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The Save Romania Union - Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party (USR PLUS) alliance backs the need for the reform of the statutes of the National Public Television Broadcaster - TVR as soon as the regular Parliament session begins, chairman of the Lower House Culture Committee Iulian Bulai told a debate today on the situation of TVR with journalists and civil society representatives.

The Easter celebrations have been "very peaceful," Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said on Tuesday, adding that no risk of an increase in the risk of an increased spreading of the novel coronavirus can now be related to the holy celebrations. "The holy Easter celebration has been very peaceful.

Members of the branch of the MediaSind Romanian Union of Journalists (SRJ) in the Romanian Television (TVR) have decided on Friday to continue the strike through excessive zeal started for the purpose of provoking the dismissal, in urgent regime, of the President-General Director of the Romanian Television Society, as well as the directors of the Human Resources and Legal departments, a documen

MPs from Romania's ruling Social Democratic Party on Tuesday prevented questions being asked at a parliamentary hearing that was intended to quiz the public broadcaster's director-general over accusations of political censorship and insulting the station's reporters.

Romania's parliament on Tuesday approved a new board for the state-owned television company, TVR, which comprises representatives of all political parties, the government, the President and the TVR labour union.  

The 13-member board was approved by 312 votes in favour and 21 against.

George Orbean, a journalist and media consultant, is to become the new boss.

Romania's parliament is expected to give a negative verdict on Wednesday on TV Romania's activity report for last year, in which case the leadership of TVR will have to quit.

Stelian Tanase, 63, director of the state-owned television company, started his job on a mission to reform the cash-strapped firm, but it now likely to have to resign long his mandate ends.

The Romanian Television (TVR, public station) has proposed at least one campaign debate between the presidential candidates Victor Ponta and Klaus Iohannis before the second round of the election. TVR invited both candidates to its offices for a first meeting on this proposal on Monday at 2pm.

National Liberal Party Chair Klaus Iohannis, currently running for president, thinks that the Constitution does not need changes as regards the presidential prerogatives.

Romania is a safe country, involved in the international efforts, Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said while attending the 69th U.N. General Assembly session in an exclusive interview to Claudiu Lucaci with the public television TVR Evening News broadcast on Thursday.

From June 12 to July 13, the most important soccer event of the year, 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil will be broadcast in Romania in exclusivity by public channels TVR 1, TVR 2, TVR HD and TVR+.