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Kerry calls for US war powers to strike ISIL

Secretary of State John Kerry urged lawmakers Wednesday to give President Barack Obama updated war powers to go after Islamic jihadists at "a pivotal hour" in the battle against the militants.
      
"Our nation is strongest when we act together -- and we simply cannot allow this collection of murderers and thugs to achieve its ambitions," Kerry told Congress.
      

Ponta: Passing the new tax codes will mean radical reform we can conduct now

Passing the Tax Code and the Code of Tax Procedure designed by the Government means radical reform in Romania that can be conducted now, because the economic results of Romania so far allows that, Prime Minister Victor Ponta told his cabinet at a meeting on Tuesday.

Latvia's Ambassador: We hope obstacles preventing Romania's accession to Schengen be removed

Latvia's Ambassador to Romania Ilgvars Klava on Tuesday said that his country endorses Romania's accession to the Schengen Area and supports the Schengen enlargement if the evaluation process is completed, adding that "all member states should be equally, fairly treated, without the adding of supplementary criteria."

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PM Ponta on constitutional revision: There should be a referendum this year, unless PNL changes tack

Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Monday said that the constitution revision process should be completed this year, but an impediment in the National Liberal Party (PNL) may be represented by rallying around the position of the former Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) to oppose the amendment of the fundamental law.

Photo credit: (c) Liviu SOVA / AGERPRES PHOTO

Tariceanu, presented with France's Knight of the Legion of Honour decoration

On Thursday at the French Embassy in Bucharest, Chairman of Romania's Senate Calin Popescu-Tariceanu was presented France's Knight of the Legion of Honour decoration, at a ceremony also attended by Princess Margareta, Prince Radu, former presidents Ion Iliescu and Emil Constantinescu, along with political figures and more.

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US Extends Sanctions Against Russia, EU Ready to Follow Suit

EU leaders and US President Barack Obama expressed readiness on Tuesday to extend the sanctions against Russia in case the Minsk ceasefire is further violated.

This happened at a video conference between Obama and the leaders of Germany, France, UK, Italy and European Council President Donald Tusk, EurActiv reports.

Parliament, to vote on Monday on Hellvig's nomination to SRI leadership (official)

The joint plenum of the Deputies' Chamber and Senate will vote on Monday, at 16,00, on the nomination of Liberal (PNL) MEP Eduard Hellvig as the civilian head of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), Deputies' Chamber Speaker Valeriu Zgonea announced.

Photo credit: (c) GRIGORE POPESCU / AGERPRES STREAM

Meeting of Romania's Senate, Serbia's National Assembly committees for foreign affairs

The members of the Romanian Senate's committee for foreign affairs on Monday had a meeting with the delegation of the committee for foreign affairs of the National Assembly of Serbia, as part of the delegation's official visit to Romania, informs a press release remitted to AGERPRES.

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Eduard Hellvig to be heard Tuesday by parliamentary committee overseeing SRI

Eduard Hellvig, President Klaus Iohannis' pick to become director of Romania's Intelligence Service (SRI), will be heard on Tuesday at 10:00hrs, EET, by the joint parliamentary committee overseeing SRI, after which the standing bureaus will convene in session on Wednesday to agree on a date for the confirmation vote.

Photo credit: (c) Grigore POPESCU / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

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