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Bogdan Aurescu participates in international conference devoted to national minorities
Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu will participate, in Cluj, on Thursday, in the international conference devoted to marking 20 years since the adoption by the Council of Europe and the signing and ratification by Romania of the framework convention for the protection of national minorities, informs a press release remitted to AGERPRES.
Iohannis: Accession to Schengen and observance of Romanians' rights, discussion topics in visit to Italy
The accession to the Schengen area and the observance of the rights of Romanians living in Italy are topics on the discussion agenda of President Klaus Iohannis during the official visit he is paying to Italy on Monday and Tuesday.
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Serbian PM Vucic: We are open to any kind of observations related to minorities
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Friday stated in Craiova that both the Romanian minority in Serbia and the Serbian minority in Romania represent a bridge for an even closer relationship between the two countries, also pointing out that the government he leads is open to any kind of observations on this topic.
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Bulgaria Is World Leader in Broadband Adoption Rate
Bulgaria has overtaken South Korea as "the country with the highest broadband adoption rate at 96%," a report by world-leading cloud services provider Akamai shows.
President Iohannis offers Romanian experts for EU's Frontex border guards agency
Romania could send upon request experts to Frontex, the European Union agency that manages the cooperation between national border guards, President Klaus Iohannis declared on Thursday evening, after the extraordinary meeting of the European Council; he said solidarity was needed with the states around the Mediterranean Sea facing immigration problems.
Romanian Hungarians Continue Demands for More Rights
"We want to continue to represent the interests of our community, meaning increased rights in education, justice and local administration," said Kelemen Hunor, who was reelected as president of the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians, UDMR at the weekend.
French PM launches action plan against 'unbearable' racism
France's prime minister announced April 17the government would pour 100 million euros into a major anti-racism and anti-Semitism action plan devised in the aftermath of the deadly Paris jihadist attacks.
INS: Unemployment rate, down to 6.8% in 2014
Romania's unemployment rate stood at 6.8% in 2014, down compared to the previous year, and the employment rate of the working-age population (aged 15 to 64) reached 61%, show the data released on Friday by the National Statistics Institute /INS/.
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President Iohannis invites parties and groups in Parliament to consultations on Monday
President Klaus Iohannis invites at the Cotroceni Palace on Monday the parties and political groups in Parliament for consultations referring to the stage of the electoral law and the parliamentary procedures for approving the Justice requests.
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PM Ponta hails contribution of Roma people to the development of today's Romania
On Wednesday, the International Roma Day, Prime Minister Victor Ponta delivered a message in which he hailed the contributions of this ethnic community to the development of today's Romania.
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Romania Slashes VAT on Food to Boost Spending
Romania's centre-left government under Victor Ponta on Tuesday unveiled plans to cut VAT from 24 to 9 per cent for all food products, as well as on non-alcoholic beverages and catering services. The measure will come into force from June 1.
FAZ: Bulgarian, Romanian Benefit Receivers in Germany Up 83% in 2014
Germany has registered a surge in receivers of the Hartz-IV unemployment benefits among immigrants coming from Bulgaria and Romania in 2014, according to media reports.
Between January and December 2014, there were 83 082 receivers from Bulgaria and Romania in the country, according to official statistics of the unemployment agencies quoted by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Bulgaria Will Outpace Romania in Combating Corruption, Organized Crime - PM Borisov
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has pledged a swift adoption of substantial changes to the judicial system that will result in Bulgaria outpacing Romania in terms of progress in combating corruption and organized crime.
281 Illegal Migrants Detained at Border with Romania Since Start of 2015
Since the beginning of the new year, 281 migrants have been detained as they attempted to cross the Bulgaria-Romania border illegally.
This was announced by the department of the Border Police in the Bulgarian city of Ruse, private bTV station reports.
EurActiv: Bulgaria Struggling to Deal with Pension System's Strain on Economy
For all the noisy debate in Western Europe about foreign workers, mass emigration puts economies of former Eastern Bloc members under pressure, a recent report on EurActiv argues while discussing Bulgaria's demographic problems.