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EU Must Accept Russia “As It Is” – Romanian President

11:39, 26 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday morning that the European Union must accept Russia “as it is,” while Romanians will remain “good Europeans” and “good neighbors,” while stressing the importance of guaranteeing independence and integrity for states in the region.

Romania Could Lose EUR1B Of EU Funds Unless It Amends Public Procurement Law – Liberal

15:18, 22 Mai 2009
Romanian Liberal Party vice-president Ludovic Orban called on the government to speed up amendments to the public procurement law, saying it breaches EU legislation and the country could lose E funds worth EUR1 billion.

German Parliament Decision On Funds For Romania Unrelated To MCV In Justice – TI

16:31, 11 Mai 2009
Transparency International Romania (TI-Ro) said the German Parliament’s decision to cut European funds for Romania was not taken as part of the Mechanism for Cooperation and Verification (MCV) in Justice, but depending on its results.

Cost Of Roaming Texts, Calls And Data Services In EU To Plummet From 1 July

16:21, 22 Apr. 2009
The European Parliament adopted, on Wednesday, a law package, effective July 1, which will cut the maximum fees collected by mobile operators for text messages and web services while in roaming by 60%.

Romania Posted 3rd Highest March Annual Infl In EU – Eurostat

13:49, 16 Apr. 2009
Romania reported in March the third highest annual inflation in the EU, with an annual rate of 6.7%, more than five times higher than the EU average of 1.3%, according to second estimates from Eurostat, EU's Statistical Office.

Moldovan President Says Romania Cannot Discard Expansionist Plans

13:35, 13 Apr. 2009
Moldovan president Vladimir Voronin said Romania cannot discard its expansionist plans and doesn’t understand it is a member of the European Union and needs to observe certain rules and refuses to sign the border treaty, Spanish Paper El Pais reported Monday in its online edition.

France Reassures Romania Of EU’s Support Over Moldovan Situation

14:44, 11 Apr. 2009
The European Union, and France in particular, wish to reassure Romania of their support over the situation in neighboring Republic of Moldova, spokesman of the French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said in a press conference Friday.

EU Calls On Moldova To Resume Normal Relations With Romania

16:50, 09 Apr. 2009
The European Union on Thursday called on Moldovan authorities to resume normal relations with Romania, a EU member since 2007, and to respect all constitutional freedoms.

Moldova’s Visa Policy Breaches Agreement With EU – Romanian FM

15:30, 09 Apr. 2009
Romanian foreign minister Cristian Diaconescu said Thursday the Republic of Moldova’s decision to reintroduce visas for Romanians breaches the country’s agreement with the European Union and recommended Romanian citizens to avoid trips to the neighboring country.

Romanian Pres Holds Speech At EU-USA Meet

20:27, 05 Apr. 2009
The Romanian head of state said Sunday in Prague that a new era has begun in EU-USA relations, which proves that the correct approach was the one taken by Romania, namely the creation of a strategic partnership with the USA.

Romanian Pres To Attend EU-USA Meet In Prague

12:54, 05 Apr. 2009
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Sunday, upon leaving for Prague, that the EU has some ambitious but expensive objectives, such as the intention to secure 20% of necessary energy from renewable sources by 2020, and these objectives place the Union at a disadvantage on international markets.

Romania To Get Bailout Funds In Tranches, If All Terms Observed – EU Official

16:21, 11 Mart. 2009
European Commission's financing for Romania will be a "back-to-back" loan and will be given in tranches, if all conditions set up with Romanian authorities are observed, Amelia Torres, the spokesperson of EU Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia, stated Wednesday.

EU Telecoms Commissioner Offered Romanian Telecom Min Support To Solve Regulator Issue

14:05, 29 Ian. 2009
EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding spoke Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning on the phone with Romanian communication minister Gabriel Sandu to discuss the EC’s intention to launch an infringement case against Romania and offered support to solve the matter, EC spokesman Martin Selmayr said.

Romanian Ministries To Absorb Little EU Funding This Year

10:42, 28 Ian. 2009
Romanian democrat liberal vice-president Gheorghe Flutur said Tuesday night, after the governing alliance’s central political office meeting, that the government is "pretty cautious" with the outlook of European fund absorption.

Romanian May Take Up To EUR7 Billion Loan From EU, Under IMF Supervision – President

15:05, 27 Ian. 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday he announced the European Commission that Romania plans to take a EUR6-7 billion loan from the EU, under the supervision of the International Monetary Fund.

Romanian, Bulgarian Workers Remain Europe’s Personae Non Grata – Paper

11:30, 09 Ian. 2009
Romanians and Bulgarians are still not seen as full-fledged citizens of the European Union, as many member states continue to keep them away from their labor markets, mainly due to the economic turmoil that seriously affected their economies, German daily Der Speigel wrote on its website.

Romanian Govt To Notify EC On Russian Gas Issue – PM

13:01, 06 Ian. 2009
The Romanian Government will notify the European Commission and the European Commissioner for Energy on the issues related to the Russian gas supplies cut, in order to inform EC on Romania’s precise condition, the country's Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday.

Romania Calls For Simplified Proceedings To Access EU Funds – President

11:05, 11 Dec. 2008
Romania urges for simplified procedures and reduced bureaucracy to access EU funds, in order for Member States to be able to take swifter actions in times of crisis, President Traian Basescu said before leaving for Brussels to attend the EC winter works on Thursday.

Romania Not To Discard Its EU Commissioner – President

10:00, 11 Dec. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday, before leaving for Brussels to attend the winter works of the European Council, that if the majority of EU states wish to apply the Nice Treaty as of Jan 1, Romania will not discard its European Commissioner.

Romanian President Briefs Media On Informal EU Meeting Conclusions

20:02, 07 Nov. 2008
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Friday in Brussels, after the informal reunion of the heads of states and governments, that other crisis outbreaks could occur, in the world, after the USA and the EU, as the size of the financial crisis generated the risk of a global economic crisis.

Romanian Bks Should Simplify Lending Procedure For EU Co-funded Projects

16:47, 01 Nov. 2008
Banks in Romania should simplify the lending procedure for the projects co-funded by the European Union, on the backdrop of the economic crisis, as their beneficiaries will encounter problems due to the increase of costs, state secretary with the Economy Ministry Eugen Teodorovici said Saturday.

If Moldova Is Coupled With Ukraine, EU Accession Becomes Distant – Romanian President

11:38, 23 Oct. 2008
The Republic of Moldova’s EU accession perspectives are distant if the country is “dropped together with Ukraine”, Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday, when he received the visit of Moldovan Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanii.

Romania 6th In The EU On 7-Mo Trade Def – Eurostat

15:00, 17 Oct. 2008
Romania ranks on the sixth position in the EU by the seven-month trade deficit, with a gap of EUR12.9 billion, similar with Portugal's, according to the European Statistics Institute, or Eurostat.

Romania To Firmly Oppose Creation Of EU Single Banking Watchdog – President

10:26, 15 Oct. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday, before leaving for Brussels to attend the European Council, that Romania will strongly oppose any attempt to create a single European banking watchdog, as the Romanian central bank is supervising the country’s banking system.

EU Econ Slowdown To Affect Romania – European Commissioner

17:53, 15 Sept. 2008
Romania will inevitably be affected by the slowdown of the economic growth in the European Union member states, even though the country’s economy reported a significant growth over the past months, European Commissioner for Multilingualism Leonard Orban said Monday.

Romania To Submit Set Of Measures For Black Sea Area To EU, NATO

14:04, 01 Sept. 2008
Romania will submit an analysis of the situation in the Black Sea area and a set of measures in a non-paper (unofficial presentation - e.n.) to the European Union and NATO members, Romanian president Traian Basescu said Friday.

Romania’s BCR Launches Products, Services To Help Implement EU-Funded Projs

11:26, 14 Aug. 2008
Romania’s largest lender by assets Banca Comerciala Romana, or BCR, launched several products and services to implement projects using non-reimbursable European funds, the bank said Thursday.

Romania Welcomes EU Criticism, Pledges To Step Up Corruption Fight

17:40, 23 Iul. 2008
Romania pledged Wednesday to intensify fight against corruption and reinforce existent progress, after the European Commission criticized the new member for poor results in tackling abuses, especially at high levels.

Romanian June Annual CPI 8.7%, Fifth Highest In EU – Eurostat

13:30, 16 Iul. 2008
Romania ranks fifth among EU member states with respect for the annual inflation rate in June, which is 8.7%, double the 4.3% average calculated on a community bloc level, according to a report issued by the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Eurostat.

Romanian Pres Says There Will Be No Competition Btw EU’s Armed Forces, NATO

20:14, 30 Iun. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday in Brussels, at the end of his meeting with NATO secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, that there will be no competition between the EU’s armed forces and the NATO Alliance, stressing it is only a matter of military planning and deployment.

Romania Received EU Funds Worth EUR1.6B In ’07- Report

19:07, 27 Iun. 2008
Romania accessed in the previous year European funds worth EUR1.602 billion, with EUR315.4 million in compensations, and had a contribution of EUR930.9 million to the EU budget, according to the financial report issued by the EU.

Romanians’ Confidence In Legal Sys Below EU Avg – Magistrates

15:25, 25 Iun. 2008
Romania’s High Council of Magistrates, or CSM, admitted in the 2007 status report, published Tuesday night, that people’s level of confidence in the judiciary was among the lowest among European Union states and justice reforms have failed to produce conclusive results.

Romanian Has An Image Problem Among EU States – European Commissioner

21:05, 19 Iun. 2008
European Commissioner for multilingualism Leonard Orban told MEDIAFAX that Romania has an image problem "not as much on a community level as among the member states," and this problem might reflect on some of the political decisions in these countries.

Romania Opposes To Further EU Suspension Of Grain Import Duties

16:43, 17 Iun. 2008
Romania opposed an EU proposal to maintain suspension of import duties for cereals from third countries, due to the negative impact it would have on the Romanian market by putting additional pressure on prices.

Romanian Agric Ministry Plans To Soften EU Funding Restrictions On Debtors

13:02, 16 Iun. 2008
Romanian beneficiaries of SAPARD funding with debts to the Payment Agency for Rural Development and Fishing might be allowed to submit projects for EU funding as soon as they pay their debts and penalties, instead of a year later, as initially set.

EU, U.S. To Debate Visa Waiver Scheme At June Summit

17:22, 05 Iun. 2008
Negotiations between EU and the U.S. on visa exemptions were subject to a debate in the European Parliament Wednesday ahead of a key summit on 9-10 June, EP said in a statement Thursday.

Romania’s 1Q GDP Growth More Than Triple The EU Avg

13:58, 03 Iun. 2008
Romania’s first-quarter gross domestic product growth, of 8.2% on the year, was more than triple the average economic growth in the European Union, according to data of the EU’s statistical office Eurostat.

Italy Should Clearly Motivate Immigrant Expulsions – EU Commissioner

12:50, 15 Mai 2008
Italy needs to prove the urgency and seriousness of threats posed by immigrants to motivate individual expulsions, European Commissioner for Multilingualism Leonard Orban said, cited by Italian daily Corriere della Sera.

EU Warns Romania Over Discriminatory Dividend Taxation

18:29, 06 Mai 2008
The European Commission on Tuesday sent a letter of formal notice to Romania about its tax rules, under which dividends paid to foreign companies (outbound dividends) may be taxed more heavily than dividends paid to domestic companies (domestic dividends).

EU Trims Romania 2008 Wage Growth To 10.4% From 12.2%

15:26, 28 Apr. 2008
The European Commission on Monday estimated average wages in Romania will see a 10.4% growth in 2008, down from a previous forecast of 12.2%, the commission said in its spring report.