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Romania’s accession to Schengen: A festival of lies and propaganda

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08 dec. • 3
Austria on Thursday vetoed the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area, citing the problem of nearly 100,000 illegal migrants on its territory. The Austrian prime minister and interior minister claimed that these migrants had entered their country via the Balkan route, including Bulgaria and Romania. The government in Bucharest has tried to […]
Romania's accession to Schengen: A festival of lies and propaganda

Emil Hurezeanu, Romanian Ambassador to Vienna: The President of Austria has a favourable opinion of Romania, in the context of its accession to the Schengen area / But the final decision belongs to the government, and the signals from here are not optimistic

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06 dec.
Romania’s ambassador to Austria, Emil Hurezeanu, says Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has recently taken a fashionable stance towards Romania’s entry into the Schengen area, but he has no decisive role in formulating the executive’s opinion. Hurezeanu says that Romanian diplomacy is currently making the final efforts to convince Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Interior […]
Emil Hurezeanu, Romanian Ambassador to Vienna: The President of Austria has a favourable opinion of Romania, in the context of its accession to the Schengen area / But the final decision belongs to the government, and the signals from here are not optimistic

Romania buys two firefighting vessels from Dutch company Damen for 44 million euros the day before Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s visit / The purchase comes ahead of the decisive vote for Schengen entry / Parallel to the British frigate deal

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11 oct. • 1
The General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU) of the Ministry of the Interior signed on Tuesday a contract with the Dutch company Damen for the purchase of two multirole firefighting vessels. The contract was signed in a public ceremony and IGSU chief Raed Arafat said the vessels cost €20 million and €24 million respectively. It […]
Romania buys two firefighting vessels from Dutch company Damen for 44 million euros the day before Prime Minister Mark Rutte's visit / The purchase comes ahead of the decisive vote for Schengen entry / Parallel to the British frigate deal

EXCLUSIVE Political turmoil in Romania over Schengen enlargement: authorities and political parties are trying to prevent a Dutch veto after a party in the Dutch government coalition signalled it would oppose Romania’s accession

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13 sept. • 2
All the Romanian governmental institutions and the leaders of the major parties are in permanent contact with the Dutch leaders to prevent a possible veto of this country against Romania’s accession to the Schengen area, according to G4Media. The diplomatic fever has been triggered by indications that the CDA, a party in the Dutch coalition […]
EXCLUSIVE Political turmoil in Romania over Schengen enlargement: authorities and political parties are trying to prevent a Dutch veto after a party in the Dutch government coalition signalled it would oppose Romania's accession