Madalina Dobrovolschi
Egypt's President welcomed at Cotroceni Palace with military honors
President Klaus Iohannis welcomed on Wednesday at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who is on an official visit to Romania. Egypt's head of state was welcomed with a military ceremony.
Iohannis-Barr meeting: Barr underscores Romania remaining ally respecting rule of law
President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday welcomed to the Cotroceni Presidential Palace US Attorney General William Barr, with the latter underscoring the importance of Romania remaining a predictable, stable and accountable ally that promotes democratic values and the rule of law.
UPDATE Change in electoral law under gov't ordinance called PM's concession to PSD barons
Madalina Dobrovolschi, the spokeswoman for President Klaus Iohannis, said on Monday that the change in the electoral law made on Monday under an emergency ordinance to introduce the single-member electoral system for the election of the county council chairs is in fact a concession that the premier wants to make to the "barons" of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) to win their support.
President to decide on national budget; draft budget passed by intended for majority welfare (spokesperson)
Presidential spokeswoman Madalina Dobrovolschi said on Wednesday that President Iohannis is due to make a decision on the national budget and social security laws that he will made public in the coming days, adding that the president sees the draft national budget passed by Parliament as not intended for the development and progress of Romania but for the "welfare" of the Social Democratic Part
Slovenia's President Pahor welcomed with military honours by counterpart Iohannis at Cotroceni Palace
President of Slovenia Borut Pahor was welcomed on Tuesday morning by his Romanian counterpart Klaus Iohannis with military honours at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace.
The Slovenian high official is on an official visit to Romania, at the invitation of the Romanian president.
"Mr President, we welcome you with a little snow," President Iohannis told his Slovenian counterpart.
Spokeswoman Dobrovolschi: Reducing Presidential Administration's budget makes it impossible to host Three Seas Initiative Summit
The president's spokeswoman, Madalina Dobrovolschi, said, on Tuesday, that the Government's cut to the Presidential Administration's budget is of a nature to render impossible the hosting of the Three Seas Initiative Summit.
President Iohannis signs decree removing chief anti-graft prosecutor from office
President Klaus Iohannis signed on Monday a decree removing Laura Codruta Kovesi as chief prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA).