Romania
Ponta, 1st day of campaign: You know very well what my sentimental connection with Gorj is
Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Friday said in Targu Jiu (northwest of Bucharest) that he has chosen the County of Gorj for his first day of campaign because he owes it to the inhabitants of Gorj and the Social Democratic Party (PSD) branch here for the support they gave him in 2004 and 2008 parliamentary elections, when he was elected deputy.
ACL's Iohannis: I expect tough attacks during the campaign but I believe in my victory
PNL (National Liberal Party) Chairman, Klaus Iohannis, the presidential endorsee of the Christian Liberal Alliance (ACL) made of the National Liberal Party and the Liberal Democratic Party (PDL), expects tough attacks against him during the presidential campaign that started today, but he is still certain that, despite the attacks, he will end the campaign by keeping the majority
Oprescu speaks in Rome about the importance of urgent adoption of EU's Urban Agenda
Romanian Capital General Mayor Sorin Oprescu in the meeting of mayors of the European capitals held in Rome supported the need to urgently adopt an Urban Agenda of the European Union, according to a release of the Municipality remitted on Thursday.
Anticorruption Directorate: PM Victor Ponta not a suspect in Microsoft case
The National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA), answering a question of AGEPRRES on Wednesday, stated that Prime Minister Victor Ponta is not a suspect or indicted in the Microsoft corruption case.
INTERVIEW Dan Grigore: Bucharest's history, a living book; it was Little Paris with Oriental scent
In an interview to AGERPRES under the 'MY CITY, BUCHAREST' project, pianist Dan Grigore says he would pick today's Bucharest with the old memories, adding that the history of the city is a living book that has to be read and understood.
INTERVIEW Linguist Rodica Zafiu: my passion for Bucharest - very subjective search of time past and lost
Linguist Rodica Zafiu says, in an interview for AGERPRES, that her passion for Bucharest is mostly a very subjective search, of the time past and lost.
INTERVIEW Corina Chiriac: I love the old Bucharest, striving to keep pace with new times
Great singer Corina Chiriac, one of the grand ladies of Romanian pop singing, gladly remembers a still sweet Bucharest in her childhood where men would wear felt top hats and greet the ladies, who would still wear muffs, with ''sărut mâna!'' [kiss your hand!].
PMP's Udrea: I believe Romania needs a strong, involved, brave President
People's Movement Party (PMP) chairman, Elena Udrea, has stated, on Saturday, at the Christian Democratic National Peasant Party (PNTCD) Extraordinary Congress taking place in Poiana Brasov, that Romania needs a President who is involved and brave, to be able to continue the ten-year battle led by Traian Basescu for an independent judiciary, a real, functional, rule of law state,
President Basescu: 1989 Revolution was confiscated by successors of former communists
President Traian Basescu has stated on Saturday, at the Christian Democratic National Peasant Party (PNTCD) Extraordinary Congress that is taking place in Poiana Brasov, that the Revolution of 1989 was confiscated by the successors of former communists, that are, in his opinion, extremely "toxic" to the future of Romania, because "the world tends give them credit due to their yout
Iohannis: If you believe in nothing in Victoria Palace, you will believe in nothing in Cotroceni Palace
If you have some values, you will have them everywhere, and if you have no values and believe in nothing when you're in the Victoria Palace (e.n. - seat of the Government), you will have no values and believe in nothing when you're in the Cotroceni Palace (e.n.