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2/12/14

What did the Commission accomplish in 2013?

The General report on the activities of the European Union 2013 was published this week.

The focus in not on the individual member states but out of pure curiosity I've extracted the direct mentions made to Romania (excluding the graphs and maps with general statistics across the EU):


  • The construction site of the second bridge on the Danube between Calafat, Romania, and Vidin, Bulgaria 
  • Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, visiting the Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN HH) in Romania:
  • A Joint anti-terrorism exercise at EU level in 17 and 18 April as part of the EU-sponsored Atlas Network, which carried out the most complex preparation and crises response simulation so far at European level.
  • an Antitrust decision : Commission sends Statement of Objections to Romanian Power Exchange OPCOM 
  • and the The Cooperation and Verification Mechanism : The Commission continued to work with the Romanian authorities to address the issues raised in its report in July 2012 under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) (24). The Commission reported in January 2013 on Romania’s progress and on measures taken to restore respect for the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary in Romania (25). The assessment showed that Romania has implemented several but not all of the Commission’s recommendations. Cooperation continues with the Romanian authorities in the context of the CVM. The Commission continued to monitor progress under the CVM both in Bulgaria and in Romania and is due to report in early 2014 on the reform  process.