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President Iohannis in Strasbourg: No ECHR pressure, no fine for prison conditions in Romania. Pardon is just a possible solution, a small part of the whole package that we must draw up

January 25, 2017

President Klaus Iohannis declared on Tuesday evening in Strasbourg that he discussed with the European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) President, the President of Venice Commission and Secretary General of the Council of Europe about the projects regarding the amnesty and pardon, adding that he clearly understood that pressure or a 80-million Euro fine on […]

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Romania's PM assures public debt will drop to 48%-49% "during this year"

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