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PM Dancila starting three-day Western Balkans tour to meet Montenegro, Macedonia officials
Romania's Prime Minister Viorica Dancila is starting today a three-day Western Balkans tour that includes official visits to Montenegro and Macedonia, where she is scheduled to meet state officials.
Up to BGN 300,000 will be the Cost of the Fence on our Land Border with Romania
Between 200 and 300 thousand leva will cost the fence that will be built on our land border with Romania to limit the risk of African swine fever. It will be four-row with a barbed wire, of which one linear meter costs 60 stotinki.
PM Leo Varadkar: We are on safe hands with Romania at helm of EU Council
Ireland will work closely to help Romania succeed during its presidency of the Council of the European Union, said Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Tuesday at the end of the meeting at Cotroceni Presidential Palace with President Klaus Iohannis, in the context of his visit to Romania.
Bulgaria to Build a Fence at Romanian Border
BULGARIA - Clearing of land to enable the building of a fence at the Romanian border has begun, to prevent the movement of wild boar into Bulgaria as a measure against African swine fever
PM Dancila: Economy Ministry taking over majority package of Mangalia Shipyard, important success
The Economy Ministry taking over the majority package of Mangalia Shipyard represents an important success of the Romanian state, PM Viorica Dancila said on Tuesday.
No requests for assistance from Romanian citizens in aftermath of wildfires in Greece
The Embassy of Romania in Athens is focused on the events that ensued recent wildfires in Greece, trying to find out if there are Romanians among the affected persons. So far, no requests for consular assistance have been registered, according to Romania's Foreign Ministry (MAE).
Romanian senior official Winzer says citizen mobility one of Romania's priorities in EU-UK relationship
State Secretary for Inter-institutional Relations and Legal Affairs with Romania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) Cristian Winzer welcomed Portugal's ambassador in Bucharest Fernando Teles Fazendeiro on Monday to discuss Brexit, highlighting the shared interests of the two countries in protecting the rights of European citizens in the UK.
Aleksandar Vucic: Serbia has Surpassed Bulgaria and has Better Standard of Living
Serbian President Aleksandar Vukic said his country has already outperformed Bulgaria in regards to average salary. Currently in Serbia it is 424 euros.
Montenegro to Join NATO Cyber-Defence Centre
Montenegro is to join the NATO cyber defence centre based in Estonia by 2019, to tighten up its cyber protection abilities after coming under a series of attacks in 2016 and 2017.
PSD's Dragnea: Possibility opens for PSD-ALDE joint presidential candidate
The candidate for the presidential elections in 2019 will be designated after an analysis to be concluded this autumn, and a possibility has opened for a joint candidate of the ruling Social Democratic Party - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (PSD-ALDE), PSD national leader Liviu Dragnea said on Sunday.
Athletics: Romania wins Balkan Championships, with 23 medals
Romania won the top spot in the general ranking of the Balkan Athletics Championships held in Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), with 23 medals, 9 of which were gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze.
Greek followed on the second spot, with 8-9-5 (22 medals) and Serbia ranked 3rd, 8-2-2 (12 medals).
Deputy PM Birchall: Gov't, determined to endorse film industry
The Government of Romania is determined to endorse the film industry and filmmakers are invited to produce co-productions through the state aid scheme, Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall said at Ischia Global Film & Music Fest.
Tennis: Irina Begu/Andreea Mitu pairing qualifies for BRD Bucharest Open doubles final
Irina Begu/Andreea Mitu pairing won the semifinal match against Jaqueline Cristian and Elena-Gabriela Ruse, 6-4, 3-6, 10-6, and qualified for the women's doubles semifinal of BRD Bucharest Open tennis tournament.
The Ministry of Tourism Expects a 5% Increase in Foreign Tourists
We expect this summer to have growth o about 5% compared to last year's visits in June-September and foreign tourists to more than 5.5 million. In the summer of 2017 total foreign tourists reached 5.3 million, and then recorded an increase of 5.7%.
Diaspora Minister Intotero: I have requested Spanish authorities' support for Romanian classes in schools
Minister Natalia-Elena Intotero has requested the support of Spanish local authorities in the provinces of Seville and Huelva for providing Romanian language courses in schools in those areas, according to a press release issued by the Ministry for Romanians Abroad (MRP).