County Council

Four ambassadors at Harghita County Lenten season carnival, mingling with revellers, tasting hallmark kurtoskalacs

US ambassador to Romania Hans Klemm, British ambassador Paul Brummell, Belgian head of mission Thomas Baekelandt and Hungarian ambassador Zákonyi Botond joined the revellers at the traditional Lenten start carnival in Sansimion - Harghita County, making merry, dancing, tasting traditional foods - the hallmark kurtoskalac included - all accompanied by a shot of palinka.

Liberal Voicu: PNL pleads for slashing down number of MPs and vote-by-mail

At the upcoming consultations on election law with the head of state, PNL is going to plead for a slashing down of the number of MPs and also for the introduction of the vote-by-mail system for Romanians residing abroad, Liberal deputy chairman Mihai Voicu told a press conference on Monday.

Photo credit: (c) Grigore POPESCU / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

Colleagues throw party for Emanuel Gyenes, winner of 2015 Dakar Rally marathon class

Colleagues at the Autonet Satu Mare (northwestern Romania) Company welcomed biker Emanuel 'Mani' Gyenes with a cake after his victory in the marathon class of the 2015 Dakar Rally; the company was also his sponsor.

Photo credit: (c) eANDINA / XINHUA ARCHIVE

Mani briefly related his fifth participation in this competition.

Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities supports Romania's elected officials

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities President Herwig van Staa asked the representatives of Romanian local authorities to notify the Congress in the event of transgressions of the principles of local democracy, and press the Governments to observe these principles.

Local by-elections to take place in 19 counties concurrently with European elections on May 25

Local by-elections to fill the vacated seats in the local administration - County Council president, mayor or local councilor - will be organized this Sunday in 19 counties concurrently with elections for the European Parliament.

Thus, in the Arges County, by-elections will be held for the position of County Council president.

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