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President Basescu: We will have NATO command structure in Romania
AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: A NATO command structure will operate in the territory of Romania, President Traian Basescu announced after the Alliance Summit on Friday.
Romanian locations of NATO command elements to be known at right time (ambassador Ducaru)
AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: The locations of the command elements for NATO task force in Romania will be known at the right time, NATO Secretary General's Assistant Sorin Ducaru said on Friday.
'The locations will be made known at the right time, when the concrete offer of Romania is announced', the Romanian ambassador said.
Romania Politicians Feud Over EU Commission Post
The row erupted as Romania, the last country to decide on its nomination for the next European Commission, sent Socialist MEP Corina Cretu on Thursday to be interviewed by the incoming commission chief, Jean-Claude Juncker.
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Eurostat: Romania economy up 1.5 percent year-on-year in Q2
The statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat) has reviewed the evolution of Romania's GDP up 1.5 percent year-on-year in Q2 2014, which is above the EU average, although 1 percent down from Q1.
Ponta on Beijing visit goals: Energy, infrastructure projects, Romania's integration with revived 'Silk Road'
Premier Victor Ponta on Thursday told the Antena 3 TV channel that the goals of his freshly concluded visit to Beijing are the accomplishment of large-scale energy and infrastructure projects, as well as Romania's inclusion in the revived "Silk Road" linking China to Europe.
Defense minister meets with Romanian counterpart
Defense minister meets with Romanian counterpart
NEWPORT -- Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gašić has met with Romanian Minister of National Defense Mircea Dusa on the sidelines of the 2014 NATO Summit in Wales.
Defense Minister Gasic meets with Romanian counterpart
BELGRADE - Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic has met with Romanian Minister of National Defense Mircea Dusa on the sidelines of the 2014 NATO Summit in Wales.
PM Ponta: Romania's getting EU Humanitarian Aid portfolio - a never tackled subject
Premier Victor Ponta said on Thursday that the possibility that Romania be assigned the EU Humanitarian Aid portfolio was never tackled in Brussels.
Former deputy prime minister's conviction stirs Romania debate
Former deputy prime minister's conviction stirs Romania debate
President Plevneliev Rules Out Bulgaria Could Send Troops to Ukraine
Bulgaria will neither host NATO bases nor deploy soldiers and send weapons to Ukraine, President Rosen Plevneliev said while in Wales for the ongoing NATO summit.
82 refugees rescued after two days stranded at sea
Eighty-two illegal refugees who human traffickers had promised to transport to Romania have been rescued after being marooned on a small boat 24 miles off the coast of Istanbul.
PM Ponta: President Basescu, Opposition leaders sabotage Romania's interest in winning important EC portfolio
Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Thursday called 'the most shameful moment possible to Romania' the fact that President Traian Basescu and the leaders of the Opposition 'have sabotaged Romania's interest in having an important portfolio in the incoming European Commission.'
President Basescu arrives in Wales to attend NATO summit
Agerpres special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: Romania's President Traian Basescu has arrived in Wales to attend a summit of NATO, September 4 to 5.
Romania Wants More NATO Muscle in East Europe
Romania's Supreme Defence Council on Wednesday decided to allow the presence of NATO member states'combat aircrafts on Romanian territory, as well as 200 troops and maintenance personnel.
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MAE: Islamic State, a direct threat against Euro-Atlantic community, Middle-East countries
Romania's Foreign Ministry (MAE) is voicing its deep concerns over the actions of the terrorist group called the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), because by such actions ISIL is 'a direct threat against the entire Euro-Atlantic community and the Middle East countries.'