For the first time, a Romanian has been appointed vice-president of the European Commission.
In Brussels Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu held talks on Romania’s budget deficit, its recovery and resilience plan and about the future Romanian commissioner of the EU
Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as president of the European Commission for the next 5 years, while Roberta Metsola of Malta was re-elected as head the European Parliament.
The President of Romania took part in the European Council meeting in Brussels, where the European leaders picked the next leaders of EU institutions
The EU has opened accession negotiations with the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine
Gathered in Bucharest, the European People’s Party representatives designated the German Ursula von der Leyen for a new mandate as head of the European Commission and asked for the admission of Romania and Bulgaria into the Schengen Area.
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The governments of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary and Romania have signed an agreement in the field of green energy.
The European Commission is trying to counteract the effects of the energy crisis and promises to continue to support Ukraine.
The European Commission announced new sanctions against Moscow
