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President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday that the emergency ordinance announced by Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici, "introducing new taxes and duties", comes with "unheard of" ideas and "pushes the economy into chaos."

President of UMDR's (Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania) Women Organisation on Saturday stated that among the eligible candidates of this party for the European Parliament there must be at least one woman.

Minister-delegate for European Affairs George Ciamba stated, in a message occasioned by the National Day, that the Centennial Romania will be involved in re-shaping the future of the most "grandiose" political project of integration in history - the European project, mentioning that, on the other hand, the national objectives can be achieved only when the society finds the strength to work toge

Romania's Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Melescanu on Wednesday met delegations of foreign affairs committees of Poland's Senate and Turkey's Grand National Assembly to welcome strengthening parliamentary dialogue among the three countries.

Premier Viorica Dancila conveyed on Wednesday to Albania's visiting Defense Minister Olta Xhacka her appreciation for the good cooperation of the two countries as part of NATO and EU missions, the government said in a release.

Viorica Dancila welcomed Olta Xhacka, who is on an official visit to Romania October 30 - 31, at the Victoria Palace of Government.

AGERPRES special correspondent to Strasbourg, France, Florentina Peia, reports:

Bucharest, Oct 6 /Agerpres/ - Polling stations have closed on Saturday evening, at 21:00 hrs; the turnout up to 19:00 hrs in the referendum to redefine the notion of family was of 5.15 percent of voters, according to data provided by the Central Electoral Bureau.

The polling stations will open again at 7:00 hrs Sunday and the electoral process will continue until 21:00 hrs.

The Government of Romania is determined to endorse the film industry and filmmakers are invited to produce co-productions through the state aid scheme, Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall said at Ischia Global Film & Music Fest.

British Ambassador to Romania Paul Brummell says in an interview with AGERPRES that although his term in Bucharest is running to end, he is not leaving Romania "in many ways".

The Embassy of the US in Bucharest conveyed on Thursday that "important partner countries" called upon Romania to take into account "the potential negative impact of criminal law amendments."

Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Switzerland, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden endorse this standpoint alongside the US.