Romania: Romanian SocDem leader turns down invitation to US event to (...)

February 7, 2019

Romanian SocDem leader turns down invitation to US event to attend budget talks
Feb 7, 2019

Romanian SocDem leader turns down invitation to US event to attend budget talks.
Liviu Dragnea, the leader of the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD), said he received an invitation to the National Prayer Breakfast, a yearly event held in Washington, D.C, but will not go as he needs to attend the talks about the 2019 budget, Digi24.ro reported. “I declined the invitation (...)

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