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Presidential Administration: Romania still hasn't 2019 budget exclusively because of gov't incapacity
The Presidential Administration points out that the statements of Business Environment, Trade and Entrepreneurship Minister Stefan-Radu Oprea referring to the delay of the budget draft for 2019 because of the lack of the Supreme Council for National Defence (CSAT) opinion are false and represent an attempt to discredit the CSAT.
#Romania2019.eu/CommMin:Romania will tackle European agenda in digital area with impartiality, pragmatism during EU Council Presidency
Romania will tackle of an impartial and pragmatic manner the European agenda in the digital area while holding the Presidency at the EU Council, Communication and Information Society Minister Alexandru Petrescu stated during the talks carried out on Wednesday in Bucharest with Director-General of the DG Connect within the European Commission Roberto Viola.
President Iohannis encourages organisation of new edition of Romanian-Jordanian Economic Forum
President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday welcomed at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Ayman Safadi, in which context he encouraged the organisation of a new edition of the Romanian-Jordanian Economic Forum this year.
New EBRD Regional Director for Romania and Bulgaria
Mark Davis has been appointed the new EBRD Regional Director for Romania and Bulgaria and will assume his new role in Bucharest on 1 April 2019. He follows Matteo Patrone who has become Managing Director for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.
#Romania2019.eu/ ForMin Melescanu: The Eastern Partnership represents a priority for Romania's Presidency at the EU Council
The Eastern Partnership represents a priority for Romania's Presidency at the Council of the European Union and there is hope of carrying out a ministerial meeting in April dedicated to the issues and, especially, to the prospects that the Eastern Partnership will have in the coming years, Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Melescanu told Romanian journalists on Tuesday in Strasbourg, at t
UPDATE President Iohannis: British government must clarify its position
President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday that the British government must clarify its position after the landslide defeat in the UK Parliament of the Brexit agreement negotiated by Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May.
Iohannis considers that the decision of the British Parliament is regrettable.
The Romanian Ambassador in Bulgaria Presented the Priorities of the Romanian Euro-Presidency
The Romanian Ambassador presented the priorities of the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council to colleagues from all EU Member States and Switzerland. The guest of the event was Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva.
Sales of New Cars in Bulgaria Up
Over 30,000 new cars were sold in Bulgaria in 2018. According to data of the Bulgarian Traffic Police, 24,212 new cars and 9,537 vans were registered in Bulgaria last year, quoted by the Bulgarian National Radio.
Sales of new vehicles increased in 17 out of all 27 EU member states. Highest increase was registered in Lithuania (25.4%), Romania (23.1) and Croatia (18.7%).
PM Dancila: Guy Verhofstadt's speech, totally inappropriate; division emphasised
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila deemed as "totally inappropriate" the speech of President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group in the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt held on Tuesday, in the context in which the head of the Romanian executive presented at the plenary session in Strasbourg the priorities of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU.
#Romania2019.eu/Dancila:Political decision for Romania to join Schengen area must be made by end of EU Council Presidency term
Strasbourg, Jan 15 /Agerpres/ - The political decision to join the Schengen Area should be made until the end of the term of Romania's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, or even before the elections to the European Parliament, because this would boost confidence in the European Union, in Strasbourg, Prime Minister Viorica Dancila stated on Tuesday in Strasbourg.
Jumbo sales rise 7.6 pct in H2 2018
Toy and homeware retailer Jumbo on Tuesday reported group sales of 476.7 million euros in the July-December 2018 period, up 7.6 percent on the same period in 2017.
This was mainly thanks to the 30 percent jump in sales in Romania and the 9 percent increase in Bulgaria, while sales rose 1 percent in Greece and 2 percent in Cyprus.
#Romania2019.eu/ PM Dancila: Our vision on European project, structured around cohesion as European common value
The vision of Romania's Presidency at the EU Council on the European project is structured around the idea of cohesion as a European common value inflected in all its dimensions, political cohesion illustrated by the need for unity among member states, economic and territorial cohesion aimed at reducing the development gaps among member states and regions, social cohesion, important thr
#Romania2019.eu/ UPDATE PM Dancila: It is important to show European citizens that EU institutions work for them
Europe has always known to overcome obstacles and be born again after the less fortunate episodes in history, PM Viorica Dancila said in Strasbourg on Tuesday, adding that "it is important to show the European citizens that the EU institutions work for them."
#Romania2019.eu/ Minister-delegate Ciamba:We want these European elections be as sheltered as possible from any interference
"The Council of the European Union (EU) holds a role in respect to the elections to the European Parliament and this is why I added the misinformation topic as an important theme, which can also be seen from the perspective of the fact that we want these elections be as sheltered as possible from any outside interference," Minister-delegate for European Affairs George Ciamba stated on Tuesday i
#Romania2019.eu/ PM Dancila: It is important to show European citizens that EU institutions work for them
Europe has always known to overcome obstacles and be born again after the less fortunate episodes in history and today we are in a complex moment of the European construction process, however any situations of this kind can be turned into opportunities, PM Viorica Dancila said on Tuesday, while presenting before the European Parliament gathered in plenary session in Strasbourg the priorities of