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2nd April 2014 Dublin, Ireland

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by Robin Barnett

Former Ambassador to Ireland, Dublin

Guest blog by Michał Cichowlas – Economic Officer from the British Embassy Warsaw, summing up "The Future of a Competitive EU" discussion in the Polish Parliament

On Friday 28 March members of the House of Commons and House of Lords, as well as representatives of the UK government, met some of their counterparts in Poland. During a conference organised jointly by the British Embassy and Polish parliament, they had a wide-ranging discussion about the economic and institutional reform necessary in the EU. From […]

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4th April 2012 Bucharest, Romania

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by Raluca Bragarea

Head of Communications, Bucharest

Make sure that crime does not pay: UK and Romania’s developing partnership on asset recovery

I’m continuing my section of guest bloggers with Felicia Alexandru, our Senior Political Officer. I invited Felicia to talk about a recent project she worked on, organising a seminar on asset recovery, set up in partnership with the Romanian Ministry of Justice and also the National Anticorruption Directorate. Let’s find out more! Romania and the […]

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13th September 2011

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by Martin Harris

Minister and Deputy Head of Mission to Russia

Justice Reform is great for Business

Joint blog by Catalin Predoiu, Romanian Minister of Justice  and Martin Harris, British Ambassador to Romania 2011 has already proved to be a great year in Romania-UK relations with the visits of President Traian Basescu and Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi to London.  Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu’s visit last week, as the guest of the Justice Secretary Ken […]

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11th August 2011

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by Martin Harris

Minister and Deputy Head of Mission to Russia

The justice reform is working for Romania

I would make one main observation about last week’s report on the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM). The mechanism is working. Thanks to the combined efforts of Romania’s authorities, the European Commission and member states like the UK who have contributed with projects and expertise, Romania has made important progress over the last year in […]

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18th July 2011

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by Leigh Turner

Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna

Britain and Ukraine – Partners for Reform

Who said the following? – “Ukraine knows that it can count on Britain as its friend in the European Union.  We are, and will remain, enthusiastic advocates of Ukraine’s closer integration with the rest of Europe”; and – “It is the responsibility of true friends to speak honestly when they see something which concerns them”. […]

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