Romania’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE)

Iohannis attends inauguration of Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu as director of the Foreign Intelligence Service : SIE should consolidate instruments to achieve its strategic goals

Nine O' ClockJuly 8, 2015

by Nine O' ClockJuly 8, 20150214

President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday attended the inauguration of Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu as director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE), whom he said SIE should consolidate...

POLITICS

Ballot for position of SIE Head, test for a new Parliament majority

Nine O' ClockJune 29, 2015

by Nine O' ClockJune 29, 20150152

This week, the governing coalition has to pass the first major test since Victor Ponta left to Turkey, at the ballot for appointing Mihai Razvan...

POLITICS

Mihai Razvan Ungureanu’s appointment to SIE causes wave of controversy

June 25, 2015

by June 25, 20150240

The designation of Mihai Razvan Ungureanu as head of Romania’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE) by President Klaus Iohannis has inflamed spirits in the ruling coalition...

POLITICS

Senate overrules passing STS to MAI, after negative responses of CSAT, SRI and SIE

Nine O' ClockApril 16, 2015April 16, 2015

by Nine O' ClockApril 16, 2015April 16, 20150190

The Senate Plenum overruled on Wednesday, with 79 votes against, and no more than four votes for, the draft law targeted to pass the Special...

EDITORIAL

The first 100 days

March 20, 2015March 31, 2015

by March 20, 2015March 31, 20150310

President Klaus Iohannis has completed the first 100 days of his term in office. Balanced, calculated, elegant in attitude and conduct, civilised in his dialogue...

EDITORIAL

Meaning of a visit

March 10, 2015March 11, 2015

by March 10, 2015March 11, 20150258

While keeping its attention focussed on the door of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) to see who goes in for questioning and who comes out...

POLITICS

George Scutaru released from the position of presidential adviser

Nine O' ClockMarch 6, 2015

by Nine O' ClockMarch 6, 20150213

President Klaus Iohannis has signed on Friday the decree to release Adrian-George Scutaru from the position of presidential adviser for national security, the Presidential Administration...

POLITICS

Who will lead SIE? The management of the Service stirs debates between PNL and PSD

Nine O' ClockMarch 6, 2015

by Nine O' ClockMarch 6, 20150283

President Klaus Iohannis is awaited to make a nomination for the top position of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE) after his proposal for the Romanian...

POLITICS

Ponta: I do not think that Iohannis will appoint a PSD member to lead SIE, let us not deceive ourselves

Nine O' ClockFebruary 27, 2015

by Nine O' ClockFebruary 27, 20150201

Victor Ponta qualified as “nonsense” the accusations of PNL that Social-Democrats are delaying voting for appointing Eduard Hellvig as director of the Romanian Intelligence Service...

POLITICS

Diplomat Sorin Ducaru, possibly new SIE head

February 23, 2015

by February 23, 20150292

After President Klaus Iohannis has recently proposed Eduard Hellvig as head of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), he is now preparing a nomination for the...

POLITICS

Ex-SIE Director Teodor Melescanu: Basescu made abusive demands to intelligence Services

Nine O' ClockFebruary 22, 2015

by Nine O' ClockFebruary 22, 20150201

Teodor Melescanu, former Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE) and former Foreign Affairs Minister in November 2014, seems unable to forget his conflict with...

POLITICS

President Klaus Iohannis proposes Eduard Hellvig as SRI head, SIE put on hold

Nine O' ClockFebruary 19, 2015February 19, 2015

by Nine O' ClockFebruary 19, 2015February 19, 20150221

President Klaus Iohannis announced Thursday night that his proposal for the position as director of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) was Eduard Hellvig. The proposal...

USA

PM Ponta ,CIA Director John Brennan highlight progress within the Romania-US Strategic Partnership

Nine O' ClockFebruary 13, 2015February 13, 2015

by Nine O' ClockFebruary 13, 2015February 13, 20150222

Prime minister, Victor Ponta has had a meeting on Thursday with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John Brennan, where both underlined the...

POLITICS

STS’s Opris warns: Cyberattacks used for political aims, one attack occurred during the presidential campaign

Nine O' ClockFebruary 12, 2015

by Nine O' ClockFebruary 12, 20150242

The tools of cyberwar can be used for political aims as well, head of the Special Telecommunications Service (STS) Marcel Opris said on Thursday, adding...

POLITICS

PM Ponta says he would want apolitical persons be appointed as SRI and SIE heads

Nine O' ClockJanuary 31, 2015January 31, 2015

by Nine O' ClockJanuary 31, 2015January 31, 20150234

Prime Minister and Social Democratic Party (PSD) Chairman Victor Ponta in Sinaia on Saturday said that he would want that apolitical persons be appointed for...

POLITICS

A question awaiting an answer: Who will be the new Heads of SRI and SIE?

Nine O' ClockJanuary 29, 2015January 29, 2015

by Nine O' ClockJanuary 29, 2015January 29, 20150166

In a sensitive international context challenged by the increase of the danger represented by terrorist threat, Romania is caught with its main intelligence services led...

POLITICS

PNL requests abolition of three secret services not part of the National Intelligence Community

Nine O' ClockJanuary 10, 2015

by Nine O' ClockJanuary 10, 20150194

Ludovic Orban, first vice-president of the National Liberal Party ( PNL), proposes the abolition of the three secret services that are not part of the...