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Presidential candidate Klaus Iohannis, the chair of the National Liberal Party thinks that Romania has failed to stand out as a partner of NATO and of the European Union; speaking on Monday night at the Realitatea TV station, he said the country did not come up with its own ideas and approaches, hence a change is necessary in the foreign policy.

National leader of the People's Movement Party (PMP) Elena Udrea on Monday filed her presidential bid with the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC), accompanied by a list of endorsing signatures.

She said she collected more than 400,000 signatures.

Senate Chairman Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, who heads the Liberal Reformist Party (PLR) on Monday filed his candidacy for president in this November's polls at the Central Election Bureau.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta judged President Traian Basescu's attack against Moldovan PM Iurie Leanca as 'an extremely irresponsible move' and 'an ugly signal for the people of the Republic of Moldova.'

A bus carrying 25 Romanian passengers aboard returning to Romanian from Kusadasi, Turkey, on Sunday capsized at the Republika Pass, Bulgaria, between Gurkovo and Veliko Tarnovo. First reports by Romania's Interior Ministry (MAI) mention that one passenger died and five were seriously injured.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Saturday that he learnt from Traian Basescu how not to behave if he becomes the president of Romania.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Commission and the World Bank (WB) have agreed on the postponement of gas market liberalisation for households and on the deadlines proposed by the Romanian side, Minister-delegate for Energy Razvan Nicolescu told AGERPRES on Saturday.