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President Iohannis to attend today, in Porto, informal reunion of European Council, as well as EU-India Summit
Friday, May 7, 2021
President Klaus Iohannis is attending, Friday and Saturday, in Portugal's City of Porto, within the Social Summit, the informal reunion of the European Council, as well as in the EU-India Summit in videoconference format, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Presidential Administration informs.The Porto Social Summit has as central topic the optimal implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights. The event targets drawing up the priorities of the ...
PM Citu: We recognize vaccination certificates from Hungary, Hungary recognizes ours
Friday, May 7, 2021
Prime Minister Florin Citu announced, on Thursday, that Romania and Hungary reciprocally recognize their vaccination certificates, which may happen in relation to other countries in the European Union."At this moment, we recognize the vaccination certificates from Hungary, Hungary recognizes ours. This is a discussion of the Foreign Affairs Ministry if there is need to sign an agreement or not. (...) In Romania there is that vaccination certificate, which ...
First antigen Covid-19 self-test produced in Romania, approved
Friday, May 7, 2021
The Covid-19 Antigen Self-Test, developed and marketed by DDS Diagnostic, is the only self-test in Romania for the diagnosis of Covid-19 officially validated by the National Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices for personal use, according to a press release of the company sent on Thursday."DDS Diagnostic is, today, officially the first company in Romania to produce and market rapid tests for the diagnosis of Covid-19, certified by the National ...
Aurescu, on Russia's military presence in region: We do not feel threatened; Black Sea is partly NATO
Friday, May 7, 2021
Romania does not feel threatened, but worried about Russia's increased military presence in the region, and thanks to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Black Sea "is partly also a NATO 'lake'," Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu said on Thursday.He participated in EPC Talks Geopolitics, an online debate. In this context, he spoke about the role of our country on the eastern flank of NATO.Asked if Romania feels threatened by the ...
Speaker Orban: Strategic partnership between Romania and the USA, important foreign policy pillar
Friday, May 7, 2021
Speaker of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies Ludovic Orban on Thursday met David Muniz, the charge d'affaires of the United States of America in Romania, underlining the importance of continuing and deepening the strategic partnership between Romania and the USA, which is "one of the important pillars of Romania's foreign policy.""I had the pleasure to welcome today to Parliament Mr David Muniz, the charge d'affaires of the United States of America in ...
OECD: Utility companies responsible for 50% of amounts gathered from IPOs in Romania
Friday, May 7, 2021
The number of Romanian companies that use capital markets is still limited and behind other countries in the area like Czech Republic, Poland or Austria, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows in a report on the capital market in Romania, released on Wednesday. According to the report, since 2000 to the present day, 18 Romanian ...
Regulation of telework activity, draft adopted by Senate
Friday, May 7, 2021
The plenum of the Senate adopted, on Tuesday, a draft initiated by the Liberal MPs that targets the amendment of Law no. 81/2018 regarding the telework activity, in the sense of bringing flexibility to the work relations taking place under such conditions.According to the explanation of reasons, the necessity of this draft regards the elimination of provisions which are "outdated, inapplicable in relation to the sense of the teleworking activity in the ...
Coface Quarterly Barometer: US leads the global recovery, emerging economies lag behind
Friday, May 7, 2021
More than a year after the start of the pandemic, global economic trends are uneven due to lingering uncertainties around the spread of COVID-19. The acceleration of the vaccination process, as well as its effectiveness, are key to an economic recovery. In this context, the prospects for a return to normalcy are both uneven and uncertain across sectors of activity and geography, according to the latest barometer from ...
Eurostat: Romania, among the EU countries where retail sales rose in March
Friday, May 7, 2021
In March 2021, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade rose by 2.7% in the euro area and by 2.6% in the EU, compared with February 2021, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In February 2021, the retail trade volume increased by 4.2% in the euro area and by 3.8% in the EU. In March 2021 compared with March 2020, the calendar adjusted volume of retail ...
President Iohannis to attend informal European summit, EU-India summit in Porto
Thursday, May 6, 2021
President Klaus Iohannis will attend the Porto Social Summit, an informal meeting of the European Council, and an EU-India summit meeting via videoconference featuring India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday and Saturday in Porto, Portugal.According to the Romanian Presidential Administration, the central theme of the Porto Social Summit is the implementation of an action plan for the European Pillar of Social Rights. The event is ...
