News archive of February 2020

INTERVIEW/Ambassador Noble says point-based immigration system doesn't affect Romanians registered in settled scheme

The point-based immigration system to be applied in the UK does not affect Romanians and the rest of EU citizens who have registered for special status, in settled or pre-settled schemes, but those who want to live in the Kingdom next year, when the post-Brexit transition period expires, British Ambassador in Bucharest Andrew Noble told an interview with AGERPRES.

The perfect Greek storm

When you have the migrant and refugee crisis threatening you from the east and the new coronavirus to your west - both serious problems that you have no responsibility as a country or as an individual for creating - the only thing you can do as a Greek is to stay calm and get organized.

Eurozone ‘ready to act’ on coronavirus impact if needed, says Centeno

The coronavirus seems to be a "temporary shock" to the eurozone economy but the bloc's member states must be prepared to act in a coordinated way if the impact becomes a more long-lasting one, the chairman of eurozone finance ministers Mario Centeno said.

"It's the new risk and it's obviously a downside risk to our economies," Centeno told Reuters in an interview on Friday.

Başakşehir to face Copenhagen in Europa League last 16

Turkey's Medipol Başakşehir will take on Denmark's FC Copenhagen in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 stage, according to the draw at the union's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Feb. 28.

The first legs in this phase will be held on March 12 with second legs on March 19.

Başakşehir paired with FC Copenhagen for the first time in history.

Greece closes border with Turkey: They will not enter the country

Greek police reinforcements were deployed to the country's border crossings with Turkey earlier today to prevent migrants from entering Greece.
Several dozen people were amassed on the land border at Kastanies, north-east Greece, between the two countries with Greek police preventing access.

Decrease of the Number of Births in Bulgaria in 2019

The number of children born in Bulgaria in 2019 continued decrease, data of the National Health Insurance Fund show. Last year a total of 54,762 Bulgarian children were born, whereas in 2018 and 2017 their number amounted to 55,796 and 58,237 respectively. The rate of C-section has increased.

Migrants head west after Turkey opens border

Hundreds of migrants in Turkey started arriving on the borders with Greece and Bulgaria on Friday after a senior Turkish official said Ankara would no longer abide by a 2016 EU deal and stop refugees from reaching Europe.

Two more novel coronavirus cases confirmed in Romania

Two more people - a woman from Timisoara and a man from Maramures - have teste positive for the novel coronavirus, senior official with the Health Ministry Nelu Tataru said Friday.

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