Romania

European Trade Commissioner visits Moldova

European Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht is to arrive on a visit to Moldova on Monday. It is expected that the visit will launch negotiations on Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas. The Commissioner is to meet with acting President Marian Lupu and Prime Minister Vlad Filat. The meetings will …

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EU halts funds for Romania, to resume after audit

EU Commission’s decision to interrupt funding for a programme highlights Romania’s continuing problems with absorbing European Union funds. The European Commission is to block payments worth 3.5 billion euro to Romania from the Human Resources funding line, after the European Commission report in 2011 found irregularities in the operation of …

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Serbia could participate in AGRI gas project to Europe

Serbia at the highest level expressed a desire to participate in the project AGRI (Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romanian Interconnector), which envisages transportation of Azerbaijani liquefied gas to European countries, Serbian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Zoran Vayovich told journalists in Baku on Monday.

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Romanian parliament to vote on new government on Thursday

Romania’s former Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday the Parliament will assemble to hold a confidence vote for a new government Thursday and the ruling coalition is expected to nominate new ministers soon. Emil Boc handed in his resignation on Monday, saying he wanted to defuse political and social tension …

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