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Prime Minister Victor Ponta told B1 TV private broadcaster on Sunday evening that he accepted the resignation of Darius Valcov from Finance Minister office, but asked him to complete the new Tax Code, and that he also informed President Klaus Iohannis about that.

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Former Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday stated that he did not have any fears related to the possibility he could could end up in arrest, since there is not a single person in Romania that could claim he/she gave him money.

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Prime Minister Victor Ponta says his deputy Liviu Dragnea did not act alone and breached no law in the 2012 referendum to discharge the then President Traian Basescu.

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Prime Minister Victor Ponta arrived on Wednesday morning at the High Court of Cassation and Justice (Romania's Supreme Court), where he was subpoenaed as a witness in the case of the 2012 referendum for the discharge of the then President Traian Basescu.

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Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced he will testify on Wednesday at the High Court of Cassation and Justice (Romania's Supreme Court) as a witness in the case of the 2012 referendum for the discharge of then-president Traian Basescu.

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Romania's High Court on Wednesday placed the former minister and presidential candidate Elena Udrea under arrest for 30 days in a case related to the illegal financing of a boxing gala, in 2011.

Prosecutors say that Udrea spent around 2 million euro on a boxing gala designed to promote Romania as a tourist destination. The payment was disguised as a publicity contract.

Former president Traian Basescu does not exclude the possibility of illegal financing of his campaign, though he says he would regret that.

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Feature film 'Why Me' directed by Tudor Giurgiu premiered at a gala Monday night attended by former President Traian Basescu, who told the director at the end of the event that he is convinced the film will be a success.

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Why Me' draws on the case of prosecutor Cristian Panait, who committed suicide in 2002.

Judiciary sources told AGERPRES Prime Minister Victor Ponta will be subpoenaed by the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) to testify in the Referendum case, where Vice Prime Minister Liviu Dragnea is indicted.

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British Ambassador in Bucharest Paul Brummell says in an interview with AGERPRES that he wants the Romanians who come to the UK to be well enough prepared for this experience, adding that homeless wandering the streets of London are unwelcome.

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