President Iohannis attends the UN General Assembly<\/p>\n
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Romania will do more to achieve the
\nobjectives pertaining to the UN’s 2030 sustainable development agenda,
\nPresident Klaus Iohannis told the UN General Assembly meeting held in New York.
\nHigh on the agenda are eradicating poverty, clean energy for affordable prices
\nand swift measures to combat climate change. The President recalled that
\nRomania too had to deal with the adverse effects of climate change and has
\ninitiated programs to curb greenhouse gas emissions. President Iohannis also
\ncondemned terrorist attacks and reiterated Bucharest’s firm commitment to
\ncombating global terrorism. He recalled that two Romanian military have been
\nrecently killed in Kabul in attacks orchestrated by the Taliban. On the
\nsidelines of the UN General Assembly, President Iohannis had bilateral talks
\nwith his Ukrainian and Moldovan counterparts, Volodimir Zelenski and Igor
\nDodon, respectively, whom he assured of Romania’s support for the two
\ncountries’ European accession efforts. <\/p>\n
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Prime Minister Dancila on a visit to the US<\/p>\n
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Also in the United States Prime
\nMinister Viorica Dancila met with US Energy Secretary Rick Perry, on which
\noccasion Romania and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding
\nconcerning strategic civil nuclear cooperation (NCMOU). According to a
\nGovernment release, the Romanian official expressed her Government’s commitment
\ntowards the development of economic cooperation under the Strategic Partnership
\nbetween the two states, grounded on a pragmatic and mutually advantageous
\ncooperation. Viorica Dancila also met with the Secretary General of the
\nOrganization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Angel Gurria, expressing
\nRomania’s firm commitment and readiness to start OECD accession negotiations. <\/p>\n
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\nLaura Codruta Kovesi appointed at the helm of the EPPO<\/p>\n
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Romanian Laura Codruta Kovesi will
\nbecome the first European chief prosecutor, after the European Parliament and
\nthe Council of the European Union reached a final agreement in this matter. The
\nformer head of the National Anticorruption Directorate in Romania, Laura
\nCodruta Kovesi is extremely competent, with an impressive record of
\nachievements in fighting corruption, the Budget Control Committee Chair Monika
\nHohlmeier said. The agreement over the appointment of Kovesi as European chief
\nprosecutor must now be made official by the European Parliament and the Council
\nof the European Union. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office is set to start
\nits activity next year, and will be able to investigate, prosecute and bring to
\ncourt any offences against the EU budget, such as tax evasion, corruption and
\nmajor cross-border VAT fraud. <\/p>\n
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Uncertainties over Romania’s
\ncandidate for the position of European Commissioner<\/p>\n
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Romanian Social-Democrat MEP Rovana
\nPlumb’s candidacy for the position of European Commissioner for Transport was
\nrejected on Thursday by the European Parliament’s Judicial Committee, with 15
\nvotes against, 6 in favor and two abstentions. According to procedures, without
\nthe Committee’s go-ahead, Plumb’s hearing in the Transport Committee was
\ncancelled. Plumb was called to appear before the judicial committee to answer
\nthe questions raised over her wealth declaration. <\/p>\n
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Energy interconnection <\/p>\n
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Three agreements on the
\nimplementation of the project aimed at interconnecting the energy grids of
\nMoldova and Romania were signed on Thursday in Chisinau. According to the
\nagreements, Chisinau is due to access a 60-million-euro loan from the European
\nBank for Reconstruction and Development, with another 40 million euros due to be
\ndisbursed by the European Union. The funds will be used to modernize the energy
\nsector, especially for building a station that will interconnect Moldova and
\nRomania’s energy grids. Moldova’s Western Partners have pointed out that the
\nproject will help consolidate energy security and reduce Moldova’s dependency
\non Russian gas imports. <\/p>\n
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Presidential election candidates<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, in Bucharest, the
\nCentral Election Bureau has finished the registration of candidates for the
\nNovember 10 presidential election. All parliamentary parties have submitted a
\ncandidate, and pundits expect a second ballot will most likely be held on
\nNovember 24. The top candidates are acting President Klaus Iohannis,
\nSocial-Democrat Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, Dan Barna representing the Save
\nRomania Union – Plus Alliance, Theodor Paleologu, the candidate of the People’s
\nMovement Party, Mircea Diaconu, who has rallied the support of the Alliance of
\nLiberals and Democrats, and Kelemen Hunor from the Democratic Union of Ethnic
\nHungarians. The other candidates are either independent or supported by small
\nnon-parliamentary parties, which have so far kept a low key on the Romanian
\npolitical stage. <\/p>\n
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(Translated by V. Palcu)<\/p>\n
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