Annual Meeting of Romanian Diplomacy
President Klaus Iohannis met Romanian ambassadors and diplomats at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in the capital Bucharest on Tuesday. Romania should be granted membership of both Schengen passport-free travel zone and EU’s single currency zone as both issued remained tasks still to hit, President Iohannis said in his speech at the meeting. Romania’s Strategic Partnership with te US is growing robust and stronger, Mr. Iohannis pointed out as he mentioned his recent visit to US President Donald Trump’s White House in Washington D.C. Unfortunately, Romania missed the chance of becoming non-permanent member of UN Security Council given some irresponsible statements by Romanian senior officials who spoke against the country’s traditional position, President Iohannis pointed out. The four-day meeting at the Cotroceni Palace is organised by Romania’s Foreign Ministry with Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zacharieva as special guest among others.
A decision of Romanian Foreign Minister
Romanian Foreign Minister Ramona Mănescu resigned from ALDE, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, a junior party in Romania’s government who recently left the coalition with the left-wing Social Democratic Party (PSD). Ms. Mănescu, who preserved her position, made the announcement in a press release on Thursday.
Previously, ALDE president Călin Popescu Tăriceanu already said that party ministers would have to quit in case they preserved their cabinet positions. Ramona Nicole Mănescu is a Romanian politician and a lawyer. She was a EU MP (2007 – 2019) before becoming Romania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Romania”s consolidated general budget in seven months at RON 18 billion deficit
A consolidated general budget (CGB) includes both state and welfare budget (pensions and unemployment). Romania’s CGB in the first seven months of 2019 closed on RON 18 billion deficit (almost €4 billion). The deficit covers 1.76 percent of the country’s GDP, 52 percent higher than figures in a similar period of previous year at a time when personal spending went up by 21.5 percent. Investment spending hit RON 15 billion, 4.9 billion higher than figures in a similar period of previous year, according to data issued by Romania’s Finance Ministry on Wednesday as reported by Radio Romania.
Alexandru Danga – RADOR
