EU – The European Commission has recommended Member States to grant EU
\ncandidate status to Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, European Commission
\npresident, Ursula von der Leyen, announced on Friday. Romania’s president,
\nKlaus Iohannis, hailed the Commission’s decision, saying this is a well-deserved
\nstep forward for the citizens of the two states. We will continue to actively
\nsupport Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia in their efforts to become
\nmembers of the European Union family, Iohannis wrote on Friday on social
\nmedia. On Thursday, during his visit to Kyiv, France’s president, Emmanuel
\nMacron, said France, alongside Germany, Italy and Romania, supports the idea of
\nimmediately granting candidate status to Ukraine. In turn, Ukraine’s
\npresident, Volodymyr Zelensky, described the visit of the leaders of France,
\nGermany, Italy and Romania as a historical moment. Ukraine enjoys the support
\nof four strong European states, Zelensky said, adding that Ukraine is closer to
\nthe EU than ever. On the other hand, the spokesperson of the Russian Foreign
\nMinistry, Maria Zakharova, reacted to the Commission’s decision, accusing the
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VISIT – Romania’s president, Klaus Iohannis, on Friday said NATO has the
\ncapacity of dealing with any threats and provocations, current or prospective. The
\nhead of state met King Philippe of Belgium at the Mihail Kog\u0103lniceanu airbase in Constan\u021ba
\nCounty. President Iohannis thanked Belgium for the important contribution of
\nits military to NATO missions in Romania. Together
\nwe are stronger and more efficient in our common effort to consolidate the
\nsecurity of Euro-Atlantic space and of our citizens, the president said. In
\nturn, the King of Belgium expressed hope the war in Ukraine would end soon,
\npointing out that the West’s support will continue even after the war is over. NATO
\nwas quick to respond, it brought troops and equipment on the Eastern Flank.
\nYour presence here, militaries from seven NATO countries, far away from your countries,
\nat times having to deal with difficult circumstances, proves that NATO
\nsolidarity is being tested in critical moments, King Philippe said. On
\nWednesday, France’s president Emmanuel Macron also visited the Mihail Kog\u0103lniceanu airbase in Constan\u021ba
\nCounty. On this occassion, president Klaus Iohannis said the two countries are
\nbound by excellent ties. Cooperation between Romania and France in the field of
\nsecurity has gone up significantly in recent months, amidst the Russian
\ninvasion of Ukraine, the Romanian president said, again expressing gratitude for the presence of
\nFrench troops in Romania and for France taking command of the NATO battlegroup
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TAXATION – The National Fiscal Administration (ANAF) will perform
\nadditional controls starting July 1 to examine the financial statements of
\npeople suspected of tax evasion. The administration chief, Lucian Heiu\u0219, said Friday that ANAF has identified a 20-billion-EUR
\ndifference between the estimated and declared income in the case of 560
\nthousand people. Lucian Heiu\u0219 said the number
\nof teams inspecting financial statements will increase from 22 at present to
\n100, while the number of inspectors will be further supplemented started next
\nyear. <\/p>\n
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REFUGEES – The Romanian Border Police has
\nannounced that 100,644 people entered Romania on Thursday, of whom 9,766 are
\nUkrainian citizens. Of these, 5,557 crossed the border into Romania from
\nUkraine and 1,156 from Moldova. Since February 24 until Thursday, some
\n1,221,710 Ukrainian citizens have entered Romania.<\/p>\n
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TENNIS -
\nRomanian tennis player Sorana C\u00eerstea on Friday
\nadvanced to the semifinals of the WTA 250 tournament in Birmingham after
\ndefeating Donna Vekic of Croatia (WTA 92), score 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. Also on Friday,
\nSimona Halep ousted Katie Boulter of the United Kingdom, 6-4, 6-1. On Thursday,
\nGabriela Ruse was knocked out by eighth-seed Shuai Zhang of China, 6-2, 2-6,
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