Romania’s priorities at the Bratislava Summit
European leaders are meeting in Bratislava on Friday, to take part in an informal summit on the future of the European Union, after the UK’s exit from the bloc. Romania’s position, as it is due to be expressed by President Klaus Iohannis, is that deeper integration is one of the solutions to Europe’s problems. President Iohannis has said that he will support Internal and external security, economic growth and job creation as strategic priorities for the EU. The Romanian President has underlined that, in the post-Brexit future negotiations, there are some issues that the authorities in Bucharest will not compromise upon.
Klaus Iohannis: There are a series of issues where we are not willing to compromise upon. And I mean, obviously, about the freedom of movement for the workforce and the rights of Romanians who live in the UK. These subjects are sensitive for us and we will be very careful on how they are discussed.
German companies are still interested in investing in Cluj
The Romanian city of Cluj continues to attract the interest of German investors. As Radio Romania correspondent Claudiu Pandaru says, German companies are interested not only in areas such as the construction of car pieces, IT or industrial output, but also in the chemical industry. German investment are attracted in Romania by a high rate of economic growth, but also by the quality of the work force. In recent years, the number of companies active in fields such as IT of the production of vehicle components has increased, but, with the increase of energy prices in Germany, German companies also became interested in the chemical industry in Cluj, where The Faculty of Chemistry could prepare the work force these companies need. Companies like Neuss and Duisburg are expected in Cluj and they might negotiate the relocation of some production capabilities from Western Germany to Transylvania.
Romanian city of Timisoara has been designated European Cultural Capital in 2021
An international jury has chosen the Romanian city of Timisoara to be the European Cultural Capital in 2021, along with cities in Greece, Serbia and Montenegro. The other three Romanian finalist cities to compete for this title were Baia Mare, Bucharest and Cluj. The announcement on the winning city was made at Romanian National Library. In their candidacy files, Baia mare has insisted on tradition, Bucharest emphasised the revival of its suburbs, Cluj has underlined the relation between East and West and Timisoara has focused on promoting all ethnicities by means of culture. The mayor of Timisoara, Nicolae Robu, has hailed the victory of a team work, saying that he is extremely happy to hear the news.
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