Liberal president Nicolae Ciuca declared on Tuesday that the final document of the European People's Party Congress will request that Romania should become a member with full rights, with road borders, in the Schengen area. “I want to point out that it is not just a friendly statement, but it will be included in the final document of the Congress, requesting that Romania should become a member with full rights, including the road border of the Schengen area,”said Ciuca at a joint press conference with EPP president Manfred Weber. According to Ciuca, Romania has technically fulfilled conditions years ago and continues to do so for full Schengen accession. “Moreover, there are measures with which we do nothing else but strengthen the Schengen area with every connected to the safety of Romanian borders and the safety of EU borders. As a result, I do not think we are talking about compromises, but it is a reality about which we have discusses all the time: we are members of a center-right political family promoting everything connected to freedom, the freedom of movement for Romanians who leave or return to Romnaia, Ciuca said mentioning there are 4 million Romanians working abroad and who have a serious contribution to the GDP of countries where they carry out their activity. Nicolae Ciuca also said that Romanians whould get this right to be able to come home without queuing at border cross points. “Based on talks with European leaders present herem we will have a decision in the final document of the Congress and we will see how Austrian colleagues will vote. We will come with arguments to make them change their decision. It is true that at the moment we do not have a bilateral meeting established yet, but we will do everyhting to convey our messages for what is our right to be members of the Schengen area,”said Ciuca. The EPP Congress is held in Bucharest on Wednesday and Thursday.
“Catane,” a dark comedy inspired by real events and directed by Ioana Mischie, is set to have its first special screenings in Romania after a successful festival circuit. The film had its world premiere at the IFFI Goa festival in India and was nominated this year at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best […]
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George Smyth, 18, went missing on a hike near Romania’s famous Bran Castle more than a week ago. On November 23, the British citizen started to suffer from hypothermia and exhaustion and called the emergency services. Trying to locate him, mountain rescue services conducted searches over the next few days but were only able to […]
Over 107,000 people in Prahova and Dâmbovița counties, in southern Romania, have been without drinking water since Friday, November 28, due to problems at the Paltinu Dam. According to local authorities, the problems are set to persist until next week. The dam registered a drop in water levels, leading to problems in the water distribution system. […]
A special ‘Silent Day’ event will be held at the Bucharest Christmas Market in Constituției Square on Wednesday, December 3, aimed at creating a quieter and more accessible environment for children with sensory disabilities. The initiative is designed to make the festive market manageable for children who may struggle with loud noise, bright lights, and […]
Romanians have the highest level of trust in others in the European Union, according to the most recent Eurostat data for the year 2024, ahead of the usual leader of the ranking, Finland. The indicator ‘trust in others’ measures a person’s trust in people they do not know on a scale from 0 (‘I...
