Catalina Matei

The Co-Chair of the European Green Party of the European Parliament, Reinhard Butikofer, declared on Monday that the group he belongs to will propose the organisation within the European Parliament of a debate about the control and balancing mechanism of the rule of law in Romania.

George Maior can no longer represent Romania as ambassador in the United States' capital, Senate President Calin Popescu-Tariceanu said on Monday.

The EUR 25k trophy of the Golden Stag International Festival was won by Inis Neziri of Albania, and it was handed by Luminita Dobrescu, the first singer of Romania who grabbed this trophy back in 1969, at the second edition of the festival.

The 1st Prize of the contest was won by Olivier Kaye (Belgium) and was handed by Gabriel Garko, a special guest of the festival.

Over 5,500 people have participated in the Sfatului Square of Brasov in the third night of the Golden Stag International Festival that was the witness of a remarkable sold-out performance by James Blunt, Horia Brenciu & HB Orchestra and Delia.

Composer and violinist Edvin Marton of Hungary is promising a spectacular act on Saturday as he goes onstage at the Cerbul de Aur - Golden Stag International Competitive Music Festival with his famous Stradivarius that dates back to 1699.

Marton is also part of the jury who will decide the winners of this year's Golden Stag Trophy.

The 18th edition of the Golden Stag festival debuted Wednesday night, in Brasov, 50 years since the first show of the event, with a Gala dedicated to the Stag's winners.

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 manipulation of the public opinion is frequently used to destabilise the proscutors' activity, and the Public Prosecution Service (MP) permanently acted in a transparent manner, in the spirit of finding the truth, Romania's Prosecutor General Augustin Lazar stated.

The National Liberal Party (PNL, opposition) intends to call in for questioning the Prefect of Bucharest, and, as a political action, will submit a motion against the Minister of Internal Affairs once the Parliament will resume its activity, announced Tuesday, Victor Paul Dobre, the deputy leader of the liberal group from the Chamber of Deputies.

Bucharest, Aug 18 /Agerpres/ - Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General in 1997-2006, was an active militant for peace, and his death is one of the saddest pieces of news lately, Deputy Prime Minister for implementing strategic partnerships of Romania, Ana Birchall wrote on Facebook on Saturday.