Investigation of Facebook transaction On Monday, the 2nd of August 2021, the European Commission has commenced an investigation regarding the purchase of Kustomer by Facebook, in light of the effects that the operation in question might have on the competition in the customer service software market. [source]
Potential contribution to CoD budget │ Project On Tuesday, the 3rd of August 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a public debate on a potential voluntary financial contribution of Romania to the Community of Democracies budget. [source]
Novavax contract On Wednesday, the 4th of August 2021, the European Commission has signed a preliminary agreement allowing the member states to buy up to 100 million Novavax COVID-19 vaccine doses. [source]
EU report on visa-free travel regime On Wednesday, the 4th of August 2021, the European Commission has presented its fourth report regarding the monitoring of the EU regime for visa-free travel to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, as well as to Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
The Commission has concluded that all aforementioned countries are still meeting the requirements regarding the liberalization of their visa policies and have made progress regarding the application of the recommendations of last year’s report. [source]
State of alert extended On Thursday, the 5th of August 2021, the Romanian Government has issued an extension of the state of alert on Romanian territory, starting the 11th of August, along with a set of measures meant to contain the spread and to fight against the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. [source]
Romania donates vaccine doses to Tunisia, Egypt, Albania and Vietnam On Thursday, the 5th of August 2021, in the Official Journal of Romania, Part I, No. 764 of 5 August 2021, the Government Resolution no. 827/2021 regarding the providing of humanitarian aid from the reserve of the Ministry of Health was published in order to assent to the donation of hundreds of thousands of AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Tunisia, Egypt, Albania and Vietnam. [source]
The Agreement for the termination of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties On Friday, the 6th of August 2021, the Agreement for the termination of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties has been submitted for ratification to the Parliament. [source]
