Romania

Bulgaria and Moldova to sign agreement on cooperation in case of disasters

The Bulgarian and Moldovan governments decided to sign an agreement about cooperation in case of disasters. Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has been assigned to carry on with the negotiations. The deal will be signed when the Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat will pay a visit to Sofia on 19 …

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Moldova closes pro-communist TV station for biased reporting

Moldova has decided to withdraw the licence of a pro-communist TV station for biased reporting, it was announced on Friday. The station has often criticised the ruling coalition, which is pro-Western and came to power in 2009 after winning the elections against the Communists. NIT said it wants to appeal …

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EU to unblock part of funds to Romania

On February 20, Brussels halted EU funds to Romania after a control found irregularities in the management of the human resources development programme, worth a total of 3.5 billion euros. The European Commission will unblock the funds for human resources development programmes, the Romanian government announced on Tuesday. “This decision …

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EP calls on EU states to review restrictions for Bulgaria and Romania

On March 29, The European Parliament adopted a resolution that calls on EU countries that restrict the access of Romanian and Bulgarian citizens to their labour markets, to review their decisions. The call was part of a resolution urging on EU states to do more for its citizens on basic …

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Moldova to organise a NATO week in Chisinau for the first time

For the first time Moldova is to organise a NATO week that will start on April 2. Foreign volunteers, representatives of the Moldovan authorities and members of the US embassy will attend the event. The event will present a photo exposition and discussion in the frames of the initiative are …

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Stefan Fule meets Vlad Filat, Prime Minister of Moldova

on Thursday, the EU Commissioner Stefan Fule met in Brussels with Vladimir Filat, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova. The two discussed bilateral relations. After the meeting, Fule said: ”I met today with Vlad Filat, to take stock of our bilateral relations. We discussed our joint objectives for …

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Moldovan President says he speaks Romanian and not Moldovan

The newly elected President of Moldova Nicolae Timofti said on TV recently that he speaks Romanian and not Moldovan. “I speak in Romanian. I am not a jurist and thus I call a spade a spade. The Constitution reads that national language is Moldovan. But the Academy of Science says …

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