Romania

The First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government, Igor Shuvalov, will pay a visit to Moldova in the first half of February, not next week as was initially agreed upon. His visit has been postponed because the next week is going to be too busy for the official Chisinau, who …

The Swedish government announced Thursday, January 21, it would open 10 new embassies, including in the Republic of Moldova, to strengthen Sweden’s presence in the countries which benefit from Swedish aid programs. Besides Moldova, Swedish embassies will open in Albania, Kosovo, Georgia and a number of African countries. At the …

The chiefs of Serbian and Romanian MoD military cooperation departments signed on Thursday in Belgrade a plan for bilateral military cooperation for 2010. The plan, signed by Milorad Perić and Alexandru Cotoara-Nicolae, envisages exchange of high-level visits, joint exercises and exchange of experiences in the defense system reform.

On Wednesday, during his meeting with ambassadors to Bucharest, Traian Basescu stated that supporting Republic of Moldova in term of accession to European Union is a “dear project” of Romania. He specified that he would make his first visit as a head of state to Chisinau in one week. President …

Serbia’s accession “to EU and NATO” represents a national interest for Romania, Romanian President Traian Basescu said. Speaking in Bucharest at the start of his new five-year term, Basescu said that the Western Balkans was “extremely important for Romania as a stable and prosperous area in its immediate proximity, which, …

Romania has an “extremely good” chance of unblocking a 20 billion euro International Monetary Fund, IMF, and European Commission led aid package, following Parliament’s adoption of an austerity package last week, central bank Vice Governor Cristian Popa said. “The situation of political stability has been sorted out… The budget has …

Romanian President Traian Basescu received new European Union President Herman van Rompuy for talks Monday evening, with the Bucharest leader putting in a good word for neighbouring country Moldova’s EU membership aspirations. Basescu urged the EU to provide clear prospects to Moldova on future membership.

President of the European Council Herman van Rompuy is expected to arrive in Bucharest on Monday, to meet the head of the Romanian state Traian Basescu. The meeting will take place at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace. This is Rompuy’s first visit to Bucharest since taking over.

Romanian President Traian Basescu is to visit Chisinau at the end of the month, said Moldovan Foreign Minister Iurie Leanca. This will be Basescu’s first visit to Moldova since Vladimir Voronin stepped down. The president’s schedule will be rich in events, but it is still under development, said Iurie Leanca. …

„De fapt, am o hartă a conductelor de gaz cu mine…” (Catherine Ashton, „ministrul de Externe” a Europei, 11.01.09) Precizarea făcută de baroneasa Catherine Ashton, Înaltul reprezentant pentru politica externă şi de securitate a Uniunii Europene, la audierile de la Parlamentul European este semnificativă pentru „harta mentală” a unuia dintre …