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Immediately upon arrival, Vucic will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Ramona Manescu, Nicolae Moga and Mihai Fifor took the oath of office on Wednesday in the presence of President Klaus Iohannis for the Interior and Foreign Affairs Ministries office, Deputy Prime Minister for implementing Romania's strategic partnerships office respectively. The head of state wished success to the new three members of the Dancila Cabinet.

President Klaus Iohannis signed on Wednesday the decrees appointing Nicolae Moga as Interior Minister and Ramona Manescu as Foreign Affairs Minister, according to a Presidential Administration release. Furthermore, Iohannis took note of Carmen Dan's resignation from the Interior Ministry and signed the decree dismissing Teodor Melescanu from the Foreign Affairs Minister office.

Foreign and Greek companies are reportedly showing a keen interest in the project to develop a 60-million-euro maritime surveillance system.

The project - named the National Integrated Maritime Surveillance System (ESOST) - will include drones flying over Greek seas, the installation of low-light and thermal radiation cameras, as well as satellite monitoring services.

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and Croatia's First Deputy Prime Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Vesna Pusic have agreed that poor transport and energy connections in Southeastern Europe are impeding the economic development of the region.