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ForMin Aurescu reconfirms Romania's attachment to La Francophonie
Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu on Monday welcomed rector of the University Agency of la Francophonie (AUF) Slim Khalbous, at the ministry's headquarters, reconfirming Romania's attachment to the promotion of la Francophonie including by organising in Bucharest, September 21-24 in a hybrid format the 18th meeting of the General Assembly of AUF, amidst AUF's 60th anniversary this year.
Parliament adopts law for extending state of emergency powers for detention, dismissals
Regulations including the extension of some state of emergency measures were approved in the Turkish Parliament early on July 18.
An omnibus bill that included regulations on the economy was passed in the General Assembly of the parliament and became law.
HDP MP returns to parliament after verdict on rights violation
Former Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has returned to the Turkish Parliament following a Constitutional Court verdict which said his rights were violated when convicted and stripped of his immunity.
PM Citu: Revenues, lower than wage costs in half of territorial administrative units
Prime Minister Florin Citu argued on Monday, at the beginning of the General Assembly of the Association of Romanian Municipalities, in favour of a spending reform at the level of territorial administrative units (UAT), mentioning that in half of the cases own revenues or even total revenues are lower than wage costs.
Court releases ex-HDP MP Gergerlioğlu
A Turkish court on July 7 ruled in favor of releasing the former Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu from jail, after a top court ruling that his rights were violated.
Gergerlioğlu was imprisoned on April 2 after a High Court approved a 2.5-year jail term over allegations of "supporting terrorism" on Feb. 19 and he was unseated from parliament.
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MHP leader criticizes Constitutional Court’s decision on ex-HDP MP
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has criticized a Constitutional Court decision ruling that the rights of former Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu have been violated.
"How is terrorist propaganda considered a violation of rights?" the MHP leader said on July 6, addressing his lawmakers in parliament.
CHP leader says he is not afraid of losing immunity
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has stated that the government wants to imprison him and called on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to lift his immunity because he is not afraid of it.
The CHP leader shared a video on his Twitter account on July 3, saying that "Let's lift my immunity right now; let's do it together."
Top court rules violation of rights for HDP’s Gergerlioğlu
The General Assembly of the Constitutional Court on July 1 ruled the decision stating violation of rights of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) member Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, demanding his release.
Motion to lift immunity of CHP leader and 19 MPs submitted to parliament
The Turkish Presidency has submitted a motion to the parliament seeking the removal of the parliamentary immunity of 20 deputies, including Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP).
HDP must be closed forever, says MHP leader
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli said that the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) must be closed forever after the Constitutional Court accepted an indictment for dissolving the political party.
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