Romania's President Klaus Iohannis will participate, November 7-8, in the fifth Summit of the European Political Community (EPC) and in an informal European summit that will take place in Budapest, Hungary, the Presidential Administration reported on Wednesday.The European Political Community is an intergovernmental forum for political and strategic discussions about the future of Europe."The EPC Summit in Budapest will include a plenary session, where discussions will focus on the security challenges facing Europe, with emphasis on the situation in Ukraine, and roundtable conferences where leaders will address specific topics of shared interest, such as migration and economic security. During the debates, President Klaus Iohannis will reiterate the need for a united and firm position of the leaders regarding the security situation in the region, as well as continuation of support for Ukraine's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity amidst Russia's war of aggression."Iohannis will also attend a roundtable conference touching on migration, where he is expected to plead for finding illegal migration management solutions at European level in the short term, but also through a more comprehensive long-term approach, which will allow greater cohesion and efficiency at European level in addressing the issue.The informal meeting of the European Council, hosted in Budapest by the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, includes an in-depth debate on European competitiveness, a priority on the EU agenda in the coming years."EU leaders aim to adopt a political declaration on a new European pact for competitiveness to guide the work of the European institutions in the field, given the urgency to act decisively at EU level in addressing the current challenges. During the debates, the President of Romania will underline the major role of cohesion and convergence as instruments for achieving the European Union's competitiveness objectives. He will also plead for the elimination of all barriers on the single market and for the full assurance of freedom of movement on all its components," according to the Presidential Administration.
Council of Europe, a continent-wide humanitarian organization, recommends that Romania put in place a national system of monitoring racist and anti-LGBTI incidents in schools. The recommendations come as the Council of Europe’s anti-racism body, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, published several reports, including on Romania, regarding policies and practices to prevent and combat […]
France’s minister for armed forces and veterans, Catherine Vautrin, declared on Thursday, October 30, during a press conference, that the French troops in Romania will not be downsized. The French minister was in Romania to meet with Romanian counterpart Ionuț Moșteanu. The two officials analyzed the security situation in the Black Sea region, France’s contribution […]
On the International Black Sea Day - October 31, Greenpeace Romania, in partnership with SkyTruth, launched an interactive satellite-based
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UMB Steel, a company controlled by the family of Romanian entrepreneur Dorinel Umbrărescu, has launched renovation works at the Oțelu Roșu steel plant in Caraș-Severin County, Profit.ro reported. The facility, one of the oldest industrial sites in Romania with a history...
Grup EM, a Romanian holding active in the field of energy infrastructure with Electromontaj among its subsidiaries, announced its firm intention to list its shares on the AeRO market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange despite failing to meet the 10% free float following the IPO completed recently, Ziarul...
