Jean-Claude Juncker

In a speech at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace on Monday, President Klaus Iohannis said that the Three Seas Initiative has matured politically and conceptually and that all conditions are met to start concrete projects.

Pension cuts due to come into effect in January remain a sore point in talks between Greece and its international creditors, with both sides apparently unwilling to compromise amid speculation that the deadlock could trigger early elections. 

President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker will attend for the first time the Three Seas Initiative Summit on Monday and Tuesday in Bucharest, the Representation of the European Commission to Romania informs on Friday.

President Klaus Iohannis will host the third Summit of the Three Seas Initiative, at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, September 17-18.

According to a press statement released by the Presidential Administration, the summit in Bucharest will provide a political opportunity to validate the strategic guidelines that underlie the future development of the Three Seas Initiative.

The security department of Sofia International Airport on Thursday said it had fired one employee and sanctioned several others after they failed to perform security checks on a group of 40 Lebanese tourists on September 3. 

Media quoted the airport management as blaming a number of managers and supervisors for the blunder, who received administrative sanctions and official warnings.

As government officials seek to convince visiting foreign auditors that the pension cuts slated for January 1 are not necessary for Greece to meet budget targets, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker issued a strong message on Wednesday noting that "the measures agreed have to be implemented."

STRASBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union must flex its muscles as a world power, EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday, as he spoke critically of U.S. President Donald Trump's retreat from international engagement.

According to a statement, the proposed bill seeks to ensure that any changes are made in a coordinated manner between neighboring countries in order to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market and avoid fragmentation that would occur if some member states retain seasonal changes of time, while others abolished it.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker issued a strong message on Wednesday in response to a question by Kathimerini about pension cuts slated for January, noting that "the measures agreed have to be implemented." 

The European Union can export stability to the Western Balkans only if there is consensus inside the bloc, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told the European Parliament on Wednesday in his fourth and last annual State of the EU address.

He warned that if Europe did not shape the future of the Balkans, "others" would so so.