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#Romania2019.eu/EU Affairs Minister Ciamba to attend GAC meeting on Tuesday, Romanian Presidency's priorities high on agenda
Minister Delegate for European Affairs George Ciamba will attend on Tuesday the meeting of the General Affairs Council (GAC), with Romania's list of priorities while holding the helm of the EU Council topping the event's agenda.
Bulgaria is the Largest Producer of Herbs in the European Union
Bulgaria is the largest producer of herbs and spices in the European Union. According to Eurostat, in the year 2017, a total of 81,000 tons of aromatic and medicinal plants and spices were grown in the country. The quantity of Bulgarian herbs is almost double to the second largest producer of herbs in the EU - Poland, where 44,000 tons were harvested. Spain ranks third with 32,000 tons.
For Eight Years, Police Officers in Bulgaria have Decreased by a Quarter, Eurostat Reported
Between 2008 and 2016, police officers in Bulgaria decreased by 25%. This shows data from the European statistical agency Eurostat. In 2008, they were 450 per 100 thousand, while in 2016 335 per 100 thousand, reports Dnevnik.
Table of Silence representation at exhibition mounted in Justus Lipsius building of EU Council
A representation of a piece of Constantin Brancusi's ensemble in Targu Jiu, namely the Table of Silence, will feature in the exhibition mounted in Justus Lipsius building of the Council of the European Union, on the occasion of the cultural manifestations organised in the context of Romania's exercising the Presidency of the Council of the EU, a press release of the Ministry of
#Romania2019.eu / George Ciamba: Our vision for the future is focused around European cohesion
The vision that Romania is projecting as country holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union is that of European cohesion, this being one of the key-ideas of this mandate, Minister-delegate for European Affairs George Ciamba said Monday.
According to him, a key-objective is the negotiation of the future financial framework for the period 2021 - 2027.
12% of the Companies in Bulgaria Complain About Delayed Payments
12% of the companies in Bulgaria complain of delayed payments. This shows Eurostat statistics for 2017. This indicator puts our country in the middle of the ranking, with most firms in the same difficulty in Italy (20%), while in Romania the rate of delayed payments is only 4%.
Bulgaria, Turkey, Romania and Ukraine with Joint Project to Protect Dolphins in the Black Sea
Four Black Sea countries - Bulgaria, Turkey, Romania and Ukraine - are taking part in a joint project aiming to increase the dolphin population in the Black Sea, reported the Bulgarian National Radio.
Bulgarian Border Police: Normal Traffic on all Checkpoints
As of 6.00 am, there is normal traffic on all border checkpoints, Border Police said.
Since 4.00 pm yesterday, the checkpoint of Kaynardzha remains shut down due to complicated meteorological situation.
ForMin Melescanu on Austria cutting child allowances: We assess the possibility to address European Court of Justice
Romania's Government is assessing the possibility of addressing the European Court of Justice in the case of Austria enforcing the legislation on the adjustment of the level of allowances for non-resident children of workers in this member state, depending on the average living cost in the child's residence country, Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu told Digi 24 private
#Romania2019.eu / Melescanu: President goes to European Council; Parliament mandate needed for new proposals
Romania's President is the one to go to the European Council meetings, while for new proposals a mandate is needed from the Legislature, Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu told Digi 24 private television broadcaster on Sunday evening.
CNMR to file protest letter with Austria's Embassy against non-resident children's allowance adjustment
The National Coalition for Romania's Modernisation (CNMR) announced it will file a protest letter with Austria's Embassy against the decision to adjust the allowances for non-resident children.
MEP Maria Grapini to file new interpellation with EC on child allowances of Romanian workers in Austria
MEP Maria Grapini announced that she will file on Monday, January 7, a new interpellation with the European Commission requesting "a fair measure and the urgent intervention of Europe" in the question of the cut in child allowance for Romanian workers in Austria.
INS: Share of Internet users aged between 16 and 74 goes up 5.3pct in 2018
The share of Internet users aged between 16 and 74 went up in 2018 by 5.3 percentage points, compared to the previous year, their number reaching 11.7 million persons, according to a conjecture survey carried out by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
Foreign Ministry on workers in Austria's non-resident children's allowance: Decision contravenes EU legislation
The Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) and Romania's Government stated on Saturday that they took note "with concern" of the coming into force starting 1 January 2019 of the legislation regarding the adjustment of the allowances for non-resident children of workers in this member state depending on the average living cost in the residence country of the child, and say that such a d
Rarau Mt. ski slope opens officially, Tourism Minister attending
The Rarau Massif ski slope, a government-financed investment, officially opened on Saturday in the presence of Minister of Tourism Bogdan Trif.