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  • June 20, 2019 UPDATE

    June 20, 2019 UPDATE

    DRAFT According to Romania’s Prime Minister, Viorica Dancila, the
    government is working on a draft amendment to the election legislation with a view
    to improving the voting process so that Romanian citizens from the country and
    abroad may be able to exercise this Constitutional right in as good conditions
    as possible. The Prime Minister has also added the executive will carry on with
    the investment programme as well as with activities related to Romania’s
    presidency of the EU – a mandate, which is coming to an end and which has met all
    its objectives as complex files have been dealt with and measures with a public
    impact have been taken. According to Dancila the Romanian presidency of the EU
    has drawn up and presented a reviewed version of the negotiation document for
    the future EU budget. The executive is also focusing on the emergency ordinance
    regulating the alternative transportation platforms such as Uber, Bolt and
    Clever.












    MEETING The Romanian presidency of the EU Council was very good, as
    solutions to a large number of files were found during it, Romanian president
    Klaus Iohannis said before the European Council’s meeting in Brussels on
    Thursday. Iohannis went on to say the summit hosted by Sibiu, in central
    Romania, on May 9th proved a very good opportunity for the adoption
    of a series of healthy principles in the EU’s strategic agenda for the period
    between 2019 and 2024. High on the agenda of the two-day summer summit in
    Brussels are official appointments to
    leading positions in the European institutions together with the future
    multi-annual budget of the EU, measures aimed at fighting climate change,
    foreign relations and the latest developments in the Brexit process. The
    Romanian president is also to attend on Friday the EURO+ Summit in enlarged
    format.








    ATTORNEY Romania is one of
    the most important partners for the United States in fighting transnational
    crime, according to US Attorney General William Barr, who said that the
    partnership has deep roots in a commitment to democratic values and the rule of
    law. This posting on the State Department website comes after a visit made this
    week by Mr. Barr to Bucharest. According to him, the visit he made to Bucharest
    provided an opportunity to reaffirm the fact that the rule of law is durable
    and that people and institutions have to be governed by just, transparent, and
    equally applied laws. At the same time, he said he hoped that Romania would not
    give up its fight against corruption. In Bucharest, the Attorney General was
    received by President Klaus Iohannis, and held talks with PM Viorica Dancila
    and Minister of Justice Ana Birchall.




    FOOTBALL Romania’s youth
    football team is preparing its Friday game against England as part of the Under
    21 European Championship, which is taking place in Italy and San Marino. The
    Romanian team started off on the right foot on Tuesday, crushing Croatia 4-1.
    France defeated England 2-1. Romania is at its second such presence in a final
    tournament, after the 1998 championship in Bucharest. The finals are scheduled
    for June 30.



  • June 18, 2019 UPDATE

    June 18, 2019 UPDATE

    NO-CONFIDENCE The no-confidence motion against the Government formed by the Social Democratic Party and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats was dismissed on Tuesday in the Parliament of Romania. Although apparently having more support than in the previous 2 attempts at removing Viorica Dăncilăs Cabinet, the Opposition failed to get the required 233 votes. According to the text of the motion, Romania immediately needs a government with a pro-European stand and focusing on the countrys development priorities, namely education, healthcare, public investments and attracting European funds. The signatories, the National Liberal Party, Save Romania Union, Peoples Movement Party and the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians in Romania, said Viorica Dăncilăs Cabinet must be dismissed over the repeated attempts at issuing emergency orders in the field of the judiciary and the poor handling of the EP elections. PM Dăncilă, who is also the interim president of the Social Democratic Party, had asked the Social Democrat MPs to attend the meeting, but to abstain from voting.




    VISIT While on a visit in Romania, the US Attorney General William Barr was received on Tuesday by President Klaus Iohannis. The head of state appreciated the substance and dynamics of the Strategic Partnership between Romania and the USA, which has grown stronger over the past few years, and reiterated Bucharests commitment to strengthening it at all levels, from politics to defence and security and from judicial cooperation to the rule of law. In turn, the US official voiced his appreciation for the Strategic Partnership with Romania, which is the USAs most reliable partner in the region. Also on Tuesday, William Barr discussed with PM Viorica Dăncilă. During the meeting, Viorica Dăncilă requested the Attorney Generals support for including Romania in the Visa Waver programme, an aspect of particular importance to the Romanian authorities. PM Dăncilă also stated that Romania is committed to carrying on the Strategic Partnership with the US in the field of international judicial cooperation in criminal matters and to strengthening this cooperation through constant dialogue and a positive approach.




    COUNCIL The President of Romania Klaus Iohannis takes part on Thursday and Friday in a meeting of the European Council in Brussels, the Presidency announced on Tuesday. The agenda will mainly include aspects related to the appointment of the new EU institution leaders, the endorsement of the EU Strategic Agenda for 2019-2024, the new multi-annual financial framework, as well as the latest developments related to Brexit. On Friday Klaus Iohannis will also take part in a Euro Summit in an extended format. According to the Romanian Presidency, at the end of the 6 months that Romania held the rotating presidency of the EU Council, Iohannis will present the progress made in implementing the goals set by the European Council.




    BSEC The Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Meleşcanu took part on Tuesday in the opening session of the high-level conference on cooperation between the EU and the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organisation. The event was organised jointly by the Romanian presidency of the Council of the EU and the Bulgarian presidency of the BSEC, with support from the European Commission. In his address, Teodor Meleşcanu expressed Romanias constant and firm commitment to stimulating regional cooperation in the Black Sea region, as an integral part of Romanias strategic profile. He also reiterated the importance attached by Romania to strengthening the cooperation between the 2 international organisations, so as to help better use the opportunities offered by the EU policies, initiatives and programmes towards the sustainable development of the Black Sea region.




    FOOTBALL Several Romanian football clubs found out their opponents for the first preliminary round of the European cups, following Tuesdays draw of lots in Nyon, Switzerland. The Romanian champions CFR Cluj are to play against FC Astana of Kazakhstan, in the Champions League. The first leg will be played in Kazakhstan on July 9th or 10th, and the return leg a week later in Cluj-Napoca. In Europa League, FCSB will take on Moldovas Milsami Orhei, with the first leg scheduled in Romania on July 11th and the second one in Moldova on July 18th. CSU Craiova takes on the Azeri team FK Sabail, also on July 11th, away from home, while the Romanian Cup winners FC Viitorul Constanta will go straight into the second round of the same competition.



    (translated by: Ana-Maria Popescu)