The Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday adopted a draft law ratifying the Agreement between the Governments of Romania and the Republic of Moldova regarding the coordinated control on Romanian territory at the Galati (Romania) - Giurgiulesti (Republic of Moldova) road state border crossing point, on the way into our country.There were 293 votes cast in favour of the draft, 2 against and one abstention.The agreement was signed on November 20, 2024, in Bucharest.The normative act aims to facilitate the transit of persons and speed up the movement of goods, as part of the process of integrating the Republic of Moldova into the European Union and also as part of the support provided to the Ukrainian economy, seriously affected by the war, in cooperation with the European Union and the United States of America, the Defence Committee report states.According to the same source, the Agreement provides for the implementation of coordinated control at the Galati - Giurgiulesti crossing point, establishing the bilateral legal framework, the way of organizing the control, the responsibilities of the staff involved, the protection of personal data, the implementation procedures.This agreement applies for a period of 12 months starting from the date on which the coordinated control becomes operational. Any extension of the validity of the Agreement for new periods of 12 months is decided by agreement of the parties, based on the joint evaluation of the results of the control system, the extension being carried out through diplomatic channels.The Chamber of Deputies is the first to be notified, and the Senate is the decision-making body in this case.
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Romania's iconic rock singer Adrian Pleșca, known as “Artan,” died on Tuesday, December 2, after a fatal stroke, at the age of 64. The artist founded the well-known band “Timpuri Noi” in 1982 and “Partizan” in 2001, and was popular on the Romanian rock scene. Over the years, he left and returned to the two bands. Several […]
Elon Musk's mother, Maye Musk, re-shared a post about the Craiova Christmas Market on X on Monday, December 1. She described the event as "beautiful" and included three emojis in her caption. The original post highlighted that the Craiova Christmas Market was taking place in a safe environment. "No concrete barriers. No armed guards. No […]
