Viorica Dăncilă

Romania's anti-discrimination council on Wednesday fined the popular satirical publication Times New Romanian for an article insulting Social Democrat leader Liviu Dragnea's partner who had accompanied the politician to a Social Democrat Party congress in March.

On an official visit to Israel, Romania's Prime Minister Viorica Dancila had a meeting on Wednesday with her Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, who hailed the adoption by Romania's Government of a framework launching the debate on relocating Romania's Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Labour Minister Lia Olguta Vasilescu suggests President Klaus Iohannis to release the transcripts of the talks at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace on the public pay law at a meeting also attended by Prime Minister Viorica Dancila.

President Klaus Iohannis pointed out, Monday, that it is the Government's job to correct the public sector's discontent, because things are not all right.

Justice Minister Tudorel Toader announced that the notification after President Klaus Iohannis's refusal to dismiss chief anti-graft prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi, will get to the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) on Monday.

Romania's President Klaus Iohannis on Friday condemned the Social Democrat-led government for suggesting that Romania might transfer the country's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

Social Democratic Party leader Liviu Dragnea told a talk show on Thursday that the government had begun the formalities to move the embassy to Jerusalem in line with US earlier decision to do so.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila called the first meeting of the national board in charge with Romania's switchover to the single European currency, the euro, that took place on Thursday "an important moment that regards a country project" around which "all the country's forces" should unite.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila welcomed on Wednesday Tzipi Hotovely, State of Israel Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, who is paying an official visit to Romania. During the meeting they evoked "the special dynamics of the relations between Romania and the State of Israel," both on a political level and on the level of sectoral cooperation.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila is set to present a small activity report of the Government at the National Executive Committee (CExN) meeting of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) next week, leader of the PSD Liviu Dragnea announced on Tuesday.

President Klaus Iohannis met on Tuesday with Prime Minister Viorica Dancila and Labor Minister Lia Olguta Vasilescu, a context in which he warned the Executive that the effects of the public-sector pay legislation are in contradiction with the principles of equality and predictability and required prudence in addressing economic policies, so as to ensure the sustainability of citizens'