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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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President Iohannis extends condolences to states whose citizens were killed in Pakistan helicopter crash
President Klaus Iohannis on Friday extended condolences to the countries whose citizens were killed in a helicopter crash in northern Pakistan.
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IntMin Oprea: Romania and Turkey - NATO geostrategic pillars
Romania and Turkey are two of NATO's geostrategic pillars, Deputy Premier and Minister of the Interior Gabriel Oprea said on Friday after a meeting in Bucharest with Turkish Minister of the Interior Sebahattin Ozturk.
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Romania's Ambassador in Islamabad survives helicopter crash in northern Pakistan
Romania's Ambassador in Islamabad, who was traveling in a helicopter that crashed on Friday in northern Pakistan, is out of danger, the Romanian Foreign Ministry announced.
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EU Suspends Funds For Romania Citing Fraud Concerns
Romania's Minister for European Funds, Marius Nica, on Friday confirmed that the EU has temporarily suspended allocation of about 1 billion euro for Romanian projects because of allegations of corruption and other irregularities.
They were "investigating complaints related to alleged irregularities in some human resources, water supply and subway projects," Nica said.
Iohannis: Gender equality must be reality in modern Romania
Equality between women and men must be a reality in a modern Romania, says president Klaus Iohannis in a message on Equal Opportunity Day.
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"Esteem to the people around us is a virtue, and gender equality must be a reality in a modern Romania," Iohannis wrote on Friday on his Facebook page.
World Press Photo 2015 is officially open in University Square
The World Press Photo 2015 exhibition has officially opened on Thursday, in the Bucharest University Square, where the people interested could admire the most valuable photographs of the competition.
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Romania Social Democrats Woo Ally to Secure Power
The national executive committee of Romania's ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, on Thursday approved a new pact with a junior party in the governing coalition, aimed at shoring up support for the current centre-left government.
ForMin Aurescu urges Hungary to observe European legislation in the case of former MP Marko Attila
AGERPRES special correspondent Catalin Alexandru reports: Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu on Thursday said he called on Hungary's Foreign Ministry to forward to the relevant authorities of Hungary Romania's call on Hungary to observe the European legislation in the case of fugitive former MP Marko Attila.
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