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Jankovic loses in final in Indian Wells
Serbia's Jelena Jankovic has failed to win the first place at the WTA tournament in Indian Wells, since she lost to Romania's Simona Halep 2-6 7-5 6-4 in the final on Sunday.
Romania Defends NATO Missile Defence Plans
"The anti-missile system is only for self-defence, as defined by the UN charter, and has nothing to do with Russia," Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu said on Saturday.
Aurescu was commenting after Russia's ambassador to Denmark, Mikhail Vanin, warned the Scandinavian country not to join the NATO missile defence system.
PM Ponta: PSD is like the phoenix bird, it rebirths out of its own ashes
PSD [The Social Democratic Party] is like the phoenix bird, every time there appear some who are impatient to be dancing on its grave, it rebirths out of its own ashes, the chairman of the party, Prime Minister Victor Ponta, on Saturday stated, on the occasion of the party's National Council meeting.
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Giovanni Pittella: Romania and Bulgaria are rightful partners of EU; they should enter Schengen
Leader of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the European Parliament, Giovanni Pittella, on Saturday said at the National Council of the PSD [Social Democratic Party] works, held at the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, that Romania and Bulgaria are 'rightful partners of the EU', which is why they should enter the Schengen zone.
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Imagine what Turks went through during WWI
On March 18, 1915, British and French naval forces launched a campaign on Turkish positions in the Dardanelles. They failed. The date has been ingrained in my head since childhood. Every March 18, my grandfather Ömer Kemal, may God rest his soul, started the day by asking all of us the significance of the date.
ForMin Bogdan Aurescu: Countries in the region contribute to enrichment of Francophone cultural heritage
Countries in the region contribute to the enrichment of the Francophone cultural heritage and they can provide a significant experience with respect to the democratic transition, to the benefit of peace in the Francophone area, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu said on Friday, in his message on the International Day of Francophonie.
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Social Democratic Party holds its National Council
The meeting of the National Council of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) began on Friday at the Parliament Palace, in the presence of the party president, Prime Minister Victor Ponta, and of other members of its leadership; the honorary president of the PSD, Ion Iliescu, former President of Romania, did not attend.
Photo credit: (c) Liviu SOVA / AGERPRES PHOTO