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Romania Parliament Ratifies Ex-Soviet States' EU Pacts

Romania’s second parliamentary chamber, the Camera Deputatilor, ratified Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia’s Association Agreements with the European Union on Wednesday in a 284-to-zero vote.

Moscow appeared to show its unhappiness by imposing a ban on cattle and beef imports from Romania, a move that leaders in Bucharest said was politically motivated.

MAE: Minister Corlatean participates in EUSDR Annual Forum, in Vienna

Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Titus Corlatean on Thursday, June 26, participated in the third edition of the Annual Forum of the EU's Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) and in a meeting of chief diplomats, organised on the sidelines of this forum, Romania's Foreign Ministry (MAE) reports in a press release.

MAE: ForMin Corlatean participates in EUSDR Annual Forum, in Vienna

Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Titus Corlatean will participate today in Vienna, together with his Austrian counterpart Sebastian Kurz, in the opening of the third edition of the Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR), the most important annual event of the Strategy, the Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) informs.

Bulgarian President to Attend SEECP Summit in Bucharest

President Rosen Plevneliev will take part in the meeting of the heads of state and government of the South East European Co-operation Process (SEECP) countries on June 25.

This is the highest level of political dialogue in the region in this format, according to the President's press office.

The SEECP was launched on Bulgaria's initiative in 1996.

Turkey reshuffles key envoys

A long-awaited decree reshuffling the Foreign Ministry’s key diplomats has been finalized with appointments to crucial posts like Moscow, Tehran, Rome and Madrid. One of the most important reshuffles is the appointment of deputy undersecretary Ömer Önhon, who was responsible for the Middle East, particularly Syria, to Madrid as Turkey’s ambassador.

Romanian President's Brother Arrested for Alleged Graft

A court in Bucharest ruled that Mircea Basescu, the president’s younger brother, should be remanded in custody for 30 days for allegedly taking a 250,000 euro bribe from a relative of convicted underworld boss Sandu Anghel. 

Prosecutors allege that he received the money through a middleman in exchange for a promise to intervene to secure Anghel’s release.

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