The Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos is to meet today
\nwith a US Congress delegation, currently on a visit to Bucharest. The agenda of
\ntalks focuses on the US – Romania
\nstrategic partnership, including the US anti-missile defence system in
\nDeveselu, southern Romania, investment and the reform of the Romanian public
\nadministration. According to the US Embassy in Bucharest, the delegation is
\nmade up of 11 members of the US House of Representatives, both Republicans and
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The Romanian Defence Minister
\nMihnea Motoc and the Foreign Minister Lazar Comanescu are attending in
\nWashington today a meeting of representatives of the US-led coalition against
\nthe Islamic State. According to the Department of State, priorities will be
\ndiscussed in detail, including the functioning of the working groups on
\npolitical-military coordination, combating foreign terrorists, funding
\ncounter-terror, fighting the terrorists’ on-line activity and stabilizing the
\nareas freed from the Islamic State’s control.<\/p>\n
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The status of the Romanians living in Great Britain will
\nbe a priority for the Romanian authorities, said the Romanian Ambassador to
\nLondon Dan Mihalache during a hearing organized by the Home Affairs Committee
\nof the House of Commons on the Brexit issue. Dan Mihalache voiced worries
\nconcerning the British debate regarding the current rights of the EU citizens
\nin the medium and long run, because, he says, these citizens need certainties.
\nThe Ambassador also mentioned that he rejected any discriminatory treatment relating
\nto the date on which the Romanian citizens arrived in Great Britain.<\/p>\n
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The European Commission has
\napproved the relocation of 265 million Euro that was not spent between
\n2007-2013 from the Sectoral Operational Programme to projects in the SMEs and
\nresearch sectors in Romania. The European Commissioner Corina Cretu believes
\nthat Romania thus stands better chances of properly funding successful projects
\nunder the Sectoral Operational
\nProgramme for Enhancing Economic Competitiveness. According to the EU official,
\nthe European Commission and Bucharest authorities will keep on making efforts
\nfor the money allocated for the 2007-2013 programming period to be fully spent
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A state of emergency has been
\ndeclared in Turkey as of today, in place for three months. The decision has
\nbeen announced by President Recep Erdogan following the attempted coup on July
\n15th. The head of state has explained that the measure will allow
\nauthorities to act rapidly against those responsible for the recent events.
\nAccording to the BBC, the President is allowed to make decisions without
\nParliament approval and may limit or suspend a number of rights. Erdogan claims
\nthat the purpose of this initiative is to protect democracy and human rights.
\nIn reply, the German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called on
\nAnkara to shorten the state of emergency and to abstain from responding to the
\nfailed coup d’etat. Erdogan has stated that Europe has no right to criticize
\nthis decision and compared the recent measures with those taken by France after
\nthe terrorist attacks in November 2015. In the past days, dozens of people,
\nincluding military staff, police, magistrates and civil servants have been
\narrested or fired. Moreover, several media companies have been shut down.<\/p>\n
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On the last day of the Republican Convention
\nin Cleveland, the US billionaire Donald Trump is today delivering the most
\nimportant speech in his political career, in a final big attempt at convincing
\nthe Americans he is ready for the White House. He will officially accept the
\nnomination as candidate of the Republican Party for November’s presidential
\nelections. Most likely, his counter candidate for the White House presidential
\noffice will be the Democrat Hillary Clinton. The Democrats will officially
\ndesignate their candidate next week, at the Convention hosted by the city of
\nPhiladelphia.<\/p>\n
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The Romanian athletes who will
\nparticipate in the Olympic Games in Rio are to be received today by Romania’s
\nPresident Klaus Iohannis. The president will hand over the Olympic flag to the
\ndesignated bearer Catalina Ponor, who is a three-time Olympic champion in
\nAthens and the only gymnast in the world to have won Olympic medals after an
\n8-year break. Some 100 Romanian athletes will participate in 15 Olympic events,
\nwhich will be held between the 5th and 21st of August.<\/p>\n
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