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The European Commission favorably approved Romania's request regarding the adoption in emergency procedure of the temporary suspension of the distribution outside the country of certain drugs in the category of oral antibiotics and…

In 2020, Romania registered again the highest VAT collection Gap at the EU level, with a loss of 35.7% of VAT revenue. EU countries have lost €93bn in VAT revenue. The SAF-T reporting and e-Invoicing could help boost VAT…

The European Commission expects that on Thursday, December 8, all 27 members of the Schengen Area will say "yes" to the accession to the free zone of Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia. They meet "totally all the requirements", said the European…

Save Romania Union (​USR) will notify the European Commission for the initiation of the infringement procedure for the erroneous application of a European directive, accusing that the new Emergency Ordinance adopted by the Government to…

The European Commission has decided to propose the suspension of 7.5 billion euros of EU cohesion funds intended for Hungary, because it has not implemented all the reform measures agreed with the European executive by the November 19…

Austria will not agree to an expansion of the Schengen area, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner announced on Friday, quoted by Kurier and Der Standard publications, G4Media reported. "The system is dysfunctional. The situation in Europe shows…

Military pensions must be reformed, together with special pensions, and Romania must fall within the percentage of 9.4% of GDP, in the pension chapter, from next year, the European Commission claims. The ceiling of 9.4% of GDP for pension…

Member states must take the "historic decision and in the interest of all" to accept Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia in the Schengen area, Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Wednesday regarding Schengen expansion. "It's time to say…

The European Commission's report on Romania's status for Schengen accession will be discussed on Wednesday in Brussels by the College of Commissioners. The reports on the stage of preparation of Bulgaria and Croatia's joining Schengen are…

The European Commission has improved the estimates regarding the growth of the Romanian economy this year, from 3.9% as it anticipated in July to 5.8%, according to the autumn economic forecasts, published on Friday. After a solid year…