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Ponta says Romania's gas reserves sufficient, urges exploitation of domestic deposits to cut reliance on Gazprom

Prime Minister Victor Ponta assured on Friday that Romania has sufficient gas reserves, but underscored the need for Romania to exploit its own gas deposits to no longer depend on Russia's Gazprom.

Extraordinary convention of PSD Congress starts in Alba Iulia

An extraordinary convention of the Congress of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) started on Friday in Alba Iulia due to validate the presidential bid of the party's national leader Victor Ponta, in the presence of over 1,000 delegates of PSD Alba branch. The convention was preceded by conferences of the PSD county branches.

Opposition's Iohannis says PM's comparison of President Basescu's terms with Nazi regime 'inadmissible'

National Liberal Party Chair and presidential candidate Klaus Iohannis qualified as 'inadmissible' Prime Minister Victor Ponta's statement on the consequences of President Basescu's regime being 'quite similar to the heritage of the Nazi regime'.

Li Keqiang on 65th China-Romania relations anniversary: Fresh starting point to deeper bilateral trust

AGERPRES special correspondent Daniel Florea reports: Prime Minister of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Li Keqiang said at the end of a meeting with visiting Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta with the two official delegations also attending that the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Romania represent 'a fresh startin

Romania Nominates Woman for EU Commissioner

Ponta on Saturday refused to publicly announce the name of the female politician he is putting forward for an EU commissioner post, but media reports speculated that it could be Corina Cretu, the current vice-president of the European parliament.

The news came as a surprise because Bucharest last month nominated Ciolos for a second term as commissioner.

PM Ponta: Project with Moldova - most successful project of Romania and Europe so far

Prime Minister Victor Ponta has asked ministers, on Thursday, to continue their work in finalising the joint projects they develop together with authorities in Chisinau, considering the project with Moldova to be the most successful project of Romania and Europe so far.

PM Ponta: Romania expresses full, unconditional support for Ukraine's sovereignty, territorial integrity

Prime Minister Victor Ponta said on Monday that Romania's position as regards the situation in Ukraine is of full and unconditional support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of this state.

PM Ponta: Romania and Republic of Moldova must become energy independent

Prime Minister Victor Ponta said on Tuesday, on the Tuzla Airdrome, after having visited the Ocean Endeavour rig whereby ExxonMobil and Petrom are carrying out gas exploration drills in the Romanian Black Sea deepwater, that "in three to four years" Romania and Moldova must be as little as possible dependent on gas imports.

PM Ponta: As political leader I will do everything so that Antena 3 journalists can conduct their activities

Prime Minister Victor Ponta said on Friday that he has taken note of the Bucharest Court of Appeals decision in the Bucharest Food Research Institute (ICA) case and gave assurances that in his quality as a political leader he will do everything in his power so that Antena 3 journalists can conduct their professional activity.

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