Chivalric orders

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev arrived on an official visit to the State of Qatar at the invitation of H.M. the Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Crucial elections are taking place on Tuesday in Israel, presenting a real threat for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hold on power. The Blue and White alliance of centrist opposition parties has been performing very well in public opinion polls and appears to be on a par with the governing right-wing Likud.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Monday stated it's necessary to find out the truth about the December 1989 Revolution. "As you well know, I don't comment on matters related to justice. I believe justice should be done by judges and the less politicians talk about it the better.

Romania's Attorney General Augustin Lazar "had no business" speaking up in the December 1989 Revolution court case, former PM Petre Roman told AGERPRES on Monday, adding that this file is very important for all those who are victims or relatives of the victims of those days and who have the absolute right to "get this cause of theirs illuminated." He voiced "surprise, disappointment and even in

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Wednesday said she is surprised by the statements made by First Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans, arguing that there has been total openness on the Romanian authorities' behalf towards the steps our country has to take.

There is still a possibility, even before the end of the mandate of this European Commission, that the monitoring mechanism of Bulgaria and Romania be terminated. This was stated by the Deputy Chairman of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, at a press conference on the rule of law.

The collection of more than 500 images includes portrait and documentary photographs which show ordinary members of the Communist Partisan movement, which was led by Josip Broz Tito, on battlefields and at cultural events, but also at social occasions such as weddings.

After talks on Monday with visiting European Commission First Vice President Frans Timmermans, the socialists' candidate for EC president, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he believed that European Parliament elections in May could be the most critical for the future of Europe.

The negotiations for the new borrowers' protection framework voted into law on Friday were long and hard, with the Greek side thinking it had secured an agreement three times before being proven wrong.

The modernist building is appreciated by many architects and lovers of brutalism, but it is now surrounded by unkept grass, with broken windows and a damaged roof, while its once impressive interior is full of dust, dirt and rubbish. Grass is even growing inside the building.