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CPJ welcomes call for EU directive against SLAPPs

The call came from members of the European Parliament on Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans, the organization said.

Such lawsuits, known as strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), can harass and intimidate journalists into silence by requiring them to make repeated court appearances and pay exorbitant legal fees, a statement said.

EC's Juncker tells PM Dancila he trusts Romanian judiciary

AGERPRES special correspondent Daniel Florea reports: The President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday told the Romanian Prime minister Viorica Dancila on her two-day official visit in Brussels that he "trusts very much Romania's judiciary" and that he is not necessarily "very worried" about the situation in our country.

Bulgaria's President Receives Saudi Foreign Minister

President Rumen Radev of Republic of Bulgaria received here today Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir who conveyed to him the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense, SPA

Tribute photo exhibition 'Romania: Evolution - 100 Years' inaugurated at UN New York headquarters

The photography exhibition 'Romania: Evolution - 100 Years', the latest in a string of events that celebrate the Great Union Centennial, was inaugurated on Tuesday, February 13 at the UN headquarters in New York by Romania's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ion Jinga, AGERPRES Director General Alexandru Giboi, and President of the UN General Ass

Danish Queen's Husband Prince Henrik Dies

Denmark's Prince Henrik, husband of Queen Margrethe, died on Tuesday night at Fredensborg Castle, the Royal House said in a statement, quoted by Reuters. 

He was 83, and had been diagnosed with a benign tumor two weeks ago.

"His Royal Highness Prince Henrik died peacefully in his sleep ...," the statement said. "Her Majesty the Queen and the two sons were at his side."

The Saudi Arabian Prosecutor's Office is Now Hiring Women

The Riyadh Prosecutor's Office said that for the first time they wanted to hire Saudi women to work at a time when Saudi Arabia is seeking to favor women's employment as part of a plan for economic and social reform.

"There are available positions for women in the prosecution service as lieutenant-investigator," the Prosecutor General's office said.

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