The Romanian
\nPresidency of the Council of the European Union completed 67 files during the
\nfirst two months of its term in office, half of which have already been
\napproved by the ambassadors of EU member states. This is the conclusion
\nstemming from the activity report presented by Prime Minister Viorica Dancila.
\nThis is the first time Romania holds the rotating presidency of the Council of
\nthe EU since it joined the Union in 2007 and its motto is cohesion. The
\nauthorities want to complete as many legislative files as possible linked to
\ncooperation with the European Parliament by April, ahead of preparations for
\nthe European Parliament elections in May. <\/p>\n
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The Prime
\nMinister believes the results obtained so far, which have been repeatedly
\npraised in meetings Dancila had with EU officials in Brussels, are positive. A
\npolitical agreement has recently been reached on EU capital markets, by
\nfacilitating access to mortgage loans and loans for the public sector.
\nMoreover, the Romanian Presidency also reached an agreement regarding a new
\ngeneration of low-carbon benchmarks needed to help boost investment in
\nsustainable projects and assets. Furthermore, the Romanian Presidency and the
\nEuropean Parliament also reached a preliminary agreement on a set of temporary
\nand limited measures to ensure basic road freight and road passenger
\nconnectivity in order to mitigate the most severe disruption in the event that
\nthe UK leaves the EU without a negotiated agreement. <\/p>\n
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During talks
\nheld in Brussels with EU chief negotiator for Brexit, Michel Barnier, Prime
\nMinister Dancila said the Romanian authorities are prepared for any scenario,
\nincluding a no-deal Brexit, saying the EU is waiting on next week’s vote on
\nTheresa May’s new Brexit deal scheduled to take place in the House of Commons.
\nBrussels this week also played host to the first meeting of the Energy Council,
\nwhere the Romanian line minister Anton Anton presented progress obtained so far
\nregarding the revision of the Natural Gas Directive and the regulations
\nregarding Europe’s energy interconnection mechanism. Progress was also reported
\nat the Environment Council meeting, with focus on sustainable development. <\/p>\n
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Additionally,
\nthe meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council, the first presided by
\nRomania, resulted in a decision to consolidate the EU’s civil protection
\ncapacity in order to better prevent risks and offer support in due time to
\nmember states and participant states in case of a natural calamity or man-made
\nhazards. The Justice and Home Affairs Council decided to modify the EU’s civil
\nprotection mechanism and develop a reserve capacity to complement national
\nresponse capacities in the event of disasters. <\/p>\n
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