Romania

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

Bucharest is to start construction of a new gas pipeline that will connect the country with neighbouring Moldova. The construction of the new pipeline, which is to connect the city of Iasi, in eastern Romania, with Ungheni in Moldova, is set to start by the end of the year. The …

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday on national television TVR he is optimistic about the country’s Schengen entry in 2011, adding accession to the EU’s border-free area is not a failed objective for the country.

Head of Parliament and Acting President of Moldova Marian Lupu goes on an official two-day visit to Romania on April 28, at the invitation of Romania’s President Traian Basescu. 

Armenian Minister of Transport and Communication Manuk Vardanyan received Romanian Ambassador to Armenia Crina Rodica Prunariu to discuss programs of cooperation.

On Thursday, the Moldovan Parliament approved the personal composition of the Republic of Moldova’s Permanent Delegation to the Euronest – the Parliamentary Assembly of the Eastern Partnership Program member states. 

Romania is ready to accept EU police on its borders in order to show it is fit to join Europe’s passport-free zone. Marian Tutilescu, state secretary in the Interior Ministry, said Romania had launched

Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan will pay a visit to Romania. Ashotyan will have an official meeting with Romanian Minister of Education, Research and Innovation Daniel Funeriu.

Romanian President Traian Basescu has today ended his visit to Azerbaijan. A guard of honor was lined up for the Romanian President at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport decorated with the national flags of the two countries. President Basescu was seen off by Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov and …

France is convinced Romania must join the Schengen Area and French authorities are prepared to help Romania meet all the technical requirements, French Interior Minister Claude Gueant said Monday. Gueant met in Bucharest with his Romanian counterpart, Traian Igas. They discussed Romania’s Schengen Area accession and police cooperation between the …