Presidential Administration

President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday signed a decree decorating pop singer Mihai Constantinescu posthumously.

President Klaus Iohannis says that ousted Prime Minister Viorica Dancila has no legitimacy to nominate a candidate on Romania's behalf for the position of European Commissioner, demanding her not to convey such a nomination to the EC's President elect Ursula von der Leyen. "Ousted premier Mrs.

On October 24, 2019, Prime Minister-designate Ludovic Orban unveiled the composition of his cabinet to be submitted to Parliament for a vote. Victoria-Violeta Alexandru was picked for the position of Minister of Labour and Social Protection. Victoria-Violeta Alexandru was born in Bucharest on November 11, 1975, according to the bio published on her personal Facebook page.

President Klaus Iohannis met on Monday in Tokyo with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with the two top officials expressing on the occasion their wish for the Strategic Partnership between the two countries to be launched in 2021, the Presidential Administration informs.

AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: President Klaus Iohannis, currently visiting Japan, was welcomed at the Akasaka-Geihinkan Palace by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday. According to the Presidential Administration, the talks will address the Strategic Partnership between Romania and Japan.

Tokyo, October 20 - AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: President Klaus Iohannis, currently visiting Japan, will meet at Akasaka-Geihinkan Palace, on Monday, with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

President Klaus Iohannis maintained, in Brussels, on the occasion of the meeting of the European Council, the necessity of adopting without delay the decision to open accession negotiations with Albania and the Republic of North Macedonia, mentioning that a positive decision in this sense would have a strategic significance for the region.

President Klaus Iohannis will be attending a meeting of the European Council in Brussels, October 17-18.

President Klaus Iohannis stated on Friday that the "insistence with which Prime Minister Viorica Dancila refuses to request Parliament's approval for a new Government is generating the grave blockage the Romanian state's institutions are in." Prime Minister Viorica Dancila sent, on Friday, to President Klaus Iohannis new proposals for interim ministers.

President Klaus Iohannis claims that the refusal of Prime Minister Dancila to consult with him in what regards the issue of the European Commissioner, "which regards our country's reputation", represents a "flagrant" infringement of the Constitution and "gravely affects the credibility of Romania." "Ms.