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Jyrki Katainen: EU Plans to Encourage Development of Small and Medium Enterprises

The European Commission would like to encourage investments on the part of the private sector into the economy of all EU countries.

This will be one of the main goals of the Investment plan for Europe, as stated by the European Commissioner for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, Jyrki Katainen.

PM Ponta talks with Slovak PM Robert Fico about Juncker Investment Plan and Energy Union

Prime Minister Victor Ponta in Bucharest on Friday talked with Slovak Republic Prime Minister Robert Fico about topical issues of the European agenda, such as the Juncker Investment Plan, the Energy Union and the developments in the eastern neighbourhood.

Photo credit: (c) Liviu SOVA / AGERPRES PHOTO

Commissioner Hogan: My first visit while in office to Romania, due to determination to carry on with Ciolos's projects

Romania is the first country Phil Hogan officially visits in the capacity of European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Suindprod Radic pig farm in Arges County was the first facility Hogan, European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu, Minister of Agriculture Daniel Constantin and Minister of European Funds Eugen Teodorovici toured together on Thursday.

European Commissioner Cretu appeals to Romanian government to double use of financial instruments in 2014-2020 period

European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu has recommended to the Romanian Government to double the use of financial instruments in the 2014-2020 period, mentioning that these instruments stimulate the joint use of public and private resources, which means "more resources at the availability of entrepreneurs."

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European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan visits Romania

The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan pays an official visit to Romania on Thursday and Friday; he is to meet Prime Minister Victor Ponta, Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin and the joint Committees for Agriculture of the Romanian Senate and Chamber of Deputies.

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Dutch Commissioner ‘trolls’ Yanis over lack of tie, ‘loud’ shirts (watch video)

While EU Commissioners, including Dimitris Avramopoulos, gathered for the customary “family portrait”, Dutch Commissioner Franz Timmermans was clearly in high spirits and inspired by the … stylistic preferences of Greek FinMin Yanis Varoufakis, remarking that “for the sake of a member-state now all men must remove their ties”.

Commissioner Cretu: Romanian villages, communes should be revitalised by economic, human inflows

Bucharest, Feb 16 /Agerpres/ - Romanian villages and communes should be revitalised and developed by economic and human inflows, European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu said Monday.

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Commissioner Corina Cretu: I expect Romania to understand that financial instruments represent future

The European Commissioner for Regional Policies Corina Cretu highlighted the importance of using financial instruments in implementing regional development policy, in a meeting she had on Tuesday, in Brussels, with Romanian Minister of European Funds, Eugen Teodorovici, informs a release issued by the Commissioner's cabinet.

Photo credit: (c) Alex MICSIK / AGERPRES PHOTO

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