Romanian President Klaus Iohannis will welcome British Prime Minister David Cameron at the presidential Cotroceni Palace on Wednesday, with the two officials to make a joint press statement, official sources said on Tuesday. Cameron will be paying a visit to Romania, being also scheduled to meet Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos. According to the sources, the talks will also focus on the migrant crisis. David Cameron will first meet Dacian Ciolos, at 3:30 pm, at Victoria Palace, then he will be received by President Iohannis at the presidential palace at 4:45 pm. The British prime minister visited Bulgaria last week. Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos said on Tuesday that Romania wants Great Britain to remain in the European Union, stating that this would be beneficial both for London as well as for Brussels. "Romania has clearly stated it already — we want Great Britain to remain in the European Union, which is something in the interest of both Great Britain as well as the European Union. In most part, we start with a positive approach of the points brought to discussion by the United Kingdom of Great Britain," Ciolos told the discussions with the members of the joint parliamentary committees for European affairs. He added that in the European Council to be held next week the United Kingdom would make some proposals for "reforming or adapting the functioning way of the European Union," in the context of London preparing a referendum on remaining or leaving the EU. "Tomorrow I will have a meeting with Prime Minister Cameron, who will be visiting also Romania before this Council," PM Ciolos said.
Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan stated during an interview on Wednesday, December 17, that there should be no statute of limitations in cases of serious corruption. The statement comes after a Recorder investigation, which showed that several heads of the major institutions in the Romanian justice system allegedly delayed trials for years until wrongdoings were […]
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
