ALEX MICSIK
President Iohannis: I asked France to support Romania's accession to the Schengen Zone
Special AGERPRES correspondent, Florentina Peia, reports: President Klaus Iohannis on Monday asked France to support Romania's accession to the Schengen Zone, voicing hope at the same time that a positive decision to this end may be adopted as soon as possible.
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President Klaus Iohannis, on an official visit to France
President Klaus Iohannis is paying an official visit to France on Tuesday, where he'll meet his counterpart, Francois Hollande, the Senate Chairman, Gerard Larcher, the President of the National Assembly, Claude Bartolone and representatives of the Romanian community in France.
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President Iohannis: Romania belongs in Schengen Area, controversies are merely political
President Klaus Iohannis says Romania belongs in the Schengen Area, as it meets the criteria of this free movement space and any controversies about it are merely political.
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Faster approval of prosecutors' requests important for restoring Parliament's credibility (PNL's Gorghiu)
National Liberal Party (PNL) Co-Chair Alina Gorghiu revealed that Wednesday's consultations with President Klaus Iohannis included a procedure to respond faster to prosecutors' requests of lifting the immunity of MPs under investigation; she said such a project would be important to restore the Parliament's credibility.
President Iohannis opens consultations with parliamentary parties with Social Democrats, Liberals to follow
Consultations between President Klaus Iohannis and the parliamentary parties on the legislative priorities opened on Wednesday at the Cotroceni Palace with the delegation of the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD). The National Liberal Party (PNL, main Opposition force, the former affiliation of the President) was scheduled next.
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UPDATE Romanian Intelligence Service Director George Maior resigns
The Director of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) George Maior submitted his resignation to President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday, the Presidential Administration announced.
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The official source mentions the President has accepted Maior's resignation.
President Iohannis on International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Victims' memory is history's painful warning
President Klaus Iohannis sees the memory of the victims of Holocaust as a painful warning of history.
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President Iohannis expects archive to contribute to museum of Communism
The archive of the National Council for the Study of ?Securitate' Archives (CNSAS) will contribute to a museum of Communism in Romania, says President Klaus Iohannis. He wants a more thorough study of recent history and reconciliation with it.
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High Court: Klaus Iohannis was not in situation of incompatibility
The High Court of Cassation and Justice on Wednesday dismissed an appeal lodged by the National Agency for Integrity and ruled that President of Romania Klaus Iohannis was not in a situation of incompatibility while serving as mayor of Sibiu.AGERPRES
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President Iohannis's declaration of assets: 13,500 euros, 9,000 dollars, 117,000 lei
President Klaus Iohannis published his declaration of assets on Tuesday; it lists bank accounts amounting to 13,500 euros, 9,000 dollars and 117,000 lei, plus three apartments and three houses.
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