Regional Policy
EU Grants Nearly EUR 2 M in Recovery Aid to Bulgaria
The European Commission granted on Thursday EUR 1.98 M to Bulgaria for addressing the consequences of the 2014 floods.
The funds, which were allocated from the EU Solidarity Fund, aim to partially cover the emergency costs of recovery operations after the floods, the press service of the Commission informs.
Commissioner Hogan: My first visit while in office to Romania, due to determination to carry on with Ciolos's projects
Romania is the first country Phil Hogan officially visits in the capacity of European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Suindprod Radic pig farm in Arges County was the first facility Hogan, European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu, Minister of Agriculture Daniel Constantin and Minister of European Funds Eugen Teodorovici toured together on Thursday.
European Commissioner Cretu appeals to Romanian government to double use of financial instruments in 2014-2020 period
European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu has recommended to the Romanian Government to double the use of financial instruments in the 2014-2020 period, mentioning that these instruments stimulate the joint use of public and private resources, which means "more resources at the availability of entrepreneurs."
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Dragnea: We are expecting to launch first operational programme administrative capacity project in April
Minister of Regional Development and Public Administration on Thursday said the first projects under the 2014-2020 operational programme administrative capacity will likely be launched this April.
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European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan visits Romania
The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan pays an official visit to Romania on Thursday and Friday; he is to meet Prime Minister Victor Ponta, Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin and the joint Committees for Agriculture of the Romanian Senate and Chamber of Deputies.
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Commissioner Cretu: Romanian villages, communes should be revitalised by economic, human inflows
Bucharest, Feb 16 /Agerpres/ - Romanian villages and communes should be revitalised and developed by economic and human inflows, European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu said Monday.
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European Commissioner Cretu offers mediation between Romania, Hungary on cross-border cooperation
European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu discussed the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary cross-border cooperation programme on Monday with Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu. She offered her mediation between the governments in Bucharest and Budapest to unblock this programme.
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Aurescu to attend on Monday FAC meeting; combating terrorism, EU-Russia relations on agenda
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu will attend, on Monday, the reunion of the Foreign Affairs Ministers of the European Union (FAC), that will take place in Brussels.
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Bulgaria PM in EU Commission for South Stream Talks
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is due to meet EU Commission Vice President Maro? ?ef?ovi? on Monday, the government's press office has said.
The abandoned South Stream gas project, Bulgaria's alternatives to guarantee energy security, and its effort to put forward a gas hub project as a substitute to the scrapped pipeline are to top the two politicians' agenda.
PM Ponta discusses European investment plan with EC Vice President Katainen
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta stressed on Monday that the meeting he had with visiting European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen at Victoria Palace (the Govt's offices) earlier in the day had gone very well and had focused on unveiling the new 315 billion euro investment plan announced by the EU executive's chief Jean-Claude Juncker.