The success of Romania’s presidency of the European Union’s Council will be the success of the 27 Member States, and our country will act as an impartial mediator, on Thursday said Prime Minister Viorica Dancila at a meeting with a delegations of German MPs and MEPs, the Gov’t informs in a press release. “The success of Romania’s presidency of the Council of the European Union will be the success of the 27 Member States, that has to give a good sign for the EU’s future. In our mandate, we will act as an impartial mediator, because it is essential to enhance consensus at European level,” the Bucharest Gov’t’s head asserted. During the meeting at the Victoria Palace, talks addressed the bilateral cooperation and its strengthening, in the context of Romania’s taking over the presidency of the EU Council as of 1 January 2019. Prime minister stressed that Romania is ready to take over and exercise this mandate, wherein challenges such as the Brexit, the future of Europe, the finalisation of a consensus on the future multiannual framework, will be approached and traditional European policies’ files such as the Cohesion Policy and the Common Agricultural Policy, alongside those regarding the migration, the defence and terrorism policy, will be taken care of. The head of the Executive also said that the strengthening of the bilateral cooperation between Romania and Germany is important, at the political and governmental level, by establishing faster dialogue mechanisms and jointly sustaining certain initiatives, the release adds. “The German delegation’s officials appreciated the preparations’ stage of Romania to taking over and exercising the EU Council’s rotating presidency, stressing that they have all openness to granting support to our country,” the source mentions. Minister Delegate for European Affairs Victor Negrescu, the MEPs Dan Nica and Victor Bostinaru and MP Florin Manole were attending the meeting on behalf of Romania, alongside Axel Schafer, Jens Geier, Matthias Keil and Stephan Meuser, on Germany’s behalf.
The share of companies predicting a reduction in the number of employees in the upcoming year has increased to 11% in January 2025 from 2% same time last year, according to the HR Barometer survey conducted by PwC Romania. Fiscal measures taken by the government to reduce the budget deficit, such as the elimination of […]
The Veranda Mall shopping center, located near Bucharest’s busy Obor market, is up for sale and has reportedly caught the interest of real estate investors AFI Europe and M Core, Profit.ro reported. The mall is currently owned by the Pogonaru...
Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu announced that a team of lawyers contracted by the government managed to block the sale of the painting Saint Sebastian by the renowned artist El Greco, which is part of Romania’s heritage. Ciolacu added that earlier this month, the government mandated lawyers to pursue the recovery through legal proceedings at […]
Romania’s eMAG and HeyBlu, a financial services company owned by the eMAG group, have announced the acquisition of Orange Money by taking over 100% of its shares. The transaction is part of eMAG’s strategy to expand and diversify its financial services, the company said. “The acquisition of Orange Money is part of eMAG’s strategy to […]
The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR) announced the team for the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival (EYOF) Bakuriani 2025, which will take place in Georgia from February 9 to 16. Twenty athletes will compete in four disciplines, namely biathlon, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and snowboarding. The biathlon team comprises eight athletes, evenly split between […]
Only 28% of teenagers in Romania aged 11-15 engage in the minimum required level of physical activity and sports to maintain good health, according to a study conducted by the World Health Organization cited on High5 Podcast. Additionally, only 23% of them perform sufficient moderate and intense physical activities for their stage of development, which […]
