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PM Dancila: US Ambassador to Brussels commended Romania on how it exercised duties during rotating Presidency

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland commended, during a meeting that she had with him in Brussels, the manner in which Romania has exercised its mandate so far at the rotating Presidency of the EU Council, adding that it has succeeded in concluding 62 files pending on the European agenda.

PM Dancila says EC First Vice-President Timmermans appreciated the remarkable manner in which we exercised rotating Presidency

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila stated on Wednesday that First Vice-President of the European Commission (EC) Frans Timmermans appreciated the "remarkable" manner in which Romania exercised the rotating Presidency of the EU Council.

#Romania2019.eu/PM Dancila meets EU head Donald Tusk, reaffirms Romania's support for strong, division-free Europe

Premier Viorica Dancila met on Thursday, in the context of her visit to Brussels, with President of the European Council Donald Tusk, the Prime Minister reaffirming Romania's support for a strong and unitary Europe, free of divisions among its members, while the European official stressed the importance of conveying a strong message of European unity in the next period, the government s

#Romania2019.eu/ PM Dancila to pay visit to Brussels and attend CoR plenary session

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila will pay a working visit to Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday, occasion on which she will attend the plenary session of the the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and carry out bilateral meetings with President of the European Council Donald Tusk and First Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans.

#Romania2019.eu/Romania priorities at EU Council presidency, rules of freezing funds for non-observance of rule of law, on EP session's agenda

Romania's presidency's priorities at European Union's Council and the assessment of the Austrian presidency's outcomes along with the rules of freezing EU funding to the member states that are meddling with the courts of law or take no measures against fraud and corruption, are included on the agenda of the first plenary session of the European Parliament due 14-

Bulgarian PM Borisov Spoke by Phone with EP President Tajani over Mobility Package

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov spoke by telephone with EP President Antonio Tajani concerning the Mobility Package. He insisted that the voting be left to the next European Parliament, the government press office said on 11th of January, reports BNT.

#Romania2019.eu/Juncker: When at helm of European Union, one must put own opinions aside

The Romanian presidency of the Council of the European Union entails that opinions on domestic policy be put "aside", on Friday said the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, who confessed in a joint press conference with the Romanian Prime minister Viorica Dancila, that he trusts the Romanian Premier in this matter.

#Romania2019.eu/ Dancila: I reiterated in discussions with Juncker trust in tight cooperation and constructive dialogue

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila stated on Friday that she reiterated, in the discussions she had with the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, her trust in a tight cooperation and constructive dialogue and gave assurances that Romania is determined to contribute to the obtainment of positive results during its mandate at the Presidency of the Council of the EU, in order to

#Romania2019.eu/Juncker: We mustn't export internal conflicts to Europe

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Bucharest, Jan 11 /Agerpres/ - European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker on Friday voiced his conviction that there are high chances that Romania holds a successful first Presidency at the EU Council, but he underscored at the same time that internal conflicts mustn't be exported to Europe.

#Romania2019.eu/President of the European Commission welcomed at Cotroceni Presidential Palace

President Klaus Iohannis on Friday welcomed at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace the President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, in the context of the taking over by Romania of the rotating Presidency at the Council of the EU.

The two high officials will have a tete-a-tete conversation, after which the head of state will have a meeting of the College of Commissioners.

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