Maria Voican

The Ombudsman Wednesday announced it has taken ex-officio action in the case of two children physically aggressed by staff of the Local Police with the Bucharest District 3.

Prime minister Viorica Dancila on a working visit in Brussels met on Tuesday with the Chairman of the European People's Party group, Manfred Weber, whom she had "an open exchange of opinions" with regarding the situation in Romania, a release by the Romanian Gov't sent to AGERPRES informs.

President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) Cristina Tarcea stated on Tuesday that the law is observed in the Supreme Court, adding that "there are judges in this country who observe the law at any risk."

Social Democratic Party (PSD, major at rule, e.n.) leader Liviu Dragnea stated on Sunday evening that there are ministers who "are running away from signature" and announced that there will be talks about a gov't reshuffle in a National Executive Committee (CExN) of the party after the referendum for the revision of the Constitution (due 6-7 October, ed. n.).

National leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Liviu Dragnea said on Friday that discussions at the National Executive Committee (CExN) convention will be settled by one vote.

"Of course there has to be a vote," said Dragnea, as he came out for a brief break from the CExN convention.

Asked about what else was going on at the convention, Dragnea said, "I am listening."

The order for the protesters of the August 10 rally in Bucharest's Piata Victoriei to leave the area, issued by Laurentiu Cazan, the general director of the General Gendarmerie Directorate was given in violation of the legal provisions, says the Prosecutor's Office with the Supreme Court (PICCJ)

CIADO (The International Anti-Drug and Human Rights Center) has requested the Government and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, on Friday, to sack the leadership of ANA (National Anti-Drug Agency) for "dire managerial deficits" and reorganize the institution, as well as adopt the 2017-2020 Action Plan through a Government Decision, allocating 5 percent from the vice tax for programs that concern

The Government approved in Thursday's sitting amendments and completions to the Law of adoptions, one of the new provisions extending the length of validity of the person or family certificate fit to adopt from 2 to 5 years, Gov't spokesman Nelu Barbu stated.

People's Movement Party (PMP) leader Eugen Tomac accuses the Government that the Emergency Ordinance on the referendum which amends the provision regarding representation in the polling stations obstructs the activity of a parliamentary political party and he announces that the Venice Commission and the Ombudsman will be notified in this respect.

The signatories of an open letter through which the "immediate resignation" of Liviu Dragnea from the positions of PSD (Social Democratic Party, main at rule, ed.