The European Parliament concluded that Romania and Bulgaria have met the technical requirements for entering the borderless Schengen agreement, which is a precondition for the Justice and Home Affairs Council to clear the membership of the two countries, the EP announced. Nonetheless, the EP outlined the need for tackling the illegal migration issues in Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, adding that a supplementary action plan ought to be enforced after Bulgaria joins the border check-free area. Also, certain issues will require regular reporting and further attention, the MEPs said in their recommendations, leaving the door open for the Council of Minister to take the final decision. The Justice and Home Affairs Council will discuss the two countries membership on June 9-10. |
Romania's government has earmarked RON 163mn (EUR 37mn) worth of subsidies for 2013 under a programme aimed at closing down the loss-making mines of local company CNH located in the southwestern ... more
Romanian state-controlled hydropower company Hidroelectrica sold on Thursday, March 21, in several separate contracts a total of 0.3TWh of baseload electricity deliverable between April 1 and the ... more
The Romanian government will publish the privatisation call for freight railway company CFR Marfa immediately after the consultants complete their work, probably on April 6-8, Romanian transport ... more