José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, has advised Romania to speed up efforts to reform its judiciary system and combat corruption if it wants to join the EU’s border-free Schengen area. Speaking to the press following a meeting with Romanian President Traian Basescu
Read More »Romania and Moldova signed a border cooperation treaty
Romania and Moldova signed a border cooperation treaty yesterday. The treaty was signed by Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Baconschi and Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat in Bucharest on the sidelines of the regional Danube Summit. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso announced the plans to sign the treaty earlier …
Read More »Black Sea Renewable Energy Forum started yesterday in Bucharest
The first edition of the Black Sea Renewable Energy Forum that began yesterday in Bucharest seeks to give an overview of the landscape of renewable energy sources and modalities of promoting them in South-Eastern
Read More »Bucureşti, “capitala” Regiunii Dunării
Delegaţii din 14 state riverane Dunării – Austria, Bosnia Herţegovina, Bulgaria, Republica Cehă, Croaţia, Germania, Muntenegru, Republica Moldova, România, Serbia, Slovacia, Slovenia, Ucraina, Ungaria -, precum şi reprezentanţi ai landurilor riverane din Austria şi Germania şi ai instituţiilor europene s-au reunit, luni, la Palatul Parlamentului unde se desfăşoară Summitul Dunării. …
Read More »Romania, Bulgaria to ask EP support for Schengen area accession, says Bulgarian PM
Romania and Bulgaria will ask the European Parliament for support in joining the Schengen Area, as agreed with Romanian President Traian Basescu in the European People’s Party summit, said Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov during a meeting Monday with his Romanian counterpart, Emil Boc.
Read More »IMF will unblock Romania aid when conditions fulfilled
The International Monetary Fund board will release a new tranche of loans to Romania as soon as the government fulfils conditions agreed during an evaluation mission, an IMF representative said on Monday. “We reached an agreement at the level of experts. As soon as the conditions are met, we can …
Read More »Romania expects Turkmen President’s official visit to country
Romania expects the Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov’s official visit to the country, Romania’s President Traian Basescu’s letters sent his Turkmen counterpart says.
Read More »Romania supports NATO antimissile system, not bilateral defense agreements
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday during an official visit the NATO headquarters in Brussels that Romania will support the creation of a NATO antimissile defense system and not of bilateral antiballistic shield
Read More »Romanian government survives no-confidence vote
The final tally showed that 218 MPs voted for the opposition’s motion, 18 votes shy of the 236 needed for the motion to pass. Parliamentarians from the ruling coalition were not present for the vote.
Read More »Romania hosts international conference on Azerbaijan’s role in Europe’s energy security
Romania hosted an international conference on Azerbaijan’s role in energy security of Europe. The event was held in Bucharest with the organizational support of the State Committee for Diaspora of Azerbaijan and the Romanian-Azerbaijani Association of Culture and Youth, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Romania reported.
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