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Walloon PM Says Bulgaria Should Quit EU
Wallonia's Minister-President has said Bulgaria should leave the EU, alongside other Eastern European countries.
It is "desirable" that Poland, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria follow in the UK's lockstep, Le Monde [FR] quotes Paul Magnette, who heads the Belgian region's government, as saying.
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Slovakia Calls Emergency EU Meeting After Walloon Support for CETA
The Slovakian rotating presidency of the European Council has called an emergency meeting in Brussels of the representatives of European countries after Belgium declared the agreement of Wallonia to support the CETA treaty.
Natalie Imbruglia turns 40, still turns heads!
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Ottomans' first Paris mission lives on in memories
More than 200 years on, there is little physical indication that Paris' L'Hôtel de Monaco once served as the Ottoman state's first mission to France, but the memories continue to live on, even if no tangible reminder remains.
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Aurescu insists on how important the British involvement is in improving perception about Romanians in UK
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bogdan Aurescu, on the occasion of his meeting in London with his British counterpart, Philip Hammond, underscored how important it is that the British authorities join the Romanian ones in the effort to improve the perception about Romanians living in the UK, reads a release sent to AGERPES.
Photo credit: (c) Simion MECHNO / AGERPRES ARCHIVE
Tariceanu, presented with France's Knight of the Legion of Honour decoration
On Thursday at the French Embassy in Bucharest, Chairman of Romania's Senate Calin Popescu-Tariceanu was presented France's Knight of the Legion of Honour decoration, at a ceremony also attended by Princess Margareta, Prince Radu, former presidents Ion Iliescu and Emil Constantinescu, along with political figures and more.
Photo credit: (c) SORIN LUPSA / AGERPRES STREAM
Romanians Split Over School Divinity Classes
Public personalities, including actors, writers and journalists, have joined a campaign aimed at encouraging parents to enroll their children in religious studies classes in school.
Parents have by March 6 to file a written request if they want their children to attend divinity classes in school.
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PSD's Birchall, Ambassador Brummell discuss situation of Romanian migrants to UK
Social-Democratic deputy and chairperson of the Chamber of Deputies' European Affairs Committee Ana Birchall on Monday met with British Ambassador to Romania Paul Brummell, with whom she discussed the situation of the Romanians who live in the UK, Romania's Schengen accession, as well as the security climate in the region, against the backdrop of the Ukraine conflict.
INSCOP: Romanians take deep liking to Western states
Romanians take a deep liking to Western states, with Germany topping the rankings of the countries towards which feelings are rather positive, with 87.3% of the options (84.3% in July 2014), according to an INSCOP survey released on Monday to AGERPRES.
Photo credit: (c) inscop.ro
Iasi: President Iohannis, PM Ponta, Chisinau and Cernauti City Mayors attend ceremonies in Union Square
President Klaus Iohannis and Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Saturday morning attended, in the Union Square, in Iasi City, the ceremonies organised by the local authorities marking the 156th anniversary since the unification of Moldavia with Wallachia (Tara Romaneasca), inaugurated with the playing of the national anthem and military honours.