Romanian Foreign Minister Asks Canada To Lift Visa Requirements For Romanians
Romania’s Foreign Affairs Minister Titus Corlatean said the Parliament would not ratify a recently signed EU-Canada free trade agreement unless Ottawa eliminated visa requirements for Romanian citizens.
“I don’t believe Romania’s Parliament will ratify the free trade deal between the EU and Canada if Canadian authorities do not adopt fair measures regarding the free movement of Romanian citizens,” Corlatean told Mediafax. (Adevarul)
EU Mayors Meet In Bucharest For Talks On Danube Strategy
Danube city mayors arrived in Bucharest Sunday for talks on the EU Strategy for the Danube River and its ability to generate economic growth and create new jobs.
The meeting is also attended by representatives of the governments of the 14 states in the Danube region, EU officials and businesspeople. (Curentul)
Hiking Flat Tax To 22%, Lowering VAT May Increase Budget Revenues By RON9.3B
Increasing flat tax from 16% to 22% and lowering the value added tax from 24% to 22% are some of the measures proposed by Prime Minister Victor Ponta during the latest meeting of the ruling Social Liberal Union.
The measures are expected to increase budget revenues by roughly 9.3 billion lei (EUR2.08 billion). (EUR1=RON4.4537) (Gandul)
Romanians Protest Against Rosia Montana Mining Project For Ninth Straight Weekend
Some 3,000 demonstrators against the gold mining project in Rosia Montana, western Romania, took to the streets Sunday for the ninth straight weekend.
They marched the University Square-Victoriei Square route.
Thousands of Romanians across the country have been protesting against plans to allow the opening of the gold mine in Rosia Montana. The Romanian Parliament has recently set up a committee to analyze the mining project. (Curentul)