EGO regarding the involvement of financial-banking institutions in implementing operations financed from European funds.
On Friday, the 24th of March 2023, Emergency Ordinance no. 18/2023 regarding the framework for implementing the financial and technical support provided by the financial-banking system in the process of authorizing and disbursing the funds towards the beneficiaries of the programs managed by the Ministry of Investments and European Projects, was published in the Official Journal of Romania, part I, no. 248. [source]
Bihor County Pension House orchestrates the pension payment transfer for EU civil servants.
On Friday, the 24th of March 2023, Order no. 119/2023 appointing Bihor County Pension House as the competent institution for the effective implementation of requests for the transfer of pension rights of EU officials was published in the Official Journal of Romania, part I, no. 246. [source]
Clarification on the occasional nature of bringing goods into Romania in the personal belongings of travellers coming from a third country.
On Friday, the 24th of March 2023, Order no. 476/2023 regarding the definition of the occasional nature of bringing goods into Romania in the personal belongings of travellers coming from a third country was published in the Official Journal of Romania, part I, no. 246. [source]
Recommendation (EU) 2023/681 on the procedural rights of suspected and accused individuals, subject to preventive detention, as well as on the actual conditions of imprisonment.
On Friday, the 24th of March 2023, Commission Recommendation (EU) 2023/681 dated December 8, 2022 on the procedural rights of suspected and accused individuals, subject to preventive arrest as well as the actual conditions of imprisonment was published in the Official Journal of the European Union, series L86/44. [source]
Emergency Government Ordinance (EGO) amending legislation related to foreigners and asylum.
On Tuesday, the 28th of March 2023, the Ministry of Internal Affairs set for public debate the draft EGO amending and supplementing various normative acts regarding foreigners and asylum in Romania. [source]
EU Agency for Drugs.
On Tuesday, the 28th of March 2023, the Presidency of the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a proposal for a regulation on the EU Agency for Drugs, which would transform the current European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction into a real agency and strengthen its role, according to a public statement. [source]
Schengen visas will be issued in digital format.
On Wednesday, the 29th of March 2023, the EU ambassadors of the member states agreed upon the Council’s negotiating mandate for a proposal to digitalize the visa procedure, according to a public statement. The proposal introduces the option to apply for a visa online and replaces the current visa sticker with a digital visa. Its purpose is to streamline the visa application procedure and improve the security of the Schengen area. [source]
