No. 6/ 5Th Year 1St – 15Th of April 2012 Politics Economics Culture
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Embassy of Romania in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ____________________________________________________________________________________________ No. 6/ 5th Year 1st – 15th of April 2012 Politics 1. Romania wants concerted, efficient response to remedy humanitarian situation in Syria 2. Romanian-German talks 3. Romanian ForMin welcomed in Bucharest his Finish counterpart 4. Romanian-Turkish talks 5. European agenda items scheduled for Leonard Orban-Alexander Stubb meeting 6. Over 1,650 troops to take part in BSRF-12 multinational exercise Economics 1. Romanian PM launched the Consultative Council for business environment 2. China is strategic interest for Romania 3. Romania's transport authority launches tenders for Corridor IV construction works 4. Romania, Jordan‟s economic gate to Europe 5. Romgaz could be next company listed on the stock market 6. Romania, part of the regional electricity market beginning with 2014 7. Gov't approves co-funding for Small Grants Program of Global Environment Facility 8. Romanian Energy Centre to open an office in Brusssels 9. Cernavoda nuke plant two-month power output at over 2.037 mln MWh 10. Romania has record industrial spaces transaction rate in 2011 11. TAROM introduces SkyPriority at Cluj, Timisoara, London and Amsterdam airports 12. Cruise ships start season in Danube Delta 13. Recas and Jidvei Wine Cellars gold medallist at Vinvest 2012 Wine Show 14. Pound trades at 5.29 lei Culture 1. Day of the Romanian Academy 2. Ambassador‟s Easter message 3. Romanian Easter Traditions at the Horniman Museum 4. Romania at London Book Fair 2012 5. The Ambassador of Romania visits the University of York 6. Spring celebration at the Romanian Orthodox Church in Glasgow 7. Devil in Paradise: Forest Fruit by Alexandru Tatos at the Romanian Cinematheque 8. Fairytale Images and Books 9. After the New Man: Photographic Exhibition by Dana Popa 10. Bucharest Calling! Ioana Paun presents new work in London 11. The Body Adorned: Folk Romanian Costume, Inspired by Queen Maria‟s Style 12. Europafest 2012 brings two times more good music – It‟s all about live quality music! 13. LEARN ROMANIAN IN ROMANIA 14. Romfilatelia launching EUROPA 2012 - Visit Romania stamps Arundel House, 4 Palace Green London W8 4QD UK Phone: 0044 (0)20 7937 9666 Fax: 0044 (0)20 7937 8069 e-mail: [email protected] web site: www.london.mae.ro Embassy of Romania in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Politics Romania wants concerted, efficient response to remedy humanitarian situation in Syria Bucharest, April 1st/ Agerpres/ Taking the floor at the international conference "The Friends of the Syrian People" held in Istanbul, Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu said that Romania supports the urgent overcoming of the current crisis in Syria by an immediate cessation of violence, informs a release of the Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE). The Romanian chief diplomat joined officials of 82 countries and international organizations at the international conference called "The Friends of the Syrian People," an event designed to move forward at an international level the identification of solutions for the critical situation in Syria. In his speech to the event, the Foreign Minister underscored that Romania supports the urgent overcoming of the current crisis by the immediate cessation of violence and a concerted and efficient response to remedy the worrying humanitarian situation that affects the local population, pointing to the significant weight of the local Romanian community, the cited release also states. Minister Cristian Diaconescu also mentioned the creation of premises for consolidating a comprehensive and representative political system that should integrate all the segments of the Syrian society. Consultations also took place on the sidelines of the conference on Romania's participation, at Germany's invitation, in the "Working group on Syria's economic recovery and development' co- chaired by Germany and the United Arab Emirates, the MAE release also reports. The major goals of the second conference "The Friends of the Syrian People" held in Istanbul was to assess the ways of action and the role the international community can play in solving the Syrian crisis, and identifying solutions to improve the difficult humanitarian situation of the civilian population against the backdrop of intensifying violence. The conference took place in the context of Syrian President al-Assad announcing that he accepts the six-point plan proposed by the UN and Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan. The plan provides for putting an end to violence on both sides involved in the conflict, the supply of humanitarian aid to the areas affected by armed confrontations, and the release of abusively detained people. Arundel House, 4 Palace Green London W8 4QD UK Phone: 0044 (0)20 7937 9666 Fax: 0044 (0)20 7937 8069 e-mail: [email protected] web site: www.london.mae.ro Embassy of Romania in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Romanian-German talks Bucharest, April 2nd/ MFA – Press office/ Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu met on 2 April 2012 with the chairman of the Committee on European Affairs of the German Parliament (Bundestag), Gunther Krichbaum. The talks pointed out the exceptional dynamic of the bilateral relations between Romania and the Federal Republic of Germany and focused on European themes of shared interest, such as the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, Romania‟s accession to Schengen, EU enlargement, developments in the Eastern neighbourhood. The Romanian Foreign Minister reiterated his appreciation of Germany‟s constructive approach of Romania‟s accession to Schengen and underscored the commitment of the Romanian authorities to responsibly assume the role incumbent on them at the Union‟s Eastern border. Furthermore, the two high officials insisted on the fact that the European Union should offer stronger support to neighbouring countries with a view to consolidating democracy and the rule of laws, capitalizing on both the Eastern partnership and the European policies. Romanian ForMin welcomed in Bucharest his Finish counterpart Bucharest, April 3rd/ MFA – Press office/ Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu met today with Finland‟s Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade, Alexander Stubb, during the latter‟s visit to Romania at the invitation of the Romanian side. In connection with the subjects approached, Romanian Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu said: “We had consistent talks oriented to identification of bilateral cooperation fields also at the level of the European Union. Politically, bilateral relations between Romania and Finland have reached a very good level. Trade is growing. As far as economic relations are concerned, we share the goal of boosting this high potential of the Arundel House, 4 Palace Green London W8 4QD UK Phone: 0044 (0)20 7937 9666 Fax: 0044 (0)20 7937 8069 e-mail: [email protected] web site: www.london.mae.ro Embassy of Romania in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ____________________________________________________________________________________________ investment and trade relations. In this respect we have reiterated our interest in cooperation in the field of state-of-the-art technologies, IT, innovation, research and development.” Turning to topical themes on the European agenda, Minister Diaconescu noted that “both countries emphasize growth stimulation and job creation, and also the measures to complete the European Union’s internal market. We wish to continue the dialogue on the future budget of the Union, considering the shared interests in resources apt to sustain the EU priorities.” As far as Romania‟s accession to the Schengen Area is concerned, Minister Diaconescu conveyed to the authorities in Helsinki that Romania is prepared and insisted on the interest in collaborating closely with the Finnish side in border security operations, in the FRONTEX framework as well, given that Romania has the second longest external border of the EU, after the Russian-Finnish one. “We welcome Finland’s support in this process. I wish to extend personal thanks to Minister Stubb for his involvement and his principled approach in this issue,” stated the head of the Romanian diplomacy. In his turn, the Finnish Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade, Alexander Stubb, reiterated Finland‟s direct support for Romania‟s accession to the Schengen Area in two stages. Also approached during the talks was the theme of continuing the cooperation in implementing the European framework strategy for persons belonging to the Roma minority, the Romanian side presenting Romania‟s actions in this respect. The two sides agreed a Romanian expert would be sent to Helsinki to work together with the local authorities on social inclusion projects. Romanian-Turkish talks Bucharest, April 4th/ MFA – Press office/ Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu met on 4 April 2012 with Turkey‟s Minister for European Affairs and chief negotiator with the EU, Egemen Bağış. On the occasion, the two sides hailed the excellent level of the bilateral relations and expressed their shared interest in consolidating them by implementing the Strategic Partnership between Romania and the Republic of Turkey. The meeting provided the opportunity for an in-depth exchange