In Romania

Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Marcel Ciolacu affirms that snap elections are the only solution, because the current Parliament "no longer reflects the will of Romanians", adding that the Social Democrats would not form a government with the National Liberal Party (PNL) and Save Romania Union-Unity, Freedom and Solidarity Party (USR PLUS).

The chairman of the National Liberal Party (PNL), Ludovic Orban, stated that he has made the decision to run for a new mandate at the helm of the party because he has the "capacity, energy, force, skill, and dedication" to take the party to "new political victories" in the interest of Romania, claiming it's not a "personal battle", but one for principles and values.

Bucharest, July 16 /Agerpres/ - PNL (National Liberal Party) leader Ludovic Orban on Friday said in Arad that he has decided to run for a new term because he has the ability to lead the party to new elections. "I am not running for the presidency of the National Liberal Party, for a new term, just because I want to.

Romania will remain actively involved in the decision-making process at EU level, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bogdan Aurescu gave assurances on Wednesday, while receiving, during a presentation visit, Ramona Chiriac, the new Chief of the Representation of the European Commission in Romania.

Bucharest, July 12 /Agerpres/ - The fierce battle inside the National Liberal Party (PNL) for the position of national chairman brings to light serious truths for Romania, said on Monday Chairman of the Transport and Infrastructure Committee of the Chamber of Deputies Ciprian Serban of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).

The chairman of the National Liberal Party (PNL), Ludovic Orban, stated, on Tuesday, regarding the statement made by Prime Minister Florin Citu regarding that the PNL has reached dictatorship, that this is "a joke" and emphasized that for him, democracy is fundamental. "It's a joke. For me, democracy is fundamental, both in society and in the party.

Prime Minister Florin Citu said today that a report by the Health Ministry is needed to detail investments in the medical system after the devastating Colectiv fire in 2015. "Here we should ask ourselves why families are asking for patients, especially burn patients, to be transferred abroad.

Bucharest, June 30 /Agerpres/ - Interior Minister Lucian Bode has voiced regret for the involvement of the police authorities in the Iasi Pogrom, saying that Parliament's solemn session of Wednesday dedicated to the commemoration of the victims of the 1941 pogrom is a strong signal of firm condemnation of this tragic moment for Romania and the Jews of Romania.

Bucharest, June 30 /Agerpres/ - The Ambassador of the State of Israel in Bucharest, David Saranga, on Wednesday stated, in the context of the commemoration of the victims of the Iasi Pogrom, of June 1941, that Romania must accept "honestly the history" that binds the two countries, and learn from its lessons.

Prime Minister Florin Citu on Wednesday told the joint plenary sitting of Parliament that the June 1941 Iasi Pogrom represents a "black page" in the history of Romania, and also that Romania needs to take responsibility for its past. He stated that the Pogrom of Iasi was the largest anti-Semitic massacre in Romania in the modern era.