Eurasia Press & News
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.
Read More »Chinese delegation visits Romania to discuss political relations
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.
Read More »Moldova welcomes will to resume Transdniester talks
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
Read More »EU Commission presents progress report on visa liberalisation for Moldova and Ukraine
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
Read More »Bulgaria, Romania were denied Schengen entry until 2013
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.
Read More »Romania criticizes the Dutch position on Schengen
Thursday interior EU ministers have to decide whether to join Romania and Bulgaria to Schengen area. The Netherlands threatened to impose veto on the removal of border controls. According to the Romanian State Secretary Marian Tutilesku the Dutch veto is linked with the position of the extreme right populist Party …
Read More »Finland Will Also Block Bulgaria, Romania Schengen Entry – Romanian FM
Finland will follow the Netherlands’ examples and veto Bulgaria and Romania’s Schengen accession, Romania’s Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi has revealed after meeting his Dutch and Finnish counterparts. “However, we need consensus and we need a positive vote on behalf of all EU member states,” Baconschi has declared after he met …
Read More »EP President Jerzy Buzek says Moldova needs political stability and elected President to join the EU
Just after EP gave green light for Moldova’s prospects of joining the EU, Jerzy Buzek said: “Today, we specifically underlined Moldova’s EU perspectives. The perspective offered to Moldova by the Council, the Commission and the EEAS would encourage the country to pursue reforms”, he said.
Read More »Netherlands will block Bulgaria and Romania Schengen accession
The Netherlands will “work against” Bulgaria and Romania joining the Schengen Agreement, the country’s Immigration Minister Gerd Leers promised late on Thursday evening. Neither Bulgaria nor Romania is doing enough to combat corruption, Leers reportedly told
Read More »US, Romania to sign missile shield agreement
The United States will sign on Tuesday an agreement with Romania on the deployment of its missile shield elements in the European country, the US Department of State said in a statement. “On Tuesday, September 13, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
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