European Commissioner Věra Jourová will pay a visit Bucharest
European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Věra Jourová will pay a visit to Bucharest on Monday, announced the European Commission Representation in Romania. She will have a series of meetings with Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos, with Justice Minister Raluca Plum and with Minister of Labour, Ana Claudia Costea, as well as with members of parliament. The meetings will focus on several topics including the progress made by Romania in reforming the judiciary, justice’s contribution to the Junker Commission’s priorities and the priorities in terms of gender equality. Mrs. Jourova will participate in a roundtable with non-governmental organization active in the field of Roma integration policies. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)
An IMF mission is expected in Bucharest next week for the annual evaluation of the Romanian economy
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission is expected in Bucharest next week for the annual evaluation of the Romanian economy. The mission will be led by new head of the institution for Romania Reza Baqir and it will stay in Romania until March 15. The mission will have meetings with representatives of the Romanian authorities, political parties, trade unions, business associations, representatives of academic environment and of the banking system. IMF experts will assess the Romanian economy under Article IV of the State Fund, constituting an oversight exercise, which is mandatory for all member states. The purpose of the consultations is to examine the financial and economic situation nationally, formulation of general recommendations relating to monetary, financial and economic policies to be followed in order to ensure stability and a positive development at the economy level, reveals a statement of the IMF regional representative for Romania and Bulgaria, Guillermo Tolosa. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)
Cristian Popa has been appointed new Vice-President of the European Investment Bank
The former Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Romania (NBR), Cristian Popa has been appointed Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and he will take up his duties on 1 March 2016. At the National Bank of Romania, Cristian Popa
coordinated the monetary policy, forecasting, European affairs and financial stability. His responsibilities included heading the NBR task force responsible for inflation targeting. He played a key role in National Bank of Romania negotiations with international financial institutions (RADIO ROMANIA reports)
