Klaus Iohannis

Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis quits to pre-empt impeachment bid before election re-run

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced he will step down, effective Wednesday, to avoid the spectacle of an impeachment process launched by Bucharest’s parliament. Iohannis, who has been president since 2014,…

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Romania president seeks to challenge Rutte for top NATO job

Romania notified allies that President Klaus Iohannis was considering challenging frontrunner Mark Rutte for the NATO top job. Iohannis' last-minute move comes as the biggest powers in the 31-strong alliance…

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Romania is ready to host increased NATO troops if needed

Romania is in talks with the United States and France over ways to enhance their troop count in the country and was ready to host an increased NATO military presence,…

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Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis receives Charlemagne Prize

DW Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has been presented with the 2020 Charlemagne Prize for promoting "European values." The award ceremony in Aachen had been postponed several times because of the…

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Romania’s Klaus Iohannis wins 2020 Charlemagne Prize

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis was named the recipient of the 2020 International Charlemagne Prize on Saturday. The prize's board of directors said the 60-year-old leader had successfully steered Romania down…

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President Klaus Iohannis wins Romania presidential elections

Romania's centrist President Klaus Iohannis won a presidential election runoff on Sunday as expected, crushing his socialist challenger with a pledge to resume judicial reforms slowed down by successive Social…

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Romania’s President calls for ban on the use of an amnesty for corruption offences

The Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has proposed two main themes for the referendum on national justice reform that the country will hold on May 26. Iohannis proposed a ban on…

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