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JusMin Tudorel Toader announces his resignation
Friday, April 19, 2019
Justice minister Tudorel Toader announced he will go to the Government to present his resignation to the premier, and Dancila is going to take a decision. “I am going to the Government to give my resignation to the prime minister. She will decide what will do with this resignation, of course, she will most probably send it to the Presidency and, in this way, she is kicking off the procedure of reshuffling,” Toader said, adding: “I ...
New seat projections for the next European Parliament EU28
Friday, April 19, 2019
Parliament released Thursday the fourth and final set of seat projections, based on a cross-section of national polls, on the composition of the next (9th) European Parliament (751 seats). The European Parliament has published a new set of projections on how the next chamber might look, based on polling data published in 28 EU member states until 15 April 2019. The data are based on a collection of reliable polls conducted by national polling ...
Romania might sign contract to buy five F-16s from Portugal this year
Friday, April 19, 2019
Romanian Defence Minister Gabriel Les has said that Romania might sign the contract to buy five F-16 aircraft from the Portuguese state this year, doubting that the country might purchase F-35 aircraft from the U.S., arguing “they are little bit too much” for Romania at this moment. Les has announced in a press conference on Thursday the conclusion of the documents with the Portuguese partner for the acquisition of five F-16s to complete ...
Romania did not establish any figures in discussions with Pakistani official about workforce transfer
Friday, April 19, 2019
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) states that Romania's Ambassador to Islamabad had a meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan's Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis & Human Resource Development Minister Sayed Zulfi Bukhari, but they didn't establish any figures related to a possible transfer of workforce from Pakistan, nor any concrete action plans.Romania plans to bring one million workers from various countries in Asia, ...
Revolution file: 1,425 people detained for terrorism suspicion, released
Friday, April 19, 2019
In the armed action against the revolutionaries, ordered by Nicolae Ceausescu between 16 and 22 December 1989, no persons from abroad were involved, the repression having been exercised by all the military structures of Romania, namely the Ministry of the Interior - the Securitate [the communist-era secret police, ed.n.] State Department (MI-DSS) and the Ministry of National Defense (MApN), reads the indictment drawn up by the military prosecutors in the "Revolution" ...
BNR: We can not support the legislative proposal on repatriation of gold
Friday, April 19, 2019
Adrian Dumitrescu, senior expert at the National Bank of Romania (BNR), stated during the debates in the Budget, Finance and Banking Commission of the Chamber of Deputies that BNR cannot back the bill which provides the repatriation of 91.5% of gold reserves from abroad. The BNR expert said that any initiative of amending the law on BNR functioning supposed consulting the Central European Bank (CEB). “The BNR stand is that ...
Official opening of the second season of the Romania-France Season
Friday, April 19, 2019
Attending the official opening of the second season of the Romania-France Season on Thursday evening, France's Ambassador to Romania Michele Ramis said the first part of this project was an "undeniable success" in France, having allowed the public to rediscover Romania."This week is exceptional in the history of the French-Romanian relationships. At the Louvre Museum on April 16, there was the conclusion of the first part of the season that for four months offered ...
HM Margareta, the Custodian of the Crown, received the Medal of Honour of the French Academy
Friday, April 19, 2019
The Romanian Royal House is among the most trusted institutions in the country, right now, which shows people's need of "this complementary institution, which is based on the force of personal example, historic legitimacy, continuity and loyalty," the Crown Custodian, Her Majesty Margareta, stated at the French Institute.The Custodian of the Crown on Thursday visited the French Institute, where she received the Medal of Honour of the French ...
"Strengthening NATO's Eastern Flank: Challenges and Strategies for Baltic-Black Sea Coherence" conference
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Romania's President Klaus Iohannis firmly supports NATO's unitary, consolidated and consistent presence all across its Eastern Flank."Such a presence is required, from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea, in order to achieve an efficient deterrence and defence posture for NATO," Iohannis said at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace on Wednesday at the "Strengthening NATO's Eastern Flank: Challenges and Strategies for Baltic-Black Sea Coherence" conference.He ...
Eugen Nicolicea, PSD's proposal for the position of Justice Minister
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Executive president of the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) and Prime minister Viorica Dancila announced that Eugen Nicolicea will be PSD's proposal for the position of Justice Minister replacing Tudorel Toader.Premier Dancila said on Wednesday, at the end of PSD's Executive Committee that Tudorel Toader "made a mistake when he said he would do many things and did not finalise them.""In my opinion, I believe there has been a lot of talk about ...
