Romanian President Klaus Iohannis had a meeting with Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat
Romania does not want a Europe of different speeds, because such formulations to reconfigure the EU could lead to the disintegration of the European project – said President Klaus Iohannis during his meeting with the Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat, whose country holds the presidency of the Council of the EU. Both President and Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu stressed in talks with the Prime Minister of Malta the importance of protecting the rights and interests of Romanian citizens in the United Kingdom so that they can benefit from the rights they already acquired even after Brexit. Later this month, British Prime Minister Theresa May will begin the formal process of leaving the European Union, a process that is expected to be spread over several years, including the first half of 2019 when Romania will hold the EU presidency. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)
Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu had a meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova in Bucharest Mihai Gribincea
Developing the relations with the Republic of Moldova is a first-rank priority of Romania’s foreign policy, reiterated Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Melescanu during a meeting on Wednesday with Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova in Bucharest Mihai Gribincea. The authorities in Chisinau must continue reforms and the process of modernization to the benefit of all citizens of the Republic of Moldova, in the parametres agreed with the European Union, according to the Association Agreement, as well as with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said Minister Melescanu. According to a press release, the discussion between the two diplomats took place just days after the release on 27 February of the second installment worth 50 million euros of the loan of 150 million granted by Romania to the authorities in Chisinau which reconfirms Romania’s Government’s support for the Republic of Moldova. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)
Two German students at the Medicine Faculty in Cluj-Napoca, followers of the Islamic State, were declared undesirable in Romania
Two German students at the Medicine Faculty in Cluj-Napoca, followers of the terrorist organization Islamic State, were declared undesirable in Romania for a period of 10 years and they will be expelled, according to the sentence handed down by the Bucharest Court of Appeal. One of them – informed Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) in a press release – is a citizen of Syrian origin. The two drew Romanian authorities’ attention last year, when they self-radicalized and joined the Islamic State’s ideology showing a predisposition to violence. The couple tried to attract followers and intended to go to Syria to join the Islamic State. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)
Adrian Strugariu, RADOR
