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President Iohannis pleads for stronger, more active involvement of EU in solving conflicts in its neighborhood

President Klaus Iohannis welcomed on Wednesday, at Cotroceni Presidential Palace, the President of the French Senate, Gerard Larcher, the discussions focusing on the security agenda, the strengthening of bilateral cooperation, including from a parliamentary perspective, the European agenda and international issues.

Senate President Tariceanu: We must enlarge NATO's presence on entire eastern flank territory

Senate President Calin Popescu-Tariceanu stated on Wednesday, within the opening session of the B9 Parliamentary Summit, that Romania feels the need to see that NATO's command structure is better represented in the east of the Alliance.

Tariceanu on not attending SRI informal meetings: In life, I've learned this: civilians with civilians and rest

President of the Senate Calin Popescu-Tariceanu stated on Monday that he is not the one who should be asked if the presence of some persons is appropriate or not at an informal event organised by the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), adding that he knows how to behave himself.

People in Mexico who Pass Away will Automatically Become Organ Donors

The Mexican Senate approved a reform of the health system, according to which any deceased adult automatically becomes a potential donor. "The decision on the reform of the general health care law in its organ donation section was adopted by 75 votes in favor, with no one against and one abstaining," the senate said in a Twitter statement.

Central bank's Isarescu: Real inflation shielded by fiscal measures

Real inflation was last year shielded by tax measures such as the VAT cut, and if we did the numbers excluding the fiscal impact, the inflation rate would not have been that deep in the negative in the first half of 2017, governor of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) Mugur Isarescu said at the meeting organized by the Senate's Committee on Economy, Industries and Services.

Romanian journalists with historical communities around Romania visit AGERPRES

Representatives of the Romanian language media with the historical communities around Romania visited on Wednesday the headquarters of the AGERPRES National News Agency on which occasion they were presented one of the most important projects of the agency launched this year, the "Great Union - Romania, at 100 years" documentary dedicated to the Centennial.

President Iohannis: I expect we improve Justice Laws; a first analysis when they reach me

AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: President Klaus Iohannis stated on Friday that his expectations regarding the Justice laws are related to their improvement, until they "meet the needs of the Romanian society", specifying that the moment the laws reach him, he will carry out a first analysis as several options can be taken into account.

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