Romania

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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Czech President supports Bulgaria’s Schengen entry

Czech President Vaclav Klaus said on Tuesday that it supports Bulgaria’s entry into Schengen, adding that the problem will be solved soon, despite opposition from other EU members. “The Czech Republic fully supports Bulgaria’s Schengen accession. I believe that this issue will be resolved very soon,” Klaus said. The EU …

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