11.07.2012

The European Commission revised its forecast on Romanian economic growth to 0.8% in 2012 from 1.4% previously, citing a weaker-than-expected agricultural year and domestic political uncertainties. more

09.22.2012

Romania’s low absorption rate of European Union financing is due to the fact that only 15% of EU’s structural and cohesion funds allocated to Romania for the 2007-2013 period targeted the private more

09.13.2012

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Thursday reiterated Romania’s objective to join the euro area in 2015, adding the country has no reason to change this goal and failing to meet it would be more

09.03.2012

Romania may be allotted between EUR40 billion and EUR47 billion by the European Union for the 2014-2020 period, said Razvan Cotovelea, state secretary in the Ministry of European Affairs. more

08.30.2012

Romania’s economic sentiment index fell 2.1 points to 94 in August, due to investor pessimism in most sectors except industry, a European Commission monthly survey showed Thursday. more

08.08.2012

The city of Suceava, northern Romania, will rehabilitate 12 streets and two bridges through a EUR8.3 million project funded through the Regional Operations Program (ROP), mayor Ion Lungu announced more

07.14.2012

The recent remarks by the European Commission regarding Romania’s EU fund absorption plan represent only a “general approach” to the matter, the Romanian Government said in a statement Saturday, more

07.06.2012

The European Commission Friday expressed concerns over the recent political upheaval in Romania, particularly regarding a series of measures that could threaten the independence of strategic more

07.04.2012

The European Parliament on Wednesday rejected the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), and no EU member state may ratify the agreement. more

06.27.2012

Romania’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday decided, with majority of votes, that Romania’s president attends European Council meetings, as head of state. more

06.25.2012

Romania needs to consider local problems and its economy's low competitiveness when it applies for funds in the 2014-2020 EU financial period, said Arabela Aprahamian, World Bank country manager. more

06.25.2012

Romanian President Traian Basescu has notified the Constitutional Court of a constitutional conflict regarding Romania’s representation at the European Council summit to take place on June 28 and more

06.15.2012

The creation of the largest mutual fund in Romania started in Brussels, at the European Commission to be precise, which decided to change the rules for the operation of money-market funds to make them more

06.12.2012

Romania's Parliament on Tuesday adopted a declaration by ruling alliance USL, which says the Prime Minister will represent Romania in the European Council on June 28. more

05.31.2012

The European Commission has reasoned opinions to Romania and Slovakia, urging them to bring their national legislation in line with community rules by updating the ban on the use of hazardous more

05.31.2012

The European Commission has sent Romania and Italy a reasoned opinion, asking them to transpose into national rules a directive that reduces barriers on the community market of defense equipment, or more

05.24.2012

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Thursday has informed the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies in an open letter that he wants to present in Parliament a declaration regarding issues on the more

05.23.2012

The European Commission formally notified Romania it has filed legal action with the EU Court of Justice over the country’s faulty natural gas cross-border trade regulations, Romanian Prime Minister more

05.21.2012

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Monday he will ask the Parliament to decide who should represent Romania at the European Council summit on June 28. more

05.11.2012

The European Commission revised its forecast on Romanian economic growth to 1.4% in 2012 from 1.6% previously, saying it expects exports will have a negative contribution due to financial and economic more

03.20.2012

The Romanian ministries in control of structures responsible for EU fund management will be allowed to hire temporary employees, according to a draft ordinance published on the website of the Ministry more

03.15.2012

The European Commission sent Romania's Transport Ministry refunds of more than EUR125 million in February, through the Transports Sector Operations Program (T-SOP), and is reviewing projects with a EU more

02.27.2012

The European Commission has sent Romania, among others, reasoned opinions urging compliance with the legal obligation of liberalizing the electricity and natural gas markets, with a two-month response more

02.23.2012

The European Commission revised its forecast on Romanian economic growth to 1.6% in 2012 from 2.1% previously, saying it expects growth to be negatively affected by uncertainties in the financial more

02.22.2012

The European Commission has authorized 1.17 billion lei (around EUR270 million) of Romanian public funding for the closure of three uncompetitive coal mining units owned by the country’s hard coal more