Maria Mitrică

The Dolj County Court on Saturday decided to held in preventive detention for 30 days Gheorghe Dinca, the man from Caracal Town suspected of murdering a teenager of 15 from the Dobrosloveni locality, Olt County, the charges so far being of traffic in minors and rape.

Not even the communists allowed themselves something like this, said President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday in relation to the incidents in southern Topoloveni, Arges County, last Friday, when ten people protesting during a visit of the Social Democratic Party (PSD, major ruling, ed. n.) leader Liviu Dragnea, were taken up by the gendarmes and rushed to the police station.

President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday that the Social Democratic Party (PSD) is trying to "bend" the laws to save its national leader Liviu Drganea from going to jail, adding that the referendum on May 26 offers an opportunity to the Romanians to say no more. "Romania matters, Romanians matter to the EU. Do you know who does not matter? PSD does not matter to Europe.

Ford Puma will be manufactured this year at the plant in Craiova, where the Ford EcoSport and the EcoBoost are currently being manufactured, Ford reported on Wednesday.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda paid a visit on Wednesday to the headquarters of the South-East Multinational Brigade of Craiova, where he met with servicemen of the third rotation of the Polish contingent, according to representatives of the Craiova City Hall and the South-East Multinational Brigade.

The management of Ford Romania met on Wednesday with mayors from about 30 Dolj County localities and with County Council representatives to present to them the company's offer of 1,700 new jobs at the Craiova-based car factory, given plans to start the production of a new vehicle model; the Ford officials asked for support with promoting their hiring campaign.

Justice Minister Tudorel Toader said on Sunday that he had said the attorney general was seriously mistaken when stating that justice can fulfill its role of maintaining the balance of powers and that he had not mentioned ignorance of the law, but he is not surprised, because that would not be the first such situation.

Ford Romania will open this September in Craiova, in partnership with the local authorities, the first Ford Resource and Engagement Centre in Europe, for students and recent graduates to use.

Dubbed Ford Resource and Engagement Center, the hub is part of the projects of Ford Motor Company Fund, Ford Motor Company's philanthropic arm, and will focus on social entrepreneurship.

Prestigious theatres from all continents will take the stage at the 11th edition of the Shakespeare International Festival running in Craiova April 23 - May 6, under the organization of the "Marin Sorescu" National Theatre House.