Absorption of EU funds and EU directive on posted workers dominate talks between EU Commissioner Corina Cretu and the President of the European Committee of the Regions Karl-Heinz Lambertz.
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In an interview on Radio Romania, Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos focused on the situation of Romanians in Great Britain in the wake of Brexit, the absorption of European funds, the local officials pensions and the curtailing of bureaucracy.
Bucharests plan to reduce social security contributions was not accepted by the international lenders.