George Ciamba

The fight against anti-Semitism is one of the top priorities of Romania under its Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Romania's Minister-delegate of European Affairs George Ciamba said at a meeting on Monday with Israel's Ambassador in Bucharest David Saranga.

Minister Delegate for European Affairs George Ciamba had a meeting in Geneva on Thursday with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, in which he voiced Romania's firm commitment as holder of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union to promote respect for human rights, to combat hate speech, anti-Semitism, racism, and intolerance.

Minister-delegate for European Affairs George Ciamba met on Wednesday with Secretary of State for European Affairs with Portugal's Foreign Affairs Ministry Ana Paula Zacarias. The discussions of the two officials focused on the working programme of Romania's Presidency at the EU Council and the ongoing developments at European level in relation with the current agenda.

AGERPRES special correspondent Tudor Martalogu reports: The EU executive remains committed to the objective of lifting the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for Romania by the end of the current European Commission's term, but if Bucharest has the ambition to do the same thing, there is a long way to go, and there are many steps to be taken, First Vice-President Frans Timmerm

Romania's Minister-delegate for European Affairs George Ciamba represented the European Union Council in a debate on security threats connected with the rising Chinese technological presence in the EU in a plenary session of the European Parliament (February 12-14), Romania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) says in a press statement.

Minister-delegate for European Affairs George Ciamba on Tuesday had a meeting with Bulgarian Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rossen Jeliazkov, on which occasion the two officials discussed the main files on the European agenda, with a focus on the legislative proposals corresponding to the single market.

Minister-delegate for European Affairs George Ciamba met in Bucharest on Monday with Hungarian Minister of the Prime Minister's Office Gergely Gulyas, European Affairs coordinator, and discussed the prospects of the informal Summit that will take place in Sibiu in May.

Minister-delegate for European Affairs George Ciamba presented on Tuesday the priorities of Romania's Presidency at the Council of the European Union in the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) of the European Parliament (EP).

The European Union presidency says it will back the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to open accession talks after it reached a deal to change its name.

Romanian European Affairs Minister George Ciamba said Monday he wanted negotiations to start for FYROM in June at a meeting of EU ministers.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila will pay a working visit to Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday, aimed at presenting the priorities of Romania's Presidency at the Council of the European Union within the plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).