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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Wednesday he was hopeful Romania and Bulgaria could make progress toward entry into the passport-free Schengen area despite continued resistance. After talks with his Romanian counterpart Teodor Baconschi in Berlin, Westerwelle said Bucharest could count on Germany’s continued backing in attempts to wear down …

The European Union has given the green light to the beginning of free trade talks with Moldova by December 2011, reads the final declaration from the Eastern Partnership summit. “Moldova has achieved significant successes in the negotiations about the EU Association Agreement. The more the country draws closer to the …

NATO has repeatedly stated the Karabakh settlement issue to be outside of the Alliance’s scope, Romanian ambassador to Armenia said. “This, however, does not mean NATO is not concerned over the issue,” Crina Prunariu told a news conference in Yerevan.

Moldova’s Acting President, Parliament Speaker Marian Lupu and the Chairman of Ukraine’s Parliament Volodymyr Lytvyn have broadened the consolidation and fosterage of the good friendship relations between Moldova and Ukraine in all the fields of common interest.

Bucharest will withdraw its police officers from Kosovo by the end of this year following the completion of their tour of duty. Romania’s Supreme Council of National Defence, CSAT, has decided that the 178 police officers currently

It is too early for Bulgaria and Romania to join Schengen, the Finnish Ambassador to Romania, Ulla Marianna Vaisto, has declared. Finland wants to see more progress in the anti-corruption fight undergone by the two states. ” The Schengen file will be sorted out”, the Finnish diplomat assured.

A National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) delegation headed by vice chairman Chen Kuiyuan arrived Friday (23 September) for a good-will visit to Romania. Romanian Senate President Mircea Geoana met Monday with Chen Kuiyuan, a senior official of China’s top political advisory body.

The Moldovan government has welcomed an agreement reached in Moscow today on the resumption, after five years, of official talks on resolving the conflict over the disputed Transdniester region. Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Eugen Carpov, who headed Moldova’s delegation

The EU Commission presented today the first progress reports on the implementation by the Republic of Moldova and by Ukraine of their respective Action Plans on Visa Liberalisation. ’’Mobility and people-to-people contacts are

The Netherlands and Finland have vetoed the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the visa-free Schengen Area at the meeting of the EU Interior Ministers in Brussels today.