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Ponta says Romania's gas reserves sufficient, urges exploitation of domestic deposits to cut reliance on Gazprom
Prime Minister Victor Ponta assured on Friday that Romania has sufficient gas reserves, but underscored the need for Romania to exploit its own gas deposits to no longer depend on Russia's Gazprom.
Incumbent PM Ponta's candidacy to Romania's presidency validated by extraordinary congress of PSD
Incumbent Prime Minister Victor Ponta's candidacy to Romania's presidency - with election due in November this year - on Friday got validated by the extraordinary congress of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), whose leader he is.
Deputy PM Dragnea says 2015 should be the year to finalise decentralisation, regionalisation
Minister of Regional Development and Public Administration, Deputy Prime Minister Liviu Dragnea said Friday in Oradea (western Romania) that 2015 is the year when both the decentralisation of the public administration and regionalisation have to be finalised.
COGECA President: Romania's formidable agricultural potential is vital for Europe
Romania has a formidable agricultural potential that is vital for Europe, and Romanian farmers should strive to get performing production means, Christian Pees, the president of the EU Agricultural Cooperatives Confederation (COGECA) and of the French agrifood cooperative group Euralis said at a specialized conference on Friday.
Energy Minister: Russian gas supplies to Romania cut 5 percent
Gas supplies from the Russian Federation to Romania were cut by 5 percent this Friday from the planned amount, with the Russian side offering no motivation, Minister-delegate for Energy Razvan Nicolescu told AGERPRES.
PM Ponta: Romania affected by Russia sanctions, but must meet commitments
Prime Minister Victor Ponta admitted on Friday that Romania is being affected by the sanctions against Russia, but he added Romania must meet its commitments and assume the responsibility to show that nobody may change the international law.
PM Ponta: Romania a regional market where big companies confidently invest
Romania is a national and regional market where big international companies confidently invest, which is the best signal the country could get, Prime Minister Victor Ponta claimed on Friday, attending the event of rebranding Romtelecom & Cosmote Romania as Telekom Romania.
Liberal Valean: EPP political assembly decides to receive PNL in this pan-European right-wing group
Liberal (PNL) Adina Valean, the vice president of the European Parliament announced the PNL had been received in the European People's Party (EPP) on Thursday, according to a release sent AGERPRES.
Valean took part in the meeting of the EPP Political Assembly.
Palestine Ambassador: We are trying to copy success of Romanian emergency care system
Ambassador of Palestine to Romania, Ahmad Aqel said on Thursday his country is trying to copy the success of the Romanian emergency care system.
During a speech he delivered at a farewell reception, Ahmad Aqel said he has had a good cooperation with the Romanian institutions, giving the example of the cooperation as regards the emergency system.
Intelligence chief: Not even the most important state can avoid catastrophe, unless vigilant
Director of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI), George Maior told TVR1 public broadcaster late on Thursday that an event similar to the Sept. 11 attacks, when the world changed "radically" is still possible, pointing out there's the need for more attention and vigilance because "not even the most important state can be exempted from a catastrophe."
Austrian DIY Chain bauMax Sells Bulgarian Stores to Haedus JSC
Austrian do-it-yourself chain bauMax has sold its Bulgarian unit comprising eight stores to local investor Haedus JSC.
Romania, Slovakia to cooperate in turning Danube into 'a water highway'
Romania and Slovakia agreed to cooperate in the next period to develop the Danube infrastructure, so that the river will become an important waterway in the future for the European traders, Mihai Daraban, head of Romania's Chamber of Commerce and Industry stated on Wednesday.
TAROM introduces additional flights on four of its existing routes
TAROM Airlines, in a release to AGERPRES on Thursday, informed that it is going to introduce an additional number of flights, during the 2014-2015 winter season, on four of its already existing routes.
Thus, the Bucharest-Rome-Bucharest route will have two extra flights added, reaching thus to six weekly flights.
Serbia has 160 inapplicable strategies - minister
Serbia has 160 inapplicable strategies - minister
BELGRADE -- Serbia has 160 strategies that remain in force despite being mutually non-compliant and impossible to implement, Kori Udovički said on Thursday.
Udovicki: Serbia has 160 inapplicable strategies
BELGRADE - Serbia has 160 strategies that remain in force despite being mutually non-compliant and impossible to implement, Serbian Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government Kori Udovicki said on Thursday, adding that the Secretariat for public policies has been established to help solve that problem.