Klaus Iohannis

President Klaus Iohannis stated on Friday that Romania and Bulgaria have as joint objective consolidating the collective defence within NATO, given the context of the security challenges in the region.

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He showed that the discussions with his Bulgarian counterpart focused also on the recent developments on the security agenda.

President Klaus Iohannis announced, on Thursday, that on March 17 he will conduct an official visit to Ukraine and mentioned that he does not believe arms deliveries to this country are a solution at this moment for resolving the conflict in the area.

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Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev is due to meet with Romanian counterpart Klaus Iohannis on a Friday visit to Bucharest.

Plevneliev is the first head of state to do this since Iohannis was sworn in following his unexpected victory against PM Victor Ponta in November.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta, the head of the Social Democrat Party, said his party will discuss in their parliamentary groups the nomination of Eduard Hellvig as director of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI).

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President Klaus Iohannis nominated Eduard Helvig of the National Liberal Party as director of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI).

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Hellvig is currently a member of the European Parliament.

President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday congratulated Simona Maya Teodoroiu at ceremony in which she was sworn in the office of judge with the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) and told the Court representatives that they represent "a pillar of democracy."

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President Klaus Iohannis welcomed, on Tuesday, to the Cotroceni Palace, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, context in which he relayed the firm support of Romania for continuing the European and democratic path of Ukraine.

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President Klaus Iohannis strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Copenhagen on Saturday night and underlines Romania's support for the fight against terrorism, a press release by the Presidential Administration reads on Sunday.

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Senate Speaker Calin Popescu-Tariceanu said in a release on Saturday that after the vote given by the senators on Varujan Vosganian case, the partnership recently proposed by President Klaus Iohannis to the Parliament 'has turned into blunt criticism of the opinion expressed by a majority of the senators'.

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Senator Varujan Vosganian on Friday announced his resignation from the National Liberal Party (PNL).

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''As an comradely response to your requests, please hereby receive my resignation from the new PNL," Vosganian wrote on his blog, addressing the PNL leadership.