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Bulgaria’s Premier Joins in Official Online Ceremony of OECD
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will participate in the official online ceremony on the occasion of Bulgaria's accession to the Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
EU leaders in quarantine after Macron tests positive for COVID-19
Several heads of state and leaders met French President Emmanuel Macron in the last 10 days leading up to his positive COVID-19 test results announced on Dec. 17.
Macron on Wednesday met Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa at the Elysee Palace. Costa's office announced Dec. 17 that he entered quarantine as a precaution and will continue working remotely.
Romanian Government - among the initiators of Global Hub on Governance for Sustainable Development Goals
The Romanian Government, alongside the Columbian Government, initiated the Global Hub on Governance for Sustainable Development, which was launched on Wednesday, in New York, in the context of the 74th edition of the UN General Assembly.
PM Dancila: Romania is prepared to start OECD adhesion negotiations
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila had on Tuesday a meeting with the Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Angel Gurria, occasion on which she emphasized that Romania continues to be firmly dedicated to the objective of acceding to the OECD and that it is ready to start adhesion negotiations, a release sent by the Government informs.
PM Dancila - meeting with Jersey City Mayor; airline between Bucharest and New Jersey on agenda
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, who is currently paying a visit to the USA, on Monday met the Mayor of Jersey City, Steven Fulop, on which occasion they discussed, among other things, about the possibility of having a direct airline in the future between Bucharest and Jersey City, reads a press release of the Government's Press Office.
Deepening strategic partnerships - essential goal for Romania, says Deputy PM Birchall at end of term
Ana Birchall on Thursday presented the stocktaking report of her term as Deputy Prime Minister for the implementation of the strategic partnerships, stressing that the development, consolidation and deepening of the strategic partnerships are and will remain Romania's main goals.
OECD launches Athens Roadmap for Inclusive Growth in Cities
The Athens Roadmap for Inclusive Growth in Cities was launched on Monday in the Greek capital, which is hosting the fourth meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth Initiative.
Deputy PM Birchall tackles gender equality on labour market at World Economic Forum in Davos
Ensuring equal opportunities for women and men on the labor market is an important objective of the Romanian Presidency at the EU Council, said Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall, who represented the Romanian Government at the World Economic Forum in Davos, which took place between 22 and 25 January, being an annual event that gathers political leaders, diplomats, economists, representatives of
OECD calls for reforms to boost growth rate, make debt sustainable
Greece needs to further extend its real age of retirement and to abolish all kinds of tax exemptions, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has recommended in a report published on Monday, so that the growth rate accelerates, fiscal revenues expand and the national debt becomes sustainable.
OECD calls for an even tighter fiscal policy to bolster growth
Greece needs to further extend its real age of retirement and to abolish all kinds of tax exemptions, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has recommended in a report published on Monday, so that the growth rate accelerates, fiscal revenues expand and the national debt becomes sustainable.