April 15, 2025 UPDATE (1)
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Newsroom, 15.04.2025, 17:09
US DELEGATION – A delegation of eight members of US Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, met with Romanian senators and deputies in Bucharest on Tuesday. The US delegation was accompanied by the US Ambassador to Bucharest, Kathleen Kavalec. Talks focused on aspects specific to parliamentary diplomacy, whereas the annulment of last year’s presidential election was approached as “a free discussion about the political situation in Romania”, the Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Daniel Suciu, said. Previously, US congressmen held talks with interim president Ilie Bolojan and expressed satisfaction with his clarifications regarding the annulment of the 2024 presidential election. According to political sources, talks were “extremely good, friendly, beyond classic diplomacy”, and Washington representatives “showed a warm and open attitude”. The eight representatives of the American Congress emphasized that the US strategic military policy remains “unchanged”. American officials said they want to continue to strengthen the strategic partnership between the USA and Romania, political sources also say. At the same time, American officials said they will support the inclusion of Romania in the Visa Waiver Program. With regard to Ukraine, US congressmen hailed Romania’s position and showed that they understand the sensitive topics specific to the Eastern Flank.
EUROSTAT – Around 197.6 million people of working age (20-64 years) in the European Union were employed in 2024, accounting for an employment rate of 75.8%, the highest level recorded since statistical data has been collected, Eurostat reports. In the case of the EU, the employment rate increased by 0.5% compared to 2023. Among member states, the highest employment rates were recorded in the Netherlands (83.5%), Malta (83%) and Czechia (82.3%). At the opposite pole, the lowest employment rates among the working-age population were recorded in Italy (67.1%), Greece (69.3%) and Romania (69.5%), according to data published on Tuesday. (VP)
