Romania

The Netherlands will keep blocking Romania and Bulgaria’s Schengen entry

The Netherlands is firm on vetoing Bulgaria’s and Romania’s Schengen entry if there is a vote on the matter, according to Gerd Leers, Dutch Minister of Immigration and Asylum Affairs. Leers has spoken Tuesday, before the last for 2011 meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA). According to …

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Romania to modify constitution after EU summit

Romania is among the EU members in favour of a tax and budget pact, but it has to change the constitution to meet the challenges. Nine of the ten EU states that are not members of the single currency area – Romania amnong them – have indicated their willingness to …

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Romanian President says EU must send positive signals to Turkey

Romanian President Traian Basescu has said the EU needs to send positive signals to Turkey, stressing that the EU candidate country brings an important contribution to the EU’s wider neighborhood, including the Middle East and North Africa. “Turkey brings an important contribution and is an important actor in the union’s …

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The Netherlands might say ‘no’ to Bulgaria and Romania’s Schengen bid in March

Despite strong pressure from other EU countries, the Netherlands has refused to agree to Bulgaria and Romania joining the open border Schengen zone. The two countries have not still done enough to combat corruption and organized crime, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said. The EU will consider the question again …

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