces ready to duly fulfil responsibilities
Minister of National Defence Mircea Dusa, attending on Saturday the military ceremony organised in Targu Mures to honor May 9, said that the Ministry insisted that the amplest celebrations in the country be organized in Targu Mures, just a few kilometers from Oarba de Mures, the site of fierce battles during WW II, which claimed the lives of more than 11,000 Romanian troops.
East European Comic Con rolling in Bucharest, list of guest artists, actors rewards public's wait
The third edition of the East European Comic Con (EECC), an event gathering under one banner comic book artists, vendors, actors, cosplayers, gamers and boardgame enthusiasts, has started in Bucharest's Romexpo venue on Friday, Mircea Muresan, the EECC's director, estimating an attendance of around 30,000 during the convention's three days.
IntMin on May 9, a day with multiple significance for Romania: War wounds - a reminder of peace preciousness
The wounds of war will always remind us how precious peace is, and this is exactly why we should be proud that Romania has today the most important security guarantees ever: we are part of the most important military alliance - NATO, and a member of the European Union, sharing the values of freedom, security and justice, Deputy Prime Minister for National Security, Minister of Internal Affairs
ForMin Aurescu: Romania's Ambassador to Pakistan is back in Islamabad and doing fine
Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu said that Romania's Ambassador to Pakistan, who was traveling in a Pakistani army helicopter that crashed on Friday in the north of the country, has returned to Islamabad on Saturday.
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Premier Ponta's Europe Day message: The European project has the power to reinvent itself
The European project has the power to reinvent itself, to build a better, fairer and more generous society, is the core idea in Prime Minister Victor Ponta's Europe Day message this Saturday.
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ForMin Aurescu: We need an ambitious strategy agenda EU-wide
Romania's Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu believes an ambitious strategy agenda is needed EU-wide that provides credible and sustainable answers to the current issues, pointing out that Romania remains an active promoter of the EU's neighbourhood policy.
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Romania's Chitu wins silver in the Baku Grand Slam tournament
Romanian judoka Andreea Chitu on Friday won the silver medal in the women's 52-kg category of the 2015 Grand Slam tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan, as she lost the final to Brazil's Erika Miranda.
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EnvMin: There will be no leniency for lawbreakers; we will notify the General Prosecutor's Office
The Minister of Environment, Waters and Forestry, Gratiela Gavrilescu, on Friday stated in Suceava that she took notice of the suspicions signaled by the media and by the representatives of the civil society referring to Austrian company Holzindustrie Schweighofer and that she will also notify the General Prosecutor's Office, if the alleged illegalities are confirmed.
President Iohannis: I reiterated in Poland Romania's commitment to the European project
President Klaus Iohannis on Friday stated that, in Poland, where he participated in the events marking the 70th anniversary since the end of WWII, he reiterated Romania's commitment to the European project.
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MAE: Romania's ambassador to Pakistan, slightly injured in helicopter crash, did not need hospitalisation
Spokesperson for Romania's Foreign Ministry (MAE) Raluca Lunculescu said Friday that the Romanian diplomat aboard a helicopter that crashed in Pakistan earlier in the day was slightly injured; although he was rushed to a hospital in the region, he did not need hospitalisation for his injuries and it is now safely in the town of Gilgit.
Isarescu on IMF arrangement: We need a devil's advocate to sell the fiscal reform credibly
Romania needs an arrangement with the international financial institutions in order to sell credibly the fiscal reform it intends to implement by modifying its Tax Code so as to avoid losses by having to borrow at higher interest rates, according to Governor of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) Mugur Isarescu.
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