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Romania's ambassador to the United States George Maior has been called for explanations at the main offices of the Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) offices in Bucharest, according to a press statement released by MAE on Monday.

The Romanian Social Democrat Party, PSD, faces internal friction as some well-known members have been questioning the ruling party's leadership after the violent crackdown on anti-corruption protests on August 10 that left 452 injured.

Romania is successfully conducting the Council of the European Union's shadow presidency, according to Romania's Minister-delegate for European Affairs Victor Negrescu, who at a weekly meeting of the Coordination Council of the National European Affairs Management System on Wednesday reviewed the latest developments in the process of preparing Romania for holding the EU Council

The Romanian presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2019 concerns every Romanian, and it should not be politicised, Minister-delegate for European Affairs Victor Negrescu said on Thursday.

On an official visit to Montenegro on Thursday, Romania's Prime Minister Viorica Dancila had a meeting with Chairman of the Montenegrin Parliament Ivan Brajovic.

The ambassadors of the EU member states accredited in Bucharest showed concern regarding the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code passed in Parliament, a release by the Presidential Administration reads, following a meeting of President Klaus Iohannis with the EU diplomats.

The draft law on amending the Criminal Procedure Code on a vote of 175 - 78 and one abstention was passed on Monday night by the plenary sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, as decision-making chamber of the Romanian Parliament.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia Andrej Plenkovic on Friday stated, after his meeting with Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, that the signing of the Statement of Intent between the two governments regarding their bilateral cooperation in the defence and security field will contribute to the enhanced defence of Croatia and Romania.

Justice Minister Tudorel Toader on Thursday announced that his hearing in Parliament in connection with a report by the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), which should have been held on Thursday, was rescheduled for May 9.

Justice Minister Tudorel Toader states in a Facebook post that he will attend a Question Time in Parliament on Thursday at the invitation of the opposition National Liberal Party (PNL) to answer questions about a Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) report.