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Chinese PM Li Keqiang convinced Ponta's visit important for promoting China-Europe relations

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta was welcomed by the Prime Minister of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Li Keqiang on Monday during an official ceremony with military honours held in Tiananmen Square outside the Building of the Great Hall of the People.

Slavic studies students from across Europe meet in Belgrade

BELGRADE - The traditional three-day seminar of slavicists meant for Serbian language students from foreign universities started at the Belgrade Faculty of Philology on Monday.

Serbia enters second year of SAA implementation

BELGRADE - Serbia entered on Monday the second year of the implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU, whose basic goal was to create a free trade zone, while the intended result was to ensure a continuous trade growth.

Pajtic on visit to China as member of PES delegation

BELGRADE - A delegation of the Party of European Socialists (PES), including leader of the Democratic Party (DS) and chairman of the executive council of the Serbian province of Vojvodina Bojan Pajtic, will be on a visit to China from September 1 to 5, where they will have talks with top officials of the country and the Communist Party of China.

AgriMin Constantin: At end-October Romania will host China-Central and Eastern Europe Agriculture Forum

AGERPRES special correspondent Daniel Florea reports: Deputy Prime Minister and Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin on Monday announced that at the end of October this year Bucharest will be hosting the China-Central and Eastern Europe Forum, as part of the world's largest international agriculture fair, this being the first event of its kind ever organised outside the People's

Development Minister Dragnea: There is real cooperation potential between Romania and China in many fields

AGERPRES special correspondent Daniel Florea reports: At a meeting this Monday, in Beijing, with representatives of the main Chinese companies and banks doing business in Romania or wanting to do business in Romania, Romania's Development Minister Liviu Dragnea said the time of prospecting for economic and commercial ties starts finalising with actual projects benefiting both coun

Romania Nominates Woman for EU Commissioner

Ponta on Saturday refused to publicly announce the name of the female politician he is putting forward for an EU commissioner post, but media reports speculated that it could be Corina Cretu, the current vice-president of the European parliament.

The news came as a surprise because Bucharest last month nominated Ciolos for a second term as commissioner.

PM Ponta says long-standing relations with China, a facilitator for joint agriculture, energy, infrastructure projects

AGERPRES special correspondent Daniel Florea reports: The exceptional political relations between China and Romania, the two states' 65-year long tradition of diplomatic and political relations, allow us to consider major economic projects, especially in agriculture, energy and infrastructure, Premier Victor Ponta told the economic meeting in Beijing that gathered today representa

EC Representation head Filote: Integrated territorial investments in Danube Delta priority for Romania, EU

The European Union wants the integrated territorial investments (ITI) programme in the Danube Delta to become a success model for other state, the head of the European Commission Representation in Romania Angela Filote says.

PM Ponta starts three-day visit to China

Prime Minister Victor Ponta has arrived on Sunday in Beijing, heading a delegation that also includes Ministers Liviu Dragnea, Daniel Constantin, Ioan Rus and Constantin Nita into a three-day visit to China, following an invitation of the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

Ponta is also accompanied by his wife, Social Democrat Member of the European Parliament Daciana Sarbu.

PM Ponta: Most important is for Romania to have substantive European commissioner's portfolio

Prime Minister Victor Ponta said on Saturday his priority is that Romania should be assigned a 'substantive' European commissioner's portfolio, with the name to be announced next week.

People's Movement Party, Peasant Party forge political alliance

A protocol setting up a political alliance of the People's Movement Party (PMP) and the Christian Democratic National Peasant Party (PNTCD, a non-parliamentary party) and another protocol supporting the PMP candidate for President of Romania in this November's elections were signed by the two party leaders, Elena Udrea and Aurelian Pavelescu respectively, on Saturday.