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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 531

Klaus Iohannis

People wave Romanian and European Union flags during a pro-European rally in Bucharest, Romania, December 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
December 7, 2024, 12:34 am
Romania’s top court voids first-round presidential vote won by far-right candidate
Ruling comes after pro-EU president declassified intel on alleged Russian campaign to help Calin Georgescu win; reformist challenger in runoff slams ‘illegal, immoral’ decision
By STEPHEN McGRATH
(L-R) Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz, President of France Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in Mariinsky Palace, in Kyiv, on June 16, 2022 (Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)
June 16, 2022, 2:56 pm
Zelensky meets with leaders of France, Germany and Italy; Macron decries ‘massacres’
Sirens sound as Western European leaders, Romanian president arrive in Kyiv; in beleaguered Irpin, French president denounces ‘barbarism’ of Russian attacks
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă speaks at the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, DC, on March 24, 2019. (Screen capture/AIPAC)
March 24, 2019, 11:19 pm
With Romanian PM powerless, celebration over embassy move premature
Despite promise by Viorica Dăncilă to AIPAC on Sunday, it is President Klaus Iohannis who has the final word on relocating mission, and he has not been shy about his opposition
By Raphael Ahren
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis adjusts his tie when arriving at the informal EU summit in Salzburg, Austria, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. (AP/Kerstin Joensson)
November 22, 2018, 5:40 am
Romanian president rejects anti-Semitism charge after ministerial veto
Jewish groups also defend Klaus Iohannis from accusation leveled by would-be development minister Ilan Laufer
By AFP
A clip shows an altered photo of Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, a strong government critic and ethnic German, sporting a hairstyle and moustache like Adolf Hitler. (Screenshot/Facebook)
September 4, 2018, 5:30 am
Romania government adviser sparks outrage by comparing president to Hitler
A video clip shows an altered photo of President Klaus Iohannis, sporting a hairstyle and mustache like Nazi leader
By AFP
Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, left, stands next to Romania's President Klaus Iohannis, after the swearing in of her cabinet, in Bucharest, Romania, on January 29, 2018. (AP/Vadim Ghirda)
May 13, 2018, 6:54 am
Romania president clashes with government over Jerusalem stance
Klaus Iohannis says Foreign Ministry refusal to back EU in condemning US embassy move ‘has gone badly, very badly’
By AFP
Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, left, stands next to Romania's President Klaus Iohannis after the swearing in of her cabinet, in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, January 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
April 28, 2018, 4:16 am
Romanian PM rejects president’s call to resign over Israel embassy spat
Viorica Dancila says ‘no reason’ to step down after President Iohannis accused her of withholding secret memo on moving mission to Jerusalem
By AFP and Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with his Romanian counterpart Viorica Dancila at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on April 25, 2018. (Haim Zach/GPO)
April 27, 2018, 1:18 pm
Romanian president urges PM to quit in row over Israel Embassy move
Klaus Iohannis says he was not informed in advance of secret memo adopted by the government last week with the aim of moving the mission from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
By AFP and Raphael Ahren
Czech President Milos Zeman speaking at a reception in honor of Israel's 70th birthday at Prague Castle, April 25, 2018 (Facebook)
April 26, 2018, 10:47 pm
The Americas are moving their embassies to Jerusalem. Europe? Not so fast
Israeli officials hail Czech announcement of gradual relocation, but Prague, like others on the continent, is sticking to EU consensus
By Raphael Ahren
Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, left, arrives, followed by the leader of the ruling Social Democratic party Liviu Dragnea for the swearing in ceremony of her cabinet, in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, January 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
April 25, 2018, 12:45 pm
Romanian PM visits Israel as embassy row brews
Viorica Dancila meeting Netanyahu, Rivlin during 2-day tour, which comes after President Iohannis slammed plan to move diplomatic mission to Jerusalem
By AFP and ToI Staff
Romania's President Klaus Werner Iohannis gestures as he arrives for a European Union leaders summit at the European Council, in Brussels, October 20, 2016. (AFP/Thierry Charlier)
April 20, 2018, 3:18 pm
Romanian president slams plan to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
Iohannis steps in after PM Dăncilă announces country could become first EU state to follow US and Guatemala in relocating embassy
By Raphael Ahren and AFP
Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
April 20, 2018, 12:41 am
Romania begins process for possible move of its embassy to Jerusalem
If country’s cabinet and president take PM Dăncilă’s lead, Romania could become first EU state to follow US and Guatemala in moving embassy
By Raphael Ahren
US President Donald Trump pauses during a press conference with Romania's President Klaus Iohannis in the Rose Garden of the White House June 9, 2017 in Washington, DC. (AFP/Brendan Smialowski)
June 10, 2017, 6:02 am
Trump commits to NATO mutual defense pact after hesitating
President reassures Washington’s European partners the US is ‘absolutely’ prepared to defend alliance members
By Matthew Lee
Romania's President Klaus Werner Iohannis gestures as he arrives for a European Union leaders summit at the European Council, in Brussels, October 20, 2016. (AFP/Thierry Charlier)
December 28, 2016, 12:04 am
Romania’s president says he won’t name Muslim woman to be PM
Klaus Iohannis gives no reason for his decision; speculation points to support by rejected Sevil Shhaideh’s husband for Hezbollah, Syrian regime
By Agencies
In this photo taken May 20, 2015, Sevil Shhaideh, 52, stands at the Romanian presidency before being sworn in as regional development minister in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Octav Ganea)
December 22, 2016, 2:15 am
Romania could see 1st female Muslim prime minister
Sevil Shhaideh, 52, a relatively unknown public official, may serve as stand-in for election winner Liviu Dragnea
By Alison Mutler
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