Siegfried Muresan

AGERPRES special correspondent Tudor Martalogu reports: Romania takes over the half-yearly Presidency of the Council of the European Union at an important moment for Europe, marked by multiple challenges, but we are realistic and ambitious in our approach, with common effort and political will being necessary from both the Council and the European Parliament, Minister of Public Finance Eugen Or

Chairman of the National Liberal Party (PNL) Ludovic Orban on Monday addressed Prime Minister Viorica Dancila an open letter asking her to take speedy action for enough funds to be pinpointed in the European Commission's new proposal for the bloc's 2019 budget to support the farmers affected by the African swine fever.

EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) aid worth €34 million, to help reconstruction in Greece, Poland, Lithuania and Bulgaria after natural disasters in 2017, has been approved by MEPs.

The European Parliament's Budgets Committee on August 29 approved the European Union's Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to support reconstruction in Greece, Poland, Lithuania and Bulgaria following natural disasters in 2017.

National Liberal Party (PNL) Chairman Ludovic Orban is carrying out, Sunday through Wednesday, an official visit to Germany, alongside a party delegation, being due to meet with the Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Chancellor Angela Merkel, on Monday, a PNL press release sent to AGERPRES informs.

Romanian Justice Minister Florin Iordache has said a public debate on two controversial government decrees - designed to pardon people jailed for less than five years for petty crimes, including corruption, and amend the penal code to remove abuse of office and trading in influence - will start on Monday.

Yet another interview of the Greek FinMin was held on CNN on Monday night.

Mr. Varoufakis answered a series of questions on the vexed issue of the ongoing negotiation and the ensuing relations between Greece and the EU.

Deputy Eugen Tomac was voted on Sunday at the Congress of the People's Movement Party (PMP) to be the party's chairman, while Dorel Onaca was elected secretary-general.

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