Catherine Ashton has welcomed the resumption of rail freight service in the Moldovan Republic of Transdniestria. “It is a major step in building confidence between the two banks of the Dniester River. We are satisfied that the EU technical examination allowed to find a practical solution. The resumption of the …
Read More »Romanian Parliament to vote on new government on May 7
Romania’s Prime Minister-designate Victor Ponta on Tuesday presented his new cabinet. The parliament will vote on the new government on May 7.
Read More »Romanian does not survive no-confidence vote
Romania’s government failed on Friday when it lost a vote of confidence two months after taking office. 235 MPs voted the motion, four more than the 231 needed to bring down the government.
Read More »Moldova recalls ambassador to Russia
Moldovan president emitted a decree for recalling the Moldovan ambassador to Russia Andrei Neguta. Moldovan PM Vlad Filat said the duty of the ambassadors is to represent Moldova abroad and respectively execute their mission. Two week ago Moldovan MPs asked for the ambassador to Moscow to be recalled over statements about …
Read More »EU President visited Romania and Bulgaria
Herman van Rompuy, the President of the European Council, paid a one-day visit to Romania and Bulgaria. In Romania, Rompuy met the President Traian Băsescu, the Prime Minister Mihai-Răzvan Ungureanu and spoke in front of the Romanian Parliament
Read More »Kazakh Education Minister to visit Romania
Kazakh Education and Science Minister Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov will visit Romania. The Kazakh Minister will meet with Education, Research, Youth
Read More »IMF starts new review mission in Romania
The International Monetary Fund and the European Union embarked on a new review of Romania’s economic reforms Tuesday, under a stand-by agreement concluded in March 2011. The Romanian
Read More »Bulgaria and Moldova pledge to boost economic ties at business forum
Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Food Miroslav Naydenov and Moldova’s Prime Minister Vlad Filat took part in the official opening of a Bulgarian-Moldovan business forum. “Such events give opportunities for establishing contacts with
Read More »Bulgaria PM emphasizes energy importance during talks with Moldovan counterpart
Boyko Borisov, the Bulgarian Prime Minister, stressed the importance of gas interconnection projects for energy security after a Thursday meeting with Moldovan Prime Minister Vladimir Filat. “I hope that we shall be able to achieve the much desired diversification in the region
Read More »Romanian FM says the country has the same position on Kosovo and will not recognize it’s independence
Romanian Foreign Minister Christian Diaconescu said in Brussels on Thursday that Romania has the same position on Kosovo and will not recognize it’s independence. He further noted that Kosovo did not meet the requirements of the international law to be a state. “For our part, we clearly expressed our position, …
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