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EP Commission Urges Bulgaria and Romania to be Admitted to Schengen as Soon as Possible
MEPs reiterated on Monday (5 November) their call on EU ministers to take a swift and affirmative decision on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania as fully-fledged members to the Schengen area, reported EUreporter.co
Tariceanu: ALDE might grab 15pct at European Parliament elections, running for Romania's presidency to be decided
Chairman of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE, minor at rule, ed.n.) Calin Popescu-Tariceanu stated on Monday evening, at TVR 1 national television broadcaster that the party he is leading has a chance to grab a 15-percent vote at the EU Parliament election next year, mentioning that he will afterwards decide whether to run for Romania's presidency.
Rising Demand for Romanian Citizenship May Irritate Ukraine
Requests for Romanian citizenship in Ukraine's Odessa region have doubled since the start of 2017, which analysts say might cause further tension with Bucharest - already angered by the adoption of language laws promoting Ukrainian in 2017.
Bucharest scrapped its consular fees for passports in 2017, which had amounted to around 300 US dollars.
PM Dancila: Romania has an attractive business environment, improved by recent legislative changes
Romania's Prime Minister Viorica Dancila attended a business forum held in Muscat, Oman on Monday, where she said that Romania has an attractive business environment, improved by recent legislative changes.
Romania gets elected to the International Telecommunications Union Council
Romania, alongside the Russian Federation, Poland, Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic, on Monday was welcomed into the International Telecommunications Union Council (ITU-Council) after 137 of the 179 member states attending the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 voted in favour, according to a press statement released by the National Communications Administration and Regulatory Authority (ANCO
PM Dancila attends opening of Romanian Embassy in Muscat
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Monday attended the opening ceremony of the Romanian Embassy in Muscat as part of an official visit to the Sultanate of Oman.
Victor Negrescu: Romanian EUSDR Presidency seeks strategy reinvigoration, significant progress made since year-ago
Romania intends to reinvigorate the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR), Minister Delegate for European Affairs Victor Negrescu told the EUSDR National Forum, an event organized on Monday at the Palace of Parliament, on the occasion of the launch of Romania's EUSDR Presidency.
PM Dancila conveys Government's commitment in strengthening cooperation with Sultanate of Oman
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila conveyed on Sunday, during a meeting with His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers of the Sultanate of Oman, the Government's commitment in strengthening cooperation, a press release of the Romanian Executive informs.
Ex-PM Ciolos: PNL finds itself within old political class sphere, obstinately refuses reform
The National Liberal Party (PNL the Opposition, ed.n.) finds itself within the old political class sphere and obstinately refuses to reform itself, says the founding president of the Romania Together Movement, Dacian Ciolos, who says that the Liberals refuse to join the formation he is part of "in a profound reformation project of the Romanian society, with emphasis on welfare."
PM Dancila begins her visit to the Oman Sultanate and Qatar State
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Saturday started an official visit in the Gulf Area, in Muscat, the Oman Sultanate, and in Doha, respectively, the Qatar State, informs a press release of the Government sent to AGERPRES.
Bulgarian PM Borisov: With Serbia the EU will be Stronger
With Serbia's accession, the EU will become stronger, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said at a press conference after the four-party meeting in Varna between Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia, Focus News Agency reports.
Serbia, 3 regional states to bid to host football World Cup!
Speaking to reporters after the four nations' summit in Varna, Bulgaria, the Serbian president said this was an idea of Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and that an agreement on a joint bid had been reached at a meeting with the PMs of Bulgaria and Romania, Boyko Borisov and Viorica Dancila.
Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Romania with an Idea for a Joint Hosting of the Football World Cup
Bulgaria will participate in a joint bid, together with Romania, Greece and Serbia, to host the World Cup in 2030. This was announced by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov at the press conference after the four-party meeting in Evksinograd.
PM Dancila, in Varna: We want to attract as many investors as possible from Israel to Romania
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said on Friday in Varna that the Romanian Government wants to attract as many as possible investors from Israel and to capitalize on the existing economic potential between the two states.
Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania to make joint bid for 2030 World Cup
Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania are planning to team up to make a bid for jointly hosting the World Cup in 2030, the heads of the four states decided on the sidelines of a summit in the Bulgarian seaside resort of Varna on Friday.