November 14, 2018

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis pays an official visit to the UK

Newsroom, 14.11.2018, 13:57

VISIT — Romanian President Klaus Iohannis is today paying an official visit to the UK. Iohannis will discuss, in London, with PM Theresa May about the stage of Brexit negotiations, Romania’s priorities at the helm of the EU Council, cooperation in the field of security and defence and the regional agenda. The Romanian head of state will also attend, at the invitation of Queen Elisabeth, the reception and dinner organised on the occasion of Prince Charles’s 70th anniversary.

BREXIT – The European Union and Britain have agreed on a draft text of a Brexit withdrawal agreement which Prime Minister Theresa May will present to her ministers Wednesday, after more than a year of negotiations. If the British government rejects the text, then Brexit, scheduled for March 2019, might take place in the absence of an agreement. If Mays cabinet approves the text EU leaders could meet on November 25 for a summit to seal the Brexit deal. Less than five months until Britain leaves the EU, the Northern Irish border was the main issue that held up the deal.

ECONOMY – The economic growth rate reported by Romania in the first nine months of 2018 was 4.2% as compared with the same period of 2017, according to data made public by the National Statistics Institute on Wednesday. The National Commission for Prognosis has revised downwards, to 4.5%, estimations regarding the economic growth this year, from the 5.5% forecast in July. In its turn, the European Commission has significantly revised downwards estimations regarding Romania’s economic growth in 2018, from 4.5% to 3.6%. The IMF has also revised its forecast on Romania in October to 4% in 2018, by 1.1% less than estimated in spring.

EVACUATION — The Romanian Foreign Ministry has announced that on Tuesday night three Romanian citizens and one Yemenite citizen, a member of the Romanian family, have been safely evacuated from Yemen via Egypt and Turkey, towards Romania. Representatives of the Romanian diplomatic mission in Cairo and of the consular office in Istanbul, together with the Romanian Foreign Ministry’s crisis cell and the support of the honorary consul of Yemen in Romania, have assisted the Romanian citizens with a view to repatriating them. The Romanian Foreign Ministry continues efforts to safely evacuate Romanian citizens in Yemen.

GAUDEAMUS – The 25 edition of the Gaudeamus International Fair, a landmark of the book market in Romania, an event organized by Radio Romania opens has opened its doors today. Gaudeamus 2018 will unfold under the auspices of a triple anniversary: the Great Union Centennial, 9 decades since the first broadcast aired by Radio Romania, one of the oldest radio stations in Europe and the 25th edition of the Gaudeamus Fair.