Victor Ciorbea

Save Romania Union (USR) Senators' leader Adrian Wiener asked Senate President Calin Popescu-Tariceanu on Thursday to initiate the procedures for the Ombudsman appointment, USR's proposal for this office, also endorsed by the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the People's Movement Party (PMP), being Peter Eckstein-Kovacs.

Romania and France share the same spirit in addressing the judicial matters and the state bodies, on Thursday said the Romanian Ombudsman, Victor Ciorbea.

Protesters against the Social Democratic Party government's decision to relax anti-corruption legislation have planned more large rallies across the country over the weekend, as Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu's cabinet faced domestic and international pressure to drop the controversial decree that decriminalises abuse of office.

The tools of cyberwar can be used for political aims as well, head of the Special Telecommunications Service (STS) Marcel Opris said Thursday, adding that such an episode occurred during the 2014 presidential campaign.

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The liberal deputy, Raluca Turcan deems that the Emergency Ordinance (OUG) by which the regime of the scientific titles is regulated was given by the Government to 'serve Prime Minister Ponta' and asks the Ombudsman, Victor Ciorbea to "turn the OUG back."

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFP) informed that the cost free phone line TelVerde opened in support of the Romanian families of the Romanian citizens in the Gaza Strip has been closed. According to a press release on Monday sent to AGERPRES, any further requests for consular assistance will have to be addressed to the Directorate for Consular Relations.

The over 50 candidates in the race for eight seats of senators and deputies in the vacated colleges, have tried to convince the electors they deserve their vote in the May 25 Romanian parliamentary by-elections.

The election campaign for the parliamentary by-elections ends at 7 a.m. on Saturday.