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Social Democratic Party (PSD) interim leader Marcel Ciolacu on Thursday announced, after the consultations at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, that he presented to President Klaus Iohannis the proposal to designate Remus Pricopie as Prime Minister.

Rector of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA) Remus Pricopie met in Washington on Friday with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva.

Romania's anti-graft investigators on Monday questioned Ioana Valmar, the ex-wife of the speaker of the parliament, in a case of real estate fraud involving many big public names and even royalty.

Valmar, a notary, is being investigated for her role in legalising the paperwork in illegal land and property dealings, which prosecutors say cost the state some 136 million euros.

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."

Minister of National Education Remus Pricopie is attending the works of the 15th Francophonie Summit in Dakar, Senegal over Nov. 29-30, the Education Ministry reports in a release on Sunday.

Education Minister Remus Pricopie said Monday that the 2015 budget of the Education Ministry (MEN) is being discussed and efforts are deployed to increase public spending on education gradually.

UNICEF Romania and the Chamber of Deputies organized the second edition of the UNICEF gala Thursday evening at the Parliament Palace, an event that marks the International Day of Children's Rights with the aim of raising funds for vulnerable children.