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Slobozia, Mar 9 /Agerpres/ - The budget was "drawn up very well and very rigorously", the wish of the head of state being to "delay as much as possible the approval of the state budget in order to do as much harm as possible to Romania", said on Saturday the Social Democrat Party chairman, Liviu Dragnea. "We have nothing to modify, because the budget was drawn up very well and very rigorously.

Bucharest, Mar 9 /Agerpres/ - Those with an important role in Justice must respect the Constitution, said, on Saturday, the chairman of the Senate, Calin Popescu Tariceanu, when asked to comment on the positive appreciations of the President of the European Parliament regarding Laura Codruta Kovesi.

Former DNA (National Anti-corruption Directorate) chief prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi said on Thursday, after leaving the hearings of the Magistrates' Investigation Section, that she found out she is being charged in a second case. "In the first case you already know about, I was prevented from making statements.

The Social Democrats this Wednesday accused President Klaus Iohannis of "lying again" when criticising the 2019 State Budget Law which he will be sending back to Parliament. "Iohannis is lying again, claiming that the budget proposed by PSD is the worst. But Iohannis approved in 2016 Ciolos's budget which provided for 16 billion lei for Health and 10 billion lei less for Education.

Domestic violence cases register a worrying increase and fighting this phenomenon, as well as supporting the victims are imperative, Prime Minister Viorica Dancila stated on Monday. "The data show that, unfortunately, the domestic violence cases register a worrying rise. An indicator which reflects the gravity of this phenomenon is the large number of deaths caused by domestic violence.

The Social Democrats argue that "starting today" President Klaus Iohannis' campaign will cost Romania 6.9 million euro a day, representing European funds not absorbed by the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Development." "Starting today, Iohannis Spanner-in-the-works electoral campaign will cost Romania 6.9 million euro a day, representing European funds not absorbed by the Ministry of

The amendments to the laws of Justice contravene the institutional architecture established by the Constitution, the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) specifies on Wednesday, referring to the emergency ordinance adopted a day ago by the Executive.

European Commission President jean Claude Juncker on Friday voiced his hope that by the end of this Commission's mandate Romania became a member of the Schengen Area.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila stated on Friday that she reiterated, in the discussions she had with the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, her trust in a tight cooperation and constructive dialogue and gave assurances that Romania is determined to contribute to the obtainment of positive results during its mandate at the Presidency of the Council of the EU, in order to

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Bucharest, Jan 11 /Agerpres/ - Romania's Presidency at the Council of the European Union takes place at a "difficult" time for Europe, said, on Friday, the head of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, during the meeting of the College of Commissioners with President Klaus Iohannis, which took place at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace.