September 23, 2013
A roundup of Romanian news.
România Internațional, 23.09.2013, 13:26
On Monday, all military units in Romania held ceremonies in memory of the two officers killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device. The Defense Minister, Mircea Dusa, submitted to the head of state a proposal for the decoration of the two heroes with the Star of Romania National Order in the rank of knight.
Bucharest observes the technical criteria for its Schengen accession, said on Monday in Helsinki the Finish PM Jyrki Kataine, after a meeting with his Romanian counterpart Victor Ponta. Still, Kataien also said, Finland will make a decision after the European Commission presents its report on the development of the justice system in Romania, under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism. In turn, PM Victor Ponta said that by the end of the year a positive decision could be made with regard to our country’s joining the free movement area, in the beginning with the air borders. WE recall that Romania’s and Bulgaria’s accession, initially scheduled for the spring of 2011, has been postponed several times, because of the opposition of some of the EU member states. The two countries have been blamed for failing to make sufficient progress in the reform of the judiciary and in the fight against organized crime.
Over 200 leaders from across the world are participating in the most intense week of the year at the UN headquarters. The Syrian issue, denuclearisation and the fight against poverty hold pride of place at the 68th meeting of the UN General Assembly. Romania is represented by the Foreign Minister, Titus Corlatean, who will have many meetings until September 27th
The MPs of the special committee for Rosia Montana travel to the area this week before making a decision concerning a bill on the start of gold mining in Rosia Montana. They will talk to the locals and the representatives of the Canadian company responsible for the project. Tens of thousands of people have protested over the past three weeks in Bucharest and around the country against the mining in Rosia Montana. Protesters argue that the cyanide-based mining process will have a negative impact on the environment, while the supporters say the mine would create jobs and solve the economic and social problems in the region.
