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Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Baconschi said that Germany and France are seeking a compromise to allow Romania and Bulgaria into Schengen in the fall of 2011.
Read More »Turkmen President in Romania to discuss cooperation
The Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov and the Romanian President Traian Basescu will meet at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest on Thursday, the Turkmen government said.
Read More »The Netherlands is against Romania’s Schengen entry, until it sees “irreversible” progress with justice reforms
The Netherlands will not approve Romania’s integration into the Schengen zone until it sees “irreversible” progress with justice reforms, the Dutch minister of European Affairs said Wednesday.
Read More »OSCE says political stability in Moldova is needed
Petros Efthymiou, president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, said that Moldova’s progress on the path toward European integration was important for the settlement of
Read More »Romania wants to sign anti-missile shield agreement with U.S. this fall
Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi on Thursday expressed hope that an agreement concerning the placement of a U.S. missile system in Romania could be signed this fall. “As the experts have concluded
Read More »Romania and United States signed draft agreement on missile defense system
Romanian and U.S. delegations Wednesday finalized the text of the agreement on the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system in Romania, the Romanian Foreign Ministry said.
Read More »Russia wants guarantees from U.S. over missile shield in Romania
Moscow wants to receive legal guarantees from the United States that its future missile defense shield in Romania will not target Russia’s strategic nuclear forces, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Read More »EP committee backs Bulgaria and Romania’s Schengen accession
The European Parliament’s (EP) civil liberties committee on Monday (May 2nd) adopted with significant majority a recommendation to allow Bulgaria and Romania to join Schengen. The recommendation will be voted on at an EP plenary session next month. The final decision is in the hands of EU interior ministers, who …
Read More »Romania allows US antimissile shield on the southern part of its territory
Romania’s highest defence body approved the setting up of US antimissile shield elements at a former airbase at Deveselu, in the southern Romanian Olt county, President Traian Basescu said Tuesday.
Read More »Bulgaria and Romania ready to join Schengen, says Civil Liberties Committee
Bulgaria and Romania’s bid to join the Schengen border-free area won the Civil Liberties Committee’s green light on Monday. They have met the necessary conditions, based on the evaluation reports on their preparations, say MEPs. However, Parliament must be kept informed of additional measures to be taken in the Bulgaria-Turkey-Greece
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