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The European Commission has approved, in accordance with EU state aid rules, a € 100 million Romanian scheme to support the regeneration of damaged forests. The scheme will be funded by the Recovery and Resilience Facility (FRR),…

The European Commission announced on Monday that it had assessed the existence of macroeconomic imbalances in 12 EU member states selected for in-depth analysis in the 2022 Alert Mechanism Report (RMA) and concluded that seven countries -…

On 18 May 2022 the European Commission published its REPowerEU Plan. It identifies the scaling up of biomethane as key to reducing EU reliance on Russian gas and reiterates the target set in March: 35 billion cubic metres of EU biomethane…

The European Commission has today decided to refer Czechia, Ireland, Romania , Slovakia and Spain, to the Court of Justice of the European Union over the failure to transpose the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive (“AVMSD”,…

The Commission decided today, 19 May, to open an infringement procedure by sending a letter of formal notice to Luxembourg (INR (2022)2018) and to Romania (INR (2021)2263), on the grounds that some provisions of the Framework decision on…

After a robust growth in 2021, Romania's economy is expected to slow to 2.6% in 2022, as inflation reduces disposable income and the war in Ukraine affects confidence in the economy, supply chains and investment, according to the economic…

The Republic of Moldova has received the European Commission's questionnaire on the application for EU membership. The document was sent today, in Luxembourg, to Deputy Prime Minister Nicu Popescu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, by the…

Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca said that, starting today, March 8, the first six coordinating ministries of reforms and investments will be able to submit projects and will be able to access the funds allocated through the National…

Today, the European Union reached a major milestone in the implementation of the InvestEU programme with the signature of the Guarantee and Advisory Hub Agreements between the European Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the…

The European Commission on Wednesday approved the establishment of a humanitarian corridor for refugees so that they can only pass the ballot without the need for a passport. The European Commission has approved the activation of…