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Schengen: Council decides to lift land border controls with Bulgaria and Romania
Friday, December 13, 2024
EU member states have decided to remove checks on persons at the internal land borders with and between Bulgaria and Romania from 1 January 2025, https://www.consilium.europa.eu/ informs. „It is a historic moment to finally welcome Bulgaria ...
Joint communiqué of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria
Friday, December 13, 2024
Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria strongly welcome the decision adopted unanimously today, December 12th, by the Justice and Home Affairs Council, on completing the process of full integration of Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria to the Schengen area. It is a historic decision that completes the process of accession of the two countries to the area of free movement within EU, a major objective of both ...
Tataru (ING): Romania should complete Schengen admition with modern highway network connecting all country regions
Friday, December 13, 2024
Romania's full admission to the Shengen area is a historic moment which should be marked as such, its significance going beyond immediate economic implications, said Valentin Tataru, head economist of ING Bank Romania on Thursday. “Romania has now the duty to complete this success with what could better highlight a network of modern highways crossing Romania and uniting all country regions. ...
Defence minister Tilvar discusses preparations for NATO Summit 2025 with Dutch counterpart Brekelmans
Friday, December 13, 2024
Minister of Defence Angel Tilvar conducted an official visit to The Hague, in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, on Thursday, at the invitation of his counterpart, Ruben Brekelmans.According to the Romanian Ministry of Defence (MApN), during the bilateral meeting, the two ministers discussed deepening defence cooperation between the two countries, as well as coordinating efforts within NATO and the European Union to strengthen security.A key topic ...
Government approves new Administrative Arrangement between Romania and Turkey in the field of social security
Friday, December 13, 2024
The government approved, in its Thursday meeting, the new Administrative Arrangement between Romania and Turkey in the field of social security, signed in the joint Romanian-Turkish government meeting from Ankara, on May 21,2024, the Ministry of Labor and Social Solidarity informs in a press release issued by the institution on Facebook. “The government approved a new Administrative Arrangement, ...
New Government to be smaller, with lower number of state secretaries
Friday, December 13, 2024
The leader of the Save Romania Union (USR)'s deputies, Ionut Mosteanu, said on Thursday that the pro-European parties agreed to the idea that the future Government should have a smaller number of ministries than the current Government and a lower number of state secretaries.He mentioned that among the topics of discussion between the four parties are the administrative-territorial reorganization and the reform of the information services."There ...
POLITICO: TikTok influencers flee Romania amid tax probe into their election role
Friday, December 13, 2024
* Romanian tax authorities are now investigating ultranationalist Calin Georgescu and the TikTok activists who promoted his campaign, https://www.politico.eu/ reads. Romanian TikTok influencers who helped propel an ultranationalist, pro-Putin candidate to the brink of the presidency have fled the country, pursued ...
Project on the control of the use of the national airspace, regarding unmanned aerial vehicles, approved by the Government
Friday, December 13, 2024
The government in Bucharest has adopted two draft laws to regulate the modalities of intervention in peacetime, in the case of ...
Government updates investment value for Magurele laser
Friday, December 13, 2024
The government updated on Thursday the total value of the investment for the Magurele laser Extreme Light Infrastructure – Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) which reached 2.18 billion lei, according to the Executive spokesman Mihai Constantin. The implementation of the project is carried out in two stages. The first stage – 2012-2015, was successfully completed , while the second stage is going on ...
2.1 billion RON allocated for projects under PNDL, Anghel Saligny, PNRR and CNI
Friday, December 13, 2024
The Government decided on Thursday to allocate 2,175,000,000 RON to finance projects under the National Local Development Programme, the Anghel Saligny National Investment Programme or the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.The money comes from the Budget Reserve Fund available to the Government for the year 2024, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration.Thus, 1,435,000,000 RON will be ...
Financing agreement with EIF worth 106.7 million EUR for Innovation Romania Programme
Friday, December 13, 2024
The Ministry of European Investments and Projects (MIPE) announces the signing of a new financing agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF) for the launch of the Innovation Romania Programme, with a total funding of 106.7 million EUR.According to a press release of the relevant ministry sent on Thursday, the programme is supported by Smart Growth, Digitization and Financial Instruments Programme 2021-2027 (PoCIDIF), from European Structural and ...
Average net salary in October reaches 5,268 lei, up 40 lei
Friday, December 13, 2024
The average net salary in October was 5,268 lei, an increase of 40 lei (+0.8%) compared to September 2024, and compared to October of the previous year, the average net salary rose by 12.3%, according to data published the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on Thursday.In October 2024, the average gross salary was 8,612 lei, 59 lei (+0.7%) higher than in September 2024.The highest average net salaries were recorded in information technology ...
Spark Foundry Report: Shifting Trends in Social Media, Streaming, and the Rise of confidence in TV News in Romania
Friday, December 13, 2024
The latest edition of the Romanians New Media Adoption report, conducted by Spark Foundry’s Data Intelligence team, a media agency part of Publicis Groupe Romania, reveals a notable shift in media consumption habits among urban internet users. While online activities are declining, trust in traditional TV news has increased, signaling a renewed reliance on traditional media. Internet ...
The Dutch Parliament has given the green light for Bulgaria and Romania's full Schengen membership
Thursday, December 12, 2024
The Netherlands have officially given the green light for Bulgaria and Romania’s full Schengen membership, following a vote in the Dutch parliament which took place on Wednesday and supported this recent decision of the government, relates the news site of the Bulgarian public television, says News.ro. On Wednesday, the Freedom party of the extremist Geert Wilders, the largest party in the Dutch government coalition, tried to introduce a ...
The new Parliament - convened on December 20
Thursday, December 12, 2024
President Klaus Iohannis signed on Wednesday the decree convening the new Parliament of Romania, the Presidential Administration informs. Romania's newly elected Parliament will convene on December 20 at 14:00. Romanians elected their representatives to the new legislature on December 1. According to the Constitution, after the final results of the 2024 parliamentary elections are announced, the newly elected ...
Supreme Court dismisses AUR's challenge against Constitutional Court's decision to annul presidential elections
Thursday, December 12, 2024
The High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) on Wednesday rejected the appeal filed by the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) against the Constitutional Court's decision on the annulment of the entire electoral process of the presidential elections.The reason for the rejection of AUR leader George Simion's appeal is that the courts do not have the power to annul a Constitutional Court decision."Admits the exception of the general lack of jurisdiction of ...
DefMin Tilvar: Romania - a responsible ally of the U.S. in strengthening regional security at Black Sea
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Romania remains a responsible ally of the U.S. and a loyal partner in the process of strengthening regional security in the Black Sea area, National Defence Minister Angel Tilvar said on Tuesday, during his visit to the 99th Military Base in Deveselu alongside U.S. Ambassador to Romania Kathleen Kavalec."We will continue to act to maintain this region as a point of maximum importance on NATO's agenda," he added.The 99th Military Base in Deveselu hosts the U.S. ...
Romania - Republic of Moldova Joint Cooperation Programme 2014-2020 concludes with 84 projects funded
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Over 80 projects, with a total value of 99.67 million euro, of which 73 million euro were non-reimbursable funds, have been financed through the Romania - Republic of Moldova Joint Cooperation Programme 2014-2020, the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration (MDLPA) announced on Wednesday.According to the quoted source, on Tuesday, the Joint Monitoring Committee meeting regarding the closure of the Romania - Republic of Moldova Joint Cooperation ...
Ukraine approves agreement with Romania on construction of bridge over Tysa
Thursday, December 12, 2024
The Cabinet of Ministers approved an agreement with Romania on the construction of a road bridge over the Tysa River at the future checkpoint Bila Tserkva - Sighetu Marmatiei in the Zakarpattia Region on the Ukrainian-Romanian state border, https://ukranews.com/ ...
Fiscal adjustment period of seven years for five states, including Romania
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Romania is among the five member states for which a fiscal adjustment period of seven years instead of four has been accepted, announced on Tuesday the Minister of Finance, Marcel Bolos, who is at the meeting of the Business Council Economic and Financial Affairs of the EU in Brussels."Today, Romania was at the core of the discussions in Brussels, where important decisions were made for the economic future of the European Union. Here's what you need to know: One of ...