Orthodoxy

The government withdrew the Istanbul Convention. This happened during today's cabinet meeting. The ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Violence against Women and Domestic Violence is repealed until the Constitutional Court has pronounced its verdict, said Prime Minister Boyko Borissov.

Defence Minister Mircea Dusa on Sunday at Toplita, Harghita County, awarded the Badge of Honour of the Romanian Army, the highest such award, to Christian Orthodox Archbishop Ioan Selejan of Covasna and Harghita.